The Boys From Syracuse (1953 Studio Cast) [Cast Recording]

Richard Rodgers (Composer, Conductor), Portia Nelson (Performer), Jack Cassidy (Performer), Holly Harris (Performer), Bibi Osterwald (Performer), Stanley Prager (Performer), Bob Shaver (Performer), Lorenz Hart (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Portia Nelson, Jack Cassidy, Holly Harris, Bibi Osterwald, Stanley Prager, et al.
• Conductor: Richard Rodgers
• Composer: Richard Rodgers
• Audio CD (March 9, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000028YL
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #249,391 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars First recording of show pleasant but no stunner, August 19, 1998

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A. Andersen (Bellows Falls, VT USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boys From Syracuse (1953 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

After Columbia's studio cast recording of PAL JOEY proved a smash hit, record producer Goddard Lieberson produced a number of other Rodgers and Hart shows with studio casts - Mary Martin in BABES IN ARMS, ON YOUR TOES and this first recording of their best score THE BOYS FROM SYRACUSE. Jack Cassidy and Portia Nelson are acceptable but the numbers are recorded with less pizzazz than the 1965 Off Broadway revival and with less artistry than the 1997 reincarnation. Either of these is the first choice. The mono sound does not hamper this recording however - another Columbia marvel in sound recording. Portia Nelson's wobble may annoy (as did Hanley's in the 1965 revival)but all in all the recording is an acceptable if less than first choice.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best version, August 14, 2008

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C. Christopher Key "Theatrickster" (Bellingham, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Boys From Syracuse (1953 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

There have been several revivals of The Boys From Syracuse, and in each one the music seems to have deteriorated. This version is taken from the original 1938 score and is true to the Jazz Age/Tin Pan Alley roots of the music. Arguably, Rodgers and Hart's best collaboration and without a doubt the most authentic of the soundtrack recoprdings.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mad for Jack Cassidy, January 21, 2000

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This review is from: The Boys From Syracuse (1953 Studio Cast) (Audio CD)

Jack Cassidy was to me what Frank Sinatra was to others of my generation. I simply swoon when I hear him and this recording has always been one of my favorites.