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Legally Blonde: The Musical by Original Cast Recording (CD - 07/17/2007)
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Chess (Polydor) by Original Cast Recording (CD - 07/23/1996)
"Chess (Polydor)" (07/23/1996) Original Cast Original Cast, Polydor (USA)Personnel includes: Anders Eljas (conductor); Elaine Paige, Murray Head, Tommy Korberg, Barbara Dickson, Denis Quilley, Bjorn Skifs, Per Lindvall, Lasse Wellander, Rutger Gunnarsson, London Symphony Orchestra, Ambrosia Singers.
9 To 5: The Musical [Slipcase] by Original Cast Recording (CD - 07/28/2009)
Amour
"Amour" (05/09/2005) Original Cast Original Cast, Image Entertainment (Audio)Music composed by Michael Legrand. Lyrics written by Didier Van Cauwelaert. English translation by Jeremy Sams. Principal cast includes: Melissa Errico (Isabelle); Malcolm Gets (Dusoleil). Recorded at Quad Recording Studios, New York, New York on April 7, 2003. Original Broadway Cast: Ben Kono (woodwinds); Antony Geralis (piano, celesta); Todd Ellison (piano); Mark Vanderpoel (bass instrument); Bill Hayes (percussion); Christopher Fitzgerald, John Cunningham, Lewis Cleale, Malcolm Gets, Melissa Errico, Nora Mae Lyng, Norm Lewis, Bill Nolte, Sarah Litzsinger. Recording information: Sound On Sound Studios, New York, New York (2003).
Rent
"Rent" (08/27/1996) Original Cast Original Cast, Dreamworks SKGMusic and lyrics written by Jonathan Larson. Principal cast: Adam Pascal (Roger Davis); Anthony Rapp (Mark Cohen); Jesse L. Martin (Tom Collins); Taye Diggs (Benjamin Coffin III); Fredi Walker (Joanne Jefferson); Wilson Jermaine Heredia (Angel Schunard); Daphne Rubin-Vega (Mimi Marquez); Idina Menzel (Maureen Johnson); Kristen Lee Kelly, Byron Utley, Gwen Stewart, Timothy Britten Parker, Gilles Chiasson, Rodney Hicks, Aiko Nakasone. Additional personnel: Stevie Wonder. Recorded at Sorcerer Sound and Right Track Recording, New York, New York. Includes a 36-page booklet with a plot synopsis and complete lyrics. RENT was nominated for a 1997 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album. This 43-track set includes in its entirety the unlikely opera about AIDS, drugs, squatters, down-and-out artists and (of course) love that won the 1996 Pulitzer Prize for drama and went on to knock Broadway off its feet at a time when the Broadway musical was widely assumed to be dead. Like the climactic love song that seems to magically rescue one of the main characters from near-death, RENT itself may well be responsible for bringing Broadway back to life. RENT was written and composed by Jonathan Larson, who died suddenly hours after the final dress rehearsal. Larson's music is almost seamless in the way it quilts together show-tune tradition with current pop styles, reflecting the story's blend of a classical plot (it's loosely based on Puccini's opera "La Boheme") with a thoroughly modern setting. A tango, in which a man and woman compare notes on a lover they have shared, fits comfortably between an electronic dance tune with rapped vocals ("Today 4 U," sung by the play's drag-queen hero) and a rocking entreaty to come "Out Tonight." The latter is sung by Daphne Rubin-Vega, whose coquettish pop voice and sensual presence help her stand out from a great ensemble cast. The play's unexpectedly optimistic message is spelled out in a breathtaking pop song called "Seasons Of Love," which leads off the second act. As a bonus, Stevie Wonder joins the cast for a reprise that puts a soaring coda of hope on this dark opera.
She Loves Me by Original Cast Recording (CD - 10/25/1990)
"She Loves Me" (10/25/1990) Original Cast Original Cast, Polydor (USA)Originally released in 1963 this has been digitally remixed.
Carnival by Original Broadway Cast (CD - 06/20/1989)
"Carnival" (06/20/1989) Original Cast Original Cast, Polydor (USA)Principal cast includes: Anna Maria Alberghetti, Kaye Ballard, Jerry Orback, James Mitchell. CARNIVAL won the 1961 New York Critics Circle Award for Best Musical.
The Boy From Oz by Original Cast Recording (CD - 11/18/2003)
"The Boy From Oz" (11/18/2003) Original Cast Original Cast, Decca (USA)Principal cast includes: Hugh Jackman (Peter Allen); Mitchel David Federan (Young Peter); Beth Fowler (Marion Woolnough); Michael Mulheren (Dick Woolnough); Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald (Chris Bell); Isabel Keating (Judy Garland); Stephanie J. Block (Liza Minnelli). Recorded at Right Track Studios, New York, New York on October 20, 2003. Includes liner notes by Stephen MacLean. Hugh Jackman broke through to stardom as the claw-wielding Wolverine in the X-MEN films. However, Jackman's earlier roles had the charismatic Australian performing in musicals, particularly a 1999 production of OKLAHOMA!, where he portrayed the lead character, Curly McLain. THE BOY FROM OZ marks Jackman's triumphant return to the stage as Peter Allen, the 1970s theater icon (and a fellow Aussie). Although the production features an excellent supporting cast, it's clearly Jackman's show, as he belts out Allen's own tunes, while dancing with a fierce, flamboyant energy. "The Lives of Me" kicks things off with wah-wah guitar riffs and dramatic horn fanfare, before settling into a thoughtful mood that allows the spotlight to shine on Jackman and his emotive vocals. Other numbers ride the roller coaster of Allen's life, from the giddy highs to the tragic lows. Throughout THE BOY FROM OZ, Jackman carries the show, exuding a charm and grace that led to him winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in 2004.
Up in Central Park/Arms and the Girl by Original Broadway Cast (CD - 09/28/2004)
"Up in Central Park/Arms and the Girl" (09/28/2004) Original Cast Original Cast, Decca (USA)2 albums on one CD. UP IN CENTRAL PARK: Music composed by Sigmund Romberg. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Origingal Broadway cast includes: Wilbur Evans, Eileen Farrell, Betty Bruce, Celeste Holm. Recorded on March 9, 1945, New York, New York. Originally released on DA (395)-(78 RPM) and on DL (8016). ARMS AND THE GIRL: Music composed by Morton Gould. Lyrics by Dorothy Fields. Original Broadway cast includes: Nanette Fabray, Georges Guetary, Pearl Bailey. Recorded on February 27, 1950 in New York, New York. Originally released on DA-(759)-(78RPM) and on DL-(5200). Includes liner notes by Mary C. Henderson. 2 LPs on 1 CD: UP IN CENTRAL PARK (1945)/ARMS AND THE GIRL (1950).
Sunday in the Park With George by 2006 London Cast (CD - 05/30/2006)
25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [5/24]
"25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee" (05/24/2005) Original Cast Original Cast, GhostlightOriginal Cast Recording: Jose Llana, Derrick Baskin, Deborah S. Craig, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Dan Fogler, Lisa Howard, Celia Keenan-Bolger, Jay Reiss, Sarah Saltzberg.
So Long 174th Street by Original Cast Recording (CD)
Wicked the Musical (karaoke)
"Wicked The Musical (Karaoke)" (04/19/2005) Original Cast Karaoke, Stage Stars Records
Passion by Original Broadway Cast (CD - 11/19/2002)
"Passion" (11/19/2002) Original Cast Original Cast, EMI Angel (USA)Original score written by Stephen Sondheim. Principal cast includes: Marin Mazzie (Clara); Jere Shea (Giorgio); Gregg Edelman (Colonel Ricci); Tom Aldredge (Doctor Tambourri); Francis Ruivivar (Lieutenant Torasso); Marcus Olson (Sergeant Lombardi); William Parry (Lieutenant Barri); Cris Groenendaal (Major Rizzolli); George Dvorsky (Private Augenti); Donna Murphy (Fosca); Linda Balgord (Fosca's mother); John Leslie Wolfe (Fosca's father); Matthew Porretta (Ludovic); Juliet Lambert (mistress). Recorded at Hit Factory, New York. Includes liner notes by Michiko Kakutani. PASSION won the 1995 Grammy for Best Musical Show Album. The unnerving tale of Fosca, an ugly, sickly woman, and her love for a handsome but indifferent soldier who is involved with a married woman, PASSION is in many ways Stephen Sondheim's darkest, grimmest show. It is also, however, a moving tribute to the healing powers of love and arguably, his most ambitious work to date. This is no ordinary musical full of showstoppers that will leave the audience humming. Rather, this is a sinuous musical tapestry more suited to the kind of detailed psychological explorations Sondheim is famous for. The score most closely related to PASSION is Sondheim's own SWEENEY TODD. Both are tragic stories of lonely sociopaths whose obsessive behaviour brings about their own destruction as well as the ruin (or near ruin) of those around them. The score features lush orchestration by Sondheim's longtime collaborator, Jonathan Tunick. This original cast album, however, adds twenty-six extra strings to the fifteen-piece orchestra originally used for the Broadway production. This gives the music a greater visceral strength, and musical soliloquies such as "I Read" and the show's centerpiece, "I Wish I Could Forget You," a surging, soaring quality that underscores Fosca's anguish and desire to transcend her limitations.
Man of la Mancha by Original Broadway Cast (CD - 03/06/2001)
"Man of la Mancha" (03/06/2001) Original Cast Original Cast, Decca (USA)Cast includes: Richard Kiley, Irving Jacobon, Ray Middleton, Robert Rounseville, Joan Diener. Music composed by Mitch Leigh. Lyrics written by Joe Darion. Principal cast includes: Richard Kiley (Cervantes/Don Quixote); Irving Jacobson (Sancho Panza); Joan Diener (Aldonza); Robert Rounseville (The Padre); Mimi Turque (Antonia); Harry Theyard (Muleteer). Producer: Michael Kapp. Reissue producer: Brian Drutman. Recorded on December 6, 1965. Original released on Kapp (5505). Includes liner notes by Denny Martin Flinn & Dale Wasserman. Digitally remastered by Greg Calbi (December 2000).
Party Tyme Karaoke: Broadway 1 [CD+G]
"Party Tyme Karaoke: Broadway 1" (09/20/2005) Original Cast Sybersound, Sybersound
Song of Norway [Remaster] by Original Cast Recording (CD - 05/25/2004)
"Song of Norway [Remaster]" (05/25/2004) Original Cast Original Cast, Decca (USA)SONG OF NORWAY features music based on the compositions of Norwegian classical composer Edvard Grieg. Composer/Lyricists: Robert Wright ; George Forrest. Original Cast Recording: Helena Bliss, Kitty Carlisle, Robert Shafer, Lawrence Books, Sig Arno, Ivy Scott, Walter Kingsford, Gwen Jones, Kent Edwards.
The It Girl by Original Off-Broadway Cast (CD) [IMPORT - (not USA)]
"The It Girl" (09/03/2002) Original Cast Original Cast, Jay RecordsPersonnel: Greg Utzig (guitar, banjo); Amy Kimball (violin); Chris Miele (flute, clarinet, saxophone); Albin Konopka (piano); Ratso Harris (bass); Ray Grappone (percussion). Recorded at P.P.I. Recording Studios, New York, New York, May 28, 2001.
Gilbert and Sullivan Vol. 2 by Karaoke (CD - 2007)
Gilbert and Sullivan Vol. 1 by Karaoke (CD - 2007)
Spamalot by Karaoke (CD - 2007)
Broadway Classics [CD+G]
"Broadway Classics" (04/13/2007) Original Cast Karaoke, St. Clair
You Oughta Be on Broadway by Various Artists (CD)
"You Oughta Be on Broadway" (n/a) Original Cast Various Artists, Original Cast (Label)
La Cage Aux Folles by Karaoke (CD - 04/24/2005)
"La Cage Aux Folles" (04/24/2005) Original Cast Karaoke, Stage Stars Records
Sing-Along: Fantasticks by Various Artists (CD - 03/27/2001)
"Sing-Along: Fantasticks" (03/27/2001) Original Cast Various Artists, Original Cast (Label)
Bye Bye Birdie by Karaoke (CD - 2007)
Grease by Karaoke (CD - 2007)