Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers - Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
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Artist: Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard RodgersEdition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 1996-06-18
Music Label: Drg
Soundtracks:
- Overture - The Orchestra
- Opening - John Davidson, Charles Goff, Kathryn Crosby, Ben Wright
- It Might As Well Be Spring - Andrea McArdle
- Driving At Night/Our State Fair - Able, Dave, Melissa, Wayne & Margy Frank, The Company
- That's For Me - Ben Wright
- More Than Just A Friend - John Davidson, J. Lee Flynn, Newton R. Gilchrist, John Wilkerson
- Isn't It Kinda Fun? - Scott Wise, Andrea McArdle
- You Never Had It So Good - Donna McKechnie, Ian Knauer, James Patterson, Micheal Lee Scott, Scott Willis
- Reprise: It Might As Well Be Spring - Andrea McArdle, Kathryn Crosby
- When I Go Out Walking With My Baby - John Davison, Kathryn Crosby
- So Far - Ben Wright, Donna McKechnie
- It's A Grand Night For Singing - The Company
- Entr'acte - The Orchestra
- The Man I Used To Be - Scott Wise, Tina Johnson, Leslie Bell
- All I Owe Ioway - John Davidson, The Company
- That's The Way It Happens - Andrea McArdle, Donna McKechnie, Ian Knauer, James Patterson, Micheal Lee Scott, Scott Willis
- Boys and Girls Like You and Me - John Davidson, Kathryn Crosby
- The Next Time It Happens - Andrea McArdle
- Finale Ultimo - The Company
Free Music Notes for Rodgers & Hammerstein's State Fair (1996 Original Broadway Cast)
Free Music Review: The Fourth Attempt At "State Fair" Gets It Right
Hit: 5 Stars
I was lucky to live in Des Moines, Iowa the week that "State Fair" premiered at the Civic Center. It was great fun to see the celebrities come to town for the first performance of this musical of which Iowans are very proud. Patricia Neal was there as well as Mary Rodgers representing her father and others.
The Premier was planned to coincide with the actual Iowa State Fair, and the musical's leads waved to the crowds proudly from their convertibles as they rode in the State Fair parade(John Davidson, Kathryn Crosby, Andrea McArdle, Donna McKechnie, Scott Wise, and Ben Wright). It was truly a photographer's "hey-day", and cameras were snapping pictures all along the route.
Then came the actual production itself. Before seeing the show, I was most concerned about two numbers: "All I Owe Ioway" and "Boys And Girls Like You And Me".
The first (because if not handled right) can make Iowans appear in a bad light. But, it was done as the huge production number of which farmers and urbanites alike could proudly join together and celebrate their love of the fair.
R & H have tried to interpolate "Boys And Girls..." into several shows without success, but happily it has finally found a place where it could fit in and make sense.
The performers all gave top-notch efforts. Donna McKechnie proved she still had it even though several years had passed since "Chorus Line", and Scott Wise lived up to the praise he had been given in "Jerome Robbins' Broadway". What can you say about Andrea McArdle except that she's great! and Ben Wright wore his heart on his sleeve as McKechnies' love-lorn swain. The leads John Davidson and Kathryn Crosby sat back and let the kids have their fun and opined on growing older and fretting over blue ribbons to be won at the fair.
All together you had a simple story with lavish sets, good orchestrations, spot-on choreography, and great performers to interpret and make the whole thing come off in grand style.
One New York critic said the production cried out for a ferris wheel which isn't very practical for the Broadway stage, but I hope someday the show will be given a blue ribbon revival, and somehow that critic can get his ferris wheel in the production. Until then, enjoy this well recorded and delightful cast album.
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