actors cd's

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actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:18pm

What is your favorite solo cd of a broadway actor?

#2

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:21pm

Ellen Greene-"In His Eyes". Has Ellen actually ever been on Broadway or just off? I am unsure. It is still my favorite CD. She breaks the mold on so many classic songs as well as contemporary favorites.

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#3

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:21pm

<-- Julia Murney "I'm Not Waiting"

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#4

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Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:22pm

Julia Murney.

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#5

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:29pm

Julia, for sure.
EDIT: Or, Rachel York's...

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#6

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:31pm

I was going to start a thread about this, but I don't see the point now, with this thread, but what are some of the best solo Cds from the young people of Broadway, like Matt Bogart, Julia Murney, or Josh Young. Anyone else?

#7

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:40pm

Obvious, but Idina and Adam Pascal have good ones.

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#8

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:42pm

Anthony Rapp's is great.
Anything done by Bernadette is spectacular.
Oh, and The Lady WIth the Torch- Patti LuPone!
I just got it and, wow.

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#9

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:43pm

Both of Matt Caplan's discs are completely amazing.

Seriously, no matter how you feel about his stage work, give his solo stuff a quick listen. It's wonderful: www.myspace.com/mattcaplan

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#10

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 3:54pm

Adam Pascal's Civilian.

Y'all should buy it. I don't care if you're sick of hearing me say it. :P

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#11

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:07pm

Liz Callaway - The Story Goes On
Debbie Gravitte - Alan Menken Album
Brent Barrett - Kander and Ebb Album
Ruthie Henshall - Pilgrim
Barbra Streisand - The Broadway Album
Patti LuPone - Matters of the Heart
John Barrowman - Reflections From Broadway

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#12

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:13pm

Yeah, I was most referring to Broadway performers performing Broadway. Not their individual solo careers, though I do like Gavin Creels stuff.

#13

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:33pm

Oh- I see what you mean.

Both of Matt Caplan's discs are completely amazing.

Seriously, no matter how you feel about his stage work, give his solo stuff a quick listen. It's wonderful: www.myspace.com/mattcaplan

All right, so I am not a huge Matt Caplan fan by any means (I really disliked him in RENT) but I just went to that site, and I was pretty impressed. It's very good.

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#14

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:40pm

I have a few favorites. Idina Menzel's Here, Kristin Chenoweth's Let Yourself Go, Adam Pascal's Civilian, and anything by Bernadette.

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#15

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Posted: 8/29/06 at 4:56pm

i love idina and adam on stage...i am SO not a fan of their solo work thus far.

i LOVE julia murney, sherie rene scott and patti lupone solo albums.


and michael cerveris' album "dog eared" is SO worth getting... he's such a capable rock musician, i love it.

#16

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Posted: 8/29/06 at 5:00pm

listening to the Gav as we speak

#17

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Posted: 8/29/06 at 5:06pm

I think I want Dog Eared.

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#18

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/29/06 at 5:17pm

yes, wickedgeek, you DO want to go out and buy "dog eared".

most of it is on itunes, too.

#19

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Posted: 8/29/06 at 5:24pm

Georgia Brown Sings Gershwin & Weill

Alison Fraser - A New York Romance

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#20

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Posted: 8/30/06 at 12:17am

I only have one so far, but I love it. Karmine Alers "For You". Great CD! I ordered Howard McGillin's recently so who knows, maybe by next week I'll have a new favorite!

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#21

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/30/06 at 12:21am

gavin creel, billy porter, ruthie henshall, and of course julia murney.

#22

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Posted: 8/30/06 at 12:21am

I love both of Matt Caplan's solo CDs.

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#23

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Posted: 8/30/06 at 1:18am

The incomparable Barbra Streisand's "Broadway Album" and, of course, Rachel York's "Let's Fall in Love."

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#24

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Posted: 8/30/06 at 8:30am

My favorite CD .

#25

re: actors cd's

Posted: 8/30/06 at 8:59am

I LOVE both of Adam Pascal's CDs. Idina Menzel's CDs are great, too. I really swoon over all of Michael Ball's CDs.

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