What Are the 10 Best Cast Recordings of 2000-2009?- Page 2

[Soliantu]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:25pm

Top 10, not in order. I took quality of the recording, whether the cast was at their best on it, and if things were left out on it, into consideration.

1. The Boy From Oz,
2. Curtains,
3. Into the Woods Revival,
4. Jane Eyre,
5. Legally Blonde,
6. The Light in the Piazza,
7. Next to Normal,
8. Spamalot (although I wish it had "I am Arthur, King of.." on it,
9. Wedding Singer,
10. [Title of show]

Shows I love, but the recording shouldve been better:

1. Wicked: I don't like the abscence of the "It's Meee" in Defying Gravity, and the absense of the whole Wicked Witch of the East segment. Idina is also singing differently on it, she was sick I believe, her tone is darker/huskier, than when she was singing it live

2. Gypsy: I just think Patti sounded really messy on a lot of the tracks, she sounded MUCH better live. I love her, don't get me wrong, but I dont think the recording showed her at her best.

3. The Pirate Queen: It's missing A LOT of the score, probably half. The recorded tracks however are Great

[somethingwicked]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:26pm

1. CAROLINE, OR CHANGE
2. THE WILD PARTY (LaChiusa)
3. SOUTH PACIFIC (2008 Revival)
4. GREY GARDENS
5. HAIR (2009 Revival)
6. 110 IN THE SHADE (2007 Revival)
7. THE LIGHT IN THE PIAZZA
8. THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN
9. URINETOWN
10. COMPANY (2006 Revival)

[Mister Matt]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:39pm

Broadway:

Urinetown
Caroline, or Change
Hairspray
The Wild Party (La Chiusa)
Marie Christine
Jane Eyre
The Full Monty
Wicked
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee
The Drowsy Chaperone

London:

Witches of Eastwick
Zorro
Lord of the Rings
Parade
Billy Elliott
Jerry Springer: The Opera
Bombay Dreams
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
My Fair Lady
Woman in White

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:39pm

Nice to see someone else picking LaChiusa's WILD PARTY cast recording. It's wonderful, Toni Collette is simply fascinating to listen to, and really the rest of the cast is in top shape. "My Best Friend" is one of my favorites, wouldn't it be a thrill to see Pinkins and Collette tackle "Bosom Buddies" in concert one day?
I was going to include 110 IN THE SHADE as well, it's beautifully produced.

[bjh2114]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:39pm

In alphabetical order:

110 in the Shade
Aida
A Chorus Line (revival)
Caroline, or Change
Grey Gardens [either one]
The Light in the Piazza
The Pajama Game (revival) [If You Win You Lose is the best single track on any album this decade]
South Pacific (revival)
Sweeney Todd (revival) [didn't care for the show, but the album sounds quite good]
The Wedding Singer [while the show wasn't great, the cast album is really well done]

[boyfromoz2]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 12:58pm

Gypsy (Patti, not Bernadette)
Hair (2009 Revival)
In the Heights
Mary Poppins
Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
South Pacific (2008 Revival)
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Wicked
The Witches of Eastwick
110 in the Shade (with Audra)

[Theatreboy49]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 1:05pm

In No Order:

1. Caroline or Change
2. Nine (Revival)
3. Assasins (Revival)
4. Sweeney Todd (Revival)
5. Company (Revival)
6. Hair (Revival & Actors Fund)
7. Patti Lupone Gypsy
8. Avenue Q
9. Wicked
10. Passing Strange

[sally1112]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 1:40pm

I don't want to be the negative nelly in this thread, but I am very surprised by the amount of people placing 9 to 5's recording on this list. Two really great songs and the rest are mediocore at best.
I really enjoyed seeing the show but we are talking about the best of almost a decade of musicals, so I must respectfuly disagree.

[Soliantu]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 1:56pm

I guess it's a matter of opinion. I was just actually thinking I wanted to add 9 to 5 to my list of favorites. I really like the score and the cast. The album itself is put together very well too.

[americanboy99]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 2:15pm

9 TO 5 is just plain fun for me. It sounds excellent as well. I happen to like most of the music from the show. Of course, there are a few duds. However, it's gotten quite a lot of play on my iPod since I purchased it last week.

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 9:20pm

In no particular order:

In The Heights
Caroline or Change
Assassins (Revival)
The Wild Party (Lippa Version)
Taboo (OBC)
Next to Normal
BARE
The Wedding Singer
See What I Wanna See
The Last Five Years

[jv92]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 9:28pm

I can't think of ten, but I'll put down a couple.

Light in the Piazza
Grey Gardens
LuPone Gypsy
Allegro- Complete Recording
Road Show

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 10:14pm

I am probably the lone ranger on this one, but I prefer the Peter's GYPSY over Lupones. So it goes...

[binau]

Posted: 7/21/09 at 11:20pm

spiderdj82, you're not. Two people (including myself) have listed it as their favourite recording of the decade [so far].

It also won the GRAMMY so it's not entirely unrecognised :P.

[ray-andallthatjazz86]

Posted: 7/22/09 at 3:06am

spider, I'm also with you. That's another recording I was close to including on my list. I do prefer Benanti and Larkin to Blanchard and Reinders but otherwise, I'm a big big supporter of the '03 revival recording.

[RyToast1]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 5:43pm

(in alphabetical order)

A Chorus Line (revival)
Bare
Gypsy (LuPone revival)
In The Heights
Jersey Boys
Legally Blonde
next to normal
9 to 5
Thoroughly Modern Millie
Wicked

[BroadwayBound062]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 5:46pm

1. Grey Gardens
2. The Light in the Piazza
3. 25Th....Spelling Bee
4 In the Heights
5. Thoroughly Modern Millie
6. Gypsy (Patti)
7. Assassins
8. See What I Wanna See
9. Sunday in the Park with George
10. Sweeney Todd Revival

[HVicQ]

Posted: 7/24/09 at 6:10pm

1.) The Light in the Piazza
2.) Not POSITIVE if its 1999 or 2000 but Lippa's Wild Party. Its not really a great show, but the score is fantastic.
3.) Spamalot
4.) Sweeney Todd- John Doyle's
5.) Thoroughly Modern Millie
6.) Grey Gardens
7.) Urinetown (even if the sound quality is a little tinny)
8.) Hair Benefit Concert (not the current revival). Not sure if it counts, but that lineup of singers is a knockout. Jennifer Hudson's rendition of Easy to Be Hard is reason enough to buy it.
9.)Jersey Boys
10.) Wicked

EDIT: Soliantu, you don't like Idina on the Wicked recording? Oh I think its some of the best she's sounded.
Updated On: 7/24/09 at 06:10 PM