Original Broadway cast - Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
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Artist: Original Broadway castEdition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 2011-04-05
Music Label: Rhino Records
Soundtracks:
- Overture
- It's Raining Men
- Don't Leave Me This Way
- Material Girl
- Go West
- I Say A Little Prayer
- I Love the Nightlife
- True Colors
- Verdi: Follie!! Delirio Vano e Quest!
- Color My World
- I Will Survive
- A Fine Romance
- Shake Your Groove Thing
- Pop Muzik
- A Fine Romance (Reprise)
- Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
- Hot Stuff
- MacArthur Park
- Always On My Mind/I Say A Little Prayer
- Like A Prayer
- We Belong
- Finale
Music reviews of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Music Review: Would I Like This Without Seeing the Musical?
Rating: 4 Stars
... is a question that many people who don't live on or near New York City often ask when an original cast album comes out. Often, context and seeing a musical adds much to the enjoyment of the music. It wasn't until I saw Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast), Billy Elliot: The Musical (Original Cast Recording), and Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast) that I really began to love the music. That's not the case for the new cast album, "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."
This musical celebrates the best of disco-ish pop music that's infectious to listen to, and fun as well. If you are a fan of the movie, The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert (Extra Frills Edition) then you'll know that music played an important part of the story, especially ABBA. However, in its latest American incarnation, the songs chose have quite a range, from the disco era MacAuthur Park, to pop icon Madonna. I worried that the songs selected would somehow not fit, after all, how powerful is the opening to the movie Charlene's "I've Never Been to Me".
Fear unfounded. The music fits (how so is a bit of a mystery since I haven't seen it yet), although if you know the movie, you can imagine how it fits. One of my favorite songs on the disk "I Love the Night Life" seems to start with the lovely lady in the bar Shirley singing a drunk version of the song. It was funny, but then the rest join in for a good romp of the song.
I think what makes this music fun is the choral versions of the songs we all know so well. "Broadway-fied", so to speak, most of them have added elements now that make them both iconic and updated at the same time. A couple of them don't work for me (MacAuthur Park for one), and a few of them are very short snippets of the song that seem to end much too soon.
So, my recommendation is to buy the CD, even if you haven't seen the show. It's fun, frolicsome, and a great CD to listen to on a drive to the beach or countryside for the weekend. You won't be disappointed!
Description of Priscilla: Queen of the Desert
Like the stage production, the Original Broadway Cast Recording will be a sensational journey to the heart of fabulous!Featuring a classic collection of dance-floor hits spanning the past three decades, from anthems "It's Raining Men" and "I Will Survive" to beloved songs associated with Elvis Presley, Madonna, Cyndi Lauper and Tina Turner, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording is a veritable history of dance music that tells the story of a trio of friends on a heart-warming, uplifting adventure who hop aboard a battered old bus searching for love and friendship in the middle of the Australian outback and end up finding more than they could ever have dreamed of.
Adapted from the Academy AwardŽ winning film The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical, is written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott. Direction is by Simon Phillips, choreography is by Ross Coleman, musical supervision and arrangements are by Stephen 'Spud' Murphy and set design is by Brian Thomson. Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner have re-created their Academy AwardŽ winning costume designs, which were originally designed for the film. Lighting is designed by Nick Schlieper and sound design is by Jonathan Deans. BAFTA Award winning make up design is recreated by Cassie Hanlon.
On Broadway, Priscilla Queen Of The Desert The Musical stars Olivier Award nominee Tony Sheldon, Tony AwardŽ nominee Will Swenson and Nick Adams leading a company of 27.
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