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#1

cast recording decisions...

Posted: 9/3/04 at 10:56pm

okay. time to expand my cd collection. (i dont have vry many cuz im like dirt poor and would rather spend my money seeing the shows than listening to them later.. so just because a show is on my list doesnt mean i havent seen/heard it before)

hairspray
Thouroughly modern millie
42nd street
taboo
urinetown
cabaret
man of la mancha
into the woods
sweeny todd



here are cast recordings i dont have/want but at the moment i can only afford 3. which would you choose?
#2

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 10:59pm

Into The Woods, Hairspray, Cabaret.

A good mix.

Updated On: 9/3/04 at 10:59 PM

#3

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:05pm

Into the woods for sure. One of my first Broadway Cast Recordings and still one of my favorites. I don't know many of the others really well (though I own many of them, isn't that odd...)
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#4

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:05pm

42nd street, into the woods, hairspray - a little old, a little not so old, a little new
#5

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:09pm

i can easily support hairspray cuz its the only show ive seen of all of these....
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#6

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:13pm

deary, don't get hairspray. it gets old fast. try SWEENY for sure, taboo, and into the woods. they are all scores of great substance.
#7

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:15pm

Sweeney is an absolute must-have. I'd put Cabaret second, and than either Urinetown, Into the Woods, or Hairspray. The Man of La Mancha revival has the benefit of Brian Stokes Mithcell's incredible voice, but the rest of it isn't that great.
#8

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:16pm

I would go with Sweeney Todd, Into the Woods, and Millie I love my Millie soundtrack!!!
#10

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:25pm

Sweeney for sure, Cabaret, and Taboo. A good mix. I personally would not buy ITW, especially if you're already getting ST.
#11

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:27pm

Sweeney and Into the Woods have nothing in common but their composer. The former is much better, but that's no reason to avoid buying the latter.
#12

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Posted: 9/3/04 at 11:30pm

millie
hairspray
urinetown/ sweeney todd
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#13

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:46am

HAIRSPRAY is an absolutely must. It's one of my all-time favourite cast recordings.
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#16

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:53am

TABOO TABOO TABOO TABOO TABOOOOOOOOO!!!

and Cabaret and Hairspray. (or TMM. your choice).
On a clear day I can see myself for miles ~Taboo
#17

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 1:54am

for sure get SWEENEY TODD(I recomend the concert CD with George and Patti.) for sure get the CABRET revival CD and for the third I'd pick URINETOWN with MILLIE a close fourth.
#18

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 4:17am

Not the revival Into The Woods. Vanessa is yuck. get the original.
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#19

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 8:03am

Sweeney Todd and Into the Woods would definitely be on my list.

You need a little Sondheim in your life!
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#21

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 9:14am

Follow feinstein9's advice - and get the original cast recordings. Hairspray is cute and all, but your collection needs a solid base. I couldn't do without my Sunday in the Park, Sweeney and Into the Woods. Then again, I couldn't do without my Company, Merrily We Roll Along or my Sondheim collections. So, take my advice with a grain of salt - Sondheim for me is like what "Wicked" is for a lot of folks here!
I sing for myself. I sing when I want, whenever I want to, just for me. I sing for my own pleasure. Do you understand that?
#22

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 2:44pm

Are you eventually going to get all of them? Because if you really want to start with a solid base, follow feinstein's and BT's advice. Then work your way to get the three I pick:

Millie
42nd Street
Hairspray

Urinetown and Cabaret are excellent choices too.
"We like to snark around here. Sometimes we actually talk about theater...but we try not to let that get in our way." - dramamama611
#24

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 2:57pm

okay thanks everyone-for now im getting sweeny, taboo, and cabaret... the rest will come at a later date (ie next paycheck re: cast recording decisions...) if you have nothing better to do maybe you can pick the next 3 for me lol
#25

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Posted: 9/4/04 at 3:05pm

I would have gotten Urinetown. Its great, Hunter Foster and JLT are great in it. There really isn't a weak song on that disc.

But, overall, great choices!

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