WONDERLAND Original Broadway Cast Recording available to download (w/clips)

[phantom39]

Posted: 3/16/11 at 2:01am

Out in stores May 3rd, from Masterworks Broadway



http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004RV6ZW0/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=broadcaptu-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B004RV6ZW0

Digital orders:
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Updated On: 5/3/11 at 02:01 AM

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 11:53am

Final track list, which includes the now-cut "Heroes":

1. Overture
2. Home
3. Down The Rabbit Hole
4. Welcome To Wonderland
5. Drink Me
6. Advice From A Caterpillar
7. Go With The Flow
8. One Knight
9. Mad Tea Party
10. The Mad Hatter
11. Hail To The Queen
12. Home (Reprise)
13. A Nice Little Walk
14. Through The Looking Glass
15. I Will Prevail
16. I Am My Own Invention
17. Off With Their Heads
18. Once More I Can See
19. Together
20. Heroes
21. Finding Wonderland

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 11:54am

double post

Updated On: 4/1/11 at 11:54 AM

[bryan]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 12:04pm

can not wait for this cd to come out.

[Anakela]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 12:31pm

Weird order for Home and Home (Reprise), even weirder that Worst Day of My Life is missing. But yay for Heroes being included!

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 12:38pm

Also missing Worst Day of My Life, even though the version present in the Broadway production is awful (the concept's WORST DAY is much better).

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 2:22pm

Shame about Worst Day. Although, I did always find it slightly odd to start a musical with someone singing about how crappy and terrible their day is going to be.

[philly03]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 2:56pm

The new worst day is terrible... I'm glad it's not on there. I wish they had recorded the revamped "Worst Day" from Tampa '11.

Very excited for "Heroes"... It's a beautiful song, too bad that they cut it for Broadway (for a bizarre reprise of "Home" that makes you not feel for the characters anyway).

[bwayfan7000]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 3:06pm

The concept album version of Worst Day was the only song I'd ever heard from the score that I liked. Why would they change it?

[philly03]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 3:12pm

It was too long. It was originally merged with a "she doesn't got it anymore" type number smack in the middle and it lasted a total of 12-13 minutes. This past year they weaved the ensemble song into "Worst Day" and made the opening about 4 minutes, then had "Home" then they were off to Wonderland. The goal seemed to be get to Wonderland as quick as possible!

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 6:19pm

I wonder how many of those on the CD will be in the show come opening night?

[philly03]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 6:33pm

Well already "Home" (opener) is gone, "Heroes" is gone but the rest seems to be in check.

They changed the overture last night/this week, so it's a shame it'll be just the "chase" music. There's an actual entr'acte now too, too bad that will also go unrecorded.

[Anakela]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 6:42pm

Home is still there, just happening further into Act I now, with Alice instead of Chloe singing... or did that change recently?

[philly03]

Posted: 4/1/11 at 6:48pm

The "Home" reprise I'm guessing was a mini-Alice moment (which would work better/link the two together but I'm guessing they threw out the idea of Alice/Chloe having some issues as well which is bizarre).

"Home" is now sung as an "In His Eyes" from J&H type song... Chloe sings next to one of the permanent doors in her bedroom and Alice sings it in Wonderland.

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/2/11 at 10:40am

I really don't understand why they couldn't wait to record this after opening. They already have the concept recording to sell at the theater during previews. And they could send Tony voters a rough cut even after recording late March/early April.

[philly03]

Posted: 4/2/11 at 1:37pm

It makes some sense to record before. Since it's an ever-changing progress they were doomed to record something anyway so it does save some money. Wildhorn's albums are produced the way he produces - aka the songs can stand by themselves as songs not part of a continuous show so I have no doubt it would've been different anyway. It makes the album sound better.

Also somewhat off-topic, but I'm sure Dacal will sound phenomenal on the recording as from the performances I saw her voice sounded much weaker than usual (It sounds like there's a sickness going around backstage though).

[rougeduck]

Posted: 4/2/11 at 2:01pm

I'm so excited for this album, I can't even deal.

[phantom39]

Posted: 4/5/11 at 6:57am

Turns out "Worst Day of My LIfe" was recorded, and Amazon's track list is listing "Home" where the track should be.

[BwayTday]

Posted: 4/5/11 at 9:07am

There was a song called "Heros" in the show when I saw it, and it wasn't just a Home reprise (or atleast it felt like a whole new song). I'll get this album. I remember when I saw this thinking that I will probably get the recording. I'm a sucker for some of that mindless pop.

I think the show could stand to have more time in the real world. One of the problems I saw with the show is they didn't establish enough of a plot back in her world. It certainly didn't run long.

[Testing1232]

Posted: 4/5/11 at 6:27pm

Seems like they made the overture longer (sounded great last night), and they added some projections.

[philly03]

Posted: 4/5/11 at 7:04pm

Yes - Overture is now "I Am My Own Invention" (the bit of the music that used to open the show in the world premiere) and it's still "The Chase" music (which was the old overture).

Entr'Acte is now "Welcome to Wonderland," "Home," and the ending of "Through the Looking Glass" as opposed to just a baby intro of "TTLG." (Curtain call music was also tweaked, should any one care - Darren comes out to "One Knight")


Are you sure "Heroes" was back in? The "Home (Reprise)" was all the same characters listed for "Heroes," but it wasn't back in the last time I caught the show on Thursday. It's a great song, shows how Wildhorn can capture emotion beautifully. Definitely my top 3 favorite song in the show, I was disappointed to see it not in it yet.



BWAYToday - I like the more out of Wonderland scenes too, but it's something the producers/old creatives wanted to eliminate. THey wanted to be in Wonderland as quick as possible. The old opening scene was about 15 minutes (at a rooftop party, and Apartment 8A) with two songs. They cut it down for Houston, and then for the last Tampa go they had about 7 minutes or so ("Worst Day" for Alice in an office board room, and Chloe at the apartment singing "Home").

[BwayTday]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 12:33am

Yeah, I kind of wished there was more of that. I think it would better establish why she needs to be "in" Wonderland. Why is it important she is going on this journey? All I know that there is a song called "Heros" listed in the playbill, and I didn't really recognize it as a "Home" reprise, but Anakela said that it was not and has never been in it, and I take their word for it. I have never even heard the song "Heros" as it were.

[philly03]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 1:08am

Yeah "Heroes" has never been in any preview performances, only Tampa '11. A shame... it's a beautiful song!

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 2:30am

I hope they put "Heroes" back before opening night. And would it be too much to ask to give her a reason to initially go to Wonderland? What was so terrible about her trying to find Chloe? At least it was something.

[Anakela]

Posted: 4/6/11 at 2:46pm

All I know that there is a song called "Heros" listed in the playbill, and I didn't really recognize it as a "Home" reprise, but Anakela said that it was not and has never been in it, and I take their word for it.

Ha, thanks? :) And this is where that mention of Heroes was! I knew I'd read it, but couldn't figure out where when I was posting in the other thread last night... the second act is short, they could totally put Heroes back in at the end (and lose Home (Reprise)? Was there a Home (Reprise) in Tampa '11? No, right?)