She Loves Me: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1993 Revival) [Cast Recording] [Cast Recording]

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Anyone who doubts the influence and enduring appeal of cast recordings should take note of She Loves Me, an intimate, romantic, and totally charming show by the team of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) that had a short Broadway run in 1963. The show was kept alive by a legendary and unprecedented two-LP original cast album that spurred numerous regional productions and, 30 years after the original run, this Broadway revival at the Roundabout Theatre. The sweet story (based on the same Hungarian play that inspired the films The Shop Around the Corner, In the Good Old Summertime and You've Got Mail) focuses on two perfume shop coworkers (played by Boyd Gaines, who won a Tony for the role, and Diane Fratantoni) who can't stand each other, unaware they are romantic pen pals. Heading the supporting cast is the always wonderful Sally Mayes, who received a Tony nomination for the role of Ilona, even if she can't match the ditzy defenselessness of Barbara Baxley in the 1963 cast. In fact, it's almost an impossible task for any cast to match the original, but give this revival credit for giving She Loves Me new life where it belongs--on the stage. --David Horiuchi

She Loves Me: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1993 Revival), Music, Jerry Bock, Sheldon Harnick, Cast Recordings, Original Cast Recordings, Pop, Show Tunes, Showtunes / B'way

Average customer rating:

Fun Musical

Intimate Recording

fine, but not a patch on the original cast album

The best version of a wonderful show

Could be just a bit better

She Loves Me: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1993 Revival)
Jerry Bock , and Sheldon Harnick
Manufacturer: Varese Sarabande
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B0000014U0
Release Date: 1993-11-23

Ov
Good Morning, Good Day
Sounds While Selling
Days Gone By
No More Candy/Thank You, Madam
Three Letters
Tonight At Eight
I Don't Know His Name
Perspective
Goodbye, Georg
Will He Like Me?
Ilona
I Resolve
A Romantic Atmosphere
Dear Friend
Entr'acte
Try Me
Where's My Shoe?
Vanilla Ice Cream
She Loves Me
A Trip To The Library
Grand Knowing You
Twelve Days To Christmas
Finale

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Anyone who doubts the influence and enduring appeal of cast recordings should take note of She Loves Me, an intimate, romantic, and totally charming show by the team of Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick (Fiddler on the Roof) that had a short Broadway run in 1963. The show was kept alive by a legendary and unprecedented two-LP original cast album that spurred numerous regional productions and, 30 years after the original run, this Broadway revival at the Roundabout Theatre. The sweet story (based on the same Hungarian play that inspired the films The Shop Around the Corner, In the Good Old Summertime and You've Got Mail) focuses on two perfume shop coworkers (played by Boyd Gaines, who won a Tony for the role, and Diane Fratantoni) who can't stand each other, unaware they are romantic pen pals. Heading the supporting cast is the always wonderful Sally Mayes, who received a Tony nomination for the role of Ilona, even if she can't match the ditzy defenselessness of Barbara Baxley in the 1963 cast. In fact, it's almost an impossible task for any cast to match the original, but give this revival credit for giving She Loves Me new life where it belongs--on the stage. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

Fun Musical.......2007-03-13

This show couldn't be any more adorable. The music is diverse: touching, compelling, sweet, and hysterically funny -- everything a light musical should be. I highly recommend this cd.

Intimate Recording.......2005-03-02

I first saw this production in a small community theater. That intimate feeling was something I had been hoping this album would keep. And it does! In fact, the voices (especially Arpad) sound exactly like the actors I had seen a decade ago!

First of all, the musical is a gem. Every single tune is a classic, catchy, and one of the most fun musicals to sing along with. Especially "Sounds While Selling," "Tonight at Eight," and "Goodbye, Georg." I love harmonizing and just being corny when no one is watching :)

Skipping the orchestral tracks and "Days Gone By" (the *only* weak tune, and it even gets good at the end), I would listen to the entire album on my commute from work years ago. It really kept me awake and, by the time I arrived home, I was always in a great mood!

This recording has kept the intimate feel of the original production I saw. I fell in love with this musical instantly, glad to have something others didn't. (I love musicals, but it's difficult to think of "The Sound of Music" as one's 'own.')

fine, but not a patch on the original cast album.......2005-02-27

This recording of the 1993 Broadway revival of SHE LOVES ME is a fine summation of the peerless Bock-Harnick score, though the original cast still remains definitive. Diane Fratatoni-Sutherland is a competant Amalia (Judy Kuhn was the original star though left by the time the cast album was recorded). Fratatoni, sounding eerily like original Amalia - Barbara Cook - , is thrilling in her singing, especially the Act One heartbreaker "Dear Friend" and the manic "Where's My Shoe?". Boyd Gaines gives Georg an infectious joy, and Sally Mayes is just about the perfect Ilona. My only gripe about this recording is the putrid sound quality. Microphones are full of annoying reverb and extraonious noises, and detract from the full enjoyment of the performance. Nevertheless, a fine recording for admirers of this score.

The best version of a wonderful show.......2005-02-04

I'm currently cast in a production of this show as Sipos...this is by far the best version of the show on CD. The cast can actually sing and the orchestration is a lot better. Skip the original and spring for this revival. Also, its a lot of fun to hear the singing voice of Aladdin as Arapad and Jafar's voice as the Waiter.

Could be just a bit better.......2001-07-28

I love this musical, I truly do. It is sweet, it is charming, it's easy to listen to. However, I think that Sally Mayes does not quite measure up to Barbara Baxley in the original Broadway cast recording, and I don't think Diane Fratantoni is quite as good as Barbara Cook. Fratantoni goes a little too operatic/beautifully toned vowels on the higher notes on "Where's My Shoe" which takes away some of the character. However, they are both outstanding in the roles, usually with a lot of character in their voices. Boyd Gaines is just as good as Daniel Massey, and the rest of the cast, including Brad Kane are just as good as the original cast. I think, however, that "Tango Tragique" seems to be missing completely from this recording. I don't ever hear it in the background at the cafe! Every song in this show has a purpose, either to advance the plot, or develop a character. There is nothing there that does not tell you something that you need to know, while amusing you at the same time. I also recommmend to you, if you are a Barbara Cook fan, to get the original broadway cast recording of Candide (Leonard Bernstein). To hear more of Brad Kane, get the new remastered soundtrack to Disney's animated movie Aladdin. To hear how versatile Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick are, listen to a recording of Fiddler on the Roof or Fiorello!

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