Name: Broadway Today: Broadway 1993-2005 by Various Artists
Brand: Various Artists
SKU: 602498809198
Price: 9.9 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 3 (70 reviews)

COMPILATION

Broadway Today: Broadway 1993-2005 is the last of six budget-priced compilations of cast recordings issued by Universal Music's Decca Broadway imprint, covering the six decades since the founding of the American Decca Records label. Broadway was booming in the period under consideration, with large audiences taking in a wide range of different types of musicals. Tony Award-winning shows included Passion, Sunset Boulevard, Titanic, Ragtime, Parade, The Producers, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Urinetown, Hairspray, and Avenue Q, none of which are represented on this album, largely because of licensing issues. But the producers seem to have made a deliberate decision to emphasize "jukebox musicals," the questionable form in which existing pop songs are shoehorned into a book musical, the most successful example being Mamma Mia! As a result, while the album does contain some good show tunes of the era, such as "Seasons of Love" from the Tony Award-winning Rent and "Popular" from Wicked, there's also a lot of music borrowed from the pop charts of the '70s (and, in the case of "Crazy," from the '60s Off-Broadway show Always...Patsy Cline). This is not unrepresentative of what could be heard on Broadway in the '90s and the first half of the 2000s, but it is hardly Broadway's best. ~ William Ruhlmann

1. Mamma Mia

by Siobhan Mccarthy, Nicolas Colicos, Paul Clarkson, Hilton Mcrae

Primary Artist: Siobhan Mccarthy
Nicolas Colicos
Paul Clarkson
Hilton Mcrae; Main Performer
Composer: Benny Andersson
Björn Ulvaeus
Stig Anderson; Composer
Engineer: David Hunt; Production
Executive Producer: Benny Andersson
Bjorn Ulvaeus; Production
Mixing: David Hunt; Production
Producer: Benny Andersson
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Martin Koch
Nicholas Gilpin
Björn Ulvaeus; Production
Recording Assistant: Tom Jenkins; Production
Studio Personnel: David Hunt
Tom Jenkins; Production
Composer Lyricist: Benny Andersson
Bjorn Ulvaeus
Stig Anderson; Other

2. Popular

by Kristin Chenoweth

Primary Artist: Kristin Chenoweth; Main Performer
Composer: Stephen Schwartz; Composer
Engineer: Frank Filipetti; Production
Producer: Stephen Schwartz; Production
Recording Assistant: Justin Shturtz
Jason Spears; Production
Studio Personnel: Frank Filipetti
Justin Shturtz
Jason Spears; Production
Composer Lyricist: Stephen Schwartz; Other

3. Seasons Of Love

by Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-vega, Jesse L. Martin, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Idina Menzel, Fredi Walker, Taye Diggs, Gwen Stewart, Byron Utley

Primary Artist: Anthony Rapp
Adam Pascal
Daphne Rubin-vega
Jesse L. Martin
Wilson Jermaine Heredia
Idina Menzel
Fredi Walker
Taye Diggs
Gwen Stewart
Byron Utley; Main Performer
Composer: Jonathan Larson; Composer
Producer: Steve Skinner
Arif Mardin; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jonathan Larson; Other

4. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think

by David Shiner

Primary Artist: David Shiner; Main Performer
Composer: Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty; Composer
Actor: Sharon Wilkins
Alice Playten
Michele Pawk
Janine Lamanna
Kevin Chamberlin
Stuart Zagnit
Anthony Blair Hall
Eric Devine; Production
Editor: Bob Wolfe; Production
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing: Elliot Scheiner; Production
Mixing Assistant: Andy Manganello; Production
Producer: Phil Ramone; Production
Production Coordination: Jill Dell'abate; Production
Recording: Elliot Scheiner; Production
Recording Assistant: Andy Manganello
Andy Brooks
Jim Naisby; Production
Studio Personnel: Elliot Scheiner
Jill Dell'abate
Mark Wilder
Andy Manganello
Andy Brooks
Jim Naisby
Bob Wolfe; Production
Actor/ Singer: Sharon Wilkins
Alice Playten
Michele Pawk
Janine Lamanna
Kevin Chamberlin
Stuart Zagnit
Anthony Blair Hall
Eric Devine; Other
Composer Lyricist: Lynn Ahrens
Stephen Flaherty; Other

5. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)

by Various Artists

Primary Artist: Various Artists
"damn Yankees" 1994 Broadway Cast; Main Performer
Performer: James Raitt; Performer
Composer: Jerry Ross
Richard Adler; Composer
Conductor: David Chase; Conductor
Producer: Thomas Z. Shepard; Production
Recording: James Nichols; Production
Recording Arrangement: James Raitt; Production
Studio Personnel: James Nichols; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Adler
Jerry Ross; Other

6. Crazy

by Mandy Barnett

Primary Artist: Mandy Barnett; Main Performer
Composer: Willie Nelson; Composer
Mastering Engineer: Otis Farneman; Production
Mixing: Steve Tillisch; Production
Producer: Steve Tillisch; Production
Recording: Steve Tillisch; Production
Recording Assistant: Brian Hardin; Production
Studio Personnel: Bob Wright
Brian Hardin
Steve Tillisch
Hollis Halford
Otis Farneman; Production
Additional Mixer: Bob Wright
Hollis Halford; Other
Composer Lyricist: Willie Nelson; Other

7. How Deep Is Your Love

by Adam Garcia, Anita Louise Combe

Primary Artist: Adam Garcia
Anita Louise Combe; Main Performer
Drums: Robin Sellars; Performer
Guitar: Fridrik Karlsson; Performer
Keyboard: Nigel Wright
Phil Edwards; Performer
Percussion: Lee Mccutcheon
Nigel Charman
Julian Fairbank; Performer
Performer: Nigel Wright
Fridrik Karlsson
Robin Sellars
Phil Edwards
Lee Mccutcheon
Nigel Charman
L.s.o
Julian Fairbank; Performer
Composer: Barry Gibb
Maurice Gibb
Robin Gibb; Composer
Artist: Fridrik Karlsson
Robin Sellars
Lee Mccutcheon
Nigel Wright
Phil Edwards
L.s.o
Julian Fairbank
Nigel Charman; Production
Composer Lyricist: Barry Gibb
Robin Gibb
Maurice Gibb; Other
Orchestra/ Member: L.s.o; Other

8. Stars, Stars, Stars

by Daniel Jenkins, Crista Moore, Paul Gemignani

Primary Artist: Daniel Jenkins
Crista Moore
Paul Gemignani; Main Performer
Composer: David Shire; Composer
Composer: David Shire; Composer
Author: Richard Maltby; Production
Author: Richard Maltby; Production

9. People Like Us

by Toni Collette, Yancey Arias

Primary Artist: Toni Collette
Yancey Arias; Main Performer
Banjo: Steve Bargonetti; Performer
Producer: Phil Ramone; Production
Artist: Bruce Coughlin
Linda Twine
William Easley
Jimmy Cozier
Steven Kenyon
Roger Rosenberg
Brian O'flaherty
Kamau Muata Adilifu
Stu Satalof
Tim Sessions
Lesa Terry
Ashley Horne
Julian Barber
Benjamin Brown
Bruce Doctor
Steve Bargonetti; Production
Bass Guitar: Benjamin Brown; Performer
Guitar: Steve Bargonetti; Performer
Conductor: Todd Ellison; Conductor
Performer: Jimmy Cozier
Benjamin Brown
Julian Barber
Roger Rosenberg
Ashley Horne
Brian O'flaherty
Bruce Coughlin
Lesa Terry
Bruce Doctor
Linda Twine
Steve Bargonetti
William Easley
Stu Satalof
Tim Sessions
Kamau Muata Adilifu
Steven Kenyon; Performer
Trombone: Tim Sessions; Performer
Tuba: Benjamin Brown; Performer
Violin: Julian Barber
Ashley Horne
Lesa Terry; Performer
Woodwind: Jimmy Cozier
Roger Rosenberg
William Easley
Steven Kenyon; Performer
Mastering Engineer: Mark Wilder; Production
Mixing Assistant: Brian Vibberts; Production
Percussion: Bruce Doctor; Performer
Mixing: Elliot Scheiner; Production
Trumpet: Brian O'flaherty
Stu Satalof
Kamau Muata Adilifu; Performer
Conductor: Todd Ellison; Conductor
Orchestra Contractor: Bruce Coughlin; Production
Recording: Elliot Scheiner; Production
Studio Personnel: Elliot Scheiner
Brian Vibberts
Mark Wilder
Andy Manganello
Dave Swope; Production
Composer Lyricist: Michael John La Chuisa; Other
Conductor/ Piano: Linda Twine; Other
Composer: Michael John La Chuisa; Composer
Recording Assistant: Brian Vibberts
Andy Manganello
Dave Swope; Production

10. I Go To Rio

by Hugh Jackman

Primary Artist: Hugh Jackman; Main Performer
Composer: Adrienne Anderson
Peter Allen; Composer
Producer: Phil Ramone; Production
Composer Lyricist: Peter Allen
Adrienne Anderson; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

10 tracks available

Type

COMPILATION

Format

Digital Media

Duration

34 minutes and 15 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1644x1644 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

8/10 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

5/10 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Vocal, New Country, Musicals, New Traditional

Label

Verve (Adult Contemporary)

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United Kingdom

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 2004

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602498809198

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Notification

Broadway Today: Broadway 1993-2005

1. Mamma Mia

2. Popular

3. Seasons Of Love

4. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think

5. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)

6. Crazy

7. How Deep Is Your Love

8. Stars, Stars, Stars

9. People Like Us

10. I Go To Rio

Technical Specifications

Broadway Today: Broadway 1993-2005

Product information

Release options

1. Mamma Mia

2. Popular

3. Seasons Of Love

4. Oh, The Thinks You Can Think

5. Whatever Lola Wants (Lola Gets)

6. Crazy

7. How Deep Is Your Love

8. Stars, Stars, Stars

9. People Like Us

10. I Go To Rio

Technical Specifications