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The Producers (2001 Original Broadway Cast)

by: Mel Brooks, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Roger Bart, Gary Beach, Cady Huffman, Jesse Levy, Grace Paradise, Jennifer Smith Tony Kadleck

Release Date April 17, 2001
I saw the making of the CD on TV. The cast does a great job. I have the CD in my car stereo and listen to it often.

CD-Charts Position 2
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (Deluxe Edition) (1961 Original Broadway Cast)

by: Frank Loesser, Robert Morse, Bonnie Scott

Release Date November 04, 2003
The best. [period]
Robert Morse is J. Pierrpont Finch
I can see why this show won the Pulitzer Prize...one of only five to ever get it

CD-Charts Position 3
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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)

from: Sony

Release Date October 19, 2004
Of course there should have been much more. I remember there been a Metropolian Opera series called CAST ALBUMS- 100 YEARS that was put out for a limited time only and had like five volumes.
As Peter Filichia noted they left out SHE LOVES ME, BRIGADOON and SWEENEY TODD. Also nothing from PACIFIC OVERTURES, BIG RIVER, CHESS, CRAZY FOR YOU, JEKYLL & HYDE, TITANIC, THE SCARLET
PIMPERNEL, FOOTLOOSE- THE MUSICAL, THE FULL MONTY, URINTOWN...
But they couldn't have put it all. I would have done without Lee Remick's
"Anyone Can Whistle", because the show was a flop. I guess because it was Sondheim's first "serious" show...

CD-Charts Position 4
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The Producers (2005 Movie Soundtrack)

by: Various Artists, Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Mel Brooks

Release Date November 22, 2005
The music is addictive, all of it top notch. The whole cast is so incredibly talented!

CD-Charts Position 5
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Disney Presents The Music Man (2003 TV Film)

by: Meredith Willson, Matthew Broderick, Victor Garber, Kristin Chenoweth

Release Date February 11, 2003
Comparing the Robet Preston feature presentation to the made for TV version might be unfair, but folks, save your money.

This edition of the Music Man has been put through the Disney Smoothie machine turning a first rate Broadway Musical into a dubbed over, under-acted snoozer.

Only Chuck Norris would have been a worse choice for Harold Hill and that's only cause Chuck can't sing. Obviously trying to top Robert Preston is a difficult job, but Matthew Broderick doesn't even come close. He's too young to have been a "con-man" with any experience. Besides, Disney costume people have him stuffed into a too tight costume and he looks like an overstuffed cheese Danish.

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Great Musicals

from: RCA Victor Broadway

Release Date August 07, 2001
I'll be honest - I mainly bought this CD for one song - the new recording of William Finn's "Unlikely Lovers" from Falsettos.

In fact, there is a sticker on the front of the Great Musicals CD which states the following - "Unlikely Lovers from Falsettos is new to CD."

This isn't really correct. This particular recording of that wonderful second act song is new, but the song itself was previously recorded and released on the original cast recording of Falsettoland many years ago. I have also read a review of another (unauthorised?) CD recording made in Michigan of Falsettoland.

Anyway, this new recording is so powerful and emotional, I'm glad I bought the CD.

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CD-Charts Position 7
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Broadway Today

from: Sony

Release Date June 03, 2003
If you are a broadway passer-by, someone who looks to getting to know just what's on broadway and not what's it like, someone who says he's seen all of the broadway shows after reading the "what's on listings" in the papers this is a CD for you. I don't own the CD but own all of the Cds from which songs were taken to make this CD. every musical has it's own style and kind of music, and this CD doesn't even take all the highlights. If you are into really experiencing something when listening to a cd, if you are a real broadway-lover and you are interested in modern musical-writing, every one of the original cast recordings (from which songs were taken to this CD-hairpsray, producers, millie, aida, b&b, boheme, moving out) will be a much bigger enjoyment ... Read More: