The Baker's Wife (Members of the 1976 Original Cast)
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Composer: Stephen SchwartzPerformer: Paul Sorvino
Performer: Patti LuPone
Performer: Kurt Peterson
Performer: Teri Ralston
Edition: Music CD
Format: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 1995-08-01
Music Label: Take Home Tunes!
Soundtracks:
- Chanson - Teri Ralston
- Merci, Madame - Paul Sorvino/Patti LuPone
- Gifts of Love - Patti LuPone/Paul Sorvino
- Proud Lady - Kurt Peterson
- Serenade - Kurt Peterson/Paul Sorvino/Patti LuPone
- Meadowlark - Patti LuPone
- Any-Day-Now Day - Patti LuPone
- Endless Delights - Kurt Peterson/Patti LuPone
- If I Have To Live Alone - Paul Sorvino
- Where Is The Warmth? - Patti LuPone
- Finale (Gifts of Love) - Patti LuPone/Paul Sorvino
Free Music Notes for The Baker's Wife (Members of the 1976 Original Cast)
Free Music Review: A CULT FAVORITE. GIVE A LISTEN, AND YOU'LL SEE WHY. . . . . .
Hit: 5 Stars
"This wonderful cast album continues to mystify listeners as to why THE BAKER'S WIFE was a huge flop." (David Barbour, "The TheaterMania Guide to Musical Theater Recordings") Was it because of Joseph Stein's book? (He had, after all, received a Tony for FIDDLER ON THE ROOF four years earlier.) The musical score? (Stephen Schwartz already had GODSPELL, PIPPIN, and THE MAGIC SHOW under his belt.) Was it the choreography? Perhaps the director? Maybe the producer? ("Producer David Merrick was continually firing people during the troubled out-of-town previews, including the two stars, the director and choreographer, and multiple revisions turned a promising show into a mess that closed before even making it to Broadway." - Michael Dale, broadwayworld.com)
After its six-month pre-Broadway tour, THE BAKER'S WIFE finally "made like a Verdi heroine" and up and died in Washington. Shortly thereafter, composer Stephen Schwartz assembled the remaining cast to make this private recording. The baker in a " . . . small Provençal town, still surprisingly provincial in the mid-1930s . . . " is now played by Paul Sorvino, who had replaced Topol on the road. Patti LuPone played Geneviève, the baker's young wife, who is seduced by the village stud (Kurt Peterson) and leaves her husband for a torrid romance with her young Lothario. Teri Ralston, as the cafe proprietor's wife, beautifully established the show's mood with her opening song.
Although each of the singers is remarkable, it is Paul Sorvino who is the revelation here. Best-known as Det. Sgt. Philip "Phil" Cerreta in TVs LAW & ORDER (1991-1992) & the 1972 Drama Desk Award winner for THAT CHAMPIONSHIP SEASON, his ringing tenor carries the show. "His superb singing may take some fans by surprise, but he is brilliant in 'Merci, Madam,' 'Any-Day-Now-Day,' and the powerful lament 'If I Have to Live Alone.' Patti Lupone's powerful rendition of 'Meadowlark' became a cult event in itself, and Kurt Peterson is wickedly funny in 'Proud Lady.' I know many who think Teri Ralston's 'Chanson' is a jewel. " (John Kendrick, musicals101.com)
"When interest in stock and regional productions grew, as well as a London premiere, Schwartz and Stein took the opportunity to look at the show objectively and make changes without the pressures of being on the road to Broadway." (Michael Dale) Subsequent productions at the Paper Mill Playhouse (2005), the Windfall Theatre in Milwaukee, WI (2007), Seattle's Civic Light Opera (2007), and Philadelphia's Arden Theatre (2001), and others have met with both critical and popular success.
Very highly recommended. "No serious showtune collection is complete without this one. " - John Kendrick
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