Bring Back Birdie [Cast Recording]

Bring Back Birdie | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 17, 1993)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Varese Sarabande
• ASIN: B0000014TO
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #263,984 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture - Orchestra

2. Twenty Happy Years - Chita Rivera, Donald O'Conner

3. Movin' Out - Robin Morse, Kids

4. Half Of A Couple - Robin Morse, Girls

5. I Like What I Do - Chita Rivera

6. Bring Back Birdie - Maurice Hines,Chita Rivera, Ensemble

7. Baby, You Can Count On Me - Donald O'Conner

8. A Man Worth Fightin' For - Chita Rivera, Cowboys

9. You Can Never Go Back - Marcel Forestiere

10. Back In Show Biz Again - Donald O'Conner, Las Vegas Ladies

11. Middle Age Blues - Donald O'Conner

12. Inner Peace - Chita Rivera, Ensemble

13. There's A Brand New Beat In Heaven - Maurice Hines, Ensembles

14. Well, I'm Not! - Chita Rivera

15. When Will Grown-Ups Grow Up - Robin Morse, Kids

16. Young - Donnald O'Conner

17. I Love 'Em All - Maria Karnilova, Boys

18. Bring Back Birdie (Reprise) - Donald O'Connor,Marcel Forcel Forestieri, Chita Rivera, Ensemble

19. Rosie - Donald O'Connor, Chita Rivera, Ensemble

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Broadway's First Sequel....., June 16, 2001

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Frank Poore (NY, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Bring Back Birdie (Audio CD)

Although not a musical masterpiece, you can't deny Charles Strouse and Lee Adams can certainly whip up an exciting, catchy, and most of all fun score for Broadway's first Sequel, BRING BACK BIRDIE. Chita Rivera received a Tony nomination for recreating 'Rosie' a role she played in Broadway's 1960 Smash Hit BYE-BYE BIRDIE penned by the same authors. Tap sensation, and comedic actor, Donald O'Connor of "Singin' In The Rain" movie fame makes his Broadway debut in the role of "Albert".

Other Broadway notables include 1964 Tony Winner ('Golde'/Fiddler on the Roof) MARIA KARNILOVA in the role of 'Mama' and MAURICE HINES of 'Hines, Hines & Dad' fame as 'Mtobe'. These entertainment greats are backed-up up by an equally talented ensemble two of whom, making their Broadway debuts, are now film actors VANESSA (Coming To America/Crimson Tide) BELL CALLOWAY and MICHAEL (Chaplin/A Chorus Line) BLEVINS.

A must for every collector and certainly for theatre groups planning to produce this cult classic originally conceived, directed & choreographed by Tony winner JOE LAYTON with a frivilously-kooky yet entertaining book by legendary script writer MICHAEL STEWART. At the time an un-heard-of amount of money ($2 million - mere pocket change by today's standards) went into this historic 1981 production that had no out-of-town tryout yet previewed for 7 weeks on Broadway, opened to mixed reviews and closed after 3 days and 4 performances.

Theatre lovers and Broadway enthuastists will adore this rare and unlikely recording featuring top-notch, first-class talent! .....

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Bad musical does not mean a poor score, August 15, 2007

By 

Chu Chiu Sum "Sammas" (Hong Kong) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Bring Back Birdie (Audio CD)

Actually this is NOT the first Broadway musical sequel written, but the point is it is one of the WORST show on Earth. The staging is inadequate, the book is silly, funny, but with many ideas which dull the audiences. The set is excessive and overblown...etc. But then, the score, which is the only thing we can experience from a cast recording, is nice if not excellent.

With a bunch of (10) orchestrators in line, one can expect that this musical has varied musical styles which include pop, rock-and-roll (of coz), classical theatre, western, gospel, 20s jazz and so on. The tunes written by Charles Strouse (who is a prolific composer whom sequels suck) are catchy with witty/funny/entertaining lyrics written by Lee Adams. As for the performers, Chita is irreplaceable, while Donald O'Connor proved that he can really sing. Maria Karnilova, Maurice Hines and Marcel Forestieri are doing a very good job in this recording.

So, for those who are searching for lost gems of musical SCORES, this is one of the choice here. For the show, well, let's just say it's a total bore.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Bring Back Birdie is Fun, March 27, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Bring Back Birdie (Audio CD)

In listening to Bring Back Birdie It has a very nice appeal ...I like it beacause it incorporates Rock, Country , Broadway and upbeat music all in one. I have also seen this production and is a pretty good show. No show could surpass Bye Bye Birdie but Bring Back Birdie does have some very good moments and some very appealing music.