|
|
Description / My Opinion
|
|
Additional lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and John La Touche. This recording is very good. The voices are good. The CD box and the booklet are quite nice. There are some photos of the performers (8) and 2 group photos.
This musical IS what I would define as being the archetype of musicals I love. It's close to an opera, but the thin border that rather makes it a musical exists. The music is extremely good, and the vocal performances are fantastic.
|
|
Musical Numbers
|
| 1 | 4:38 | Overture | Orchestra |
| 2 | 5:12 | Life Is Happiness Indeed | Jim Dale, Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell, Brent Barret, Stacey Logan |
| 3 | 1:36 | The Old Lady's False Entrance | Andrea Martin, Jim Dale, Ensemble |
| 4 | 2:37 | Best Of All Possible Worlds | Jim Dale, Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell, Brent Barret, Stacey Logan, Ensemble |
| 5 | 1:56 | Oh Happy We | Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell |
| 6 | 3:04 | It Must Be So | Jason Danieley, Mal Z. Lawrence, Jim Dale |
| 7 | 5:43 | Glitter And Be Gay | Harolyn Blackwell |
| 8 | 0:33 | The Old Lady's Second False Entrance | Andrea Martin, Jim Dale |
| 9 | 5:05 | Auto-da-fé | Arte Johnson, Mal Z. Lawrence, David Girolmo, Harolyn Blackwell, Jim Dale, Company |
| 10 | 3:19 | Candide's Lament | Jason Danieley |
| 11 | 2:34 | You Were Dead You Know | Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell |
| 12 | 3:55 | I Am Easily Assimilated | Andrea Martin, Señores, Company |
| 13 | 2:33 | Quartet Finale (to Act I) | Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell, Andrea Martin, Jim Dale, Ensemble |
| 14 | 0:53 | Entr'acte | Orchestra |
| 15 | 3:03 | Ballad Of The New World | Jason Danieley, Ensemble |
| 16 | 1:08 | I Am Easily Assimilated (reprise) | Orchestra, Jim Dale, Mal Z. Lawrence, Brent Barret |
| 17 | 2:00 | My Love | Jim Dale, Brent Barret |
| 18 | 1:07 | Eldorado | Orchestra, Jim Dale, Sheep |
| 19 | 3:18 | Sheep Song | Nanne Puritz, D'vorah Bailey, Seth Malkin, Stacey Logan, Ensemble, Jim Dale |
| 20 | 3:32 | The Governor's Waltz | Orchestra, Jim Dale |
| 21 | 2:36 | Bon Voyage | Jim Dale, Ensemble |
| 22 | 3:56 | Quiet | Jason Danieley, Andrea Martin, Stacey Logan |
| 23 | 3:03 | What's The Use | Mal Z. Lawrence, Arte Johnson, Jim Dale, Ensemble |
| 24 | 4:04 | Make Our Garden Grow | Jason Danieley, Harolyn Blackwell, Company |
|
The Cast
|
| | Voltaire | Jim Dale | | | Candide | Jason Danieley | | | Paquette | Stacey Logan | | | Baroness Von Thunder | Joy Hermalyn | | | Baron Von Thunder | Mal Z. Lawrence | | | Cunegonde | Harolyn Blackwell | | | Maximilian | Brent Barret | | | Hugo, Maximilian's Servant | Arte Johnson | | | Old Lady | Andrea Martin | | | Dr. Pangloss | Jim Dale | | | Radu, A Bulgarian Soldier | Arte Johnson | | | 2nd Bulgarian Soldier | Paul Harman | | | Don Issachar, The Rich Jew | Arte Johnson | | | Grand Inquisitor | Mal Z. Lawrence | | | Heresy Agent | David Girolmo | | | Judge Gomez | Arte Johnson | | | Businessman | Jim Dale | | | Governor | Jim Dale | | | Governor's Aide | Allen Hidalgo | | | Columbo, A Slave Driver | Mal Z. Lawrence | | | Father Bernard | Arte Johnson | | | Sheep One | Nanne Puritz | | | Sheep Two | D'vorah Bailey | | | Lion | Seth Malkin | | | Aristocrats | Arte Johnson | | | | Mal Z. Lawrence | | | Pasha-Prefect Of Constantinople | Mal Z. Lawrence | | | Turhan Bey, A Constantinople Gambler | Arte Johnson | | | 2nd Gambler (Police Chief) | Jim Dale | | | Sage | Jim Dale | | | Ensemble | D'vorah Bailey | | | | Mary Kate Boulware | | | | Diana Brownstone | | | | Alvin Crawford | | | | Christopher F. Davis | | | | Sherrita Duran | | | | Deanna Dys | | | | David Girolmo | | | | Paul Harman | | | | Joy Hermalyn | | | | Allen Hidalgo | | | | Wendy Hilliard | | | | Elizabeth Jimenez | | | | Julie Johnson | | | | Ken Krugman | | | | Chad Larget | | | | Shannon Lewis | | | | Seth Malkin | | | | Andrew Pacho | | | | Nanne Puritz | | | | Owen Taylor | | | | Eric Van Hoven | | | Cunegonde (alternate) | Glenda Balkan | | | Swings | Matthew Aibel | | | | Rachel Coloff | | | | Joseph P. McDonnell | | | | Starla Pace | | | Baroness Von Thunder (stage performer) | Julie Johnson |
|
|
