Gypsy - 2008 Original Broadway Cast

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The Gypsy soundtrack includes bonus tracks.Curtain Up! The smash Broadway musical comes to life in this all new cast recording! It's the new 2008 revival of Gypsy, starring Tony and Olivier award-winner Patti Lupone as the indomitable Momma Rose. This classic American musical by Arthur Laurents, Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim about a fractured family stars the larger than life, true Broadway diva Lupone heading the cast as the "stage mother of all stage mothers," determined to make a star out of at least one of her children. Four time Tony-winner Boyd Gaines is the beleaguered Herbie,a gentlemanly candy salesman and reluctant theatrical agent who loves Rose, and Tony-winner Laura Benanti is the wallflower-turned-world-famous-stripper Gypsy Rose Lee, one of Rose's two daughters.

Did we really need yet another recording of Gypsy, the 1959 classic by Jule Styne and Stephen Sondheim? After all we already have albums headlined by the likes of Ethel Merman, Angela Lansbury, Tyne Daly and Bernadette Peters. The short, answer is an emphatic yes. The 2008 version stars Patti LuPone, superbly supported by Laura Benanti, Boyd Gaines and a luscious 36-piece orchestra. LuPone sinks her fangs into the role of the indomitable Mama Rose, and delivers the show’s epic anthems ("Some People," "Everything’s Coming Up Roses" and "Rose’s Turn") with the right balance of manic energy and slightly cracked vulnerability. Touted in the liner notes as "the most complete recording of Gypsy ever," the album only adds more ammo to the arsenal of those who hold the musical as possibly the best of all time. There is not a single weak cut here. And because this production was directed by the book’s author himself, Arthur Laurents, access was granted to seven goodies cut from the original production and tagged at the end. The highlight clearly is Rose’s "Who Needs Him?," a torchy number that manages to pack a punch in just over a minute. — Elisabeth Vincentelli

1. Overture
2. May We Entertain You
3. Some People
4. Seattle to Los Angeles
5. Small World
6. Baby June and Her Newsboys/Let Me Entertain You
7. Have an Eggroll, Mr. Goldstone
8. Little Lamb
9. You'll Never Get Away From Me
10. Dainty June and Her Farmboys
11. Broadway
12. If Momma Was Married
13. All I Need Is the Girl
14. Everything's Coming Up Roses
15. Together Wherever We Go
16. The Strip
17. Rose's Turn
18. Tomorrow's Mother's Day
19. Small World/Momma's Talkin' Soft
20. Nice She Ain't
21. Smile, Girls
22. Who Needs Him?
23. Three Wishes For Christmas

Title: Gypsy - 2008 Original Broadway Cast
Sales Rank: 543 in Music
Artist: Laura Benanti, Boyd Gaines
Creator: Patti LuPone
Label: Time Life Entertainment, 2008-08-26, Audio CD, 1 Disc
Format: Cast Recording
Package Dimensions: 5.6 x 4.8 x 0.4 inches, 0.35 pounds

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