Customer Reviews

Annie

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3 star:		(2)
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First up, this is the identical disc to the previous 1998 Broadway Masterworks pressing, but in new, cardboard "eco-pack" sleeve packaging. Affectionately nicknamed "The Red Album", the 1977 original Broadway cast recording of ANNIE has never been out of the catalogue, enjoying steady sales for the past thirty years.

Andrea McArdle is still the definitive Annie for most fans, belting out her signature "Tomorrow" with all the confidence of a seasoned Broadway veteran; though in fact this was her Broadway debut and she had only won the role after the little girl originally cast as Annie was deemed "unsatisfactory" during early tryouts. It's a hard knock life!

Dorothy Loudon is a hoot and a half playing the addled orphanage owner Miss Hannigan, Reid Shelton (whose credits date back to the chorus of the original 1956 "My Fair Lady") is a consummate Warbucks; and the late, great Laurie Beechman belts it like nobody's business as the Star to Be in the "N.Y.C." sequence.

Listening to the album today, you can still pick up on the sense of triumph and excitememt within the performances, and the spicy orchestrations of Philip J. Lang positively SCREAM Old-School Broadway (if you don't get chills during the Overture, you are definitely missing something). ANNIE was one of the last great "all-American" Broadway musicals before the British invasion took Broadway into a totally new direction in the early Eighties. It still holds a warm, nostalgic spell for audiences all over. Recommended.

[Masterworks Broadway 88697 49909 2]

This was a birthday gift for our 9 year old grand daughter. She and her younger siblings had seen Annie on stage in Chicago last fall and were constantly singing the songs. It was beautiful watching them sing and dance to the music - AND get all the words correct. It was perfect - great sound.

The mastering on this cd is crystal clear and the additional material (audition stuff) was just fun to hear. No complaints - just enjoyed listening to this soundtrack in my car and at home.

The content of this musical is little-kid though the story has the emotional depth that makes it not matter. The songs help tell the story in such a way that they condense emotions being felt by the characters, so there is a song that everyone regardless of age can relate to. the song I relate to most is "Maybe." I will not get into the 1999, 1982, dubate, because which ever movie you see, you will have a touching expereance.

While I really wanted the original broadway musical version (which is not available at a reasonable price) this CD worked out fine. If you are looking for this album on iTunes, don't bother, while iTunes has plenty of music, they don't seem to have a deal for all that many musicals so I turned to purchasing an "old fashioned" CD. The music is great, and the singers are good too.

This is a great cd, but didn't realize that some of the songs in moviewere not from original broadway show. Will probably get movie cd as well.

The CD I purchaced was of good quality and I received it promptly Amazon always have an excellent rating with me

My three and five year old granddaughters say that this is their new favoirte CD to listen to at bed time. They are walking around the house singing the songs, including my granddaughter who looks like a little Annie with her red hair!

I bought this for my 6 year old daughter, and she loves it. It gets a 5 start review from both of us. I like the Broadway feel to this album with the inclusion of the Overture, a great way to begin listening to a wonderful CD.

I bought this cd for my 2 yr. old greatgranddaughter....she loves it!!! Her parents play it in the car for her. She can sing along...especially, "Tomorrow"..."It's a Hard Knock Life"....I think we have a future Broadway star in our family!!!!!