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#26

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/23/13 at 12:57pm

1) Nine OBC
2) Company OBC
3) Follies OBC
4) West Side Story OBC
5). Rent
6) Dream girls
7) Cabaret OBC

Spring Awakening
9) Blood Brothers
10)Funny Girl

#27

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/23/13 at 1:02pm

Bonnie & Clyde is actually very tuneful and atmospheric, and the two leads are especially good. If you're a Wildhorn fan, it truly is a must-have.

#28

Looking beyond the "obvious" titles, some cast albums I enjoy revisiting....

Herbert: BABES IN TOYLAND
Gershwin: LADY BE GOOD
Kern: ROBERTA
Bizet/Hammerstein: CARMEN JONES
Loewe & Lerner: PAINT YOUR WAGON
Porter: CAN-CAN
Wright, Forrest/Borodin: KISMET
Adler & Ross: THE PAJAMA GAME
Rome: FANNY
Loesser: MOST HAPPY FELLA
Styne, Comden & Green: BELLS ARE RINGING
Willson: THE MUSIC MAN
Herman: MILK AND HONEY
Merrill: CARNIVAL
Coward: SAIL AWAY
Rodgers: NO STRINGS
Lane & Lerner: ON A CLEAR DAY...
Yeston: GRAND HOTEL
Coleman: CITY OF ANGELS
Kander & Ebb: STEEL PIER

Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!

I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com

#29

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/26/13 at 9:11am

What do people think of the Sister Act OLC album? I listen to it just because of Patina Miller but My GOD! (pun intended) It is such a good album. Funny, great score and the vocals are just WOW!! Recommend it to everyone!

#30

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/26/13 at 11:55am

West Side Story OBC. Rinse and repeat.
Gypsy (Patti LuPone)
Company (Any and all!)
Little Shop of Horrors (I'm a Hunter Foster girl myself)

Roo McGoo: Stories that Sing

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#31

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/26/13 at 12:30pm

Sweeney, Little Night Music, Company, Merrily, Sunday in the Park, Follies, Assassins,
Catch Me if You Can, Hairspray, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, Women on the Verge, Drood, A Chorus Line, Dreamgirls, Chicago, Cabaret, Curtains, Kiss of the Spider Woman, My Fair Lady, Carousel

#32

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/26/13 at 12:34pm

Enjoyed the score of Sister Act more than the show itself (which was just OK, IMHO) - and as mentioned by others, I'd have liked to have a Broadway Cast Recording.
Similarly in the past few years, Catch Me if You Can and Women on the Verge have scores I enjoy often, but the shows themselves were problematic.

Updated On: 11/26/13 at 12:34 PM

#33

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/26/13 at 1:42pm

I have Legally Blonde OBC and think its fantastic but whats better/different about the OLC album that would make me want to buy it?

Sheridan Smith and Jill Halfpenny, both of whom won Olivier awards for their performances. It's a live recording, which adds a lot of fun and life.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#34

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/26/13 at 1:46pm

Fiddler on the Roof OBCR is a must have
I think Hair OBCR and the revival are pretty good
Cabaret-it's worth getting the OBCR and the 1998 recording-which was done live

#35

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/29/13 at 9:17am

"Sheridan Smith and Jill Halfpenny, both of whom won Olivier awards for their performances. It's a live recording, which adds a lot of fun and life."

I just listen to it 3 times and i have to say "Legally Blonde Remix" is sooooooo much fun! thats a great song, however i think overall the OBC is a lot better. I dont really like the lyric changes in Ireland and Smith was brilliant but her voice seemed a bit (don't kill me for this) old for the part. Her voice was a just a bit more mature

#36

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 11/29/13 at 8:55pm

A few less mentioned selections I have in heavy rotation:
Ain't Misbehavin' OBC
Anyone Can Whistle '95 Carnegie Hall Concert
Billy Elliott LCR
Camelot OBC
Candide (Prince '74 revival)
Carousel '94 BC
Finian's Rainbow OBC
Grey Gardens OBC
A Man of No Importance OBC
Pacific Overtures ENO (English National Opera)
Rags OBC
The Rothschilds OBC
Showboat (Prince '93 BC)
Wonderful Town ('05 BC)

#37

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 12/4/13 at 3:24pm

I just listen to it 3 times and i have to say "Legally Blonde Remix" is sooooooo much fun! thats a great song, however i think overall the OBC is a lot better. I dont really like the lyric changes in Ireland and Smith was brilliant but her voice seemed a bit (don't kill me for this) old for the part. Her voice was a just a bit more mature

I saw both the Broadway and London productions live and I get what you're saying about Sheridan's voice, but her performance was so brilliant, it was never an issue while watching her. One of the best star-turn performances I've ever seen.

"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian

#38

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 1/3/14 at 10:55pm

Got Evita but the Revival and I absolutely LOVE IT!! I don’t know how i could have missed such a brilliant score. I loved the storytelling and music so much i’m doing it as my Research Project for history (Eva herself not the musical). But when I read things about the Revival, it seems to be quite divided. Some says it shows a more reasonable and truthful way that Evita “ran” Argentina but some people really hated Elena Roger and i was wondering why?? I taught she was truly amazing!

#39

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 1/3/14 at 11:53pm

The 1993 London Studio Cast Recording of Cabaret with Maria Friedman as Sally is a total must have. It's pretty much the entire score, so it's pretty thrilling.

The 1968 Original London Cast Recording of Cabaret is also fantastic, with Judi Dench giving a very gripping and amazing performance as Sally.

#40

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 1/4/14 at 12:36am

THE MUSIC MAN OBC
GYPSY OBC
FUNNY GIRL
FIORELLO
HIGH SPIRITS
SHE LOVES ME
SAIL AWAY
THE GAY LIFE
EVITA OBC LuPone
FADE OUT FADE IN
LITTLE ME OBC
110 IN THE SHADE OBC
ON A CLEAR DAY
CABARET OLC (DENCH)
FOLLIES OBC
SWEENEY TODD OBC
SWEET CHARITY OBC
GOLDEN BOY
WILD PARTY LaChuisa
ANNIE GET YOUR GUN (Bernadette Peters
TENDERLOIN
ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT SMELL OF THE CROWD
KISMET (Lincoln Center)
I CAN GET IT FOR YOU WHOLESALE
BYE BYE BIRDIE
SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING
HOUSE OF FLOWERS
PAJAMA GAME (Connick and O'Hara)

#41

Must have Musical Albums!

Posted: 1/2/16 at 8:37am

CarlosAlberto said: "Everyone knows that a serious Musical Cast Album collection is not complete if you don't have a copy of the Original Broadway Cast Album of PROMISES, PROMISES."

Really? I like "Turkey Lurkey Time" but thats about it. I assume this is a joke yeh?

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