The 2017 SITPWG Cast Recording is HERE! — Page 8

SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE TRACK LIST

DISC ONE

1. Opening
2. Sunday in the Park with George
3. No Life
4. Color and Light
5. Gossip
6. The Dog Song
7. The Day Off
8. Everybody Loves Louis
9. Finishing The Hat
10. We Do Not Belong Together
11. Beautiful
12. Sunday

DISC TWO

1. It's Hot Up Here
2. Chromolume #7
3. Putting It Together
4. Children and Art
5. Lesson #8
6. Move On
7. Sunday-Finale

Exciting! Just out of curiosity, who here still buys hardcopies of compact discs? I always love having the packaging, but confess at this point I don't even have anything to play them on anymore. For those of you who still buy them, do you do it more as a collectors piece?

aj88 said: "Jordan Catalano said: "Jake sounds perfect. But I'll never understand the praise Annaleigh got for this role and this first listen only reinforces that to me."

Glad to see I'm not the only one who thinks that. Nevertheless, I'm very excited for the release tomorrow!"

Me, too! I hadn't heard any of the performances yet until the NPR preview. As incredibly surprised by how fantastic Jake Gyllenhaal sounds in "Move On", I was equally disappointed with all the pop-y vocal scooping Analiegh Ashford does. All that scooping creates a tone of casual, pop lightness that doesn't sit well (for me).

Sure, she sounds a bit contemporary, but Bernadette's vocals weren't exactly conventional. It's not a traditional score that requires an operatic sound or a traditional Broadway belt, so I think a variety of vocal types can work with Sondheim's extremely unique/unusual score.

This company's rendition of the act one finale is one of the most overwhelming experiences I've had in a theater, I can't wait to hear how it translates on recording.

Updated On: 9/21/17 at 12:40 PM

QueenAlice said: "Exciting! Just out of curiosity, who here still buys hardcopies of compact discs? I always love having the packaging, but confess at this point I don't even have anything to play them on anymore. Forthose of you who still buy them, do you do it more as a collectors piece?"

I buy the CDs for my favorite shows. I do have a couple of portable CD players to play them on, but I never do because the sound system I have for my digital music is better. So it's more for the collector's aspect. I like the look of my favorite CDs lined up on the shelf.

QueenAlice said: "Exciting! Just out of curiosity, who here still buys hardcopies of compact discs? I always love having the packaging, but confess at this point I don't even have anything to play them on anymore. Forthose of you who still buy them, do you do it more as a collectors piece?"

I just like having hard copies of things I own.

Of my favorite shows I also buy the CD. My main computer still has a CD/DVD drive though my next one will most likely not have any of those.

Looking forward to the cast recording!

Jordan Catalano said: "ljay, for me it's not just the recording. I was not a fan of hers in this production. She's too mannered and all I could see was an "actress acting" for 3 hours. But of course saying that around here is as blasphemous as saying I don't understand what the big deal with Betsy Wolfe is. "

Gotcha! I can see why her performance didn’t work for some in the theater. And I agree, I could care less about Betsy Wolfe, the way kids are FREAKING out over her is definitely puzzling, but each their own.

Updated On: 9/21/17 at 01:09 PM

ljay, for me it's not just the recording. I was not a fan of hers in this production. She's too mannered and all I could see was an "actress acting" for 3 hours. But of course saying that around here is as blasphemous as saying I don't understand what the big deal with Betsy Wolfe is.

I couldn't agree more.

IJay, even through we disagreed on the merits of the production, I loved reading your posts when it was running. I'm sure Jake is going to make this recording for me.

I'm so thrilled that Jake and Annaleigh recorded this ... and that it's finally out (and Grammy eligible). This ''Move On'' sounds wonderful. And for the record, I still buy CDs because I have a portable player. This album will be a special souvenir of my adventure to even get INTO the show. By the time I could get to NYC to see it, it was the closing week, and they were sold out, so I slept and camped overnight outside the Hudson Theatre (along with dozens of others) to nab a $41 rush seat. I've never done anything like that, so I wrote up the experience (and interviewed fellow Sondheim fans) for BroadwayWorld.com. Shortly after, I even heard from Sondheim, who saw my story, and that made me so happy.

https://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Sunday-in-the-Dark-for-Rush-Or-How-Fans-Slept-Their-Way-to-See-Sondheim-20170421

Updated On: 9/21/17 at 01:45 PM

Joe Mullin said: "First listen of "Move On," courtesy of NPR:http://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2017/09/21/552555677/hear-jake-gyllenhaal-perform-move-on-from-sunday-in-the-park-with-george""

My heart is so happy!

Betsy and Annaleigh are both great performers. They just have some sort of magical energy about them on stage. I like Annaleigh quite a lot in this. Her version of "Children and Art" is definitive, IMO, and I saw the original production. Bernadette and Mandy will always be my favorite, but I liked Jake and Annaleigh too. The true stars of this production were the supporting characters though. They've never seemed so fleshed out and memorable to me. They have such little stage time, but they milked every single second of it.

Also, I always buy a hard copy of the album because I like to display them and every so often I play it in my CD player. With the MP3, you don't really own the music, but with a CD, there's a physical thing in your hands. It's just a more rewarding experience.