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Music : Gypsy - 2008 Original Broadway Cast
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Gypsy - 2008 Original Broadway Cast by: Laura Benanti, Boyd Gaines List Price: $18.98 CD-Charts Price: $13.49 You Save: $5.49 (29%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0610583243123 Format: Cast Recording Label: Time Life Entertainment Manufacturer: Time Life Entertainment Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Time Life Entertainment Release Date: August 26, 2008 Studio: Time Life Entertainment Sales Rank: 46 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Album Description: The Gypsy soundtrack includes bonus tracks.Curtain Up! The smash Broadway musical comes to life in this all new cast recording! It's the new 2008 revival of Gypsy, starring Tony and Olivier award-winner Patti Lupone as the indomitable Momma Rose. This classic American musical by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim about a fractured family stars the larger than life, true Broadway diva Lupone heading the cast as the "stage mother of all stage mothers," determined to make a star out of at least one of her children. Four time Tony-winner Boyd Gaines is the beleaguered Herbie,a gentlemanly candy salesman and reluctant theatrical agent who loves Rose, and Tony-winner Laura Benanti is the wallflower-turned-world-famous-stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, one of Rose's two daughters. Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Not the definitive GypsyLet me begin by saying that I am a huge Gypsy fan. I own every recording there is of the show including the karaoke version. Now, I don't know if that qualitfies me as an expert, but here's my opinion. This recording is decent but not great. Here are my problems with it: 1) Though this has awesome bonus tracks, where is the beautiful reprise of "Small World?" How can it be complete without that? 2) I think Leigh Ann Larkin as June and whoever the annoying little girl is who plays her younger counterpart are terrible. Seriously. I don't know what Leigh Ann was going for, but she sounds too mature when she's supposed to be acting young. Don't get me started on Baby June. The girl sounds British half the time, which is totally inappropriate ... Read More: Rating:  - Here She Is, World!Ladies and gentleman, presenting Ms. Patti LuPone in her finest hour. Upon what feels like the umpteenth Broadway production and cast recording, is it really worth it to add this "Gypsy" to your CD collection? You can bet your bottom dollar. Not only has this tight, supremely gifted cast immortalized its performance on this recording (seeing them perform the show live, however, cannot be equaled - this team works like gangbusters on a nightly basis; I've seen the show on 3 occasions over 3 months), but dusted off many Stephen Sondheim/Jule Styne compositions cut from the original 1959 production and given them a home on record for the first time. Selections like "Who Needs Him?," which was intended to follow Herbie's ... Read More: Rating:  - What the heck is all the fuss about? Momma's singing loud and that's it.There are many fans of this production and of this recording; for some reason 99% of them are men. :) Admittedly, I am also a male and one who is not a huge fan of Ms. LuPone. I purchased the OCR out of respect for the greatness of the score. Upon listening I admit to being extremely disappointed in this recording. The liner notes and CD packaging are outstanding and deserve award consideration; kudos for the producer to assemble an almost complete recording of the used and unused score. The main flaw is the "ugliness" of Ms. LuPone's vocals and the blandness of Ms. Benanti's and Mr. Gaines's vocals. LuPone is steely, bombastic, and "inhuman" in the power of her vocals; it is only during "You'll Never Get Away from Me" where she sounds remotely like ... Read More: Rating: - A GYPSY RECORDING FOR THE AGES..........possibly the finest all around recording of this legendary work..........while not having witnessed in person the other classic Mama Roses performed by the likes of Merman, Lansbury, and Daly, I did grow up with the stupendous original cast recording and to this day whenever I hear the overture and Merman's voice, it produces goose-bumps on my arms.......now comes this masterfull interpretation and I'm transported back to my front mezzanine seat where I was lucky enough to witness the superb LuPone this past spring.....this recording preserves her fabulous interpretation and we are lucky that original cast recordings are still being made today........acting with that rich, full, expressive voice of hers while never "screaming" the role as she could have ... Read More: Rating:  - A fine recordingWith such a wealth of outstanding recordings of one of the finest musicals ever to grace the stage, this recording is certainly worth ordering. Patti luPone brings her brash voice and wonderful acting to the tough role of Mama Rose and leaves an indelible mark. Another reason for owning this album is Larua Benanti. Try to make it through "Little Lamb" without shedding a tear. But I must say that no album so far has come close to touching the orchestra of the Original Cast Album. They make the jazzy score sizzle with excitement. I think the problem with subsequent orchestras for "Gypsy" is the size - the OCR sounds like a fuller orchestra, and others sounds like the tiny pit bands. Ethel Merman's performance on "Rose's Turn" cannot be matched simply ... Read More: |
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