What Broadway CD should i buy...need suggestions!?

[jeremykushnier1fan]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 7:49pm

anyone have any recommendations for a Broadway soundtrack? other then RENT, AND MAMMA MIA...PLEASE!!!

[Yankeefan007]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 7:49pm

producers, avenue q, wicked, gypsy, la cage aux folles

[Tiny-Toon]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 7:51pm

Brooklyn, Wicked, Avenue Q...

Updated On: 1/3/05 at 07:51 PM

[spiderdj82]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 7:52pm

A New Brain, Falsettoland, Sweeney Todd, POTO, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar (1996 London Cast), Tell Me on a Sunday, Company, Caroline or Change, West Side Story, Porgy and Bess, Woman in White, etc.

Updated On: 1/3/05 at 07:52 PM

[nobizlikeshobiz]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 7:54pm

nine revival, Gypsy with bernadette peters

edit: oooh, I forgot the last five years. I totally recommend it, the songs are amazing, and they rhyme perfectly. It's norbert and Sherie Rene Scott, it is so good!

Updated On: 1/3/05 at 07:54 PM

[Elphaba984]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:01pm

Taboo, Boy From Oz, Avenue Q, Wicked, We Will Rock You, Tick Tick Boom, La Cage Aux Folles, BKLYN, A New Brain, The Frogs (when released), Phantom of the Opera (movie)

those are just some personal favorites of mine and SO worth the money. i can't wait till Frogs is released.

[ashbash6819]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:04pm

Aida, POTO, Boy from Oz, Jane Eyre, West Side Story, Wicked, Les Mis, they are all awsome!!!!

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:04pm

Jesus Christ Superstar, Aida, POTO (Cdn highlights or movie soundtrack), Avenue Q. Boy From Oz is good because the cast is strong, but I'm not a fan of the songs.

And it's a cast recording, not a soundtrack.

[StickToPriest]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:14pm

A Funny Thing HAppened on the Way to the Forum (Revival Cast)
Anyone Can Whistle (OBCR)
Company (OBCR)
Follies (1985 Concert Recording)
A Little Night Music (OBCR)
Pacific Overtures (OBCR)
Sweeney Todd (OBCR or Concert Recording)
Merrily We Roll Along (OBCR)
Sunday in the Park with George (OBCR)
Into the Woods (OBCR)
Assassins (Revival Cast Recording)
Passion (OBCR)

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:16pm

AIDA, Taboo, Tick, Tick... BOOM!, The Last 5 Years, POTO movie soundtrack.

And, if you're looking for something Broadway-related but not a show, check out Adam Pascal's solo work. I'm just shamelessly plugging....

[My Fair Lady]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:16pm

Assassins (revival)
Avenue Q
Bounce (But a lot of peiople don't like it)
Cabaret (any recording is amazing!)
A Chorus Line
Flower Drum Song (revival with Lea Salonga is really nice)
Godspell (any recording, but I have the tour cast)
Hair
Hairspray
Into the Woods (the original is better)
Les Mis (10th Anniversary)
Little Shop of Horrors
Nine (revival)
Thoroughly Modern Millie (Sutton Foster is amazing)
tick...tick....BOOM!
Urinetown (really great!)
You're A Good Man Charlie Brown (the revival with Kristin Chenoweth is great)
Zanna, Don't! (very fun, especially for people who like pop music)

[Phantomerik15]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:21pm

THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA: All the way! (The OLCR with Michael Crawford or the highlights with Michael Heath or the OMPS with Gerard Butler)
LES MISERABLES: 50th Anniversary C.D. (don't buy the Broadway version...the Javert SUCKS!...sounds like some Indian guy with a heavy Indian accent!)

[BroadwayGirl107]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:22pm

Dreamgirls, West Side Story, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Urinetown, Into the Woods, The Wild Party (Andrew Lippa version)The Last Five Years, Hair, Caroline or Change, Les Miserables (go with the Tenth Anniversary Concert)

And while Emcee's shamelessly plugging Broadway performers' solo work, I'll plug Idina Menzel's solo cds. Type in Idina Menzel at cdbaby.com if you want to hear clips.

[Dextrous Existence]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:27pm

Bat Boy
A New Brain
Last 5 Years
tick, tick...BOOM!
Songs for a New World
Merrily We Roll Along

[TabooWickedFan]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:30pm

Taboo

[NightLaughs]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:40pm

I'm a big RENT fan and I also enjoy

* the Last 5 Years (A must have!)
* Tick Tick Boom (Also by Jonathan Larson)
* Wicked
* Les Miserables
* Songs For A New World
* Avenue Q

And from there, see where it takes you. Other posts cover classics that are essential but for me these CDs served as gateways to everything else (and remain my favorites).

Taboo is wonderful as well, especially if you're into the Rock operas. Thoroughly Modern Millie is delightful. There are so many others I'm neglecting so I'm gonna stop here.

Side Note- I can't find A New Brain anywhere, and really don't want to buy it online. I tried ordering it through different stores and they said it was out of print... Where did you all get yours?

Updated On: 1/3/05 at 08:40 PM

[maybethistime]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:46pm

A Chorus Line, Aida, Ain't Misbehavin', Annie, Annie Get Your Gun, Annie Warbucks, Avenue Q, Anything Goes, Bare (Download it!), Barnum, Beauty & the Beast, Bells are Ringing, Big, Blood Brothers, Bye Bye Birdie, Cabaret, Caroline or Change, Cats, Chicago, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (London), Damn Yankees, Fiddler on the Roof, Godspell, Guys & Dolls, Gypsy, Hairspray, Hedwig & the Angry Inch, High Society, Honk!, H2$, Into the Woods, Jospeh/Coat, King & I, Kiss me Kate, Les Miserables, Little Shop of Horrors (Off-Bway), My Fair Lady, Nine, Oklahoma!, Oliver, Once Upon a Mattress, Pal Joey, Pippin, R&H Cinderella, Saturday Night Fever, Seussical, Song & Dance, South Pacific, Sunday in the Park w/ George, Sweeney Todd, Swing!, Taboo, The Boy from Oz, The Fantasticks, The Muisc Man, The Phantom of the Opera, The Producers, The Sound of Music, The Wild Party (Lippa), Throroughly Modern Millie, Urinetown, Victor/Victoria, West Side Story, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown (Revival)

Those are all the ones I have in my iTunes right now, and I love them all. You can't really go wrong...

[zippyjen]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 8:53pm

Cabaret is a must as i think Hairspray is as well. I am listening to it now and it is really catchy!

edit: you should also pick up Hair and YAGMCB, the revival!

Updated On: 1/3/05 at 08:53 PM

[timote316]

Posted: 1/3/05 at 9:45pm

All my favorites are covered.

One you might like (based on your user name) is Footloose. Fun music

[alterego]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 12:53am

And now a word from a recent quality musical 'Amour'.

[SallyBrown]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 12:57am

I love Amour!!

[son_of_a_gunn_25]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 1:49am

A Tale of Two Cities-Demo Recording

[divacathe]

Posted: 1/4/05 at 2:12am

Definately anything William Finn, especially A New Brain, and Infinite Joy

[Elphaba4]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 1:16pm

Seriously, Boy from Oz, Hairspray, and Wicked are the best! Wicked is a must have!

[Elphaba4]

Posted: 1/5/05 at 1:16pm

Seriously, Boy from Oz, Hairspray, and Wicked are the best! Wicked is a must have!