Miss Spectacular: The Concept Album
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Edition: Music CDCD Release Date: 2002-06-11
Music Label: Drg
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- "Miss What's Her Name"
- "Las Vegas"
- "Ziegfeld Girl"
- "Sarah Jane"
- "Ziegfeld Girl" (reprise)
- "Where in the World Is My Prince?"
- "No Other Music"
- "I Wanna Live Each Night"
- "Miss Spectacular"
- "My Great Dream"
- Finale
- Exit
Music reviews of Miss Spectacular: The Concept Album
Music Review: A Spectaular Recording
Rating: 5 Stars
After hearing two songs from MISS SPECTACULAR at a Jerry Herman benefit, I ran out to buy this album and was thrilled with its contents. Although MISS SPECTACULAR may not be Herman's most famous work, it has all of the trademarks of an energizing musical with wonderful melodies and top notch performers.
Debbie Gravitte leads this concept recording with two of Sarah Jane's (our leading lady) songs: "Miss What's Her Name" and "Miss Spectacular". Gravitte is in top vocal form and never disappoints. Steve Lawrence and Michael Feinstein give great renditions of their numbers, while Karen Morrow guides us through the beautiful ballad, "No Other Music". Faith Prince channels the spirit of Miss Adelaide in "Where in the World is My Prince?" to great comic effect. Not to be outdone, Christine Baranski would surely make Mame Dennis proud as she tears into the free spirited "I Wanna Live Each Night". Lastly, "My Great Dream" is nicely sung by Davis Gaines.
Needless to say, the orchestra swings with such musical fury that it's impossible not to let yourself get lost in this album.
The only small quibble lies in one of the male chorus members who sings quite loudly (and slightly off key) in "Ziegfeld Girl (Reprise)" as well as the other ensemble numbers. However, this album is a true testament to the talent and versatility of Jerry Herman, Broadway's feel good composer.
Description of Miss Spectacular: The Concept Album
It's a testament to the clout of artist Jerry Herman (Mame, Hello, Dolly!, La Cage aux Folles) that he can get Faith Prince, Christine Baranski, Michael Feinstein, Debbie Gravitte, Karen Morrow, and Steve Lawrence to sing on a "concept album" of his unproduced show Miss Spectacular. Not only that, but the singers are backed by a huge orchestra instead of the usual small ensemble that so often makes this type of recording sound cheap. But while Larry Blank's orchestrations are luscious as can be, the synopsis is inane even by musical-theater standards (Midwest girl goes to Vegas looking for fame and fortune), and the songs feel as if they could have been written in 1952, 1988, or anytime in between. Whether you'll call them dated or timeless depends on your mood. The "Finale" even feels like a Simpsons parody of a Broadway show's take on Vegas. The recording's saving grace is that the pros in the cast could sing the yellow pages and still make you want to buy an orchestra seat. --Elisabeth VincentelliGeneral CDs
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