Carnival Cast Recording

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#0Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 12:42pm

Does anyone have this? What can you tell me about it? A friend of mine sang "Mira" in a concert a few years ago and I absolutely love it, but I've never heard anything else from the show. I saw the recording last night but wasn't sure how good it was. Any thoughts?

WOSQ
#1re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 1:45pm

Buy it.

Its good.

Really really good.

The story is from the film called Lili released in 1953 or so.

Paper Mill Playhouse in NJ is doing a full production next month.


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#2re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 2:00pm

and Elena Shaddow is brilliant... I suggest everyone go see it


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#3re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 2:06pm

Thanks. I was beginning to think no one would respond to this. I listened to clips on Amazon and it sounded pretty good. I just didn't know the story or anything. Like I said, Mira was the only thing I'd heard from it.

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#4re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 2:25pm

Yay Judy,

you are my new best friend.

Doug

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#5re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 2:42pm

Kaye Ballard is worth the purchase alone. Divine score.

Chevstriss
#6re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 2:49pm

Let's not forget Orbach.


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#7re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/10/06 at 3:16pm

let's DEFINITEY not forget Orbach. the man was perfection in everything he did and sounded incredible on the Carnival recording.

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#8re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/11/06 at 3:21am

One of those special little shows too often overlooked. The final scene when Lili is going to leave and the puppetts call out to her to come back is a real choker-upper.

M-G-M's cast album is not one of the better ones. The sound quality is poor and the record suffered from sloppy recording with a lot of distortion. At least the CD restores the songs to the correct running order.


Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!

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SahDu
#9re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/11/06 at 3:38am

I was given the oppurtunity to play Paul a few years back and let me tell you I fell completely in love with this show. One of the most fun performances I've ever been a part of. DEFINITELY buy the album.


Updated On: 2/15/14 at 03:38 AM

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#10re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/11/06 at 7:40am

I played Paul several years back. It is a beautiful little show with gorgeous, addictive music. The cast recording is a must for every true musical theatre fan.

Dollypop
#11re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/11/06 at 9:13am

I have the recording of CARNIVAL (on black vinyl) and love the score. However, I saw the Encores! version of it a few years ago and I was disappointed with the story. It's really a dark tale. Perhaps the show didn't work for me because there was no chemistry between Ann Hathaway and Brian Stokes Mitchell. I also had many qualms about Hathaway's singing voice.

CARNIVAL! doesn't follow the script of LILI exactly. The character of Rosalie was very sophisticated in the film and played in the show as low comedy by Kaye Ballard.


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#12re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/11/06 at 9:33am

The score is wonderful, one of my favorites. I love Anna Maria Alberghetti's singing voice. I find it so crisp and clear. I ADORE "Beautiful Candy", it's my favorite song in the show. I recommend this album a thousand times over. Simply lovely. A most definite buy.


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#13re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/21/06 at 10:50am

Thanks to everyone who posted here and gave me their opinion. I picked this up this morning on my way in to work and I can't wait to give it a listen.

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#14re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/21/06 at 10:52am

Have fun. Such a great, sweet score. It never fails to bring a smile to my face and warmth to my cold cold heart.
Updated On: 2/21/06 at 10:52 AM

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#15re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 2/21/06 at 11:26am

do you think this will ever come back to broadway? i think there was talk of a revival with jim henson puppets...


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andyf
#16re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 8/11/06 at 6:18pm

So, the musical and the movie are "based on a story by Paul Gallico," but that's all I've been able to find... repeatedly.

Does anyone know the name of the story that inspired the show and the movie?


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#17re: Carnival Cast Recording
Posted: 8/11/06 at 6:26pm

The book is called Love Of Seven Dolls


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