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Music : Subways Are for Sleeping (1962 Original Broadway Cast)
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Subways Are for Sleeping (1962 Original Broadway Cast) by: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0030206212327 Format: Extra tracks Label: Fynsworth Alley Manufacturer: Fynsworth Alley Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Fynsworth Alley Release Date: March 26, 2002 Studio: Fynsworth Alley Sales Rank: 16566 Disc 1:
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 Rating:  - A wondrous look at "What Might Have Been" with Sydney Chaplin and CompanyWhat a wonderful show! Sydney Chaplin,son of Charlie Chaplin and the grandson of Eugene O'Neill, was a great leading-man find in the 1960's. However, he didn't seem to get along with his leading ladies. First, he and Carol Lawrence almost fought onstage and then he and Barbra Streisand were great enemies in "Funny Girl." But Chaplin won a Tony for "Bells Are Ringing" as did his co-star Judy Holliday. I think it's time for a revival of "Subways Are For Sleeping." There are two scripts and perhaps combining the two might create an acceptable script. Do it as a early 1960's pastiche and you might have a great revival with Bernadette Peters and James Naughton. Great idea, huh? Rating: - Nostalgic Listening in a New AgeIn 1962, audiences were used to one primary plot in their entertainment. However, "Subways Are For Sleeping" introduced many sub-plots which was unusual for the time. Plus the topic of homelessness was considered extremely taboo in the early sixties. I believe if this show got a good face lift and put back out there, it may just find an audience that it never found before. I liked the "Subway Directions" part of "Ride Through The Night". These patters are still difficult even by today's standards. I think this show was before it's time. Sidney Vaught www.sidneyvaught.net Rating:  - A fun show that flopped with good reason.The book for SUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING was rewritten hastily while the show was undergoing an out-of-town try-out. Seems they threw the baby out with the bathwater and weakened the show. The score is better than average with typical Jule Styne songs and some sprightly lyrics from Comden and Green. You will NEVER mistake this for some overlooked masterpiece, but if you have a taste for fun flops this is one to enjoy. Carol Lawrence (of WEST SIDE STORY) is the femme lead while Sydney Chaplin croaks his way through his songs. (Jule Styne must have liked him - he cast him in BELLS ARE RINGING and FUNNY GIRL too!) Orson Beans sings about as well as most comics but Phyllis Newman won a Tony for her role as the girl with no clothes on. (The booklet ... Read More: Rating: - They don't make'm like this anymore!I saw "Subways" on opening night.It is a shame that this show didn't make the cut. It was truly a terrific Broadway show. A great score, superb cast and a show that made you hum the score as you left the theatre. I would love to see a revival. Perhaps the audiences of today would appreciate what the critics of 1962 didn't. Considering buying it? You will pleased. Rating:  - classy score with Carol Lawrence and Phyllis NewmanSUBWAYS ARE FOR SLEEPING is another of those fabulous Broadway flops which has a million-dollar score, and a cast direct from heaven. This new limited edition reissue from Fynsworth Alley is a welcome addition to any cast album collection. Carol Lawrence (the original Maria in WEST SIDE STORY) and Sydney Chaplin (the original Nick Arnstein in FUNNY GIRL) headlined the musical, with a feisty firecracker supporting performance from Phyllis Newman who won a Tony for her showstopping turn in the supporting role of Martha Vale. The score from Jule Styne is, as always, top-notch (he also wrote the scores for FUNNY GIRL; DARLING OF THE DAY; HALLELUJAH, BABY! and PRETTYBELLE, among others) whilst the lyrics of Betty Comden and ... Read More: |
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