Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Wonderful Town (Related Recordings), Rosalind Russell | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 28, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Mca Special Products
• ASIN: B000008MFB
• Also Available in: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #381,475 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a find!, April 9, 1999

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Sarah Dreher (Amherst, MA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Early Bernstein, Rosalind Russell sings, what could be better? This wonderful classic '50's musical is based on the book "My Sister Eileen," one of the funniest books to come along -- even now. I consider myself fortunate to have seen the original cast of WT, have cherished the album. The music is a delight. Dated? Aren't we all?

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars O-H-I-O, January 11, 2001

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Donald (Ohio) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

This is probably not the best and most complete recording available fo the show. However, it does feature Rosiland Russel and the rest of the OBC, which is a major plus. The score has many hightlights, the strongest being "Ohio" (which I think should be the Ohio state song, but that's a whole different issue). Bernstein's music is definatly not bland or forgettable, and Comden-Green's lyrics are witty and all in all enjoyable, as best demonstrated in "One-Hundred Easy Ways" in which Rosiland Russell's character describes how to lose a man. There are some duds in this show, the biggest example being "Swing" which , aside from cheezy lyrics and an overal bland melody, does not make one want to swing dance. If this number were stronger--it certainly has potential--and if the recording and liner notes were more complete, this would easi ly be a 5-star recording. Unfortunatly, that isn't going to happen, so you'll have to setlle in order to enjoy this great score done by the original cast.

5.0 out of 5 stars Rosalind Russell Sings!, June 30, 2001

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Angela Burton - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Her droll humor wrings emotion out of every word she sings. I was lucky enough to see the show when it came out, and this recording brings back all those memories of the great, great Broadway Shows of the 1940's and 1950's. I still go around singing "Why O Why O WhyO, Why Did I Ever Leave OHIO?" Edie Adams and Rosalind Russell were a nostalgic reminder to all the girls who ever went to New York to make it big. Wonderful Town was a GREAT SHOW and this is a GREAT recording.