Half a Sixpence (1965 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Notes for Half a Sixpence (1965 Original Broadway Cast)
Free Music Review: Classic Broadway Pizzazz!
Hit: 5 Stars
Painfully long out-of-print, Half A Sixpence is that rare thing today, a musical with a show-stopping original score that has great songs you can remember, providing one with that seldom-seen joy of leaving the theater humming. The score sounds much like the classic scores of Jerry Herman, with touching ballads, comedy songs, rousing showstoppers, and a very memorable star turn by British Tommy Steele, who gained well-deserved American fame with this show. It's not hard to see why after listening to him belt it out like there's no tomorrow. Here's a very British show with the best of Broadway sensibilities that shows you how well the Brits did it before the invasion of the "RockOperettas" of the 1980's changed the sound of musical plays! Half A Sixpence is a must-have on anyone's musical theater cast album list. It's a FLASH-BANG-WALLOP!Free Music Review: Tommy Steele's One Broadway Musical And It's Swell
Hit: 5 Stars
Nearly 40 years ago, Tommy Steele opened on Broadway in HALF A SIXPENCE, with the flash-bang-wallop that Hugh Jackman brought to THE BOY FROM OZ in 2003. SIXPENCE came near the end of a Broadway season (1964-65) that began with FIDDLER ON THE ROOF. At Tony Awards time, FIDDLER deservedly got everything. However, HALF A SIXPENCE remains a joyous gem. Sadly much of the dance music was not recorded, not to mention Steele's teaching the audience to sing the title song, that was a nightly part of his Broadway curtain call. That said, SIXPENCE on CD is delightful as ever. Find a 21st century Tommy Steele (acts, sings, dances, plays the banjo) and it could be very successfully revived. By the way, the London cast recording of HALF A SIXPENCE and the soundtrack from the SIXPENCE movie are vastly inferior to the Broadway cast album.Free Music Review: A highly underrated musical
Hit: 5 Stars
I saw this show three times on Broadway because it was so entertaning. Because this show was associated with its star, Tommy Steele, it has rarely been revived. But its score holds up well, and every song is a delight. If The Rain's Got to Fall, Long Ago, and the title tune are my favorites. It's a shame the original score was shortened for Broadway, and that the CD can't show you the fabulous Onna White dances, but this CD release is a treasure. Maybe it will encourage someone to remaster the original London cast recording. And also inspire some regional theaters to stage it again. For those who like the score, check out Peg, also by Heneker.Free Music Review: Two Other Wishes
Hit: 5 Stars
I would love to have the motion picture movie soundtrack - HALF A SIXPENCE - avaiable on CD. The recording (which was available on LP) has fantastic richly recorded Stereo sound, with wonderful film orchestrations by Irwin Kostal (of the SOUND OF MUSIC) As a musical fan of this show I hope that this motion picture soundtrack gets a CD release. My second wish is the hope that the movie would get another chance on home video this time in a WIDESCREEN MODE, and with stereo sound. This is after all a song and DANCE show that needs a full screen to allow the viewer the finest viewing experience.Free Music Review: Two Other Wishes
Hit: 5 Stars
I would love to have the motion picture movie soundtrack - HALF A SIXPENCE - avaiable on CD. The recording (which was available on LP) has fantastic richly recorded Stereo sound, with wonderful film orchestrations by Irwin Kostal (of the SOUND OF MUSIC) As a musical fan of this show I hope that this motion picture soundtrack gets a CD release. My second wish is the hope that the movie would get another chance on home video this time in a WIDESCREEN MODE, and with stereo sound. This is after all a song and DANCE show that needs a full screen to allow the viewer the finest viewing experience.
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