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Candide (1956 Original Broadway Cast)

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
from: Sony

Release Date November 15, 1991
I have the Original Broadway Recording of Candide with Barbara Cook, and I love it, but I needed to get the 1999 Royal National Theatre Cast recording as well. You see I am a singer/actor and I am going to be performing in a community theatre production of Candide and this version is the one that is closest to the score that we are going to use in the show.

To be honest after I read the other review of this recording I almost did not get it, but I am glad that I did. Yes there are some added songs and the order is changed around a bit from the original but the performances are first rate.

This is a wonderful recording and I would definitely recommend it. I think that anyone who loves musical theatre as a genre will ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 2
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Candide

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
from: Sony

Release Date October 25, 1990
I have the Original Broadway Recording of Candide with Barbara Cook, and I love it, but I needed to get the 1999 Royal National Theatre Cast recording as well. You see I am a singer/actor and I am going to be performing in a community theatre production of Candide and this version is the one that is closest to the score that we are going to use in the show.

To be honest after I read the other review of this recording I almost did not get it, but I am glad that I did. Yes there are some added songs and the order is changed around a bit from the original but the performances are first rate.

This is a wonderful recording and I would definitely recommend it. I think that anyone who loves musical theatre as a genre will enjoy ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 3
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The Bernstein Songbook

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
by: Leonard Bernstein

Release Date October 17, 1990
With the Thanksgiving passing of songwriter Betty Comden, I recalled that I had, in my album collection, this album, not just featuring her songs but Comden singing on "Carried Away" and "Some Other Time" from the Tony-award-winning "New York." Two other songs from the play are featured, culled from a 1960 recording.

This compilation has some of the best of Broadway, not just the songs but the performers as well. Familiar names like Boris Karloff, the legendary Rosalind Russell, Nancy Walker, Chita Rivera, and Carol Lawrence are showcased in various selections from the likes of "Peter Pan," "Trouble in Tahiti," "Wonderful Town," "Candide," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue," and, in this writer's opinion, the best musical in the history of the ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 4
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Candide

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
by: Original Broadway Cast

Release Date November 15, 1991
I have the Original Broadway Recording of Candide with Barbara Cook, and I love it, but I needed to get the 1999 Royal National Theatre Cast recording as well. You see I am a singer/actor and I am going to be performing in a community theatre production of Candide and this version is the one that is closest to the score that we are going to use in the show.

To be honest after I read the other review of this recording I almost did not get it, but I am glad that I did. Yes there are some added songs and the order is changed around a bit from the original but the performances are first rate.

This is a wonderful recording and I would definitely recommend it. I think that anyone who loves musical theatre as a genre will enjoy this ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 5
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Broadway Showstoppers

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
by: Various Artists

Release Date October 06, 2003
I have the Original Broadway Recording of Candide with Barbara Cook, and I love it, but I needed to get the 1999 Royal National Theatre Cast recording as well. You see I am a singer/actor and I am going to be performing in a community theatre production of Candide and this version is the one that is closest to the score that we are going to use in the show.

To be honest after I read the other review of this recording I almost did not get it, but I am glad that I did. Yes there are some added songs and the order is changed around a bit from the original but the performances are first rate.

This is a wonderful recording and I would definitely recommend it. I think that anyone who loves musical theatre as a genre will enjoy this ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 6
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Broadway Magic: 1960s (Original Cast Compilation)

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
by: Broadway Magic

Release Date July 01, 1991
I have the Original Broadway Recording of Candide with Barbara Cook, and I love it, but I needed to get the 1999 Royal National Theatre Cast recording as well. You see I am a singer/actor and I am going to be performing in a community theatre production of Candide and this version is the one that is closest to the score that we are going to use in the show.

To be honest after I read the other review of this recording I almost did not get it, but I am glad that I did. Yes there are some added songs and the order is changed around a bit from the original but the performances are first rate.

This is a wonderful recording and I would definitely recommend it. I think that anyone who loves musical theatre as a genre will enjoy this ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 7
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Broadway Magic: The 60's

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
by: Broadway Magic

Release Date July 01, 1991
I have the Original Broadway Recording of Candide with Barbara Cook, and I love it, but I needed to get the 1999 Royal National Theatre Cast recording as well. You see I am a singer/actor and I am going to be performing in a community theatre production of Candide and this version is the one that is closest to the score that we are going to use in the show.

To be honest after I read the other review of this recording I almost did not get it, but I am glad that I did. Yes there are some added songs and the order is changed around a bit from the original but the performances are first rate.

This is a wonderful recording and I would definitely recommend it. I think that anyone who loves musical theatre as a genre will enjoy this ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 8
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Vol. 4-American Musical Theater

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
by: Various Artists

Release Date February 11, 1994
I have the Original Broadway Recording of Candide with Barbara Cook, and I love it, but I needed to get the 1999 Royal National Theatre Cast recording as well. You see I am a singer/actor and I am going to be performing in a community theatre production of Candide and this version is the one that is closest to the score that we are going to use in the show.

To be honest after I read the other review of this recording I almost did not get it, but I am glad that I did. Yes there are some added songs and the order is changed around a bit from the original but the performances are first rate.

This is a wonderful recording and I would definitely recommend it. I think that anyone who loves musical theatre as a genre will enjoy this ... Read More:

CD-Charts Position 9
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Candide (1956 Original Broadway Cast)

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
by: Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, Max Adrian, Barbara Cook

Release Date May 13, 2003
After more than half a century, the original cast album of "Candide" still glitters, so to speak. Although this production flopped on Broadway, this album has become a cult classic, primarily due to Barbara Cook's clear, sweet, and warm soprano, a "sui generis" voice, unlike the many generic Broadway sopranos of today.

Although this is not my favorite "Candide" overall, the style of some of the performances being a little stilted, Cook is certainly my favorite Cunegonde.

CD-Charts Position 10
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Broadway's Fair Ladies

Search: Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook
from: Sony Cmg Mkt Group

Release Date March 09, 1993
After more than half a century, the original cast album of "Candide" still glitters, so to speak. Although this production flopped on Broadway, this album has become a cult classic, primarily due to Barbara Cook's clear, sweet, and warm soprano, a "sui generis" voice, unlike the many generic Broadway sopranos of today.

Although this is not my favorite "Candide" overall, the style of some of the performances being a little stilted, Cook is certainly my favorite Cunegonde.