Customer Reviews

Fame on 42nd Street (2003 Original Off-Broadway Cast)

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FAME on 42nd street, despite some issues with the direction, is a nice rendition of the show. This CD is definitely the best one to date (of the stage productions). Most of the cast have great voices. The number on the CD best sung, delivered, and consistant is Q Smith's INCREDIBLE rendition of "Mabel's Prayer" sung with ease, power, and great vocal strength. If anything purchase this CD for THAT stunning performance.

Okay first of all, the previous reviews were about the show itself and not about the new recording of FAME. Yeah, we all know the book is pretty shallow, but the music is still catchy and fun to listen to. So don't rate the recording by you seeing the show. Rate it by how you liked the recording!

As for me, I have all three recordings and this is by far the best recording out there. The vocals are just amazing and the instrumentation on this CD is better than the others. It is a really good CD and if you like the music from FAME, then you definitley need to buy this recording! A couple things that I don't like is that it doesn't include the reprise of "Hard Work" at the end of Act 1, and I am not the biggest fan of the two teachers' voices in this cast, but oh well.

Just get this CD and support the cast by checking it out on Off-Broadway ASAP!

The Fame on 42nd Street Cast Recording is one of the best CD's I own. You can feel the energy from the cast from just listening to it. I recently saw the show and the CD brings the magic of seeing the show to you. All the singers voices are amazing. The music is youthful with high energy, making you want to get up and dance. Live Forever.

I have seen this show, and I love it. Nothing is as good as seeing Fame live, but the CD is still amazing. The actors are wonderful, and the songs are beautiful. I escpecially love Sara Schmidt in "Let's Play a Love Scene." Everyone should go see Fame and then buy the CD!

I have always loved the movie...but the new show on 42nd street is something else! I highly recommend the show to everyone, but if not the show...GET THE CD! It captures the energy, emotion, and pure fun you feel sitting in the theatre. EVerything about it is amazing! You will dance around for hours to it! BUY A COPY TODAY!!!

i thought the play and the soundtrack rocked! The play drew me in from the first chord and i loved it. My school went for a trip so we did the Students Live workshop. We even got to meet two of the actors in the play. Im not sure if thats what made it great but either way, WHOO HOO.
~~~tigereyes

This is an AMAZING show. From the instant it started it had me involved just from the opening music numbers. While watching it seemed to me like a cross between Rent (for mostly content) and Footloose (for the music and especially the dancing). The CD is Phenominal. The cast really does put a HUGE effort into their singing and the characters truely show thorough everything they do. Everyone should listen to this soundtrack. It keeps me happy and my toes tapping all day long!

This soundtrack is, as I title the review, awesome. I can always count on it to put me in a good mood. In fact, I'm listening to it right now, and it's 4 in the morning. The cast is amzing, just audilly. You can really see a character behind everone on the foreground level, and see how much effort that was put into their performance. I think it's bad to call it a performance though, because a performance means just "doing it", but they did more than that. That's why this soundtrack is spectacular.

Fame on 42nd Street is one of the best Broadway shows i have ever seen. It is an energetic and funny and show with amazing musical numbers. The caracters are all very unique and everybody can relate to them. The music is phenominal. It is must for everyone.

I have been a huge fan of the FAME production for a long time and could not wait for this cd to come out. Now I just want to spread the love and share how great this cd is. Go out and buy it!!
StereofanUSA