Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway

Franc d'Ambrosio | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (December 14, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Lml Music
• ASIN: B0006SSOFE
• Also Available in: DVD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #255,242 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Brigadoon: Almost Like Being In Love

2. The Godfather III: The Immigrant (The Love Theme)

3. Sweeney Todd: Not While I'm Around

4. Pippin: Corner Of The Sky

5. How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying: How To Succeed/I Believe In You

6. Damn Yankees: Heart

7. Chicago: Razzle Dazzle

8. Sweet Charity: If My Friends Could See Me Now/Little Me: The Other Side Of The Tracks

9. Jekyll And Hyde: This Is The Moment

10. Les Miserables: Bring Him Home

11. Copacabana: Who Needs To Dream

12. The Phantom Of The Opera: The Music Of The Night

13. Stop The World I Want To Get Off: What Kind Of Fool Am I?

Editorial Reviews

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Product Description

Franc D’Ambrosio, who starred as the legendary masked man in Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Tony Award winning musical The Phantom of the Opera for over six years, was honored with the title of the longest running Phantom in the world after bringing more than five million theater goers to their feet over 2,600 times. On Dec. 12th he was a special correspondent for ACCESS HOLLYWOOD on the red carpet at the NYC premiere of Joel Schumacher’s film musical The Phantom of the Opera at the Ziegfeld Theater.

You will most likely recall D’Ambrosio from his highly publicized portrayal of Al Pacino’s opera singing son, Anthony Corleone, in The Godfather Part III (after an international search lasting more than a year.)

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Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Phranc unmasked---at last!!!!, January 29, 2005

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Heather Tyks "shadowmusic" (Santa Cruz, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway (Audio CD)

I saw Franc for the first time when I was 13 and my parents suprised me one weekend by taking me to see The Phantom of the Opera for the first time in San Fransisco, and I swear my life has never been the same since. Franc was so captivating and soulful in his performance I doubt there was a dry eye in the house---I was awe-stricken. In fact, I was so moved by his perfomance that I dragged my parants back up to SF the very next week to see it again! I was so compelled by the play that I got my hands on any phantom book and music I could find, and the Phantom has been a permanent part of my life ever since. However, I regret that for years I did not think about the man behind the mask---Franc. I had been listening to the origanl London cast album for years because that's the only Phantom recording available, and it didn't even occur to me to look for other recordings Franc might have done until it had been so long that he wasn't playing the role anymore I didn't remember the names of any of the cast members we saw, but after an hour or so of research on the internet I was able to track him down and was thrilled to find out he had just released this album (his debut!) and I bought it without thinking twice. The first half of this album is very lively and fun and you can really hear Franc's energy and charisma, and the second half---all ballads---is stunningly beautiful. Franc sings his heart and lungs out, and his upper register is downright haunting! For anyone who has seen Franc perform, or just loves well-sung show tunes, this CD is a must. The only real draw back to the album is that the first few tracks are medleys so you only get to hear parts of each song instead of the enitre song, but it is still very nicely done and each song leads into the next almost seemlessly. Also, if you are interested in the original SF cast of The Phantom of the Opera, they resently held and recorded a Christmas benifit for AIDS called Crhistmas Center Stage and you can enjoy a variety of Christmas songs peformed by various members of the SF cast! It's a beuatiful CD and very fun to listen to at that time of the year or year-round! Now, one last suggestion: if you like broadway songs, a great companion to Franc's CD is Lisa Vroman's Broadway album (I think it's called Classic Broadway). Lisa played the Phantom's beloved Christine with Franc for years and both of their voices are truly stunning and extremely enjoyable to listen to.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars WHAT LUNGS, January 30, 2005

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Donna L (Pittsburgh,PA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway (Audio CD)

I saw Franc on his concert tour recently and was very impressed. He has sure got some lungs... I like the fact that in person, he sounds just like the recordings on the CD. I have been collecting Broadway Cds for years now and I have quite the collection. The thing that stands out with Franc's CD is the wonderful range of songs. I especially liked the medeleys and the inclusion of some songs that have been my favorites from shows but never seem to be recorded too often. His vocal range is great as well....and an incredible high light voice. His vocal characteristics are reminiscent of Mandy Patinkin, whom I also really like. I will listen to this one for a long time to come.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Best Entertainer on the Cruise, January 9, 2007

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Carol E. Gill (Pinole Ca. USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Franc D'Ambrosio's Broadway (DVD)

Last October we met Mr. d'Ambrosio while cruising to New Zealand. He put on a great show and a very personable guy.This D.V.D. brings back some great memories of seeing him perform live.He is very talented in all the ways he can sing.His pianist does a great job also.
Thank You
Rich & Carol