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Jay Records02.18.971243
1CD75:36No Lyrics
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Once On This Island
Musical
Original London Cast

Music by Stephen Flaherty
Lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
Book by Lynn Ahrens

Based on the novel "My Love, My Love" by Rosa Guy

Description / My Opinion
Amazon.com - Ordered 01/11/2000 - Send 01/15/2000 - Received 01/29/2000

The booklet contains 3 big and 6 medium sized color nice pictures of the show and a half page introduction by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Here is another recording of this show, of which the Original Broadway Cast may be my favorite recording. It's very hard for me to give an opinion on this recording without comparing with the OBC. Unfortunately, the OBC is so wonderful that the Original London Cast doesn't stand a change. In fact, I'd say that the OBC contains magic, while this one is only a cast recording. What I don't get in this recording that I had found in the OBC: the feeling of being a very little child being told a fantastic story, mixing both sadness and joy. I miss the emotion. I miss the tenderness. I miss the high pure clear voice of La Chanze as Ti Moune. I miss the despair shout from Mama Euralie when she calls 'Bring my Julian home'. The recording sound is OK, the performers are OK, the score is here, but however, I cannot recommend this recording to someone who has not yet listened at the OBC. And once one has listened at the OBC, I wouldn't recommend this recording, because it's far from having the magic of the OBC. I'd say that this recording is only for this musical big fans.

Musical Numbers
15:29PrologueStorytellers
We DanceStorytellers
26:10One Small GirlMama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Little Ti Moune, Storytellers
33:20Waiting For LifeTi Moune, Storytellers
41:51And The Gods Heard Her PrayerAsaka, Agwe, Papa Ge, Erzulie
52:22RainAgwe, Storytellers
61:16Discovering DanielTi Moune, Storytellers
75:13PrayTi Moune, Tonton Julian, Mama Euralie, Guard, Storytellers
84:14Forever YoursTi Moune, Daniel, Papa Ge
93:46The Sad Tale Of The BeauxhommesArmand, Storytellers
105:00Ti MouneMama Euralie, Tonton Julian, Ti Moune
113:28Mama Will ProvideAsaka, Storytellers
122:54Some SayStorytellers
133:41The Human HeartErzulie, Storytellers
142:32Pray (Reprise)Storytellers
153:17Some GirlsDaniel
161:38The BallAndrea, Daniel, Ti Moune, Storytellers
171:35Ti Moune's DanceTi Moune, Grands Hommes
182:44When We Are WedAndrea, Ti Moune, Daniel, Storytellers
192:20PromisesPapa Ge, Ti Moune, Storytellers
Forever Yours (Reprise)
202:05Wedding SequenceAsaka, Ti Moune, Daniel, Storytellers
213:14A Part Of UsMama Euralie, Little Ti Moune, Tonton Julian, Storytellers
223:42Why We Tell The StoryStorytellers
233:43The Human Heart (Special Mix)P. P. Arnold
The Cast
Erzulie P. P. Arnold
Ti Moune Lorna Brown
Asaka Sharon D. Clarke
Daniel Anthony Corriette
Agwe Trevor Michael Georges
Andrea Suzanne Packer
Mama Euralie Shezwae Powell
Papa Ge Clive Rowe
Armand Mark Vincent
Tonton Johnny Worthy
Little Ti Moune Monique Mason
Little Ti Moune (at the Birmingham Repertory Theatre) Elizabeth Kerr
Monique Mason
Interesting Links
Ronni's Ahrens & Flaherty pages
GJ Works's pages

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