The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 5:56pm

Is there ANYWHERE I can listen to this recording. I have heard it is out of print and that must be true because I cant find it ANYWHERE. I really wanted to hear the recording so all help is appreciated.

Updated On: 10/26/10 at 05:56 PM

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 6:00pm

You can buy it used on Amazon. It costs around $60 but if you want it, there's am option.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 6:02pm

Well that is a little out of range but thanks anyways maybe me and my friend can split. :) haha

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 6:23pm

My interest in hearing this was elevated after reading the Joe Papp book. I will pray for a re-issue!

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 7:11pm

This thread depresses me a little. I used to have it digitally until my computer died about a year and a half ago. Such a great show.

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 8:07pm

SOMEWHERE....I have this. Can't remember if it is an ALBUM or a cassette. Hmmmm.....maybe I should try to find it!

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 8:41pm

I have the one that everyone is passing around with all the songs from both CD releases. It's not that hard to come by.

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 8:53pm

Try tracking down the Australian Cast Recording. It is just so horrible, what with the synthesised percussion and the generally poor performances all round.

It does have 'A British Subject' though...

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 9:23pm

I think it goes without saying that this is a show that needs a Broadway revival.

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 9:40pm

Can anyone tell me: was this a flop or hit?

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Posted: 10/26/10 at 9:49pm

The critics generally liked it and it went on to win the Tony that year. But I'm not sure that it made it out of the red -- Les Miz opened the next season and that was the end of the competition for a while. (As a crowd pleaser, that is -- I've never cared for Les Miz myself).

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#12

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 9:53pm

there are a number of songs from the show here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wznwcQDxCQU

#13

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 9:55pm

Both, really.

Began previews on November 12, 1985, opened officially on December 2. Played a total of 24 previews, 608 regular performances, and closed May 16, 1987. Nominated for 11 TONYs, winning 5 (including Best Director, Best Actor, Best Book, Best Score, and Best Musical).

#14

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 10:14pm

I was curious from a financial pov. DID it make it's money back?

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/26/10 at 10:58pm

No, it closed in the red. It was never a big show with tourists and a particularly bad post-Broadway tour with Jean Stapleton as Princess Puffer didn't help its reputation.

I am surprised Decca Broadway hasn't re-released this one since the show is still done frequently in schools and by regionals.

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

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#16

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 1:27am

You mean, Loretta Switt didn't push the show into the black?! *Gasp*

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#17

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 1:52am

Do you people not have public libraries?

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The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 7:56am

^ Actually, depending on your library/area, they may not have it. A lot of the older shows that were not major hits/classics were not replaced with CDs as LPs became phased out. They also (at least in the areas I've been) tend to use revivals more often, because more music is recorded.

There is also the possibility of the CDs being damaged/stolen so that using them is next to impossible.

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#19

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 9:16am

The show also went downhill fast after much of the OBC left. I heard many stories at the time of troubles backstage, as well. Suffice it to say, this was not a happy cast.

When most of the leads left after their contracts expired, the show became pretty lame. I saw it once in previews, and it was terrific. I loved everything about it. I went back over a year later, and it was pretty bad. Only George Rose and Howard McGillin remained from the OBC. George Rose was walking through his part (and he had won the Tony for it), and McGillin was okay (after being brilliant the first time around). But the female leads had all left. Karen Morrow was a pale substitute for Cleo Laine. Donna Murphy was adequate at best and boring at worst, replacing Buckley. The ingenue who had taken over for Patti Cohenour had nowhere near the voice or stage presence. It was lackluster all around.

I wouldn't be surprised if anyone who saw this show later in the run was scratching their heads as to why it was still running and had won so many awards.

The personalities on stage really help to make this show work. If they're not up to par, it can really effect an audience's impression.

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#20

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 1:37pm

If you revive it, it must have Jim Dale as the Chairman.

#21

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 1:40pm

^ that's a fantastic idea. I'd really wanted to see Erin Davie as Rosa Bud, but now I'm not sure she's my top choice.

#22

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 2:42pm

I think Drood could and should be revived. Today's audiences would love the "interactive ending." But it needs larger-than-life personalities in the main cast to really engage them in the bawdy music hall experience.

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#23

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 10/27/10 at 2:43pm

I'd like to see LuPone as the Princess Puffer, personally.

#24

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 5/1/11 at 12:10pm

I just broke down and bought the cast recording on Amazon for 50 bucks! I just love their Tony performance on the no-no sight so much, I had to hear the rest of the score. Such exciting staging in that video! THAT is how you stage a musical number!

#25

The Mystery of Edwin Drood or Drood

Posted: 5/1/11 at 12:18pm

Love DROOD.
It should come back. Just finished a production and it would work well nowadays on Broadway. It competed with Les Mis and Phantom- that year.
Everyone flocked to that instead.

An all star cast would definitely be perfect .
Songs=brilliant.

Erin Davie- great choice. Jim Dale too. Lupone as Puffer. great

I vote Alan Cumming as Neville Landless
a little off- but i think it can trigger affection for an audience.

we need someone saucy/spicy for Helena Landless.

Updated On: 5/1/11 at 12:18 PM

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