Meredith Willson - Meredith Willson's The Music Man (2000 Broadway Revival Cast)
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Artist: Meredith WillsonEdition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
CD Release Date: 2000-06-13
Music Label: Q. Records
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- Rock Island - Kevin Bogue, Liam Burke, , Eve Cornelious, Michael Duran, Blake Hammond, , Dan Sharkey, John Solman
- Iowa Stubborn
- Ya Got Trouble - Craig Bierko
- Piano Lesson/If You Don't Mind My Saying So - Rebecca Luker, Katherine McGrath
- Goodnight, My Someone - Rebecca Luker
- Seventy Six Trombones - Craig Bierko
- Ice Cream - Craig Bierko, Jack Doyle, Blake Hammond, John Solman, Michael-Leon Wooley
- Sincere - Craig Bierko, Jack Doyle, Blake Hammond, Jack Solman, Michael-Leon Wooley
- Sadder-But-Wiser Girl - Craig Bierko, Max Casella
- Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little - Ann Brown, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Ellen Harvey, Martha Hawley, Leslie Hendrix, Mary Iiles, Joy Lynn Matthews, Ruth Williamson
- Marian the Librarian - Craig Bierko
- Gary, Indiana - Craig Bierko, Katherine McGrath
- My White Knight - Rebecca Luker
- Wells Fargo Wagon
- It's You - Jack Doyle, Blake Hammond, John Solman, Michael-Leon Wooley
- Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little [Repise] - Ann Brown, Tracy Nicole Chapman, Ellen Harvey, Martha Hawley, Leslie Hendrix, Joy Lynn Matthews, Ruth Williamson
- Lida Rose/Will I Ever Tell You? - Jack Doyle, Blake Hammond, Rebecca Luker, John Solman, Michael-Leon Wooley
- Gary, Indiana (Reprise) - Michael Phelan
- Shipoopi - Max Casella
- 'Til There Was You - Rebecca Luker
- Seventy Six Trombones/Goodnight, My Someone - Craig B., Rebecca Luker
- Finale Ultimo - River Marching Band
Music reviews of Meredith Willson's The Music Man (2000 Broadway Revival Cast)
Music Review: Better than Preston
Rating: 4 Stars
First of all, let me say that I love this show, but the old Robert Preston recording gets...well, for lack of a better word...old. Preston created the role, yes, but his less-than-stellar voice is often overpowered by the golden voiced divas he was duetting with (i.e. Barbara Cook and Shirley Jones). Craig Bierko, however, has a VERY good voice and he and Rebecca Luker blend nicely. I am a big fan of Luker's work, too, so her presence on this recording is an added bonus.
It is also a "complete" recording, if you will. I mean that it includes all the songs that are performed in the stage version of The Music Man including the "Pick-A-Little" reprise and "My White Knight", which was re-written for the film.
If you're looking for a Music Man recording, this is the one to buy. If you want Preston, buy the film, but stay far, far, FAR away from Matthew Broderick.
Description of Meredith Willson's The Music Man (2000 Broadway Revival Cast)
Choreographer-turned-director Susan Stroman struck gold twice in the 1999-2000 Broadway season, first with her dance play Contact and then with her grand revival of Meredith Willson's The Music Man. One of the most loving--and beloved--celebrations of Americana ever to grace the stage, The Music Man captures the soul of the heartland with its evocation of brass bands, barbershop quartets, and even piano lessons. The titular role of the fast-talking con man who hoodwinks an Iowa town has, perhaps more than any other role in musical theater, always belonged to one performer: Robert Preston, who starred in the original 1957 Broadway cast and subsequent 1962 film. Craig Bierko, a movie actor making his Broadway debut, acquits himself well, sometimes sounding astonishingly like Preston but without aping him. In his hands, "76 Trombones" remains a rousing signature tune. As Marian the librarian, a radiant Rebecca Luker (star of the Broadway revivals of Show Boat and The Sound of Music) beautifully delivers her ballads, including "My White Knight," which was written for the original stage production but replaced in the film by "Being in Love." Longtime fans will appreciate the inclusion of the barbershop tunes "Ice Cream" and "It's You," and the dance music in "76 Trombones," "Marian the Librarian," and "Shipoopi," as well as a booklet with full lyrics. Preston's magical performances are irreplaceable, but this energetic revival is worthy of a spot on your shelf. --David HoriuchiGeneral CDs
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