Sunday in the Park With George (2006 London Revival Cast)
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Edition: Music CDFormat: Cast Recording
CD Release Date: 2006-05-30
Music Label: P.S. Classics
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
- Opening (Daniel Evans & Jenna Russell)
- Sunday in the Park With George (Jenna Russell & Daniel Evans)
- "They are out early today." (Jenna Russell, Daniel Evans, Gay Soper & Joanne Redman)
- No Life (Simon Green & Liza Sadovy)
- Color and Light (Jenna Russell & Daniel Evans)
- Gossip (Simon Green, Liza Sadovy, Alasdair Harvey, Sarah French-Ellis, Kaisa Hammarlund, Gay Soper, Joanne Redman, Jenna Russell, Daniel Evans & Ian McLarnon)
- The Day Off (Daniel Evans, Gay Soper, Joanne Redman, Steven Kynman, Anna Lowe, Simon Green & Alasdair Harvey)
- Everybody Loves Louis (Jenna Russell)
- The One on the Left (Daniel Evans, Christopher Colley, Sarah French-Ellis & Kaisa Hammarlund)
- Finishing the Hat (Daniel Evans)
- We Do Not Belong Together (Daniel Evans & Jenna Russell)
- Beautiful (Gay Soper & Daniel Evans)
- Chaos (Company)
- Sunday (Daniel Evans & Company)
- It's Hot Up Here (Company)
- Chromolume #7 (Daniel Evans & Jenna Russell)
- Putting It Together (Daniel Evans & Company)
- Children and Art (Jenna Russell & Daniel Evans)
- Lesson #8 (Alasdair Harvey, Daniel Evans & Jenna Russell)
- Move On (Jenna Russell & Daniel Evans)
- "George. Is that you?" (Gay Soper & Daniel Evans)
- Sunday Finale (Daniel Evans, Jenna Russell & Company)
- bonus track: The One on the Left, complete version (Christopher Colley, Sarah French-Ellis & Kaisa Hammarlund)
Free Music Notes for Sunday in the Park With George (2006 London Revival Cast)
Free Music Review: OUTDOES the Original
Hit: 5 Stars
Don't get me wrong: the original Broadway production of SITPWG was beautifully done, and Bernadette Peters is a gem in every show she appears in (her Witch in INTO THE WOODS has NEVER been outdone), but I personally feel that this production, originally performed in London at the Meiner Chocolate Factory, on the whole is a far stronger production than the original for many reasons, but mainly for it's superior cast.
The show has a life and vitality and a heart that wasn't always apparent in the original. If you have seen the taped version of the show with the original Broadway cast, you know what I am saying. Whenever Bernadette wasn't onstage, I lost interest in the show - she gave it a heart and when she wasn't there it passed into tedium. Also, although Mandy Patinkin is a wonderful SCREEN actor, he leaves much to be desired when he is onstage. His mannerisms and habit of mumbling his dialogue nearly killed the original for me. Also, his singing is nothing compared to Daniel Evans on this recording. No weird vocals, just a pristine, clear, clean tenor with every word clear as a bell. Daniel Evans also gives us a George that you can believe is attractive to the women around him, whereas in the original I wondered how Patinkin's George fathered a child by Dot as he seemed so oblivious to life to the extent that I couldn't believe he even knew what sex was. Daniel also makes it painfully clear that he loves Dot deeply, which brings me to my favorite asset of this production: Jenna Russell as Dot/Marie. Jenna Russell does the impossible by Broadway standards: she takes a role originated by the great Bernadette Peters and gives it a new life and a different spin. Bernadette's Dot always seemed to me a tad selfish, vain, and a little childish (even though I love Bernadette as an actress). There were times where I understood why George wasn't fighting to keep her with him. Jenna's Dot is nothing but heart,and she brings a maternal spirit (Dot is a mother after all) to the role that was missing from Bernadette's portrayl. Neither actress is "better" than the other - their portrayls are so different, but I personally prefer Jenna in this role. On the whole she is more poignant to me than Bernadette (gasp!). She will break your heart when she sings to George of how much she loves him. Speaking of singing, where Bernadette had to strain a few times (bless her heart - Stephen could have lowered the score just a tad) to perform her demanding songs, Jenna's range is better suited to the role - you never feel like her fluid and litling voice is ever straining to be heard - her songs seem to flow right out of her soul. Her romance with Daniel's George is so believable and so elemental you can't help but be moved. Patinkin's George seemed so incapable of any kind of love, but here the romance blossoms, which makes it that much more tragic when Dot leaves.
The ensemble is also top-notch, clear as a bell whereas in the original production you had to sometimes strain to understand what the company was saying...er...singing. Not so here. Also, in my opinion, the smaller orchestra in this production makes the story that much more close, intimate, and moving. SITPWG is such an internal story of growth for the characters that too big of a "Broadway" sound would spoil it's heart-pulling effects.
In closing, this recording is a gem, but whether or not you will prefer it to the original 1984 recording (as I do) is a matter of taste. But, if like me you tire of Mandy Patinkin's cold, static portrayl and weird mannerisms and wish to actually understand the lyrics, this is for you. Also, Jenna Russell admirers like me should buy this ASAP - you won't be sorry!
Sunday in the Park With George (2006 London Revival Cast) Poster
Stephen Sondheim?s Pulitzer Prize-winning musical, in its most complete recording. This new album features the 2006 London cast, headed by Olivier Award-winner Daniel Evans and 2006 Olivier Award-nominee Jenna Russell. Audiences and critics have been unanimous in their praise of this production, which recreates the world of Seurat?s masterpiece Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte with the use of ground-breaking projection and animation technology. The Sunday Times called it "a brilliant production of Sondheim?s best musical: beautifully acted, moving, funny, glamorous, and intelligent." Now this legendary score and acclaimed production have been preserved in a comprehensive two-disc set.One of Stephen Sondheim's most beautiful and most misunderstood scores, Sunday in the Park with George received a rare revival, and an even rarer recording with this 2006 London cast recording, which originated as a late-2005 production by the Menier Chocolate Factory just south of London. Both a fictional representation of French Impressionist painter Georges Seurat and an examination of the process of artistic creation, Sunday was for years the only Sondheim show available in only one recording. And why not, considering the original Broadway cast helped Sondheim and James Lapine develop the show in workshop, and the fact that it was recorded on video only enforced its permanence. And its leads, Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters, both nominated for Tonys, have long had an affinity for Sondheim's music. The 2006 London revival, however, holds up to the challenge extremely well, with stars Daniel Evans and Jenna Russell and the rest of the ensemble capturing the beauty, intricacy, and humor of Sondheim's music. Evans and Russell fall a bit short in certain dramatic and comedic moments, and their accents are a bit distracting when portraying the French and American characters. But even if the original Broadway cast will always be definitive, this is an excellent recording that only enforces our appreciation of the show. The 89-minute, two-disc set also benefits from having more music than the OBC (though not, of course, the DVD), including a bonus track: a longer version of "The One on the Left," with the two soldiers and the two Celestes. PS Classics presents their usual first-class production, with an essay, synopsis, and complete libretto. --David Horiuchi
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