Maggie Flynn (1968 Original Broadway Cast)
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Composer: Hugo PerettiComposer: Luigi Creatore
Performer: Shirley Jones
Performer: Jack Cassidy
Performer: Robert Kaye
Edition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2009-02-10
Music Label: Drg
Soundtracks:
- Overture [Live]
- Nice Cold Mornin' [Live]
- I Wouldn't Have You Any Other Way [Live]
- Learn How To Laugh [Live]
- Maggie Flynn [Live]
- The Thank You Song [Live]
- Look Around Your Little World [Live]
- Maggie Flynn (reprise) [Live]
- I Won't Let It Happen Again [Live]
- How About A Ball? [Live]
- Pitter Patter [Live]
- They're Never Gonna Make Me Fight [Live]
- Why Can't I Walk Away [Live]
- The Game Of War [Live]
- Mr. Clown [Live]
- Pitter Patter (reprise) [Live]
- Finale [Live]
Free Music Notes for Maggie Flynn (1968 Original Broadway Cast)
Free Music Review: Maggie Flynn finally makes it to CD. What took her so long!
Hit: 5 Stars
When I was a 13 year old boy, I had already been a "show tune queen" for a few years. Since my parents never gave me an allowance, most of my record shopping was done at the "cut out" bins because there you could buy a recording for as little as one dollar. And it was in one such bin that I found "Maggie Flynn" and fell in love with its glorious score.
I treasured that record for many years, but as my collection grew larger, I lost track of this overlooked musical.
In the 80s, after I finally put aside my dreams of a performance career, I developed a musical theater program for a Washington DC university. I was reintroduced to "Maggie Flynn" while teaching in that program when I gained a copy of the infamous list of "Music Theater Audition Songs" that included many of Maggie's songs. The list was purported to be the best songs to sing at an audition (in place of "I Cain't Say No," "The Impossible Dream," and other overused material that directors were tired of hearing). It was a pleasant surprise, especially when I was able to get the songs from the show in a successful eBay bid.
Now, it seems that I've come full circle with the release of "Maggie Flynn" on CD. I can't wait to hear it again! I recently purchased the script to the show in an NYC drama shop. Reading the script has made me understand the failure of the show. Although "Maggie Flynn" had a fascinating plot, its execution rendered it as melodramatic and predictable as any classic "pot boiler" or "penny dreadful." The idea of presenting a musical around the little recalled 1863 New York City draft riots was unique. But you were unfortunately hit over the head by its constant allusions to the current war in Vietnam.
But that's all beside the point because what we have here is the great score and performances of the original cast. If you don't know this show and you love a tuneful, old fashioned musical, grab this one up before it disappears again.
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