The Goodbye Girl (1993 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

David Zippel, Cynthia Onrubia, Scott Wise, Susann Fletcher, Marvin Hamlisch, Martin Short, Bernadette Peters, The Goodbye Girl (Related Recordings) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 27, 1993)
• Original Release Date: April 27, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000002942
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #101,486 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars amazing Bernadette Peters sings Zippel-Hamlisch score, August 3, 2004

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Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Goodbye Girl (1993 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

THE GOODBYE GIRL is a satisfying musical version of the Neil Simon romantic comedy, with a score by David Zippel and Marvin Hamlisch which is as sassy and accomplished as anything else written by the duo. Bernadette Peters (in a Tony-nominated performance) plays the unlucky-in-love dancer Paula, with Martin Short as Elliott, the equally unlucky-in-love actor.

The score gets off to a cracking start with Paula's anthemic "No More"; also charming is Paula's plee to her daughter Lucy (Tammy Minoff) to "Don't Follow in My Footsteps". Elliott's "I Think I Can Play This Part" and "Good News, Bad News" are likewise great character numbers. Paula's 11 o'clock number "What a Guy" is a real showstopper.

THE GOODBYE GIRL received mixed reviews when it opened in 1993, buoyed by the star-power of Peters and Short. Producers wisely closed the show when Peters and Short had completed their contracts. The cast also includes Scott Wise, Carol Woods, Cynthia Onrubia, Susann Fletcher and Linda Talcott.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great score preserved in a well-produced CD, February 8, 2005

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Mark Andrew Lawrence "Theatre Reviewer" (Toronto) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Goodbye Girl (1993 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Though the show only lated 188 performances in the springa nd summer of 1993, this original cast albums preserves two top star performances and great score that does just what a great Broadway score should do: It tells the story and establishes the characters.

Columbia's recording is laid out so that the home listener can easily follow the story. The booklet includes a detailed synopsis and all the lyrics. The recording omits the brief opening song "This is as good as it gets" because the number was just a lead-in to the first scene. Otherwise the full score is here and it's joy from start to finish. Ok, the second act song "Too Good to Be Bad" is unnecessarily shoe-horned in as a showpiece for Carol woods (who makes the most of it) but the rest is pure gold.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not the best Bernadette, merely wonderful!, August 15, 2000

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P. J. Willson (Williamsburg, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Goodbye Girl (1993 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Okay, The Goodbye Girl was not the best Bernadette Peters vehicle ever, but it is still pretty darn wonderful, and the CD does not disappoint at all. As a matter of fact, the CD is some improvement over the live performance which tended to drag. Bernadette is Bernadette and Martin Short was a fabulous surprise on Broadway and singing here. The songs are grand fun and lift the heart. You won't be sorry you added this to your collection of Original Cast albums.