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Lullabies and Wildflowers
:Album Description:On and off Broadway, on concert stages and in cabarets, Melissa Errico has made standing ovations and critical acclaim almost a matter of routine. She has been lauded as 'the voice of enchantment (New York Times) and 'seductive, smart and sexy' (Washington Post). She has triumphed at New York's most prestigious theaters, the Kennedy Center, the Hollywood Bowl and other celebrated venues, was nominated for a best actress Tony for the Michel Legrand-scored musical Amour, and has sung lead roles in Anna Karenina, Les Miserables, My Fair Lady and other productions along ...
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Anna Karenina: The Broadway Musical
from: Lml Music
:Album Description:'Charming, intelligent, and sophisticated ... tuneful and lyrical.' -- Chicago Sun Times 'Talented fellows Dan Levine and Peter Kellogg not only dug the essence out of Tolstoy's masterpiece but have strung it together with wit, color, and coherence.' -- New York Post 'Beguiling music! Anna Karenina does justice to Tolstoy.' -- Newhouse Newspapers 'Heartbreaking and hilarious ... sensuous and sweet.' -- Pioneer Press 'Broadway is lucky to be illuminated by the distinctive glow of Melissa Errico.' -- New York Times 'Errico displays a giddy exhilaration too rarely seen onstage.' -- USA Today ...
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Encores from Encores!
from: Drg
:Album Description:'Charming, intelligent, and sophisticated ... tuneful and lyrical.' -- Chicago Sun Times 'Talented fellows Dan Levine and Peter Kellogg not only dug the essence out of Tolstoy's masterpiece but have strung it together with wit, color, and coherence.' -- New York Post 'Beguiling music! Anna Karenina does justice to Tolstoy.' -- Newhouse Newspapers 'Heartbreaking and hilarious ... sensuous and sweet.' -- Pioneer Press 'Broadway is lucky to be illuminated by the distinctive glow of Melissa Errico.' -- New York Times 'Errico displays a giddy exhilaration too rarely seen onstage.' -- USA Today ...
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Amour (2002 Original Broadway Cast)
: :It's hard not to feel a little embittered by the fate of Amour when you see the junk that spends years on Broadway. Composer Michel Legrand and lyricist Didier van Cauwelaert's delightful show (Le Passe Muraille in the original French version) closed after a woefully short run in the fall of 2002, yet it had enough dedicated fans that it scored a handful of Tony nominations and ended up being recorded. The sung-through score, which tells the story of a meek civil servant who discovers he can pass through walls, is unfailingly inventive ...
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DRG 25th Anniversary Show Stopping Performances
from: Drg
: :It's hard not to feel a little embittered by the fate of Amour when you see the junk that spends years on Broadway. Composer Michel Legrand and lyricist Didier van Cauwelaert's delightful show (Le Passe Muraille in the original French version) closed after a woefully short run in the fall of 2002, yet it had enough dedicated fans that it scored a handful of Tony nominations and ended up being recorded. The sung-through score, which tells the story of a meek civil servant who discovers he can pass through walls, is unfailingly inventive ...
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Blue Like That
: :Melissa Errico's gifts as an interpreter are without question and she's lit up every show she's been in prior to this album, from a concert version of Kurt Weill's One Touch of Venus to Michel Legrand's underrated Amour. But realizing perhaps that Broadway is a dead end if you want mainstream success, Errico looked for pop crossover material on her solo debut. The CD's mood is neatly encapsulated on the first track, 'I Still Love You,' which feels as if you've tuned in to an AM station in 1974. That song was penned ...
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Finian's Rainbow (2004 Off-Broadway Concert Cast)
: :Minimalist accompaniement can be lovely, especially when it allows a performer to shine, but it can also be a detriment. And in the case of this recording of 1947's Finian¹s Rainbow, it's hard not to pine for a full, luscious orchestra instead of a pair of pianists (no matter how good they are). Oh well. At least we are lucky to get the lyrics, a superb cast and the most complete recording of Yip Harburg and Burton Lane's score to date. The plot is convoluted and long on whimsy (yes, there is a ...
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Life Upon the Wicked Stage
: :Minimalist accompaniement can be lovely, especially when it allows a performer to shine, but it can also be a detriment. And in the case of this recording of 1947's Finian¹s Rainbow, it's hard not to pine for a full, luscious orchestra instead of a pair of pianists (no matter how good they are). Oh well. At least we are lucky to get the lyrics, a superb cast and the most complete recording of Yip Harburg and Burton Lane's score to date. The plot is convoluted and long on whimsy (yes, there is a ...
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Musicality of Lerner and Loewe
: :Minimalist accompaniement can be lovely, especially when it allows a performer to shine, but it can also be a detriment. And in the case of this recording of 1947's Finian¹s Rainbow, it's hard not to pine for a full, luscious orchestra instead of a pair of pianists (no matter how good they are). Oh well. At least we are lucky to get the lyrics, a superb cast and the most complete recording of Yip Harburg and Burton Lane's score to date. The plot is convoluted and long on whimsy (yes, there is a ...
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Sadie Thompson
from: Original Cast Record
: :Minimalist accompaniement can be lovely, especially when it allows a performer to shine, but it can also be a detriment. And in the case of this recording of 1947's Finian¹s Rainbow, it's hard not to pine for a full, luscious orchestra instead of a pair of pianists (no matter how good they are). Oh well. At least we are lucky to get the lyrics, a superb cast and the most complete recording of Yip Harburg and Burton Lane's score to date. The plot is convoluted and long on whimsy (yes, there is a ...
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