New London cast recordings

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 12:15am

any word on whether or not some of the great new shows in London will be getting cast recordings available to us in the US?

Namely - The Sound of Music, Cabaret, Porgy and Bess, and Dirty Dancing?

[B3TA07]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 12:20am

You forgot Wicked.

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 1:26am

I bought the new Sound of Music from the really useful website. the cast is pretty good, but I was expecting the orchestrations to sound more like the updated West End revivals of Oliver!, My Fair Lady, and South Pacific and was pretty much let down on that front. The case is neat though. It comes in this odd "rounded" jewel case with those little plastic half circle "holders" (if you will) on the inside of the CD along the spine of the case instead of at the top and bottom so you don't have to drag the booklet across the plastic to get it out. it's pretty neat. I've never seen one before.

And do we even know if there will be a new Cabaret CD or is that just speculation? Updated On: 12/18/06 at 01:26 AM

[lightguy06222]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 1:53am

not going to happen. ABSOLUTELY not going to happen... OBCR came out a mere 3 years ago, they wont have an OLCR this soon, they just wont. Dirty Dancing cast recording would be fantastic though.

[joshy]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 6:50am

The official Cabaret website has a place to sign up for info about the cast recording CD, so I guess it's likely they are going to record one.

Cabaret revival website Updated On: 12/18/06 at 06:50 AM

[alterego]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 6:52am

There is a DIRTY DANCING cast recording of the original Australian cast. I believe there is also a German cast album.

[Eastwickian]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 7:56am

Members of the cast have confirmed that Cabaret is being recorded. Dirty Dancing and The Sound of Music are already available. POrgy and Bess has 'sound samples' on it's website, so I would expect some kind of recording. Nothing has been announced yet though...

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 8:27pm

woot to Cabaret and Porgy!!!!!

[Practically Perfect]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 8:56pm

There is a London cast recording of Dirty Dancing. Cabaret has been recorded and was meant to come out before Christmas, but I assume it has been pushed back into the new year. No word yet on Porgy. Sound Of Music has been out for a week.

CATSNYrevival - the original orchestrations have been used, with no updates, though "Something Good" has been re-arranged from the film. I love the original orchestrations - far better than the awfulness that is the 1998 Broadway revival...

Mary P x

[inlovewithjerryherman]

Posted: 12/18/06 at 10:39pm

is the SoM recording expensive? I'd LOVE to hear it, I hear Lesley Garrett is sensational.

Is it possible to get all/some of these on amazon.co.uk?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 2:17am

All the CDs you mentioned are on Amazon.co.uk. With the exception for the ones that have yet to be recorded.

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 10:34am

Ooooh, I'll have to get the Cabaret recording. All those f'ed up pics and the way I've heard their ending described makes me very interested in how the actors and orchestra take on the score.

[Unknown User]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 10:44am

How is the ending?

[MrSweetNAwful]

Posted: 12/19/06 at 11:06am

If I'm not mistaken, in the new london revival the cast gets naked and they have a mock-orgy onstage which morphs into everyone huddling together, shivering as you hear the sound of gas leaking into a chamber...