Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Notes for Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
Free Music Review: You Can't Stop the Beat!
Hit: 5 Stars
I could try to come up with a more clever title for this review, but the title of the last track says it all about the soundtrack from the Broadway show Hairspray. I went reluctantly ($110 per ticket) on my last trip to NYC, and found to my surprise that I enjoyed the show and then adored the soundtrack--every number is performed with great gusto and excitement. "Good Morning Baltimore", sung by Marissa Winokur as Tracy Turnblad, the portly dance-crazed teen from 1963 Baltimore, gets the show off to a great start. "The Nicest Kids in Town" takes you back to the days of American Bandstand and its local knockoffs. "The Bells" was one I knew before seeing the show as my daughter and her friends sang (or at least lip synched) it at a drama camp talent show. "It Takes Two", a teen idol number sung by the character Link, sounds much better to me that the real Frankie Avalon/Ricky Nelson tunes of the early '60s that are its models. Other great songs, many with a civil rights theme following from the story of the film, follow, topped off by "Cooties"--an insult song sung by Tracy's rival Amber Von Tussle, and the showstopping (literally) finale "You Can't Stop the Beat", which sounds more urgent with every listen. Along the way the songwriters include some clever and slightly subversive lyrics--Tracy sings about the "rats on the street" who "all dance round my feet"; Linc croons that "Liz, she has her Dick"; and Penny Pingleton is ready to "call the NAACP" if anyone challenges her love for her African-American boyfriend Seaweed. Some have said that Hairspray is the Grease of the 21st century, but to me it's much better-more human; and also significantly better than the '80s comedy film on which the musical was based. We await with excitement and trepidation the film musical, which could hardly improve on the stage show, but in any event we'll get to hear those great songs again.Free Music Review: My #1 Fave show!
Hit: 5 Stars
I heard this show is closing in 2007, while a movie's coming out Independence Day 2007!
My fave Hairspray songs are:
1. You Can't Stop The Beat
2. Good Morning Baltimore
3. Without Love
4. I Can Hear The Bells
5. Mama I'm a Big Girl Now
6. Run and Tell That
7. The Nicest Kids in Town
8. Big Blonde and Beautiful
9. Welcome To The 60's
10. The Big Dollhouse
Free Music Review: HAIRSPRAY a Delight From Start to Finish
Hit: 5 Stars
I can't recommend HAIRSPRAY enough. The only difficulty with HAIRSPRAY is, there isn't a bad tune in the score; it's impossible to single one out as a showstopper, because in their way, they all are.
I bought this recording because I had the pleasure of seeing the show in June 2006. If you can't find your way to a live performance, buy this CD.
Free Music Review: Did so poorly in Vegas it was pulled out!
Hit: 1 Stars
Not a surprise for this overrated, squeeky-painful-to-the-ear recording. There are so many other Broadway musical recordings out there that people should check out.Free Music Review: High Engergy 60's Fun
Hit: 5 Stars
This high energy 60's music show is fun and enjoyable to listen to, and makes you want to sing along. Especially energetic are "Go Mamma Go" and "You Can't Stop the Beat!" The vocal arrangements are amazing and true to the 60's genre, and really bring to life the story of a heavy-set teenager who helps teach everyone around her lessons in prejudice and tolerance.