Showing posts with label Musical. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Musical. Show all posts

Sunday, May 19, 2013

Kinky Boots, The New Musical based on a True Story







Kinky Boots, The New Musical based on a True Story Overview


Inspired by a true story and based on the Miramax motion picture written by Geoff Deane and Tim Firth, Kinky Boots, features a warm and witty book by four-time Tony® Award winner Harvey Fierstein (La Cage, Torch Song Trilogy, Hairspray, Newsies) and a richly diverse musical score from Grammy® Award-winning rock icon Cyndi Lauper, in her stunning theatrical debut. The production is directed and choreographed by Tony® Award winner Jerry Mitchell (Hairspray, La Cage, Broadway Bares).

In Kinky Boots, Charlie Price (Tony® Award nominee Stark Sands - American Idiot, Journey s End) has suddenly inherited his father s shoe factory, which is on the verge of bankruptcy. Trying to live up to his father's legacy and save his family business, Charlie finds inspiration in the form of Lola (Billy Porter Dreamgirls, Grease). A fabulous entertainer in need of some sturdy stilettos, Lola turns out to be the one person who can help Charlie become the man he's meant to be. As they work to turn the factory around, this unlikely pair finds that they have more in common than they ever dreamed possible... and discovers that when you change your mind about someone, you can change your whole world.




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Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Bombshell: The New Marilyn Musical from Smash







Bombshell: The New Marilyn Musical from Smash Overview


Bombshell is the musical within NBC's Golden Globe-nominated series television hit "SMASH." The album contains 22 original songs that make up the Broadway-caliber cast recording of the musical, complete with liner notes detailing the plot of Bombshell. The songs on the Bombshell soundtrack span both seasons of "SMASH."

The soundtrack features stars Katherine McPhee (Karen), Megan Hilty (Ivy Lynn), and other cast members performing the original music created for the show's musical-within-a-musical by Tony and Grammy award-winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

The track list is as follows:
Bombshell is the musical within NBC's Golden Globe-nominated series television hit "SMASH." The album contains 22 original songs that make up the Broadway-caliber cast recording of the musical, complete with liner notes detailing the plot of Bombshell. The songs on the Bombshell soundtrack span both seasons of "SMASH."

The soundtrack features stars Katherine McPhee (Karen), Megan Hilty (Ivy Lynn), and other cast members performing the original music created for the show's musical-within-a-musical by Tony and Grammy award-winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

The track list is as follows:
Bombshell is the musical within NBC's Golden Globe-nominated series television hit "SMASH." The album contains 22 original songs that make up the Broadway-caliber cast recording of the musical, complete with liner notes detailing the plot of Bombshell. The songs on the Bombshell soundtrack span both seasons of "SMASH."

The soundtrack features stars Katherine McPhee (Karen), Megan Hilty (Ivy Lynn), and other cast members performing the original music created for the show's musical-within-a-musical by Tony and Grammy award-winning duo Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman.

The track list is as follows:
Act One
01) "LET ME BE YOUR STAR" (Extended Intro) - Katharine McPhee & Megan Hilty
02) "AT YOUR FEET" - Bernadette Peters with Sophia Caruso and Ensemble
03) "SMASH!" - Megan Hilty & Katharine McPhee and Ensemble
04) "NEVER GIVE ALL THE HEART" - Katharine McPhee
05) "THE 20th CENTURY FOX MAMBO" - Katharine McPhee and Ensemble
06) "THE NATIONAL PASTIME" - Megan Hilty and Ensemble
07) "HISTORY IS MADE AT NIGHT" - Megan Hilty & Will Chase and Ensemble
08) I NEVER MET A WOLF WHO DIDN T LOVE TO HOWL - Megan Hilty with Debra Messing, Nick Jonas, Christian Borle, Will Chase, Jaime Cepero, Phillip Spaeth and Ensemble
09) MR. & MRS. SMITH - Megan Hilty & Will Chase
10) "DON'T SAY YES UNTIL I FINISH TALKING" - Christian Borle and Ensemble
11) "ON LEXINGTON & 52nd STREET" - Will Chase and Ensemble
12) "CUT, PRINT...MOVING ON" - Katharine McPhee and Ensemble

Act Two
13) "PUBLIC RELATIONS" - Katharine McPhee with Christian Borle and Ensemble
14) "DIG DEEP" - Megan Hilty with Henry Stram, Phillip Spaeth, Wesley Taylor and Ensemble
15) "SECOND HAND WHITE BABY GRAND" - Megan Hilty
16) "THEY JUST KEEP MOVING THE LINE" - Megan Hilty
17) "LET'S BE BAD" - Megan Hilty and Ensemble
18) "THE RIGHT REGRETS" - Debra Messing with Christian Borle
19) "(LET'S START) TOMORROW TONIGHT" - Leslie Odom, Jr. with Christian Borle, Wesley Taylor, Savannah Wise and Ensemble
20) "OUR LITTLE SECRET" - Julian Ovenden & Katharine McPhee
21) "HANG THE MOON" - Bernadette Peters with Megan Hilty
22) "DON'T FORGET ME" - Katharine McPhee




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Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Billy Elliot: The Musical (Original Cast Recording)







Billy Elliot: The Musical (Original Cast Recording) Overview


Billy Elliot is the heartwarming story of a young boy from a working-class family who discovers a passion that will change his life forever. Eleven-year-old miner's son Billy Elliot is on his way to boxing lessons when he stumbles upon a ballet class. Billy secretly joins the class, knowing that his blue-collar family would never understand. Under the guidance of his teacher Mrs. Wilkinson, Billy's raw talent takes flight. But when his father discovers his son's ambition, Billy must fight for his dreams and his destiny.

Billy Elliot: The Musical (Original Cast Recording) Specifications


Based on the 2000 film about a young British boy who tries to escape a future as coalminer by training in ballet, Billy Elliot--The Musical feels like an exemplary screen-to-stage adaptation, making the best use of composer Elton John's melodic resourcefulness. Fans of John's regular output need to be warned that this album is show tunes all the way and that they'd be hard-pressed to recognize the songs as usual fare by the author of "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" and "Your Song." Still, they really should give the CD a chance. Fans of musical theater, on the other hand, will need no prodding. They are likely to be enchanted by this recording, which shows that John has thoroughly absorbed the genre's classic strain. The show is very catchy, with well-structured, dramatic songs and some genuine tearjerkers ("The Letter"). Sir Elton even proves he's listened to great "jazz hands" classics (some by Kander and Ebb, perhaps) on "Shine," which even requests some "ol' razzle dazzle." Teaming up not with usual lyricist Bernie Taupin but with the film's screenwriter, Lee Hall (and its director, Stephen Daldry), John has written a lovely stage score, as evidenced on this recording of the London cast. Note that John himself performs three songs from the show on a bonus CD. --Elisabeth Vincentelli



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Friday, February 25, 2011

Outlander The Musical







Outlander The Musical Overview


Original studio cast recording of a new Scottish musical by Mike Gibb and Kevin Walsh (Clarinda) based on the bestselling book Outlander by Diana Gabaldon




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Saturday, February 5, 2011

Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast)







Mamma Mia! The Musical Based on the Songs of ABBA: A Decca Broadway Original Cast Recording (1999 London Cast) Overview


Put together by Abba's own Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, Mamma Mia! manages to cram over 20 of the Swedish supergroup's songs into a threadbare plot. It goes a little like this: Young Sophie is getting married and she's trying to identify which of three men is her father. That's about it. Wisely, the musical doesn't mess around with the songs, save for the insertion of some dialogue or for having some of them performed by a man (it works amazingly well). Abba fans will jump on this import of the London production, but traditional fans of musical theater should consider it as well. After all, Andersson and Ulvaeus's songs have always felt as if they were more than isolated pop gems and actually belonged to a longer narrative. --Elisabeth Vincentelli




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