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Date: 2000 Type: Audio / Stage Cast Language: English Location: US / NY / New York Orchestrations: Guy Babylon (3), Paul Bogaev (23), Steven Margoshes (12)Conductor: Paul Bogaev (23)Music Director: Guy Babylon (3), Paul Bogaev (23)Dance Music: James Abbott (3), Steve Gustafson Vocal Arrangements: Paul Bogaev (23)Producer: Guy Babylon (3), Paul Bogaev (23), Frank Filipetti (2), Chris Montan (16)Performer: Heather Headley (9), John Hickok (4), Adam Pascal (15), Damian Perkins , Sherie Rene Scott (14), Schele Williams (3)
Format: CD Label: Buena Vista Released: 2006-02-06 Barcode: 094635300123 Buy from: Added by: PhilB Tracks: 1. Every Story Is a Love Story
Format: CD Label: Polydor Released: 2001 Notes: Dutch promotion sampler containing tracks of the original Broadway cast recording Added by: nelson Tracks: 1. Easy as life
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Posted 2007-08-05 20:52:47: Amazon.com Editoral Review : For his second Broadway musical (and first time out writing a full show directly for the stage), Elton John certainly set his sights high by turning to one of the grandest of all operas as a source. His continued collaboration with lyricist Tim Rice has produced a work far closer to the agreeable pop style and formula of the team's Disney musical,
The Lion King , than to the majesty and tragic passion of Verdi's opera. But the compelling tale of conflicting loyalties and star-crossed lovers--retooled in part by acclaimed playwright David Henry Hwang--inspires some of John's signature melodic felicity, as in "Elaborate Lives" and "Every Story Is a Love Story." And the original cast recording marks a dramatic leap forward from 1999's dreary mishmash studio concept album, thanks to the heat generated by Heather Headley and
Rent star Adam Pascal as the forbidden lovers. Sherie René Scott can turn on a dime from a parodic stance ("My Strongest Suit") to sad resignation ("I Know the Truth"), while the three get to blend in the ensemble "A Step Too Far"--a pop counterpart to the intensity of operatic ensemble. The score touches on reggae and gospel, and on all-out rock balladry (where it's fun to hear Pascal clearly imitating John's characteristic vocal inflections), but it's most touching in the more reflective moments given to Headley's dignified Nubian princess.
--Thomas May
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