Celebration (1969 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording, Original recording remastered]

Tom Jones (Composer), Harvey Schmidt (Composer), Susan Watson (Performer), Michael Glenn-Smith (Performer), Ted Thurston (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 24, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
• Label: Angel Records
• ASIN: B000008E3Q
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #169,373 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars More memorable for its tone than its tunes, September 26, 2008

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Gene DeSantis (Philadelphia, PA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celebration (1969 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

What has tragically proved to be Jones and Schmidt's final Broadway show (not counting the too-many aborted workshop productions and out-of-town closings since) is an odd bird indeed, but so were all their shows, and that's why they were special. The entertainment pundits blamed its premature closing on a small-scale show playing a big-scale house, and while that may be true there's something in this score that's off-kilter; it tries for the sweetness and innocence of "The Fantasticks" against a clashing world-weariness, all set to that feathery "Fantasticks" small-pit-band sound. Unfortunately the duo could not come up with a hit here, as with "Try to Remember", nor even anything to be resuscitated by Barbra Streisand; one leaves this recording humming the arrangements. But because the sound is so musical, and so memorable, this album has long survived the production, and serves as a true memorial to Jones and Schmidt's vision of a simpler, more humane theater.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An undiscovered classic, July 22, 2008

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J. Vallely "javal" (Hollywood Ca) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celebration (1969 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Diamond in the rough. Great for it's time, and in some ways is better than the Fantasticks. Should be performed more. Buy it

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A happy customer!, May 31, 2010

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R. T. Moran - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Celebration (1969 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

CELEBRATION is a forgotten gem from the crown jewels of the entertainment world. The Tom Jones - Harvey Schmidt score is melodic and delightful. I recommend this to any musical theatre aficionado.