| Enchanted
- Soundtrack
Wanted to love this one, but my hearing still works, so no chance. A
terrible score by the usually inspired Schwartz & Menken, and
performances of no value besides. It is sad to find Disney engaging in
such a clumsy, witless act of self-mockery.
The Little Mermaid - Original Broadway
Cast (Disney)
This is one of those times when the cast recording is far more fun than
the show! While the Broadway production looks unspeakable
tacky, the cast recording sounds quite a treat. For a change, Disney has
added decent songs to an existing film score (nice work by lyricist
Glenn Slater, who abets the great original work of Howard Ashman), and
the cast sings every track with style and brio. Serra Boggess soars as
Ariel, Sheri Rene Scott manages to give the evil Ursula a touch of
humanity, and Broadway stalwarts Norm Lewis, Eddie Korbich, John Tracy
Egan and Jonathan Freeman lend strong support.
West Side Story (Decca Broadway)
It doesn't get much worse than this. A cast of European opera singers
has no clue how to perform this material -- an insult to a great
Broadway classic. Even if you want coasters, you could invest in
something far better than this ghastly recording.
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