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The Canadian cast. I was sent this recording by a friend of mine, and I listened to it for the first time as I was driving to a meeting…the place I had to go was 2 hours away, so I thought it was a great chance to listen to this new show. Well, I didn’t anticipate just how much it would affect me! By the time they got to the end, with the reprise of “Brave Enough for Love”, I was in tears…not even because it’s sad, because it’s not! 🙂 Just because the story was so beautiful, and the music was so beautiful, and I was just so happy that I was crying! So, needless to say, I *love* this recording. It’s fantastic. The cast is incredible, the music is *wonderful*, the orchestrations are lovely, for the most part. I can’t even begin to choose favourite songs, because I would list them all, but I think my ABSOLUTE favourite has to be “Farewell, Good Angel”…what an incredible song! I love the lyrics. I just wish it was longer! Actually, I just wish the whole recording was longer! 🙂 |
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The Broadway cast. Well, after waiting four long years for this show to make it to Broadway, it finally did! And it produced a cast recording that is different enough from the original to make it absolutely essential to buy. 🙂 Marla Schaffel is as brilliant as ever, and James Barbour is a wonderful Rochester. The new songs, like “Sweet Liberty” and “Sirens” are beautiful, and all of the gorgeous music from the first time around is there as well. Again, I wish they could make a complete recording, but what’s here is absolutely magical!! |