To purchase the Broadway Revival Cast Recording of PROMISES, PROMISES, click on the image above.
Promises, Promises
Office girl meets boy
An only, lonely Christmas
Germ-bred pneumonia
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To purchase an MP3 download of the 1995 Encores! Cast Recording of PAL JOEY, click on the image above.
Pal Joey
Bewitched by his horn,
Women chase him gladly –
Still he is alone
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To purchase the Original London Cast Recording of GHOST, click on the image above.
So after decidedly mixed reviews in London and a complete slate from Ben Brantley in The New York Times, who says that Dave Stewart and Glen Ballard’s score is the ‘aural equivalent of a Stairmaster’, the producers of Ghost are looking to bring the show to New York, which might be a smart move – says Michael Riedel – for a show like this in what has proved to be a weak season for new musicals thus far.
I have no concrete feelings about the show (which features a book by Bruce Joel Rubin, the screenwriter of the film upon which it is based) either way at this point, but the things I’ve read about the show make it seem as though it still needs a fair amount of work to be as good as it is popular. At least, I hope the tap-dancing ghosts are gone by the time the show transfers to the Great White Way…
To purchase the Original Broadway Cast Recording of MAN OF LA MANCHA, click on the image above.
Man of La Mancha
Impossible Dreams?
It’s all the same to a knight!
Let the quest begin…
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To purchase the 30th Anniversary Cast Recording of ANNIE, click on the image above.
Annie
Tomorrow’s promise:
Little girls on Easy Street,
Maybe a New Deal.
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To purchase the Original Broadway Cast Recording of BALLROOM, click on the image above.
Ballroom
One lonely widow,
A terrific band, nice crowd –
One man disappoints…
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To purchase the 2003 London Revival Cast Recording of TELL ME ON A SUNDAY, click on the image above.
Tell Me On a Sunday
Single girl seeks love
Like an unexpected song
But ends up alone
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American television, film and stage actor Tom Aldredge has passed away from lymphoma at the age of 83. A wildly prolific actor, he will always be remembered by musical theatre fans for originating the roles of the Narrator and Mysterious Man in Into the Woods and of Doctor Tambourri in Passion. His death comes only six months after that of his wife, the famed costume designer, Theoni V. Aldredge.
Rest in peace.
Above: Darren Criss
So, according to Deadline, it looks like Darren Criss will take some time off Glee to succeed Daniel Radcliffe in How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, which features a score by Frank Loesser and a book by Abe Burrows, Jack Weinstock and Willie Gilbert. Two Harry Potters in the same role – what fun!
I only recently made the connection between A Very Potter Musical and Darren Criss, something which fleshes out his Glee pedigree to some extent. Given his experience, Criss might work better in the role than Radcliffe, although I’m pretty sure he won’t have quite the same drawing power at the box office, despite his popularity in Glee.
To purchase THE MUSICALITY OF SONDHEIM on CD, click on the image above.
In the latest edition of The Village Voice, Michael Musto listed his top 5 Sondheim rhymes – check out the link for his reasons:
1. “When a person’s personality is personable / He shouldn’t oughta sit like a lump / It’s harder than matador coercin’ a bull / To try to get you off of your rump.” – Company
2. “Putting thoughts of you aside in the South of France / Would I think of suicide? Darling, shall we dance?” – Follies
3. “Another chance to disapprove / Another brilliant zinger / Another reason not to move / Another vodka stinger / Aaaaaaaahhhh! I’ll drink to that.” – Company
4. “This is how Samson was shorn / Each in her style a Delilah reborn.” – Follies
5. “The hands on the clock turn, but don’t sing a nocturne just yet.” – A Little Night Music
So what are yours, and why? I might have to think about this for a while before I select mine…
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