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Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green
Do Re Mi (1999 Broadway Revival Cast)
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (20) - Disc #1
1. Overture
2. Waiting
3. Take A Job
4. All You Need Is A Quarter
5. It's Legitimate
6. I Know About Love
7. Cry Like The Wind
8. Ambition
9. Fireworks
10. What's New At The Zoo
11. Asking For You
12. The Late, Late Show
13. Adventure
14. Adventure (Reprise)
15. Make Someone Happy
16. Who Is Mr. Big?
17. He's A V.I.P.
18. All Of My Life
19. Finale
20. Bonus Track

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CD Details

All Artists: Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Nathan Lane, Brian Stokes Mitchell
Title: Do Re Mi (1999 Broadway Revival Cast)
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Drg
Original Release Date: 9/21/1999
Release Date: 9/21/1999
Album Type: Cast Recording
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks, Broadway & Vocalists
Style: Musicals
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 021471476828

Synopsis

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Despite its stellar pedigree (music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Comden and Green, book by Garson Kanin), 1960's Do Re Mi remains relatively obscure. It was said to be a lightweight romp, irremediably linked to the outsize personalities of its two original stars, Phil Silver and Nancy Walker. Now Nathan Lane and a superior cast prove that, while no masterpiece, Do Re Mi is a vastly entertaining musical. The book is an inane romp about a jukebox scam, but the score has brassy, swinging tunes ("Waiting," "All You Need Is a Quarter"), sentimental duets ("Fireworks"), a hilarious novelty number ("What's New at the Zoo"), and a couple of bona fide showstoppers ("Cry Like the Wind," "Make Someone Happy"). While Lane hams it up with his usual gusto, Brian Stokes Mitchell (Ragtime) and Heather Headley almost steal the show as the young lovebirds. The CD also includes a 20-minute 1961 interview with the creative team. --Elisabeth Vincentelli

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CD Reviews

A worthy new cast album.

11/29/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"The new cast recording of Do Re Mi would be an excellent addition to any Broadway show collection but would probably not appeal to the average music fan. Most of the songs are theme driven and are best within the context of the show. The singing in this version is universally good - Nathan Lane is Nathan Lane, which is good, but Brian Stokes Mitchell is the real reason to purchase this CD as his renditions of four songs is outstanding, including the well known Make Someone Happy."

Better recording

John Rice | Milwaukee, WI USA | 12/09/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This 1999 recording of Do Re Mi is a better recording than the original Broadway Cast, but the music is about the same. The show was a fluffy thing built around Phil Silvers. Now the star is Nathan Lane. Different actors, different styles. Nathan Lane, of course, can sing. "It's Legitimate" is still a raucous number as it should be. One wonders, though, why shows like this are being revived."

A Bright New Star shines in a bright new recording

michael a. willhoite | 11/24/1999

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I snapped this one up immediately because I'm crazy about the score. (Has a more upbeat Broadway pep number ever been written than "It's Legitimate"? This is what the American musical is supposed to be about.) Nathan Lane is our most inspired clown, on Broadway at least, and does a fine job here. But nobody could top Phil Silvers in the same role. He brings a dramatic depth of feeling to "All of My Life" that Lane can't quite hit. But that's a minor quibble. The voice that leaps out at you on this recording, however, is that of Brian Stokes Mitchell. Here, in one neat package is the new Alfred Drake. Every note he touches he turns to instant gold, and his songs are the ones I play over again when I'm through -- and then once more. This guy is NEVER going to be out of work. Bravo yet again for the Encores! series."

Joyful, Old-fashioned Broadway at Its Best . . .

J. T Waldmann | Carmel, IN, home to the fabulous new Regional Perf | 07/09/2004

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I resisted buying this recording until very recently, primarily because I believed that listening to it would sully the memories of Phil Silvers, Nancy Walker, John Reardon, and Nancy Dussault from the RCA original cast recording (sadly deleted - and sorely missed). Al Hirschfeld's drawings on the back of the CD and on the back of the booklet reminded me of how much these entertainment giants are missed AND how much we all miss Al Hirschfeld.So, with trepidition, I began to listen. "The new orchestrations by Luther Henderson sound wrong," was my first impression. "They don't sound 'Broadway' enough." Then came the song "Waiting." "Randy Graff can't hold a candle to Nancy Walker," I thought. "Miss Walker would do such and such at this point. Oh, I'm not going to like this at all."But it grew on me. Gradually I let myself appreciate Nathan Lane (no, he isn't Phil Silvers) and Miss Graff as they performed "Take a Job." "It's Legitimate" almost won me over with its Broadway brassiness. Brian Stokes Mitchell's "I Know About Love" is very fine, and Heather Headley brings a freshness to "Cry Like the Wind," even though Nancy Dussault's version still haunts me. But the turning point was "Adventure." Yes, I still miss Phil Silvers and Nancy Walker, but Nathan Lane and Randy Graff are superb here. So I permitted myself to enjoy the show, making mental notes like: "No one plays a schlmeil the way Nathan Lane does. Hum . . . I don't recall Phil Silvers being this human and sympathetic ('All of My Life')." I'm glad that someone at the City Center Encores decided that DO RE MI needed a new recording, because this recording is a prime example of the genius of Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green. On first listening, one might think that the songs are less than great, until you realize how well they serve the plot and the characters. For example, "All of My Life" reminds me of "Rose's Turn" from GYPSY (music by Mr. Styne). Both Hubie Cram and Mama Rose go through critical self-evaluation that allows the audience to see what drove these people to do what they did. These songs help us to understand the characters and even forgive them for the horrible things they have done. Styne, Comden & Green were true craftspeople who separately and individually have given the world some of the best moments in the theatre. Again, thank you DRG and City Center Encores! Now, RCA, why don't you help us out and reissue the original cast recording. I'm sure I'm not the only one who would add it to my collection."