Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [ORIGINAL RECORDING REISSUED]

Original London Cast (Artist)

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 8, 2005)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording reissued
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B000BGR0Q0
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #38,464 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Opening on Broadway in the Summer of 2005. Originating from the 1968 novel by Roald Dahl, this is a truly magical musical following the adventures of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, a revolutionary, all sailing, all flying machine created from an old neglected car by an eccentric Professor. Chitty Chitty Bang Bang is a classic of our time and one that never fails to delight. Original London Cast. Mr Bang Bang label. The Main artists are, Michael Ball, whose extensive fanbase are being targeted with details of this album, Anton Rodgers ,Brian Blessed, Nichola McAuliffe and Richard O'Brien. The CD contains a CDROM element, which gives details of the Making Of The ProductionNow open on Broadway where the musical is a great success. * No US release is scheduled! --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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4.0 out of 5 stars altogether a fine cast album, December 25, 2006

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

CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, the cheerfully-mindless musical by the Sherman Brothers, was mounted for the West End stage in 2002, opened at the London Palladium and enjoyed a run of nearly three and-a-half years (the subsequent Broadway production fared less well). The Sherman Brothers score sparks either rapture or revulsion depending on whom you ask, but the musical does offer some quaint charms.

The stage version of CHITTY operates almost like a glorified pantomime, the story remains the same but the score has been re-jigged and altered. In this cast album of the original 2002 London Palladium cast, Michael Ball adds his own special touch to the eccentric inventor Caractacus Potts, with newcomer Emma Williams as Truly Scrumptious. Ball is at his best with the plaintive lullaby of "Hushabye Mountain". Emma Williams doesn't get all that much to warble as Truly (her big movie number "Lovely Lonely Man" was mercilessly cut from the stage score), however Williams has a charming way with "Doll on a Music Box".

Brian Blessed and Nichola McAuliffe push the 'camp' gear into overdrive with their performances as Vulgaria's hideous Baron and Baroness ("Bombie Samba", one of the additions to the stage score, has to be heard to be believed). Richard O'Brien of ROCKY HORROR fame plays the equally-odious Child Catcher with yet another bland addition, "Kiddy-Widdy-Winkies". Carrie Fletcher and George Gillies play Jeremy and Jemima. Stage veteran Anton Rodgers is wonderful as Grandpa Potts.

Happily though, all the best movie songs ("Me Ol' Bamboo", "Toot Sweets", "Posh", "The Roses of Success" and the Oscar-nominated title song) are all here, making the new additions to the score even more inferior by their presence.

[Sony Music/Chitty Records MRBB001]

4.0 out of 5 stars London Cast - Not Quite American, October 24, 2007

By	L. Brown (Los Angeles) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Original London Cast Recording) (Audio CD)

At the risk of not being Politically Correct, the London cast, while not bad, is simply not as good as the American cast. It's that simple.

4.0 out of 5 stars A remake of the original movie, January 9, 2007

By	Barbi Lee "Barbi" (Minnetonka Mn) - See all my reviews

This remake is crisper, and slightly different than the original, but I still like the original better.