The It Girl (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

Paul McKibbins, Jean Louisa Kelly, Jessica Boevers, BT McNicholl | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Jay Records
• ASIN: B00006HIAC
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #237,241 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Black and White World

2. Why Not?

3. Stand Straight and Tall

4. It

5. Mama's Arms

6. What to Wear?

7. It Reprise

8. A Perfect Plan

9. Coney Island

10. Act One Finale

11. Entr'acte

12. Woman and Waif

13. Stay with Me / Left Hand Arrangement

14. Step into Their Shoes

15. Out at Sea

16. How Do You Say....?

17. Step into Their Shoes Reprise

18. You're the Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me

19. Act Two Finale

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

If you think that musicals are only outsize, outlandish spectacles hatched on Broadway, The It Girl deftly shows that there are other options. This small show was created in 2001 at the York Theater--located in a church's basement, it's as close as you get to a barn in New York City. Loosely based on the 1927 Clara Bow vehicle It, the show gleefully runs through all the 1920s classic situations and characters: chases, flappers, mistaken identities, a boat cruise, a department-store heir, and fake French accents—it's all there. You can almost hear the ghost of P.G. Wodehouse, librettist for the Gershwins' Jazz Age classics, cheering. The It Girl breezes through thanks to its cast's game can-do energy and the strength of Paul McKibbins and B.T. McNicholl's perky tunes, which deploy nice melodic resources and make the most of a six-piece band. There's enough knowing pastiche here to keep the saccharine at bay, but the creative team also shows genuine resource and love for musicals as a genre. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Definitive Album of ITs Genre, October 3, 2002

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"yvettelm" (New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The It Girl (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

You can hear wonderfully subtle touches in this excellent, incredibly well-crafted cast recording -- a banjo and a violin give it an authentic, period sound. The tuneful, charming melodies and clever, witty lyrics will appeal to people of all ages (my 3-yr old immediately picked up "Step Into Their Shoes" and demands that it be played over and over!), and the songs are full of joy and innocence. Just what we need more of in this day and age!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This show is "How Do You Say...?" (Ah, yes) AMAZINGLY GREAT!, March 16, 2003

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Matty - See all my reviews

This review is from: The It Girl (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

This show has a STELLAR cast! The cast is relatively small, only consisting of three men and four women. The music is original and REALLY clever (and based in the 1920s...GREAT TIME)! I listen to this cast album MORE than any other (and I have A LOT of cast albums)! Some of the MOST appealing tracks are "A Perfect Plan," "Coney Island" and "Step Into Their Shoes"! This would be A GREAT show for small theatres or small companies of actors! You'll be glad you bought this cast album after you take the time to listen to it all the way through at least once. You'll find a few songs you like and listen to those OVER and OVER. Two weeks later you'll find a few more songs you like and do the same! ... This is an A+ show!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars At Last!, October 2, 2002

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D (NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The It Girl (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

I saw this great little show when it was at the York and I was hoping there would be a cast recording, because a show like this one deserves a CD! The music is terrific. While listening to this CD, you fell like you're back in the roaring 20's, but still have a foot in the present - what fun!!! Jean Louisa Kelly is a star and one to watch. The quality of the recording is top notch and the graphics are eye catching. Order this baby!!!