Nice Work When They Record It
Nice Work When They Record It
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#1Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 2:32pm
The new Broadway musical, 'Nice Work If You Can Get', is to get a cast recording.
The company go to the studios next week with a summer release expected.
Updated On: 5/15/12 at 02:32 PM
#2Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 2:52pm
A recording of Kelli O'Hara singing Gershwin will be a must buy for me! (or Kelli O'Hara singing anything!)
I've loved her in everything I've seen her in - Dracula, The Light In the Piazza, Pajama Game & South Pacific. And I recently bought her solo album, which is absolutely wonderful.
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
AddisonMizner
Broadway Star Joined: 10/7/11
#2Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 5:21pmLove Gershwin and also like Kelli O'Hara, so this should be worth a listen!
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#3Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 5:42pm
It will be a truly stunning listen. It was a truly boring watch!!!!
The orchestrations to this are simply sublime.
#4Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 5:54pm
Love Kelli O'Hara, but Gershwin is bland, so given this premise it, whoever sings it, it will sound awful, saying that I will buy it.
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#5Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 5:59pm
Bland!
PLEASE listen to the London cast recording of 'Crazy For You'!
AddisonMizner
Broadway Star Joined: 10/7/11
#6Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 6:11pm
...AND Porgy & Bess!
Recently got the Houston Grand Opera recording which has just been reissued on the "Sony Opera House" series - over three hours of bliss! Also looking forward to the New Broadway Recording with Audra.
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#8Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 6:17pm
I agree, Mama! Whatever Gershwin's music is, it is cetainly not bland. He wrote some of the greatest songs of all time - soaring melodies with an almost unique gift for capturing the essence of the America of his age. And such variety - from the catchy ditties of songs like They All Laughed & let's Call the Whole Thing Off to the rich and earthy soul of Porgy And Bess with the haunting beauty of Someone To Watch Over Me, But Not For Me, How Long has This Been Going On, etc. in between.
He was without question the greatest American composer of his era - some would say of any era.
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
Jonwo
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/16/06
#10Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 6:29pm
Crazy for You has very good cast recordings both the original Broadway and London companies, I like Kelli O'Hara so look forward to hearing Nice Work.
Wonder if Nice Work could work in London, I think it would need a names for the leads and given that the revival of Crazy for You only did a few months, it could be a risky but then again old fashion musicals are back in vogue thanks to Singin' in the Rain and Top Hat.
#11Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/15/12 at 7:45pm
Did Bill Brohn orchestrate this?
I agree with Bob, Gershwin is one of the greatest composers in history. He did for American music what Britten did for British.
#12Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/16/12 at 3:30am
POL, try to find "A tribute to Gershwin" that was broadcast by the bbc almost 20 years ago. Never heard anyone call Gershwin "bland" before. I'm in shock 
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
#13Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:02am
Something bland!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSz8H73Sbfc
#14Nice Work When They Record It
Posted: 5/19/12 at 8:16am
Something special - Gershwin's masterpiece, Someone To Watch Over Me sung by the amazing Vix Hamilton Barritt:
Victoria Hamilton Barritt: Someone To Watch Over Me
THEATRE 2020: CURTAINS**** LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE GIRLS***** WICKED***** KEITH RAMSAY TAKING NOTES WITH EDWARD SECKERSON***** KAYLEIGH MCKNIGHT CONCERT***** RAGS***** ON MCQUILLAN'S HILL** DEAR EVAN HANSEN***** THE JURY***
Updated On: 5/19/12 at 08:16 AM
MamasDoin'Fine
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/28/08
