Mame (1966 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: Extreme Poor Quality CD
Hit: 1 Stars
I don't know what the problem is. It seems to be in the manufacture of the CD. On some tracks the "crackling" noise is so bad you can't even hear the song. At first I thought it was a recording of an old vinyl album. But with each track it just got louder and worse. I even tried my friends CD palyers. Unfortunately I threw away my receipt, so I just threw away the CD, it's useless. I guess manufacturing errors happen. Free Music Review: One of the classics
Hit: 5 Stars
"Mame" is one of the true classics among Broadway musicals. Lawrence and Lee have done an exceptional job of transferring Patrick Dennis' book into a book for a musical. Jerry Herman's lyrics are some of the cleverest he has written, especially "The Man in the Moon" and "Bosom Buddies." The way he has repeated the title tune into "The Letter" opening of Act Two is brilliant.
Among the child actors in popular musicals--"Annie," "Sound of Music," "Oliver"--Frankie Michaels as young Patrick is probably the very best singer.
And, of course, Angela Lansbury! Inspite of her eccentricities, Mame does have some depth of character. Lansbury portrays both the oddness and the depth. It is too bad that Hollywood chose to parody the character with Lucille Ball.
One problem with the disc, for me, which really doesn't matter, because I don't have to listen to them. The bonus tracks with Herman at the piano are a waste of recording space. Of all the cd's I own with "bonus tracks," the only one I listen to a second time is "Annie Get Your Gun," which includes music from a later production that was not included on the original cast recording.
Free Music Review: Good Times
Hit: 4 Stars
My high school drama son loves Bea Arthur & Angela Lansbury so this was a must have for him. He is really enjoying it.Free Music Review: A very fun Broadway score
Hit: 3 Stars
I lost my original "album" and wanted to hear this music again. It was no surprise that the music was lively and very upbeat.Free Music Review: Jerry Herman - Great Melodies that Live On
Hit: 5 Stars
Mame started out as a novel by Patrick Dennis in 1955, was made into a straight play by Lawrence and Lee that was turned into a non-musical movie with Rosalind Russell. Then this musical by Jerry Herman with Angela Lansbury as the Beekman Place guru was created, and it ended up a movie musical, a bomb with a miscast Lucille Ball. Talk about recycling good material!
Herman writes tuneful, catchy numbers that become the anthems of his shows. Mame and Dolly are bigger than life eccentric characters that caught the imaginations of theatergoers. The songs in this show "Open a New Window", "We Need a Little Christmas", the signature song "Mame", "Bosom Buddies" with Bea Arthur, and the show's eleven o'clock number "If He Walked into My Life" live on. It's full of memorable, singable, lovable songs and great melodies. Always worth another listen.
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