1. Give My Regards To Broadway- Joel Grey 2. Swanee- Al Jolson 3. When The Moon Shines On The Moonshine- Bert Williams 4. A Pretty Girl Is Like A Melody- John Steel 5. My Man- Fanny Brice 6. Fascinating Rhythm- Fred Astaire, Adele Astaire 7. If You Knew Susie (Like I Know Susie)- 78rpm Version Eddie Cantor 8. Someone To Watch Over Me- Gertrude Lawrence 9. Bill- 78 rpm Version Helen Morgan 10. Ol' Man River- Paul Robeson 11. Ain't Misbehavin'- Louis Armstrong & His Orchestra 12. Ten Cents A Dance- Ruth Etting 13. Body And Soul- Libby Holman 14. Brother, Can You Spare A Dime- Bing Crosby 15. Night And Day- Fred Astaire 16. Heat Wave- Ethel Waters 17. Smoke Gets in Your Eyes- Tamara 18. You're The Top- Ethel Merman 19. Summertime- Anne Brown 20. September Song- Walter Huston 21. My Heart Belongs To Daddy- Mary Martin 22. It Never Entered My Mind- Shirley Ross 23. Bewitched, Bothered, Bewildered- Vivienne Segal 24. Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning- Irving Berlin 25. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'- Alfred Drake
Disc 2
1. New York, New York- Cris Alexander,Adolph Green,John Reardon 2. If I Loved You- John Raitt,Jan Clayton 3. Come Rain Or Come Shine- Ruby Hill,Harold Nicholas 4. There's No Business Like Show Business- Ensemble 5. How Are Things In Glocca Morra? From "Finian's Rainbow"- Ella Logan 6. Once In Love With Amy- Ray Bolger 7. Wunderbar- Alfred Drake,Patricia Morison 8. Some Enchanted Evening- Ezio Pinza 9. Lost In The Stars- Todd Duncan 10. Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend- Carol Channing 11. Luck Be A Lady- Robert Alda,Guys 12. Getting To Know You- Gertrude Lawrence 13. Who Cares?- Jack Carson,Betty Oakes 14. Stranger In Paradise- from " Kismet" Doretta Morrow,Richard Kiley 15. Ballad Of Mack The Knife- Gerald Price 16. Hey There- from "The Pajama Game" John Raitt 17. Whatever Lola Wants- Gwen Verdon 18. I Could Have Danced All Night- Julie Andrews 19. Standing On The Corner- from "The Most Happy Fella, 1956" Shorty Long,John Henson,Alan Gilbert 20. The Party's Over- Judy Holliday 21. Glitter And Be Gay- Barbara Cook 22. Tonight- Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
Disc 3
1. Seventy-Six Trombones- Robert Preston 2. I Enjoy Being A Girl- from "Flower Drum Song, 1958" Pat Suzuki 3. Everything's Coming Up Roses- Ethel Merman 4. My Favorite Things- from "The Sound Of Music" Mary Martin 5. Put On A Happy Face- from "Bye Bye Birdie" Dick Van Dyke 6. Try To Remember- Jerry Orbach 7. Camelot- from "Camelot" Richard Burton 8. Love Makes The World Go 'Round- Anna Maria Alberghetti 9. I Believe In You- Robert Morse And Co. 10. The Sweetest Sounds- Diahann Carroll,Richard Kiley 11. Comedy Tonight- Zero Mostel 12. What Kind Of Fool Am I?- Anthony Newley 13. As Long As He Needs Me- Georgia Brown 14. Hello, Dolly!- Carol Channing,Cast 15. People- Barbra Streisand 16. Anyone Can Whistle- from "Anyone Can Whistle" Lee Remick 17. If I Were A Rich Man- Zero Mostel 18. Night Song- Sammy Davis, Jr. 19. The Impossible Dream- Richard Kiley 20. If My Friends Could See Me Now- Gwen Verdon 21. Open a New Window- from Mame Voice
Disc 4
1. Willkommen- from "Cabaret" Joel Grey 2. Let The Sunshine In- James Rado,Lynn Kellogg,Melba Moore,Cast 3. I'll Never Fall In Love Again- Jill O'Hara,Jerry Orbach 4. The Ladies Who Lunch- from "Company" Elaine Stritch 5. Tea For Two- Roger Rathburn,Susan Watson 6. I'm Still Here- Yvonne De Carlo 7. I Don't Know How To Love Him- Yvonne Elliman 8. We Go Together- Adrienne Barbeau,Barry Bostwick,Walter Bobbie,Cast 9. Corner Of The Sky- John Rubinstein 10. Send In The Clowns- Glynis Johns 11. Ease On Down The Road- Stephanie Mills,Tiger Haynes,Ted Ross,Hinton 12. One- from "A Chorus Line" Cast 13. All That Jazz- Chita Rivera,Ensemble 14. Tomorrow- Andrea Mcardle 15. Don't Cry For Me Argentina- Patti Lupone 16. Come Follow The Band 17. Lullaby Of Broadway- Jerry Orbach 18. And I'm Telling You I'm Not Going- Jennifer Holliday 19. The Bells Of St. Sebastian- Raul Julia
Disc 5
1. Memory- Betty Buckley 2. I Am What I Am- George Hearn 3. Move On- Bernadette Peters,Mandy Patinkin 4. Do You Hear The People Sing?- Michael Maguire,Cast 5. The Music Of The Night- Michael Crawford 6. You're Nothing Without Me- James Naughton,Gregg Edelman 7. The American Dream- Jonathan Pryce,Cast 8. Doctor Jazz- Gregory Hines,Company 9. With One Look- Glenn Close 10. On Broadway- Adrian Bailey,Frederick B. Owens,Ken Ard,Victor Trent Cook 11. Le Jazz Hot- Julie Andrews,Ensemble 12. Seasons Of Love- 13. Hakuna Matata- Max Casella,Tom Alan Robbins,Scott Irby-Ranniar,Jason Raize 14. I Wanna Be A Producer- Matthew Broderick,Ensemble 15. Dancing Queen- Louise Plowright,Jenny Galloway 16. Good Morning Baltimore- Marissa Jaret Winokur 17. Movin' Out- Michael Cavanaugh,Band 18. I Go To Rio- Hugh Jackman,Company 19. Defying Gravity- Kristin Chenoweth,Idina Menzel
Customer Reviews of This Album/CD
A Wonderfully Eclectic Collection Well-Worth the Money Submitted on: 2009-10-24
BROADWAY-THE AMERICAN MUSICAL was originally, I believe, a PBS Documentary that can now be purchased on DVD. I haven't seen any of the PBS Show. However, I am a huge fan of Broadway shows and music. I am a firm believer that the best music of America can be sewn across the tapestry of Broadway: here we have Sondheim and Streisand, Armstrong and Astaire, Merman and Martin, Berlin and Buckley. Listen to this music and you'll hear the music of America itself.
Okay, enough of my philosophical observations on Broadway. I already know that you love Broadway music. If you don't, you would have stopped reading before the end of the first paragraph. The question you want answered is this: I want a set of great Broadway music that I'll love; some that I know, some that I don't. Is this the set that I should buy?
The answer is: yes.
This set is brilliant, and well-worth the money you'll spend for it. That amount of money is quite a bit. However, with five CDs, 109 songs, and a twenty-something page booklet that is interesting and well-written, you will feel very satisfied with your purchase.
Quick, now, look back to the first paragraph and reread the names listed there. All of those were taken straight from this CD collection, and there are lots more besides those. I still haven't gotten to Jolson, Rivera, Andrews, Orbach, Grey, Lansbury, Mostel, or Channing (plus more). Initially, with this set, you will be overwhelmed with all of the great names and great music. It helps if you listen to it in order (Disc One before Disc 3, etc.), since all of the songs (excluding the first, GIVE MY REGARDS TO BROADWAY, which opens every Broadway set) are in chronological order. Listen to a song, and then read the annotation in the book. It will help you comprehend why this song, and the musical it belongs to, are important in Broadway history.
Or, you could just listen for enjoyment.
There are tons of beautiful songs here that I will cherish for the rest of my life: "Memory" from Cats, "Hello, Dolly!" from, well, Hello Dolly, "Open a New Window" from Mame, "Try to Remember" from The Fantasticks. Believe it or not, I had never heard any of these songs in their entirety before I purchased this set. Just think of what I was missing!
Of course, there are some slight disputable errors. There is nothing here from RAGTIME or ASPECTS OF LOVE. And, a couple of songs are sort of unnessecary (I could have done without "I Enjoy Being a Girl" from FLOWER DRUM SONG, 1958.) However, there are many gems I would have overlooked if I had purchased a less comprehensive set: songs like "Luck Be a Lady" from GUYS AND DOLLS or "The Party's Over" from BELLS ARE RINGING.
Overall, this is the set to have. It is a bit pricy, but the money is well worth the many hours of memories and pure enjoyment. Appreciate the magic of Broadway!
Could Have Used More Shows Submitted on: 2008-06-08
Of course there should have been much more. I remember there been a Metropolian Opera series called CAST ALBUMS- 100 YEARS that was put out for a limited time only and had like five volumes.
As Peter Filichia noted they left out SHE LOVES ME, BRIGADOON and SWEENEY TODD. Also nothing from PACIFIC OVERTURES, BIG RIVER, CHESS, CRAZY FOR YOU, JEKYLL & HYDE, TITANIC, THE SCARLET
PIMPERNEL, FOOTLOOSE- THE MUSICAL, THE FULL MONTY, URINTOWN...
But they couldn't have put it all. I would have done without Lee Remick's
"Anyone Can Whistle", because the show was a flop. I guess because it was Sondheim's first "serious" show...
B'way The American Musical so-so Submitted on: 2008-02-17
The first three discs were only OK. I had forgotten how much better the later Broadway musical recordings were. The last two discs were very good, maybe because I could relate better to the shows or perhaps the productions were better.
Fabulous for any Broadway-lover Submitted on: 2007-01-29
Packs into 5 CD's a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20's thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.
Top Shelf Submitted on: 2007-01-03
This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won't be disappointed.
A Wonderfully Eclectic Collection Well-Worth the Money
Could Have Used More Shows