MISIA, SOMETHING ROTTEN, ON THE 20TH CENTURY, GIGI - CDs Reviews

[Jorge21]

Posted: 7/5/15 at 12:06pm

Last week I bought four cast recordings and I was really pleased with my choices. MISIA is a wonderful surprise with a fabulous Marin Mazzie in the title role and a score by Vernon Duke that grows on you. I don’t like all the songs from SOMETHING ROTTEN, but it’s a funny score with more than a couple of good songs. The new ON THE 20^TH CENTURY is highly entertaining and, you can kill me, I prefer it to the original Broadway cast. Finally, there’s GIGI, an enjoyable and lively recording of this famous musical. 

You can read my review at http://themusicalchronicles.blogspot.pt

[A1st]

Posted: 7/5/15 at 12:14pm

Just out of curiosity, have you seen Something Rotten? It's just that I find that the score works very well for the show while watching it, none of the songs feel out of place.  Listening to them without seeing the show then they may not be as enjoyable 

[Jorge21]

Posted: 7/5/15 at 12:53pm

Unfortunately, I haven't seen the show. I live to far away, in Lisbon, Portugal. But I believe it may work better on stage.