HARMONY Original Broadway Cast Recording Thread - Page 2

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 9/1/23 at 3:07pm

BETTY22 said: "Chip Zien yelling at his past self to shoot Hitler has to be one of the more camp 11 o'clock numbers in a while.

The National Yiddish Theatre Folksbiene - at theMuseumofJewishHeritage: A LivingMemorialto theHolocaust - is important, not camp.

Shame on you."

This has nothing to do with either Folksbiene and the Museum of Jewish Heritage, both of which I deeply respect. As presented on the album, Zien's interjections throughout come across as frankly kind of goofy, particularly the "yes! no! yes! no!" sections, and combining that with "I could've killed Hitler!" is so on-the-nose in terms of how it's written and presented that I couldn't take it seriously at all. If it worked in the theatre, I imagine they could've found a way to make it work on the album, as do similar songs in other shows, such as Fun Home's Telephone Wire, or Take A Look, Lee from Assassins.

[pethian]

Posted: 9/1/23 at 4:32pm

 I had ordered the CD which drops in November, I believe, but caved in went for a download.

And boy am I glad I did. I'm liking this a lot. I think the singing across the board is splendid. I do agree with Elisabeth Vincentelli about Chip Zien's 11 o'clocker--both on stage and on this recording. It's gut-wrenching. And really glad to have my memory jogged about the dipped-in-acid satire of "Come To The Fatherland" and that fabulous section containing, "The Fuhrer has decreed:/ If you're Anglo-Saxon/ And your hair is flaxen/ We want you to breed!" I see they've made some adjustments to "This Is Our Time" for Julie Benko and I think they are successful too.

My only regret is that they did not record the Dietrich number, but understand why they didn't.

Updated On: 9/1/23 at 04:32 PM

[Charley Kringas Inc]

Posted: 9/1/23 at 4:40pm

pethian said: "My only regret is that they did not record the Dietrich number, but understand why they didn't."

Oh, I would be very curious to hear that. Why did they cut it?

[pethian]

Posted: 9/10/23 at 9:35pm

BW review of the cast recording.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Album-Review-Barrys-Boys-Bring-Back-Beautiful-Blends-To-Broadway-On-HARMONYS-New-Cast-Album-20230910

[Dreamer]

Posted: 9/11/23 at 10:16am

I have a feeling that the song wasn't cut but that it was left off the cast recording to keep the element of surprise. 

Updated On: 9/11/23 at 10:16 AM

[BETTY22]

Posted: 9/11/23 at 12:13pm

Dreamer said: "I have a feeling that the song wasn't cut but that it was left off the cast recording to keep the element of surprise."

You are so smart....I bet that's exactly what happened. What a clever move......

 

[Sutton Ross]

Posted: 9/11/23 at 12:22pm

Indeed. 

 

[pethian]

Posted: 9/12/23 at 8:23am

Dreamer said: "I have a feeling that the song wasn't cut but that it was left off the cast recording to keep the element of surprise."

I agree that it probably was not cut from the show but merely not recorded for the cast album, and for the reason you cite. Smart.