La Cage revival cast CD

I received this jolly message from the manager of marketing at Clear Channel just now:

re La Cage aux Folles revival -
Programs are in the works and should be available within the month. A revival CD is not in the plan at this time and is decided upon by the producers and cast.

Sincerely,
Joan Finkelstein
Manager- Wholesale, Mail Order & Internet Sales
Clear Channel Entertainment
The Broadway Collection / Las Vegas Centennial
1-888-604-7991 Ext 527
Fax 305-945-5473

OK - we all know the cast wants it done as much as MOST of us do. Anybody know who the best person is to contact there?

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unnaceptable. Totally and completely unnaceptable. Nothing less then a cast recording will do.

Utter bullshi*. The cast and creative team deserves better than this.

Not to knock Pacific Overtures, but they get an OCR and La Cage doesn't? Outrageous...

Yes - I am. (I'm Miss Alma). Let me know who to send them to.

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Well there's a phone # and an address. we could all start calling and writing letters!

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There NEEDS to be a revival cast recording. It's a wonderful score and it should be recorded with Gavin and Gary Beach's voice!

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Mamie, I sent you an email! Hope you reply so we can start this thing up!

I'm thinking it can't hurt to send letters and/or emails to PS Classics, DRG, Ghostlight, etc. expressing wishes for a cast album. These are just a few labels that come to mind that usually step up to the plate and record the shows that don't get a deal from major record labels because of the fear that they won't sell extraordinarily well. Email and let them know that there's a market for this incredible revival!

Then how can you explain the fact that programs like 'Brooklyn' got recorded?

When I was in the theatre one of the people selling the old CD told me that 'they' decided that this show appealed to a limited audience and that was the reason they decided not to make the CD. I can't help but feel that some more of this hard-handed conservative policing isn't playing its hand in this. They've done so much to place their brand on the arts* that it sometimes amazes me that this show got produced in the first place.


*Doubt this? Take a look at Frank Rich's column in the on-line NY Times.

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