Gigi: Selected Highlights (1997 London Studio Cast) [CAST RECORDING]

Ron Moody, Graham Bickley, National Symphony Orchestra, Gigi (Related Recordings), Frederick Loewe, Alan Jay Lerner

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 31, 1998)
• Original Release Date: March 31, 1998
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Showtime (UK)
• ASIN: B000006HR1
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,145,122 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture - National Symphony Orchestra

2. Thank Heaven for Little Girls - Ron Moody

3. It's a Bore - Ron Moody

4. Waltz at Maxim's - National Symphony Orchestra

5. She's Not Thinking of Me - Graham Bickley

6. Night They Invented Champagne - Graham Bickley, Lindsay Hamilton, Siân Phillips

7. I Remember It Well - Ron Moody, Siân Phillips

8. Say a Prayer for Me Tonight - Lindsay Hamilton

9. Gigi - Graham Bickley

10. In This Wide, Wide World - Lindsay Hamilton

11. I'm Glad I'm Not Young Anymore - Ron Moody

12. Finale - Chorus

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars yet another sparkling recording of GIGI, December 13, 2002

By	Byron Kolln (the corner where Broadway meets Hollywood) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER)

This lovely 1997 studio recording in dynamic digital stereo was released on the budget 'Showtime!' line, and has proved to be a popular title for collectors who have been charmed by its fantastic performances.

Lindsay Hamilton is a lovely Gigi, singing a particularly-affecting "In This Wide, Wide World" as well as a jubilant "The Night They Invented Champagne" with Graham Bickley (as Gaston) and Sian Phillips (as Mamita Alvarez).

Yes, Sian Phillips appears in her second GIGI recording. She played Aunt Alicia in the 1985 original London cast, and appears here as Alicia's kinder sister Mamita. Phillips is fine in both roles but appeals to me more as 1985's bitchy Alicia!

Graham Bickley adds his gorgeous, booming yet tranquil voice to the Title Song as well as a sweeping "She is Not Thinking of Me". I absolutely love Bickley as Gaston in this recording.

Ron Moody may not be the first choice for the role of the romantic rogue Honore, but on this recording, he is charming. He sings a delightful "I Remember it Well" with Sian Phillips as well as a Gallic-esque "Thank Heaven For Little Girls".

The National Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Martin Yates, brings to life the sparkling Lerner-Loewe score that I believe is still on a par with their biggest hit MY FAIR LADY.

Highly-recommended. Such a shame that it is out-of-print.

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent recording, but a confused?, August 17, 2006

By	Andi (USA) - See all my reviews

Gigi was a musical my mother loved dearly as a child, she still loves it even today.

But why use the OST picture instead of the London Studio Cast? It's very confusing...