As Thousands Cheer: The Hit Musical Comedy Revue! (1998 New York Revival Cast) [Cast Recording]

Howard McGillin, Paula Newsome, Kevin Chamberlain, Mary Beth Piel, Irving Berlin, B.D. Wong, Judy Kuhn | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 23, 1999)
• Original Release Date: 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B00000IKV0
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #301,973 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Man Bites Dog

2. How's Chances?

3. Heat Wave

4. Debts

5. Lonely Heart

6. The Funnies

7. Easter Parade

8. Metropolitan Opening

9. Metropolitan Opens in Old-Time Splendor

10. Supper Time

11. Our Wedding Day

12. Harlem on My Mind

13. Through a Keyhole

14. Finale: Not for All the Rice in China

15. Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee [#][*]

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not a dud in the bunch!, September 5, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: As Thousands Cheer: The Hit Musical Comedy Revue! (1998 New York Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

Great CD, I have listened to it about 20 times since I got it last week - it has taken up semi-permanent residence in my car CD player. The Amazon.com review above sums up the high points pretty well, though I must say that I love the "creaky" Moss Hart sketch - it imagines that Opera has been taken over by radio and its sponsors, but also in that time slot was a family drama, so simulataneously you have an opera, a french chef plugging Mueller's Miracle Mustard Sauce, and a family drama. Also a gem is a tune called "The Funnies" about the Sunday newspaper comics. I highly recommend this CD!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's good but BE AWARE!!, December 12, 2001

By 

Dan Tana "Sondheim Fan" - See all my reviews

This review is from: As Thousands Cheer: The Hit Musical Comedy Revue! (1998 New York Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

Irving Berlin's score is absolutely fantastic. It's as fresh as the day it was written.....funny, acerbic and absorbing. Berlin was and remains a national treasure.

Unfortunately, even though the performances were very good, I was disappointed to find this recording having only piano/acoustic bass (which was barely audible) arrangements. I was SOOOO looking forward to a fully orchestrated CD presentation. In addition, the piano playing was rather wimpy and with this type of thin instrumentation - that costs the CD one star.

If you desperately want to hear this great score (like I did) buy this CD, but don't expect to be blown away by the production.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thousands should cheer indeed!, March 13, 2000

By 

K. T. D. Lee (London) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: As Thousands Cheer: The Hit Musical Comedy Revue! (1998 New York Revival Cast) (Audio CD)

It is impossible to imagine a better Berlin revue! There is not a single weak link in this recording; all the singers are top-notch, great acting, immaculate comic timing, flawless singing. If Berlin is not your favourite composer, you'll be converted after this recording. If he is, then you'll still be surprised how good his songs can get if sung like this.

The cast is simply wonderful. They are so flexible; can croon or swoon like a torch singer in one number, create slapstick humor the next, sound like a 50 voice choir sometimes, and reduce you to tears at others. All this achieved with just a piano and a bass! I'm particularly charmed by the relatively unknown Berlin songs such as 'How's Chances' and 'Our Wedding Day', but the high points must be 'Suppertime' and 'Harlem on my Mind'!

If you already have a taste for older musicals, this is a must have. If not, sample it and discover the enjoyment it can offer as opposed to 'new' musicals.