Maria Friedman as Sally Bowles (Cabaret Studio Cast Recording)

I recently got my hands on the Cabaret Studio Cast Recording with Maria Friedman as Sally Bowles and Jonathan Pryce as the MC. I was so delighted by Friedman's performance. I never thought of her as Sally Bowles given I know her more from roles that are more elegant like Fosca and Marian. Surprisingly she sounds great in this role, and not only does she have a great voice which everyone knows, but she adds the vulnerability and the fears that I think are always in the subtext of the character. I rate her rendition of "Cabaret" as the best I've heard after Liza's. I haven't heard many people on the board talk about this recording or Friedman's performance as Sally Bowles (probably because it's only a studio cast recording) but I wanted to know if anyone had any opinions about it.

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She had me from, "Thank G-d you have arrived!"

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Maria can do anything. She is fierce. And of course, so is Liza.

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This CD is even more wonderful because of the performances of Dame Judi Dench as Fraulein Schneider and lyricist Fred Ebb as Herr Schultz. Of course, even better is the Original London Cast of CABARET, which records Dam Judi's rendition of Sally herself, and is the DEFINITIVE recording of the role, IMHO.

philcrosby - Where did you get a copy of the Judi Dench "Sally Bowles" recording? The Dame is one of my absolute favorites and I would love to have it! I bought the double CD last week and Maria Friedman is glorious. Dame Judi performs her numbers with such passion. Her "What Would You Do?" breaks my heart. God, I adore that woman! I heartily endorse this recording.

Dear God I love this woman, my friend Sofia lol

Is this Cabaret widely available? I never heard of it existing before and I'd love to have it. The cast sounds phenomenal

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Dear God I love this woman, my friend Maria
Ya know I love and I smile ev'ry time I see her

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