Revival cd's that are better than the OBC's

[Pippin]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 11:13am

I was listening to my favorite tracks on the "how to succeed" revival cd yesterday, after not hearing it in a long, long while. It is one of the best revival cd's of all time, IMO. I think that the original, while great for history's sake, has nothing on this recording, with all the new orchestrations. My favorite track is "Brotherhood of Man" with Lillias White Scatting her brains out. I can listen to that song ten times and not get tired of it.


anyway, in your opinion, what are some of the other revival cast recordings that surpass the originals?

[mygfdontliveincanada]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 11:21am

Nine, Oklahoma! (London Revival)

[buffyactsing]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 12:06pm

The Kiss Me Kate 1999 revival

[Mother's Younger Brother]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 12:08pm

42nd Street
Guys & Dolls (Lane/Prince)
Man of La Mancha

[Thesbijean]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 12:15pm

CHICAGO

[once a month]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 12:17pm

Cabaret

[PurpleCow17]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:01pm

I vote You're a Good Man Charlie Brown and Gypsy.

[jv92]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:19pm

Kiss Me Kate and Assassins.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 1:26pm

assassians...

[FoscasBohemianDream]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:03pm

Nine
Chicago (in terms of quality and number of songs, not in terms
of performers)
Cabaret
You're a Good Man Charlie Brown
Gypsy (Angela Lansbury's and Bernadette Peters')

[children&art]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:14pm

42nd Street
Kiss Me Kate
Anything Goes
Show Boat
Candide
Once Upon a Mattress
Annie Get Your Gun
Threepenny (Donmar version)
Company (Donmar version)
Wonderful Town
Dreamgirls (concert)
Flower Drum Song
Merrily We Roll Along
Follies (Papermill)

[twogaab2]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:15pm

I simply can't think of any. Originals have a freshness and newness that revivals can't possibly mesure up to. (This has been my experience)

Just my opinion, I may be wrong.

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:22pm

Oklahoma 1979
Gypsy 1989

Is there an OBC recording of Show Boat?

[zippyjen]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 2:23pm

cabaret
you're a good man charlie brown
not better but i like it just as much- hair actors fund

[kyguy78]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 3:14pm

Guys & Dolls (Nathan Lane)
I actually like the new Little Shop of Horrors cast recording better as a whole

[sanda]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 3:41pm

man of la mancha

[DG]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 3:42pm

I'm probably the only one in the world who feels this way, but I prefer the GREASE revival recording to the OBC.

[umgeoboy]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 4:39pm

Assassins
Guys and Dolls

[jv92]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 6:11pm

How can one say the Revival Cast Album of Chicago is better than the original? Yes, it's nice to hear some additional material and it is a very good album, but come on...You can't get much better than Verdon, Rivera and Orbach.

[WickedGeek28]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 6:36pm

Little Shop of Horros, though technically not a BWAY revival, a NY revival.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 7:10pm

LSOH
42nd Street
Wonderful Town

and the best of the best

SWEET CHARITY

[Scarywarhol]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 7:44pm

Man of La Mancha. Stokes is AMAZING.
Little Shop of Horrors. I now can't listen to the original. All that electronic keyboard noise and monotone singing can't compare to the new album.

[Lavinia]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 7:54pm

Into the Woods. Maybe I feel an attachment to the revival cast because I saw them live, but I just can't stand 99% of the original cast. (Joanna Gleason would be the exception.)

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 9:25pm

Generally speaking, I prefer revival recordings because if it's an old show, the OBC usually doesn't have a good enough sound quality. Some of the recent "remasterings" of recordings have changed that though.

[jsand25]

Posted: 2/8/06 at 9:40pm

Assassins
Cabaret
Oklahoma (w/Hugh Jackman)