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?
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.
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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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.
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.
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.
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.
"Sing the words, Patti!!!!" Stephen Sondheim to Patti LuPone.