The Best of Broadway, Vol.1: Cabaret/West Side Story/Company [Cast Recording] [Soundtrack] [Box set]

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Sony's new series of remastered classic original cast recordings--each volume comes as a three pack--is an unbeatable bargain. The first volume brings together three milestones of Broadway history. The legendary performances of Jill Haworth, Lotte Lenya, and Joel Grey in Cabaret set the standard for interpretations of this dark work. Also included are eight bonus tracks (with four previously unreleased Kander and Ebb demo cuts). West Side Story remains as explosively vibrant, daring, and modern as it was decades ago. Bernstein integrated jazz and Latin percussion into his electrifying score, dazzlingly translating New York's unique vitality into a musical idiom. This reissue adds over 20 minutes of "symphonic dances" as well as liner notes and production photos. Also included in this set is a vintage work from West Side Story alumnus Stephen Sondheim. Company still sounds as modern as it did when it opened in 1970. Donna McKechnie, Susan Browning, and Pamela Myers spoof the Andrews Sisters with gusto in the tongue-twisting "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," while Browning and Dean Jones's "Barcelona" is filled with longing and heartbreak. And, of course, Elaine Stritch reigns supreme, proving once more that you don't have to be the best singer to steal a musical. An extra track features Larry Kert (Tony in the original West Side Story) singing "Being Alive." After this, you'll want to grab the remaining three Best of Broadway volumes for your collection as well.

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THE BEST GIFT I EVER GOT

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The Best of Broadway, Vol.1: Cabaret/West Side Story/Company
Original Broadway Casts
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00003XAH4
Release Date: 2000-01-18

Prologue
Jet Song
Something's Coming
Dance at the Gym
Maria
Tonight
America
Cool
One Hand, One Heart
Tonight [Quintet and Chorus] - Larry Kert
Rumble
I Feel Pretty
Somewhere (Ballet)
Gee, Officer Krupke!
Boy Like That/I Have a Love
Finale
Prologue (Allegro Monderato)
Somewhere (Adagio)
Scherzo (Vivace E Leggiero)
Mambo (Meno Presto)
Cha-Cha (Andantino con Grazia)
Meeting Scene (Meno Mosso)
Cool Fugue (Allegretto)
Rumble (Motto Allegro)
Finale (Adagio)

Tracks:

Willkommen
So What
Don't Tell Mama
Telephone Song
Perfectly Marvellous
Two Ladies
It Coudn't Please Me More (A Pineapple)
Tomorrow Belongs to Me
Why Should I Wake Up?
Money Song (Sitting Pretty)
Married
Meeskite
Entr'acte
If You Could See Her (The Gorilla Song)
What Would You Do?
Cabaret
Finale
Berlin Songs Intro
I Don't Care Much
Roommates Intro
Roommates
Good Time Charlie Intro
Good Time Charlie
It'll All Blow over Intro
It'll All Blow Over

Tracks:

Company
Little Things You Do Together
Sorry-Grateful
You Could Drive a Person Crazy
Have I Got a Girl for You
Someone Is Waiting
Another Hundred People
Getting Married Today
Side by Side by Side/What Would We Do Without You?
Poor Baby
Tick Tock
Barcelona
Ladies Who Lunch
Being Alive
Finale
Being Alive

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Sony's new series of remastered classic original cast recordings--each volume comes as a three pack--is an unbeatable bargain. The first volume brings together three milestones of Broadway history. The legendary performances of Jill Haworth, Lotte Lenya, and Joel Grey in Cabaret set the standard for interpretations of this dark work. Also included are eight bonus tracks (with four previously unreleased Kander and Ebb demo cuts). West Side Story remains as explosively vibrant, daring, and modern as it was decades ago. Bernstein integrated jazz and Latin percussion into his electrifying score, dazzlingly translating New York's unique vitality into a musical idiom. This reissue adds over 20 minutes of "symphonic dances" as well as liner notes and production photos. Also included in this set is a vintage work from West Side Story alumnus Stephen Sondheim. Company still sounds as modern as it did when it opened in 1970. Donna McKechnie, Susan Browning, and Pamela Myers spoof the Andrews Sisters with gusto in the tongue-twisting "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," while Browning and Dean Jones's "Barcelona" is filled with longing and heartbreak. And, of course, Elaine Stritch reigns supreme, proving once more that you don't have to be the best singer to steal a musical. An extra track features Larry Kert (Tony in the original West Side Story) singing "Being Alive." After this, you'll want to grab the remaining three Best of Broadway volumes for your collection as well.

Customer Reviews:

THE BEST GIFT I EVER GOT.......2000-02-11

I 1st saw this tucked away on the crouded shelves at Barns and Noble and knew I had to have it. I ran out of the store got my mom and begged her to get it for me! I got it yesterday for my birthday and it is by far the best persent I have ever been given!

A great deal!.......2000-01-28

All four of these sets are great deals and truly some of the best cast albums ever made. Too bad I seem to already have one or two CDs out of each set, though.

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