Customer Reviews

The Secret Garden

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This has been one of my favorite musicals since when I first sw it in 1991. It tells the classic story of the beloved novel by the same name. The music is lovely and the whole thing has a mysterious air to it, something never really done in a Secret Garden movie or musical before. I like it. All the lyrics are wonderful and the songs have a wonderful tune too. It is neat to be able to read all the lyrics and all the spoken words. The original cast recording of this musical has some of the spoken words, but not near all of them. It is a nice way to re-live the experience. I highly reccomend this book. If you like this book, you may also like the original novel "The Secret Garden" by Frances Hodgson Burnett and the original cast recording of the musical itself.

Being a fan of this musical, I decided to purchase the sheet music as well. I have not regretted this decision. The songs included were some of the best ones (though it is so hard to choose the best ones from this musical!). I only wish there could have been room for the whole score!

I bought the script and the vocals after listening to the wonderful C.D. This is great for any young struggling actor or actress or anyone who has an interest in the theater.
I only wish that Broadway produced more touching musicals like this.
The script is heartfelt and touching it shows trimuph over loss and the importance of family no wonder it won a Tony for best book!
The script is easy to read for youngsters and the music is perfect for auditions (although you have to buy the sheet music seperately). Little actresses will love reading Mary at auditions. I love this script and find myself reading it and re-reading especially the parts with Lily and Mary.
If you loved the musical or the C.D. than you must buy the script and this is a must for any young actress!

The Secret Garden treads a fine line between soppy and gritty and does it pretty well. Although some of the lyrics are not very good, the score has some very nice moments, and there are a couple of songs likely to appeal to many people, not just young girls. Most of the songs are relatively difficult in one way or another.

This music has it all - from the simple to the extremely complicated! I was part of a production company that performed this as a live musical and the response was outstanding! We were able to utilize a creative MIDI system with a laptop so that we could arrange the 16 "voices" to meet the expectations of our audience - and they were ASTONISHED! A definite must have for your sheet music library! (Lily's Eyes: crying is acceptable!) Great reading for all types of people - both living and dead (except for the Shelleys whom we're not sure about!)

This show is by far one of the best I've ever encountered. The music is of the highest quality, and this book is a reflection of that. While the piano parts are somewhat challenging (the difficult key signatures are part of that), the accompaniment parts add a musical dimension lacking in so many shows.

We were very pleased with this collection of songs. The level was appropriate for my 9 year old daughter who saw the play and loved the music. She loves to sing the songs and play along with the piano. I just wish there were more songs from the musical in this affordable book.

I am 12 yrs old and take singing lessons, I thought at first my singing teacher was a total bore- until she got out this wonderful song book. I now have my own copy and and have sung Wick, Winters on the Wing and A Bit of Earth in concerts. I am happy to say all have one first prizes.

I love love love this musical, and this songbook is just a must have when you feel like belting all by yourself! I played Mary in this play five years ago, and to Dean from Houston, I know what you mean about those Shelleys! Why are they hanging out with dead people if they are alive? I'm glad someone else out there shares in my frustration! The Secret Garden is a very emotional musical. The lyrics are absolutely beautiful, and the music is just wonderful. i love it!

This book isn't dummed down for the novice player, however it is quite an amazing collection of songs. As soon as I bought the CD, I knew I had to have this book to play the songs for myself. Unfortunetly, the publishers have it listed as a hard cover edition, when it isn't. Still, well worth the wait.