Gutenberg! The Musical! [Cast Recording]

Original Cast Recording (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 3, 2009)
• Original Release Date: 2009
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: P.S. Classics
• ASIN: B002NXSTTG
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #143,837 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious, brilliant fun, November 13, 2009

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G. F. Nolan (Chicago, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gutenberg! The Musical! (Audio CD)

Gutenberg! is delightful on so many levels: It's a brilliant, silly satirical musical about big, overproduced, silly Broadway musicals, featuring the inventor of the printing press, an evil monk, a wench named Helvetica (my personal favorite font), and singing rodents. What's not to like, and that's just the beginning! It's full of sly pop-culture references and bursts of pure silliness worthy of The Simpsons and Monty Python, yet it's grounded enough that you actually find yourself rooting for these incredibly odd characters. All that, and the tunes are actually awesome. They will haunt you! I personally recommend the yearnful "I Can't Read Him (He's All Greek to Me)," which will make you laugh out loud (illiteracy! unrequited love!) and then stick in your head so you sing it all the time until your friends ask what your problem is. LOVE IT!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous recording of a wonderful show, November 11, 2009

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Charles Todd (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gutenberg! The Musical! (Audio CD)

I saw this show many times in New York over the years-- from the original with the authors playing the parts at the Upright Citizens Brigade, to the Off-Broadway run with Fitzgerald and Shamos (whose talents are on this disc)-- and I can't tell you how thrilled I am that this cast recording is finally getting released. This is not your average "ironic musical" fare. Scott & King are amazing songwriters and the songs aren't funny because they're bad (though they are, in their own special way)-- they're funny because they're completely hilarious. Warning: these songs will get stuck in your head. You'll love them, but you'll wish you could forget them. The quality of this recording is excellent and brings back many memories for me of great nights at the theatre. Highly recommended.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars fun and amusing, February 2, 2010

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Stephen D. Locklear "Musical Theatre fan and ... (Seattle WA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gutenberg! The Musical! (Audio CD)

very entertaining, especially if you have had to do or watch an original musical being pitched for production or funding. Cute and catchy music and lyrics, but the "gag" does not encourage repeated listening - once you get the gag, then it's really done. I bet it was fun to watch.