The Wizard Of Oz In Concert: A Benefit Performance For The Children's Defense Fund (1996 Lincoln Center Cast) [Live][Cast Recording]

The Wizard Of Oz (Related Recordings), Harold Arlen, E. Y. Harburg

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 20, 1996)
• Original Release Date: August 20, 1996
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Live, Cast Recording
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033RO
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #157,494 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Main Title - The Orchestra

2. Over the Rainbow - Jewel

3. Cyclone - Debra Winger

4. Come Out, Come Out... - The Boys Choir of Harlem, Natalie Cole

5. It Really Was No Miracle - The Boys Choir of Harlem, Jewel

6. We Thank You Very Sweetly - The Boys Choir of Harlem

7. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Boys Choir of Harlem, Natalie Cole

8. As Mayor of the Munchkin City - Daniel Lane

9. As Coroner, I Must Aver - Kevin Miller

10. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead - The Boys Choir of Harlem, Natalie Cole

11. Lullaby League - The Boys Choir of Harlem

12. Lollipop Guild - The Boys Choir of Harlem

13. We Welcome You to Munchkinland - The Boys Choir of Harlem

14. Who Killed My Sister - Natalie Cole, Jewel, Debra Winger

15. Follow the Yellow Brick Road/You're off to See the Wizard - The Boys Choir of Harlem, Natalie Cole, Jewel

16. If I Only Had a Brain - Jackson Browne, Ry Cooder, Images, Jewel, David Sanborn

17. We're off to See the Wizard - Jewel

18. If I Only Had a Heart - Roger Daltrey

19. We're off to See the Wizard - Jackson Browne, Roger Daltrey, Jewel

20. Lions and Tigers and Bears - Jackson Browne, Roger Daltrey, Jewel

See all 37 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars JEWEL SHINES IN THIS PREFORMANCE!, August 29, 1999

By A Customer

This Cd is wonderful!...I absolutly love Jewel as Dorthey!Her angelic voice completly fits with this Fantastic music!... Nathan Lane, Natalie Cole, Debra Winger are all wonderful in this preformance!..this is a MUST HAVE! for Wizard Of Oz fans or Jewel Fams for that matter!...Buy it!...you'll be glad you did!

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb performances by Jewel and Nathan Lane, December 8, 1998

By	MICHAEL J NICOLLS (Swansea, IL USA) - See all my reviews

I've heard Nathan Lane's performance 50 times and still laugh at his superb portrayal of the lion. This guy is tops. Jewel's voice and modern slant to Somewhere Over the Rainbow is a must hear. You will not find a better source of entertainment. This soundtrack has it all. Hearing 'The Jitterbug' makes me wonder why this jazzy little tune was left out of the original motion picture.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars To me, homage to the original..for a great cause, July 5, 2001

By	Nancy Iannuzzi (Phoenix, AZ) - See all my reviews

Granted, there is no way any new production of "The Wizard of Oz" can compare to the 1939 film-not even "The Wiz" came close. But when these artists came together for a good cause, The Children's Defense Fund, all I could think of was what a wonderful homage to the original cast and Harold Arlen's music. Perhaps on CD one loses this feeling. But watching the concert, that is available on video, you can see that their hearts are in the right place.

Nathan Lane celebrates Bert Lahr's memory in his performance as the Cowardly Lion. He is an absolute joy.

On the video, there are interviews with some of the artists...and Jackson Browne puts it best. He was in awe of the audience, mostly baby boomers, with their children on their laps, clapping, with fists in the air, like the "Who" concerts in the 70's when Roger Daltrey appears on stage as the Tin Man, incorporating some of the "old moves" into the character. IMHO, this is a video and CD worth buying and sharing with a new generation.