DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances [CAST RECORDING]

Gerard Alessandrini (Composer), Irving Berlin (Composer), Jerry Bock (Composer), Cy Coleman (Composer), Betty/Green, Adolph Comden (Composer), Steve Dorff (Composer), Shepard N. Edmonds (Composer), William Finn (Composer), Frandsen/Garin/Hipkens/Lockheart (Composer), Gary William Friedman (Composer), Dan Goggin (Composer), Elliot Goldenthal (Composer), Larry Grossman (Composer), Mark / Monk, Debra Hardwick (Composer), Hernandez / Prida (Composer), Scott Joplin (Composer), John Kander (Composer), Jerome Kern (Composer), Edward Kleban (Composer), Frank Lazarus (Composer)

Product Details

• Composer: Gerard Alessandrini, Irving Berlin, Jerry Bock, Cy Coleman, Betty/Green, Adolph Comden, et al.
• Audio CD (October 23, 2001)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 2
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B00005Q6IN
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #90,654 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Customer Reviews

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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great compilation, May 9, 2002

By	Eric L. Magnus (Olathe, KS USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I don't actually own this particular compilation, however, since I own nearly every recording represented on these discs...I think I'm qualified to comment. This is a wonderful representation of the high quality of work that DRG Records does.
The previous review is way off the mark. This is definitely not a waste of time or money. This is 25 years of preserving Broadway shows, Off-Broadway shows, studio recordings (mostly from the city center concerts), etc. So what if they "aren't as good as the original", DRG is preserving many recordings and artists that other mainstream labels don't or won't. You have wonderful recordings from Brian Stokes Mitchell, Nathan Lane, Debbie Gravitte, Tyne Daly, Anthony Perkins, Joanna Gleason, Marin Mazzie, Carol Burnett, Heather Headley, Patti LuPone, Barbara Cook, etc., and many of these are from Original Cast Recordings just as they appeared on Broadway. This is an excellent sampler of the work going on at DRG. No...I'm not an employee...just an avid listener and collector of theatre recordings.

8 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A disappointment, December 14, 2001

By	S. Mathews (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's a reason you've probably never heard of most of the songs and shows on this album, not to mention most of the artists. This is a second-rate collection of second-rate numbers performed by mostly second-rate artists. In the case of the shows that were revivals, the performances on the original cast recordings were better. Don't waste your money.