Forever Plaid: The Heavenly Musical Hit (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

Stan Chandler, Guy Stroman, David Engel, Jason Graae | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 27, 1990)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: RCA Victor Broadway
• ASIN: B000003F2X
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (28 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,568 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Forever Wonderful!, September 9, 2001

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"fellaboy2000" (Montgomery, AL USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Forever Plaid: The Heavenly Musical Hit (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Here is a thin thread of a show held together by the music captured here in the original cast album. The plot, just in case you have not seen "Forever Plaid," is barely there, nor is it important! All you really need do is sit back and listen to the wonderful songs from the 1950's: "Moments to Remember" and "No Not Much" among the showstoppers. There are even tributes to The Ed Sullivan Show and The Perry Como Show found here.

It's all in fun, it's all in nostalgia, but more importantly, it's all in innocence. Will there ever be a more innocent decade than the '50s? Will there ever be more harmonic, lyrical songs than those written in post-World War II America? Will there ever be another cast album that really wants to "sell" you its simple music in such a sincere manner?

"Forever Plaid" was a sleeper of a show. Too bad. We do have this wonderful original cast album as a reminder that those huge Broadway musicals are often not as endearing as this precious, sweet tribute to days gone by.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Singing Voices!, November 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Forever Plaid: The Heavenly Musical Hit (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

I just saw a performance of Forever Plaid in Hermosa Beach on 10-30-99. I loved every minute of it! Stan Chandler was in this performance - what a beautiful voice! I want to see this one again! I am so glad that I was able to get a copy of this CD to listen to over and over...

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Music! A great show!, November 11, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Forever Plaid: The Heavenly Musical Hit (1990 Off-Off-Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

I saw it first on March 4th 1993 at the Galleria Theater in Denver and it immediately became one of my favorite musical productions. It's the story of 4 guys in 1964 on their way to pick up new plaid tuxedoes for their first real singing gig. On the way, they hit a bus load of Catholic girls going to see the Beatles sing on the Ed Sullivan Show. The Plaids all die but are given the chance to come back and do the show they weren't able to do while they were alive. In the style of The Four Lads, The Four Freshmen, The Four Aces, The Hi-Lo's and The Crew Cuts, They sing their way through this very entertaining and funny show. What a swell trip down memory lane.