rec.arts.theatre.musicals

Harlett O'Dowd wrote:
> On Aug 25, 6:27 am, Stephen Farrow < ...@ > wrote:
>> Harlett O'Dowd wrote:
>>> On Aug 24, 6:42 pm, Stephen Farrow < ...@ > wrote:
>>>> I'd love a complete recording of the score of "On the Twentieth Century"
>>>> (and I wish Julia McKenzie's London performance in the show had been
>>>> recorded - by all accounts she was absolutely amazing); funny as the
>>>> book is, though, I don't feel any particular need for a recording of the
>>>> dialogue scenes.
>>> IIRC, the CD is pretty complete - apart from some of the reprises of
>>> "I Have Written a Play" and I think some bits from the
>>> audition/"Veronique" flashback. Am I misremembering?
>> Somewhat. There's not a *huge* amount missing, except from the
>> audition/"Veronique" flashback sequence (the whole of "The Indian
>> Maiden's Lament" is missing from the OBC), but a few numbers, IIRC, were
>> recorded on the OBC in slightly edited form, and the score is so good
>> that I want *all* of it (it's probably my favourite Cy Coleman score,
>> and it's certainly the funniest score he's written).
>
> The expanded CD has the longer "Lily, Oscar" sequence which I think is
> complete, the act 1 finale, the first "I Have Written a Play" and it's
> all in the correct order. It'd be nice to have the complete
> audition/"Veronique sequencce, but it's a good 95% complete. And what
> cast today could compare with the original?

I thought there was some of "Babette" missing as well, though I may be
mistaken (it's rare, but it happens).

>
> BTW - it's great driving music.
>

I wouldn't know - I don't drive!


--

Stephen

We walk with the darkness, the wolf at our side. Through the waterfall
of power, to the blackest heart of eternity. I think we should have a
bake sale.