I bought it. I have to get used to it as I have been listening to the Australian Cast Recording for a couple of years and now have to listen to a new voice and line up. I like Hugh tho~
And I like Jarrod Emmicks version of I HOnestly love you.
The CD is WONDERFUL!!! Although (of course) as with almost every cast recording it is impossible to capture the magic and excitement of experiencing the show live. This is a beautiful, moving, wildly exciting show. Revved-up but the incredibly stellar cast that practically blew this baby through the roof. Jackman is a "force of nature" and Keating has to be seen to be believed. She gives a hauntingly beautiful, perfectly etched performance. Yeah...yeah...yeah...I know...the "critics" raked the 'book' over-the-coals. But come TONY time, "OZ" will walk away with it's fair share, and the show is guaranteed to go down in B-way history as being THE MOST EXCITING show experience of the 2003/4 season. Cheap tickets ($45.00) can be had almost every (week)night at TKTS...and the seats are usually in the front mezz. It's the best deal on Broadway. Oh yeah...a nice thing about the CD is that they've included a bonus track; the gorgeous ballad "Tenterfield Saddler." And since it was just released today they're selling for the "special price" of $14.99 at most stores.