JohnyBroadway wrote: Lippa's new arrangements [for CINDERELLA] were thrilling and fun.
I haven't heard those particular arrangements, but I'm not surprised to hear that. Andrew Lippa's talent as an arranger outstrips his talent as a composer. Actually, if I have to try and articulate this better, it's not actually the composition that is problematic; it is the manner in which he conceives the score that is often out of step with the story he's telling.
EricMontreal22 wrote: ANYONE CAN WHISTLE as mentioned, though if JAY would release their recording I could be appeased.
Those JAY recordings either seem to be great or a complete wash. While one would hope that ANYONE CAN WHISTLE falls into the former category, there are so many question marks around this recording for me, particulary in regard to the casting. It certainly would be great to have the full score, which is one of the huge points in favour of many of the JAY recordings, but I would have preferred having the Encores! or even the Ravinia cast singing the material than Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie and John Barrowman.
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