Sunday in the Park with George (1984 Original Broadway Cast)
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Free Music Review: Sunday in the Park with George (remastered)
Hit: 5 Stars
I rented the VHS version of this musical from the video store a long time ago and fell in love with the music and the songs when i first seen it. so naturally i had to go ouot and find the CD. but they only had it on special order. so i ordered it and i have been in love with it ever since. I love the music cause it reflects my mood in diffrent aspects. I listen to it whenever i get the chance and a whole flood of emotions run thru me whenever i hear certain phrases. Now that they finally got the remastered version out i had to order it right away. i had heard one of the bonus tracks (Sunday) on a cassette i had and i loved it. it is a good rendition of the song. the other Bonus Track (putting it together) i have heard the Carol Burnette Version on TV and it was a awesome combining of lyrics. so this is a beautifukl addition to the soundtrack.This is what made me fall in love with Stephen Sondheim and his music. Cause he knows hwo to write for people and how to touch ate youor emotions. Sunday in the Park with George is a awesome CD and I highly reccommend it to anyone who loves a good Sondheim show. Bernadette peters and Mandy Patinkin are brillent and deserve the praise once again since this woerful music has been reissued for a new generation to hear. Enjoy this CD and fall in love with the music once again....Free Music Review: Top Heavy Sondheim
Hit: 4 Stars
"Sunday" was the first of Sondheim's attempts to trip himself up by creating an amazing first act out of town then challenging himself to paint his way out of the corner he'd trapped himself in. (Kelsey Grammer was George at La Jolla when it was a one-act.) Sondheim didn't completely succeed here; he came closer with "Into the Woods". The second act George is no match for the first, so neither is the musical's. I saw it twice, with one of the leads each time but their replacements in the other role; and an ideal production would have been the replacements playing the second act. Mandy P. had too much weight for the second George and Bernadette P. was a Carol Burnett sketch as the old lady. Her voice is too raw for the difficult material, though she is always very, very game.
The remaster sounds brilliant. The bonus material is not very interesting. Hearing a cut of Grammer would have been.
Free Music Review: Sondheim Is Genius
Hit: 5 Stars
My first exposure to Sondheim was "Into the Woods". Perfection. Then "Passion". A change, but still moving. Next was "Sweeney Todd". WOW, WOW, WOW. Could anything be these? Yes! "Sunday in the Park With George" may not have the best music, the most memorable songs, or be the most easy to listen to, but the whole concept makes it stand alone. This is probably Sondheim's most personal recording, and it shows, not through the gut-wrenching "We Do Not Belong Together" and "Move On", but through the artistic numbers like "Color and Light", "Finishing the Hat", "Children and Art", and, especially, "Putting It Together". The show is about the pains of creating a piece of art, such as a painting or a musical, and how the public's perception of the finished product can be skewed. This is an entirely artistic work, so those used to a more easy to follow story may not like this one as much as his others.
Aside from all that, this recording also shines with two extrodinary leads in Mandy Patinkin and the amazing Bernadette Peters. Mandy Patinkin is always great, and his performances in "Color in Light", "Finishing the Hat", and "Putting It Together" really show what the show is all about. It's Bernadette Peters, however, who steals this recording. From the great opener "Sunday in the Park With George" to the moving "Move On", she's flawless. Her comedic talent shows through in the opener, but her gem on this recording "We Do Not Belong Together", perfectly captures her emotional range. She's probably the most emotional singer I've heard, and that's why I love her. You can actually HEAR her tears!!! It's amazing.
In all, this may not have been Sondheim's most successful work, but due to it being so personal and artistic, it's definitely the best.
Free Music Review: My Sunday
Hit: 5 Stars
I love this music although at first I foung George to be rather crazy: singing about dogs, red, beer, blue, yellow, white and finishing the hat. I am firsthand experiencing the magic of this wonderful music as Louise in 'Sunday in the Park' at Smithtown Theater. Come and see it....
***** Five star Review!!!!!
Free Music Review: Use Your Brain
Hit: 5 Stars
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH GEORGE is the best musical ever written. With this show, Steven finally proved that the musical theatre medium can be used for more than catchy showtunes and pretty dresses. I simply cannot believe that someone would even THINK of comparing this work to works by Jerry Herman or A.L. Webber...Sondheim was a revolutionary, and his voice will resound throughout history as the leading voice in 20th and 21st century musical theatre.
P.S. - those of you who find this show "unsingable" should probably take some time and brush up on your aural skills.