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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
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Posted: 2/28/16 at 4:49pm
Wasn't the Broadway cast of Carrie recorded in 1988 by RCA Victor but wasn't released?
Posted: 2/28/16 at 4:57pm
Angel like Ari was a studio cast album. Never released and I have both.
Posted: 2/28/16 at 5:14pm
broadwayaddicts said: "Wasn't the Broadway cast of Carrie recorded in 1988 by RCA Victor but wasn't released?
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Is this real? Please tell me someone has a nice quality recording of Carrie!!
Posted: 2/28/16 at 5:17pm
hi cry baby has a cd but it is a stuio one and angel is on cd at footlight
Posted: 2/28/16 at 5:23pm
There are a lot of cast recordings that were announced, often times with record labels attached to record them that never happened. It's common to look at a poster for a show that flopped or closed out of town and to see a mention of a "upcoming cast recording" on a certain label.
That is definitely the case with CARRIE which was never recorded. I know this 100 percent because I asked one of the authors when I saw the great Los Angeles production last year.
Most of the time when a cast recording is recorded and not released some bootleg version of it eventually makes it out. If the story is true about Ginger Rogers recording MAME, i'm surprised nothing has ever surfaced from that recording. Are we sure that's not just a legend?
Posted: 2/28/16 at 5:26pm
Oh Sir Elton knows why he will not let it be released.
Posted: 2/28/16 at 5:53pm
CARRIE was definitely not recorded sadly. There is an extremely good soundboard of the full show circulating however that has been edited by many into a mock cast album. And I did once create a cover for a fictional RCA release.
Posted: 2/28/16 at 5:58pm
Lestat was recorded but never mixed, edited or even completed, according to what I've read. The band recorded, most of the leads recorded but backing vocals, overdubs and mixing were never completed.
Posted: 2/28/16 at 5:59pm
RCA was to do Gantry . Never did as show opened and closed opening night. In Not Since Carrie there is a picture of the album as someone found the actual covers in a NJ warehouse.
Posted: 2/28/16 at 6:43pm
Did we ever learn for sure whether they recorded Holler If Ya Hear Me?
Posted: 2/29/16 at 10:13am
Off Broadway's Once Around The Sun was recorded but never released. It had a few nice songs.
Posted: 2/29/16 at 10:31am
Now that "Gantry" has been mentioned I'd like to ask a question in regards to the show's book. I was looking at a list of the characters in the show and I did not see the character of prostitute "LuLu Baines" (Shirley Jones won an Oscar for the role in the film) listed.
Did they do away with that particular story line in the musical?
It seems odd that they would. It's one of the more famous ones from the original novel and of course, the Richard Brooks film.
Has the script ever been published? What was the score like?
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Posted: 2/29/16 at 10:34am
I've heard from a few different sources that Welcome to the Club was recorded.
I have never been able to track down any type of confirmation other than a photo of the album cover.
Posted: 2/29/16 at 10:42am
Lulu was not in Gantry
I have an 8 song demo and about 5 made it into the show. It did not matter as it opened and closed at the same time.From what I recall, it was not bad. There is a filmed number from the Ed Sullivan show floating around somewhere. I think it's quick closure was the critics were pissed off over a supposed slight directed at them by the producers and they took it out on the show which was not a shock. After that, the theater was demolished.I like that had it been a hit they supposedly had a box office sign "All souled out"
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Posted: 2/29/16 at 10:47am
What slight did the producers bring about on the critics?
I am going to have to pick up a copy of "Not Since Carrie" and re-read it. It's been ages since I first read it and I don't remember a lot from it.
LOL @ that "All Souled Out" sign. Sounds really, really cheesy.
Thank you Mr. Roxy, your responses are always appreciated.
