Phantom of the Opera Original London Cast Recording... don't worry I got on track shortly after that (i.e. I discovered Sondheim). Although Phantom is still kind of a "guilty pleasure."
We had the LPs of Camelot, My Fair Lady and Annie, plus a few other golden age shows.
The first cassette of a Broadway cast recording I ever purchased was A CHORUS LINE. Ditto for my first cd (cast recording or otherwise). Somehow my parents didn't object to me listening to Ritchie's section of the Montage, or Dance Ten: Looks Three...
I wore out my ACL cd and had to replace it...but by that time, I replaced it with the remastered edition.
I also "wore out" my Sweeney Todd OBC cd and had to replace that one too. Now that I'm an adult, I take much better care of my cast recordings!
"Robin De Jesus has issues"~ JANET DACAL
"Yeah, and that's putting it lightly"~ ANDREA BURNS
"If you watched CBS on June 15th , I was nominated for a Tony... And I was in Camp"~ ROBIN DE JESUS
"...but I ^&#$@*% made you believe I was Italian!"~MATTHEW MORRISON
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Butters, go buy World of Warcraft, install it on your computer, and join the online sensation before we all murder you.
--Cartman: South Park
ATTENTION FANS: I will be played by James Barbour in the upcoming musical, "BroadwayWorld: The Musical."
MY first was The Les Miz OLCR, and I just got it over christmas but now I have:
Les Miz OLCR Grey Gardens Gypsy (Bernadette) Annie Get Your Gun (Bernadette) Chicago ORCR Color Purple Wicked Curtains Hairspray Movie Jeckyl and Hyde OBC Spamalot
when i was like 7 or 8 my great grandmother gave the OBC to Annie and I wore that CD out. It was my first CD (as CDs were brand new back then) and my first OBC recording. She knew I loved the movie and watched it all the time so just as an "i love you and miss you" present she sent me the CD :)
You're always sorry,
You're always grateful,
You hold her, thinking:
"I'm not alone."
You're still alone.
-"Sorry-Grateful" Company
I just directed a production right before my 21st birthday. It truly was a full-circle, extraordinary feeling as I prepare for graduation of my undergraduate experience.
"I know now that theatre saved my life." - Susan Stroman
First Recieved OBC: "Fiddler on the Roof" and "West Side Story" when I was four First OBC that I paid for: *snickers* I love iTunes and the library =) First OBC from library that I copied to my computer: "RENT", "Sweeney Todd" and "Pippin"
"There are only two worthwhile things to leave behind when we depart this world of ours: children and art."
-Sunday In The Park With George
The first one I received was Sweeney Todd (though I really just stole it from my sister).
The first one I bought was Wicked.
I am a firm believer in serendipity- all the random pieces coming together in one wonderful moment, when suddenly you see what their purpose was all along.