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| Track Listing 1. Overture 2. All That Jazz 3. Funny Honey 4. Cell Block Tango 5. When You're Good to Mama 6. All I Care About 7. Little Bit of Good, A 8. We Both Reached For the Gun 9. Roxie 10. I Can't Do It Alone 11. I Can't Do It Alone (Reprise) 12. My Own Best Friend 13. Entr'acte 14. I Know a Girl 15. Me and My Baby 16. Mister Cellophane 17. When Velma Takes the Stand 18. Razzle Dazzle 19. Class 20. Nowadays 21. Hot Honey Rag 22. Finale
Album Notes Principal cast includes: Bebe Neuwirth (Velma Kelly); Ann Reinking (Roxie Hart); Michael Berresse (Fred Casely); Michael Kubala (Sergeant Fogarty); Joel Grey (Amos Hart); Denise Fay (Liz); James Naughton (Billy Flynn). Orchestra includes: Rob Fisher (director); Jay Berliner (banjo); Marilyn Reynolds (violin); Seymour Red Press (woodwinds); John Frosk (trumpet); Dave Bargeron (trombone); Leslie Stifelman (piano); Jeffrey Saver (accordion); Ronald Raffio (bass, tuba); Ronald Zito (drums). Recorded at Hit Factory's Studio 1, New York, New York on November 18, 1996. Includes liner notes by Bill Rosenfield. CHICAGO: THE MUSICAL won the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show. CHICAGO, the 1975 masterpiece by John Kander and Fred Ebb, was originally conceived as a musical by director-choreographer-muse Bob Fosse, with whom they had turned the world on its ear nine years earlier with CABARET. Like CABARET, this Weill-esque vaudeville is presented as a sort of variety show, complete with emcee. It tells the tale of two wily murderesses vying for media attention during the '20s, and as the two ladies in question, Bebe Neuwirth and Ann Reinking give brilliant performances in this 1997 revival. Reinking's nervous energy takes the role of Roxie Hart to a new level. Neuwirth, as Velma Kelly, gets to exercise not only her vocal abilities but her comic skills as well, particularly in the one-woman tour de force, "I Can't Do It Alone." James Naughton is wonderfully glib as an opportunistic lawyer, especially in "Razzle Dazzle" and the Busby Berkeley parody, "All I Care About." The legendary Joel Grey brings humor, pathos, and real depth to the role of Roxie's sad sack husband, Amos. Outstanding numbers include "Cell Block Tango" and "Class," in which Velma and the prison warden (sung by Marcia Lewis) hilariously bemoan the decline of morals and social graces. Editorial Reviews Entertainment Weekly (01/03/1997) | Find errors in the product description? Submit a catalog update request now. | ||||||||||||||
Reviews  Bravo!Review created: 08/12/08 by: unbeweaveable_nb ( 8 )  This show is an amazing musical and Bebe Neworth is an excellent Velma Kelly! The whole cast shines as they take you through the trials and tribulations assocatied with a life of jazz and liquor. All around excellent cast and soundtrack! Review ID: 10000000008327632 Was this review helpful? Report this review Quick & EasyReview created: 07/01/08 by: trisha2376 ( 2 ) Very fast delivery, condition was as decribed. Good seller to work with - no hassles at all. I would certainly buy from this seller again. Review ID: 10000000007754381 Was this review helpful? Report this review Ann Reinking is simply amazing!!!Everything about this CD and show is supurb!! The highlight is Ann Reinking though. She plays Roxie, a role she played 20 years previously, so well. Her comic timing and charisma are second to none. She has a lovely huskey alto belt voice!! She is quite possibly the best Roxie!! And WOW! What a dancer!!! Review ID: 10000000001415747 Was this review helpful? Report this review  not badReview created: 07/13/06 by: If you are a broadway fan, you'll love it, if the only familiarity you have with this music is from the movie, you probably won;t like it. The singers are wonderful and much better than the movie. Review ID: 10000000001391794 Was this review helpful? Report this review |
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