1776: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)
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Brand: CAST-BROADWAYComposer: Sherman Edwards
Orchestra: 1776 Pit Orchestra
Performer: Danny Marcus
Performer: Gregg Edelman
Performer: John Herrera
Performer: MacIntyre Dixon
Performer: Brent Spiner
Performer: Merwin Foard
Performer: Lauren Ward
Edition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1997-12-16
Music Label: Tvt
Soundtracks:
- ACT I: Sit Down, John - Brent Spiner/Michael X. Martin/Richard Poe/Tom Aldredge/John Herrera/Tom Riis Farrell...
- ACT I: Piddle, Twidle and Resolve - Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT I: Till Then - Brent Spiner & Linda Emond/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT I: The Lees of Old Virginia - Merwin Foard/Pat Hingle & Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT I: But Mr. Adams - Brent Spiner/Pat Hingle/Paul Micheal Valley/John Herrara & Daniel Marcus/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT I: Yours, Yours, Yours - Brent Spiner & Linda Emond/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT I: He Plays The Violin - Lauren Ward/Pat Hingle & Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT I: Cool, Cool, Considerate Man - Michael Cumptsy/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT I: Momma Look Sharp - Erik J. McCormack/Macintyre Dixon & Joseph Cassidy/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT II: The Egg - Pat Hingle/Brent Spiner & Paul Michael Valley/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT II: Molasses to Rum - Gregg Edelman/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT II: Compliments - Linda Emond/Orch/Mark Mitchell
- ACT II: Is Anybody There? - Brent Spiner/Orch/Mark Mitchell
Music reviews of 1776: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)
Music Review: My "Compliments" on this cast album's track additions
Rating: 4 Stars
I celebrate every 4th of July by watching my laser disc restored version of "1776" and finally got the chance last year to see the musical when it came to town. The touring company was a result of the 1997 Broadway revival and I finally got around to picking up the CD. I too have nothing to fault with Brent Spiner's performance as John Adams aside from the fact that he is not William Daniels, which is not meant as a slight to the former but simply a restatement of the fact that the latter's performance was one of those perfect unions of performer and performance that happily happens from time to time in Broadway musicals. Listening to Daniels do "Is Anybody There?" is one of a choice handful of tracks I can listen to that will get me teary eyed. So what is special about this revival cast album is that it includes, unlike the original, Linda Emond as Abigail Adams singing "Compliments." I do not even bother trying to explain it anymore, but anytime I am listening or watching this musical and she starts to sing "I am, as I have always been...," I get emotional. So the first time I listened to "Compliments" on this CD the tears were rolling down my cheeks. I also appreciate all of the other little additions, both musically and in terms of dialogue, that are included on this cast album. As with most revival casts the performances fall both below and above the originals. Pat Hingle is a fine character actor, but I think he is simply miscast as Benjamin Franklin. On the flip side of the coin I think Gregg Edelman as Edward Rutledge and Paul Michael Valley as Thomas Jefferson are improvements on the originals. I even like this version of "The Lees of Old Virginia" by Merwin Foard, and it is the one song in the show that usually grates on my nerves. Why anybody would have ever thought the story of the Founding Fathers haggling over the Declaration of Independence would work as a Broadway musical is beyond me, but Sherman Edwards (music & lyrics) and Peter Stone (book) most definitely pull it off. Few musicals can claim to be as educational as this one, while being as entertaining with a mix of humor ("But Mr. Adams" and "The Egg") and pathos ("Momma Look Sharp" and "Molasses to Rum"). So, overall, while not as good as the original, this version of "1776" certainly has its moments.
Description of 1776: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1997)
No Description Available.Genre: Original Cast Recordings
Media Format: Compact Disk
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Release Date: 12-DEC-1997
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