Music CD - Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast)

	Music CD: Curtains (2007 Original Broadway Cast) List Price: $18.98 Our Price: $12.67 Your Save: $ 6.31 ( 33% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Manhattan Records
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Tracks: 1. Overture 2. Wide Open Spaces 3. What Kind Of Man? 4. Thinking Of Him 5. The Woman's Dead 6. Show People 7. Coffee Shop Nights 8. In the Same Boat 9. I Miss the Music 10. Thataway! 11. The Man Is Dead 12. He Did It 13. In the Same Boat 14. It's a Business 15. Kansasland 16. Medley: Thinking Of Him/I Miss the Music 17. A Tough Act To Follow 18. In the Same Boat 19. In the Same Boat 20. Show People 21. Wide Open Spaces 22. A Tough Act To Follow
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0094639221226 Format: Cast Recording Label: Manhattan Records Manufacturer: Manhattan Records Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Manhattan Records Release Date: 2007-06-05 Studio: Manhattan Records
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: I love Jason Danieley Comment: I bought this because of Jason Danieley. "I Miss The Music" gives me goosebumps and brings me to tears - every time. The CD was worth it for that song alone. Customer Rating: Summary: Curtains is the best Comment: I am a big fan of Kander and Ebb. I especially like Ebb's way with lyrics. Unfortunately, since Ebb has died, this really is "curtains" for their collaboration. This is the best K&E production I have ever seen, especially with the original cast. It is hilarious, romantic, typical theater attitudes, and a happy ending. Debra Monk is the best performer, but the character of "Bambi" has to be seen on stage to truly appreciate her dancing ability. David Hyde Pierce sings and dances better than I would have expected. This album doesn't give you the true ending, so you have to go see it on the stage to see how the murders are all solved and everyone is happy. It's worth just listening to, even if you don't really know how it ends. Customer Rating: Summary: Gotta Love Broadway! Comment: Lovers of Broadway will appreciate thaat the Musical genre' is alive. Here is a refreshing "new" work, with a clever story and a great cast. Buy the cd & then see the show! You'll leave the theare with your toes a tappin'. Customer Rating: Summary: Fun show Comment: We only went to see it because of David Hyde Pierce. The show was lots of fun and the cast amazing. There was great talent on the stage and the music fit well. I had to get the CD. Not the best of Kander & Ebb, but "Show People" still knocks your socks off... and it transfered to the CD beautifully. Hearing the music won't ruin the ending and it gets you ready to follow along or relive the energy. Customer Rating: Summary: Good cast, bland score... Comment: The cast recording of "Curtains" features a score by John Kander and the late Fred Ebb (with additional material by Rupert Holmes) that is just too bland-- especially given the songwriting team's track record. Tony-winner David Hyde Pierce and a gathering of Broadway pros perform admirably on disc and the orchestra is lively, but most of the tracks had me bored within about thirty seconds. The story involves a murder mystery behind the scenes of a terrible musical and the investigation by a show business-loving detective (Pierce), whose love of theater gets in the way of solving the crime. It's a promising premise with a good enough cast that might make this one of those musicals that's still enjoyable without having a distinguished score. "Curtains" is obviously a throwback to old fashioned musical comedies (in keeping with the 1950's setting), but even as nostalgia, the recording doesn't offer a whole lot. The songs for the musical-within-the musical are intentionally dopey, and therefore pretty tedious on disc. There are bits here and there that work okay-- particularly when some cynical humor breaks through. I liked "The Woman's Dead," in which the cast of the show-within-a show use the occasion of the star's unexpected death to engage in an impromptu "acting exercise." But the darker bits really only made me want to listen to edgier Kander and Ebb fare, like "Chicago" or "Kiss of the Spider Woman." More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: Curtains is an entertaining play within a play, as well as a "whodunit" new musical comedy featuring one of the last scores by legendary, Tony Award-winning songwriters John Kander and Fred Ebb (Cabaret, Chicago, New York, New York). Starring David Hyde Pierce (Spamalot, "Frasier") and Debra Monk, the Curtains original Broadway cast album is produced by nine-time Grammy Award-winner Jay David Saks.