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Ahhhhhhhhh ... Howard Keel. He was my second favorite leading man from "Man of La Mancha" ... AFTER the great Richard Kiley!
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There was an lp of the London cast. Did you get it?
From what I've read about it, the score as presented on the lp was probably closer to your production. Several numbers from that were cut, prior to the Broadway opening.
I'm surprised you weren't aware of it. Although, on the other hand, it didn't last long, and I don't think it had much publicity, apart from announcing the 2 stars, both of whom did good work.
I was aware of both shows and the recording, I just never heard them.
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Other than WEST SIDE STORY which is, in fact, great, that list saddens me.
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Are any of our dear thread contributors familiar with this show or recording? I must confess I'm not, however Elaine Paige has played a few tracks from it recently on her weekly radio show here in the UK which I liked, so I've just ordered a copy from Amazon...
Thomas: It was a sort of follow-up to the Shire/Maltby classic "Starting Here, Starting Now," which I assume you've heard. I enjoyed it -- had made a tape of it for a friend and loaned him the booklet, which he returned to me, but it was in a manilla envelope which is somewhere in my house where there's about 3,000 manilla envelopes, so I've not seen the booklet in several years! Let me know if you'd like me to send you a few of my favorite tracks from it. I think you'd find them interesting.
As for the Elaine Paige CD, as I recall, I looked at the list and felt that I already had just about everything on it, so I didn't buy it. But love Elaine Paige. Anybody look at the clips from her new tv show? Her first guest was Julian Ovenden (from "Downton Abbey") who sang "Something's Coming." I've seen some of his musical videos in the past, and was reminded that I think he'd make a terrific Billy Bigelow from "Carousel."
1 Don't Cry For Me Argentina [1978 Version] (From the musical 'Evita')
2 Memory [1981 UK Single Version] (Theme from the musical 'Cats')
3 Ave Maria
4 I Don't Know How To Love Him (From the musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar')
5 What I Did For Love (From the musical 'A Chorus Line')
6 One Night Only (From the musical 'Dream Girls')
7 Sometimes (The main theme from the film 'Champions')
8 Unchained Melody (From the film 'Unchained')
9 I Know Him So Well [1984 UK Single Version] Duet with Barbara Dickson (From the musical 'Chess')
10 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
11 For You
12 La Vie En Rose (From the musical play 'Piaf')
13 I Dreamed A Dream [Live] (From the musical 'Les Miserables')
14 As If We Never Said Goodbye (From the musical 'Sunset Boulevard')
15 With One Look (From the musical 'Sunset Boulevard')
16 The Prayer (Duet with Barry Manilow)
17 I'm Still Here (From the musical 'Follies')
18 It's Raining On Prom Night [Previously Unreleased] [1983 Outtake from album 'Stages'] (From the musical 'Grease')
19 What A Feeling [Ted Carfrae Mix] [Previously Unreleased] [1984 Outtake from album 'Cinema'] (From the film 'Flashdance')
20 Be On Your Own [Almighty Remix - Radio Edit] [Previously Unreleased] (From the musical 'Nine')
There's little there that I DON'T have.
Addendum: Wish someone could tell me the difference between the $20.47 version of this and the $32.97 Special Edition -- what do we get if we pay about 55% more???
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May 31, 2014 - 12:17 AM
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Are any of our dear thread contributors familiar with this show or recording? I must confess I'm not, however Elaine Paige has played a few tracks from it recently on her weekly radio show here in the UK which I liked, so I've just ordered a copy from Amazon...
Thomas: It was a sort of follow-up to the Shire/Maltby classic "Starting Here, Starting Now," which I assume you've heard. I enjoyed it -- had made a tape of it for a friend and loaned him the booklet, which he returned to me, but it was in a manilla envelope which is somewhere in my house where there's about 3,000 manilla envelopes, so I've not seen the booklet in several years! Let me know if you'd like me to send you a few of my favorite tracks from it. I think you'd find them interesting.
As for the Elaine Paige CD, as I recall, I looked at the list and felt that I already had just about everything on it, so I didn't buy it. But love Elaine Paige. Anybody look at the clips from her new tv show? Her first guest was Julian Ovenden (from "Downton Abbey") who sang "Something's Coming." I've seen some of his musical videos in the past, and was reminded that I think he'd make a terrific Billy Bigelow from "Carousel."
1 Don't Cry For Me Argentina [1978 Version] (From the musical 'Evita')
2 Memory [1981 UK Single Version] (Theme from the musical 'Cats')
3 Ave Maria
4 I Don't Know How To Love Him (From the musical 'Jesus Christ Superstar')
5 What I Did For Love (From the musical 'A Chorus Line')
6 One Night Only (From the musical 'Dream Girls')
7 Sometimes (The main theme from the film 'Champions')
8 Unchained Melody (From the film 'Unchained')
9 I Know Him So Well [1984 UK Single Version] Duet with Barbara Dickson (From the musical 'Chess')
10 Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word
11 For You
12 La Vie En Rose (From the musical play 'Piaf')
13 I Dreamed A Dream [Live] (From the musical 'Les Miserables')
14 As If We Never Said Goodbye (From the musical 'Sunset Boulevard')
15 With One Look (From the musical 'Sunset Boulevard')
16 The Prayer (Duet with Barry Manilow)
17 I'm Still Here (From the musical 'Follies')
18 It's Raining On Prom Night [Previously Unreleased] [1983 Outtake from album 'Stages'] (From the musical 'Grease')
19 What A Feeling [Ted Carfrae Mix] [Previously Unreleased] [1984 Outtake from album 'Cinema'] (From the film 'Flashdance')
20 Be On Your Own [Almighty Remix - Radio Edit] [Previously Unreleased] (From the musical 'Nine')
There's little there that I DON'T have.
Julian Ovenden as Billy Bigelow - great idea - hope he gets back to the US for another Bway show
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My first memory of Julian Ovenden is the made for television, A CHRISTMAS CAROL: THE MUSICAL, where he impressed in the very small role of nephew Fred.
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PhiladelphiaSon: Well, he was a delight in his episodes of season 4 of "Downton Abbey" and I've enjoyed the musical clips I've seen of him on YouTube, including the one I mentioned from Elaine Paige's new tv show.
And to philiperic, glad you liked my casting idea of Julian Ovenden as Billy Bigelow!
I just added this to my comment above about the new Elaine Paige compilation:
Addendum: Wish someone could tell me the difference between the $20.47 version of this and the $32.97 Special Edition -- what do we get if we pay about 55% more???
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Julian Ovenden was the original lead in Maury Yeston's marvelous musical version of "Death Takes a Holiday" (2011), but dropped out during previews, due to what was explained as vocal problems.
Too bad. It would have been his Broadway debut, but he was replaced by his understudy, who did a great job himself, and it's the understudy who sings on the cast recording.
I was lucky enough to see it, during one of my rare forays back to the East Coast, and it is a lovely show.
(However, like many new works nowadays, it didn't even open at at a big theatre, but at the former American Place Theatre, which now has a different name. New shows don't seem to get the backing that these big spectacles have. When I was back in New York a couple of weeks ago, I managed to catch one of the final performances of "Bridges of Madison County," which was due to close, mostly because it, inexplicably, wasn't even nominated for the Tony Best Musical, or Best Actor, both of which nominations it most heartily deserved. Go figure.)
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I've been partially obsessed (again), with the original cast recording of one of my favorite shows, SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING. Next to GYPSY (or perhaps equal to), it is my favorite Jule Styne score, and remains one of my favorite theater-going experiences, all these years later. It was such a fun, and fast-paced show. One of the few I actually saw more than once during its Broadway run.
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For Thomas:
Did you get the samples from the 2 David Shire shows I sent you -- "Closer Than Ever" and "Starting Here, Starting Now"? Was just wondering.
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There are people out there who in the distant past violated the rule about recording performances and in the process they preserved things that would otherwise be lost to us today. I have now thanks to that work of those people been able to enjoy video of these otherwise lost productions.
Camelot-1980 revival with Richard Burton at New York State Theatre. This was early in the run when Burton's health was good and he still demonstrates why he was the best in the part.
My Fair Lady-1981 revival and Rex Harrison's last tour of the production. Rex, by contrast, is just coasting on past glory but its great to see this preserved and to see him get his applause when he enters.
Gypsy-1998 Paper Mill production with Betty Buckley. I saw this one and it remains the greatest ovation I ever saw for a performer. I've never bothered with any other revivals of the show since.
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