2003 Broadway Revival Cast - Wonderful Town [2003 Original Cast]
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Track List: Wonderful Town [2003 Original Cast]
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- Overture - OrchestraDownload & Buy
- Christopher Street - Ken BarnettDownload & Buy
- Ohio - Jennifer WestfeldtDownload & Buy
- Conquering New York - OrchestraDownload & Buy
- One Hundred Easy Ways - Donna MurphyDownload & Buy
- What A Waste - Gregg EdelmanDownload & Buy
- A Little Bit In Love - Jennifer WestfeldtDownload & Buy
- Pass The Football - Raymond Jaramillo McLeodDownload & Buy
- Conversation Piece - Jennifer WestfeldtDownload & Buy
- A Quiet Girl - Gregg EdelmanDownload & Buy
- Conga! - Devin RichardsDownload & Buy
- My Darlin' Eileen - Jennifer WestfeldtDownload & Buy
- Swing - Donna MurphyDownload & Buy
- Ohio (Reprise) - Jennifer WestfeldtDownload & Buy
- It's Love - Jennifer WestfeldtDownload & Buy
- Ballet At The Village Vortex - The OrchestraDownload & Buy
- Wrong Note Rag - Jennifer WestfeldtDownload & Buy
- Finale - OrchestraDownload & Buy
- Ohio/It's Love/Quiet Girl - Betty ComdenDownload & Buy
- Wrong Note Rag - Betty ComdenDownload & Buy
Album Details: Wonderful Town [2003 Original Cast]
- Release Date:
- 03/09/2004
- Label:
- Drg
- UPC:
- 021471299922
User Reviews: Wonderful Town [2003 Original Cast]
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Classic Broadway
, March 13, 2004Reviewer: John d - See all John d's reviews
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Pro Reviews: Wonderful Town [2003 Original Cast]
| EXPERT RATING: From AMG Reviews +Wonderful Town, the musical with music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Betty Comden and Adolph Green based on the play +My Sister Eileen and the stories of Ruth McKenney about two sisters from Ohio who move to New York City in the 1930s, had a healthy run of 559 performances when it opened on Broadway in 1953. Despite that success, it did not generate a major Broadway revival for 50 years. There were four limitedengagement versions over the years, however, one by the New York City Opera and three by the City Center organization. So, it was appropriate that in 2000 City Center also put +Wonderful Town in its Encores series of concert renditions of vintage shows worthy of a second look. It took producers Roger Berlind and Barry and Fran Weissler three years, but they finally put a more staged version of that production on Broadway proper, starting on November 23, 2003, with twotime Tony Award winner Donna Murphy (+Passion, the 1996 revival of +The King and I) in the starring role of Ruth Sherwood, the brainy sister, with Jennifer Westfeldt, best known for the 2001 film Kissing Jessica Stein, making her Broadway debut as the beautiful sister Eileen. The part of Ruth was written for Rosalind Russell, and since Russell wasn't much of a singer, her numbers were given a narrow range. But since she was a largerthanlife actresscomedienne, the part was given lots of comic material. Murphy, in contrast, is a very good singer, but not nearly the personality that Russell was. You might say that the result is classic miscasting, but what it really means is that her interpretation is necessarily very different. She subsumes herself to the role and even invents new voices and characters for such story songs as One Hundred Easy Ways," playing very broadly. Westfeldt has less to do, but also manages some good comic effects in her more sincere role. The cast album in the CD era has more space to include Bernstein instrumental dance music like Conquering New York," and while a lot is lost without the onstage choreography, greater attention is focused on the impressive score. Russell (who recorded the show twice) is still the definitive Ruth, but Murphy has worked hard, to good effect. (These days, it seems, even a new recording has to have bonus tracks," and here they are a couple of recordings of the show's songs by Comden and Green made in the 50s and previously released.) - William Ruhlmann, All Music Guide |
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Pros: Wonderful recording of a classic score
Cons: None...great CD!
Saw the show last week in NYC and loved it. The CD captures one of Broadway's best scores. If you love West Side Story or On the Town, don't miss this one.