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Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series) |  | Creators: Richard [Composer] Adler, Peter [Piano] Allen, Benny / Ulvaeus, Bjorn / Anderson, Stig Andersson, Harold Arlen, Burt Bacharach, Lionel Bart, Irving Berlin, Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Robert Hood Bowers, Leslie / Newley, Anthony Bricusse, Mel Brooks, George M. Cohan, Cy Coleman, George / Wright, Robert Forrest, George Gershwin, Jay Gorney, Johnny [1] Green, Marvin Hamlisch, Jerry Herman
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $59.98
Buy New: $33.08
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Seller: mirmedia_movies_and_music
Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 9429
Format: Box set, Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.9 x 5.4 x 1
MPN: 92899
UPC: 827969289921
EAN: 0827969289921
ASIN: B00064ADMK
Release Date: October 19, 2004
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Tracks:
Disc 1
| • | Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey | | • | Swanee- Al Jolson | | • | When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams | | • | A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel | | • | My Man- Fanny Brice | | • | Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire | | • | If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor | | • | Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence | | • | Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan | | • | Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson | | • | Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra | | • | Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting | | • | Body And Soul- Libby Holman | | • | Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby | | • | Night And Day- Fred Astaire | | • | Heat Wave- Ethel Waters | | • | Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara | | • | You're The Top- Ethel Merman | | • | Summertime- Anne Brown | | • | September Song- Walter Huston | | • | My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin | | • | It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross | | • | Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal | | • | Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin | | • | Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake |
Disc 2
| • | New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon | | • | If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton | | • | Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas | | • | There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble | | • | How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan | | • | Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger | | • | Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison | | • | Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza | | • | Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan | | • | Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing | | • | Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys | | • | Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence | | • | Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes | | • | Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley | | • | Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price | | • | Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt | | • | Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon | | • | I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews | | • | Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert | | • | The Party's Over- Judy Holliday | | • | Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook | | • | Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence |
Disc 3
| • | Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston | | • | I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki | | • | Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman | | • | My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin | | • | Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke | | • | Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach | | • | Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton | | • | Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti | | • | I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co. | | • | The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley | | • | Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel | | • | What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley | | • | As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown | | • | Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast | | • | People- Barbra Streisand | | • | Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick | | • | If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel | | • | Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr. | | • | The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley | | • | If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon | | • | Open a New Window- from Mame Voice |
Disc 4
| • | Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey | | • | Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast | | • | I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach | | • | The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch | | • | Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson | | • | I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo | | • | I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman | | • | We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast | | • | Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein | | • | Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns | | • | Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton | | • | One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast | | • | All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble | | • | Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle | | • | Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone | | • | Come Follow The Band | | • | Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach | | • | And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday | | • | The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia |
Disc 5
| • | Memory- Betty Buckley | | • | I Am What I Am- George Hearn | | • | Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin | | • | Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast | | • | The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford | | • | You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman | | • | The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast | | • | Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company | | • | With One Look- Glenn Close | | • | On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook | | • | Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble | | • | Seasons Of Love- | | • | Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize | | • | I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble | | • | Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway | | • | Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur | | • | Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band | | • | I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company | | • | Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel |
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 A Wonderfully Eclectic Collection Well-Worth the Money October 24, 2009
Atticus (Omaha, NE, USA)
BROADWAY-THE AMERICAN MUSICAL was originally, I believe, a PBS Documentary that can now be purchased on DVD. I haven't seen any of the PBS Show. However, I am a huge fan of Broadway shows and music. I am a firm believer that the best music of America can be sewn across the tapestry of Broadway: here we have Sondheim and Streisand, Armstrong and Astaire, Merman and Martin, Berlin and Buckley. Listen to this music and you'll hear the music of America itself.
Okay, enough of my philosophical observations on Broadway. I already know that you love Broadway music. If you don't, you would have stopped reading before the end of the first paragraph. The question you want answered is this: I want a set of great Broadway music that I'll love; some that I know, some that I don't. Is this the set that I should buy?
The answer is: yes.
This set is brilliant, and well-worth the money you'll spend for it. That amount of money is quite a bit. However, with five CDs, 109 songs, and a twenty-something page booklet that is interesting and well-written, you will feel very satisfied with your purchase.
Quick, now, look back to the first paragraph and reread the names listed there. All of those were taken straight from this CD collection, and there are lots more besides those. I still haven't gotten to Jolson, Rivera, Andrews, Orbach, Grey, Lansbury, Mostel, or Channing (plus more). Initially, with this set, you will be overwhelmed with all of the great names and great music. It helps if you listen to it in order (Disc One before Disc 3, etc.), since all of the songs (excluding the first, GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY, which opens every Broadway set) are in chronological order. Listen to a song, and then read the annotation in the book. It will help you comprehend why this song, and the musical it belongs to, are important in Broadway history.
Or, you could just listen for enjoyment.
There are tons of beautiful songs here that I will cherish for the rest of my life: "Memory" from Cats, "Hello, Dolly!" from, well, Hello Dolly, "Open a New Window" from Mame, "Try to Remember" from The Fantasticks. Believe it or not, I had never heard any of these songs in their entirety before I purchased this set. Just think of what I was missing!
Of course, there are some slight disputable errors. There is nothing here from RAGTIME or ASPECTS OF LOVE. And, a couple of songs are sort of unnessecary (I could have done without "I Enjoy Being a Girl" from FLOWER DRUM SONG, 1958.) However, there are many gems I would have overlooked if I had purchased a less comprehensive set: songs like "Luck Be a Lady" from GUYS AND DOLLS or "The Party's Over" from BELLS ARE RINGING.
Overall, this is the set to have. It is a bit pricy, but the money is well worth the many hours of memories and pure enjoyment. Appreciate the magic of Broadway!
 Could Have Used More Shows June 8, 2008
Catherine Goltz (Washington DC)
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Of course there should have been much more. I remember there been a Metropolian Opera series called CAST ALBUMS- 100 YEARS that was put out for a limited time only and had like five volumes.
As Peter Filichia noted they left out SHE LOVES ME, BRIGADOON and SWEENEY TODD. Also nothing from PACIFIC OVERTURES, BIG RIVER, CHESS, CRAZY FOR YOU, JEKYLL & HYDE, TITANIC, THE SCARLET
PIMPERNEL, FOOTLOOSE- THE MUSICAL, THE FULL MONTY, URINTOWN...
But they couldn't have put it all. I would have done without Lee Remick's
"Anyone Can Whistle", because the show was a flop. I guess because it was Sondheim's first "serious" show...
B'way The American Musical so-so February 17, 2008
Matthew F. Mazza (Blue Bell, PA United States)
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
The first three discs were only OK. I had forgotten how much better the later Broadway musical recordings were. The last two discs were very good, maybe because I could relate better to the shows or perhaps the productions were better.
Fabulous for any Broadway-lover January 29, 2007
sesu (NY/NJ)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.
Top Shelf January 3, 2007
Daniel F. Taft (New York, NY)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.
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