re: ALW Now and Forever Box Set Question (Sunset Blvd Related) Dec 5
2008, 01:14:57 AM
Patti is also featured on ALW's latest 60th birthday compilation with 'New Ways to Dream' from Sunset.
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re: ALW Now and Forever Box Set Question (Sunset Blvd Related) Dec 5
2008, 12:57:27 AM
It is indeed Patti who sings that track and they credited Glenn Close and Alan Campbell by mistake. It's Patti and Kevin Anderson from the London cast recording.
There is also one other mistake: song 1, CD 2. It says it's sung by El Debarge when in fact it's the version from the original London cast sung by Ray Shell.
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re: Latest 'Phantom' sequel article May 30
2008, 02:14:30 PM
Keeping my fingers crossed for ALW and the show.
Let's see how the whole thing works out. If it sucks, I'll be the first one to say so. The least one can do is not to bash beforehand.
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re: Elaine Paige as Fantine Apr 30
2008, 05:15:25 AM
In a radio interview Cameron Mackintosh gave to Elaine Paige, he said she was the first choice for the role of Fantine, but was busy with her role in CHESS at that time, so she couldn't do it.
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re: Happy Birthday Ms.LuPone Apr 21
2008, 01:04:08 AM
Lots of love, all the best and many happy returns... 
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re: Best Evita Album Apr 18
2008, 01:03:47 AM
Each of the recordings has something interesting in its own right. The OBC is among my favorites beacause of Patti, but I really don't like Mandy Patinkin's singing or Bob Gunton rolling his 'r'. I also prefer a Che with a deeper voice.
The concept album with Julie Covington is interesting because it has the extra lyrics (in EVA'S SONNET and LAMENT in particular), plus the score is played by a much bigger orchestra than in the later recordings (except in the movie soundtrack).
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re: Tim Rice is Lyricist of Webber's Phantom Sequel Mar 26
2008, 01:49:40 AM
This is great news. I hope ALW and Tim Rice will finish the whole piece soon.
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re: Jaystarr's 10/10 Report on LuPONE GYPSY Part 1 (with stage door photos) Mar 25
2008, 01:48:32 AM
Thanks for this wonderful review, Jay. It really gives us who live in Europe something to regret since we are not able to see it.
Still, Patti said recently that she hopes she'll take the show to London next year, so I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
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re: Happy Birthday, Andrew Lloyd Webber! Mar 22
2008, 12:28:18 PM
All the best to you, ALW.
And to Mr. Sondheim as well.
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re: Andrew Lloyd Webber Mar 20
2008, 05:29:01 PM
Well put, metropolis!
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re: Andrew Lloyd Webber Mar 20
2008, 05:15:26 PM
Re Sondheim vs. ALW, I don't think the two of them see each other as rivals; there is plenty of room for them both.
Sondheim stated: "I don't write shows to be successful. Nobody does. Not even Andrew Lloyd Webber...The point with Andrew is that people just happen to like what he likes."
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re: Andrew Lloyd Webber Mar 20
2008, 11:08:24 AM
Re The Pink Floyd episode:
Ray Repp claimed Webber plagiarized his 1978 song titled “Till You” and used it for the the title track of "Phantom". The same song Pink Floyd has accused Webber of using a fragment of "Echoes" for?
So which is it? Did he plagiarize Repp or Pink Floyd? Can't be both now can it?
Does this mean then that Ray Repp plagiarized Pink Floyd and then Webber followed suit and plagiarized Repp.
Webber won the law suit filed by Ray Repp and was cleared. The lawsuit actually proved that Lloyd Webber DID in fact borrow music for “The Phantom Of The Opera”; he borrowed from himself and from a musical Webber composed in 1967/68; "Joseph and the Amazing Techni-colored Dreamcoat". Doesn't that mean then that Pink Floyd plagiarized Webber since "Echoes" (the song they accuse Webber of plagiarizing) wasn’t released until 1971, a full 4 years after Webber composed the songs for “Joseph”?
So, I guess what really happened then is that Webber composed the music in 1968, Pink Floyd plagiarized Webber in 1971, Ray Repp plagiarized Pink Floyd in 1978 and Webber took back his music in 1984, the year he composed his "Phantom" song. So it all came full circle. 
As for the fortune he made with his music, I say, good for him. I wish I could do the same in my profession.
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re: Andrew Lloyd Webber Mar 20
2008, 02:04:48 AM
It's all a matter of oppinion. I personally love ALW's music and musicals. Hal Prince himself said in an interview: "There is a whole snob attitude towards Andrew because he is so successful. He (Webber) knows what excites, energizes the empty space......His scores reflect a contemporary appreciation of rock and pop and blend them with the more traditional opera, music theatre, even liturgical canon....He creates musical motifs for each character, developing, then intertwining them into everythi
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re: German Cast Recordings Mar 19
2008, 01:44:42 AM
The German cast recording of SUNSET BOULEVARD with Helen Schneider and Uwe Kröger is awesome and is a must have for the fans of the show.
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re: Composers you like Feb 23
2008, 06:52:14 AM
Andrew Lloyd Webber
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re: 'Gypsy' 2008 Revival Recording Feb 22
2008, 12:50:03 AM
Wonderful news! This just made my day. Can't wait....
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re: Whistle Down the Wind Tour... Jan 16
2008, 01:44:03 AM
I haven't seen the show on stage, but the cast recording is great, I love the score. It would be interesting to see how it works on stage.
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re: Phantom Review 1/09/2008 Jan 10
2008, 01:57:31 PM
I just saw the Phantom last Saturday in London, almost two years since seeing it there for the first time. Everything George95 said about the Broadway production can be applied to London one. The show is still fresh and lively as ever, as is the audience response. Ramin Karimloo, who took over the title role last autumn, is simply brilliant. Strong stage presence and the exceptional vocal range. If you have a chance to catch him as the Phantom, do not miss it.
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re: O'Brien to Direct and Crowley to Design Lloyd Webber's 'Phantom' Sequel Dec 30
2007, 05:19:13 AM
No need for all this premature negative comments. Let the man do his thing. If it sucks, I'll be the first to say so.
As for the lyricist, ALW mentioned earlier it will be David Zippel.
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re: It's Official: GYPSY Opens March 27 with LuPone, Gaines and Benanti Dec 20
2007, 05:47:14 AM
"Devotee-
I almost crapped my pants at the thought of a cast recording. That's all I want."
You and me both!
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