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| That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 02:47 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: There’ll be a new “Funny Girl” cast recording. - Zelgo 08:25 am EST 11/17/22 | |
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| Kiss recorded Chita first. Has there been a situation where the original wasn’t recorded but the replacement 6 months later was? | |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 03:14 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
| In reply to: That’s not what I’m talking about - KingSpeed 02:47 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
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| I saw your question last night and I didn't answer because I couldn't think of an example of what it seemed to me you were asking about. Kiss of the Spider Woman clearly is not an example, as you say, which was why I didn't answer. Nor did I mention those shows where a deal was not made until some original cast members had left, nor those shows where a leading player did not appear on a cast recording because that person was signed to a different label. Here it seems clear that no cast recording was made because it's a revival and the lead did not receive strong enough reviews, and we have a classic recording with the original lead giving a beloved and dazzling performance. If, as mentioned below, Beanie Feldstein herself did not want to make a cast recording, it may well have had to do with the reviews. So it was clear to me what you were asking. |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 03:00 am EST 11/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: That’s not what I’m talking about - AlanScott 03:14 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
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| Thanks. It's so strange. They never had Beanie sing on morning shows or make a cast recording. It's like they knew she wasn't a good singer and cast her anyway. It is so weird that Lea wasn't cast initially. Was it too obvious a choice for the creative team? I don't know. I can't imagine Beanie did NOT want to make a recording. I would think that would be part of the dream she so often talked about. But I don't know. | |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 02:57 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
| In reply to: That’s not what I’m talking about - KingSpeed 02:47 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
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| I'm not sure about six months later, but situations in shows like The Tap Dance Kid, Promenade, Song of Singapore and probably other shows where the original performer left and the replacement actor was on the cast album. Cast recordings have not always been made immediately after opening. | |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: KingSpeed 03:02 am EST 11/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: That’s not what I’m talking about - BroadwayTonyJ 02:57 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
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| Oh that's interesting. I was always under the impression that in the past, the recording was always made on the Monday after opening but that Dreamgirls bucked that trend and took more time making it. | |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 08:46 am EST 11/18/22 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 08:44 am EST 11/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: That’s not what I’m talking about - KingSpeed 03:02 am EST 11/18/22 | |
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| Traditionally, that was certainly the case for many, perhaps for most shows, but there were exceptions now and then. Back in the 50's and 60's cast album LPs actually made money. Labels competed for the right to record shows like My Fair Lady, Hello, Dolly!, Follies, and countless others. Gradually that started to change -- I'm not sure exactly when. I would assume that a recording can not be made until the costs have been covered. For example, the OBC album of Jason Robert Brown's Parade was recorded on Mar. 1, 1999, even though the show opened on Dec. 17, 1998 and closed on Feb. 28, 1999. Today it's pretty rare for a cast recording physical CD to actually be profitable. I assume that is why many scores in recent years have been getting a digital release only. |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 12:23 am EST 11/19/22 | |
| In reply to: re: That’s not what I’m talking about - BroadwayTonyJ 08:44 am EST 11/18/22 | |
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| I miss physical CDs ... and record stores. (Sigh!) Ordering online isn't as fun as browsing through bins of CDs or records. | |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: Singapore/Fling 03:57 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: That’s not what I’m talking about - BroadwayTonyJ 02:57 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
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| And famously (and tragically) “Grand Hotel”. But this does seem to be a first. |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Last Edit: WaymanWong 03:56 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
| Posted by: WaymanWong 03:54 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
| In reply to: re: That’s not what I’m talking about - BroadwayTonyJ 02:57 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
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| It doesn't fit KingSpeed's criteria, but ''Rags'' released an ''Original Broadway Cast Recording,'' starring Julia Migenes, and not Teresa Stratas. Stratas got a Tony nomination and won a Drama Desk Award for ''Rags,'' even though it ran for only 18 previews and 4 performances in 1986. And even tho' it closed Aug. 23, 1986, it seems to be the rare long-shuttered musical that got to perform live at the following Tonys. Trivia: Wikipedia says Working Title Film acquired film rights to ''Rags'' in 1996, but it's been in ''development hell'' ever since. And to bring this full circle, guess who was reportedly in talks to play Saul and Bella? Daniel Day-Lewis and Beanie Feldstein (!). |
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| re: That’s not what I’m talking about | |
| Posted by: EvFoDr 06:32 pm EST 11/18/22 | |
| In reply to: re: That’s not what I’m talking about - WaymanWong 03:54 pm EST 11/17/22 | |
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| I think also in this category is the Classic Stage Passion. Rebecca Luker (who never performed in this production of the show) replaced Melissa Errico on the recording. | |
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