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(66 customer reviews) 30 of 31 people found the following review helpful
Old Dog, New Tricks,
December 11, 2003 mattyp4 (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Little Shop of Horrors (2003 Broadway Revival Cast) (Audio CD)
Just for the record, let me state that I am a huge fan of Little Shop. Therefore it's no surprise that I'm a big fan of this new recording. However, I'll be the first to point out its [few] flaws. Sure it's not perfect, but it's damned close. I will say that this is the best recorded version. Hands down. However, you should hang on to your original cast album.
PROS:
* There are some new arrangements & most of the songs are fleshed out a bit more. For the most part they're subtle, but still noticeable. I like the addition of congas in some songs, the Jewish fervor to Mushnik & Son, & the rollicking new arrangement of Feed Me. I think this album is better than the more simplistic Off-Broadway version (which I understand was the whole charm, but...)
* Hunter Foster's Seymour is absolutely fantastic. As is Douglas Sills' Orin (the dentist). Foster got nominated for a Tony. Sills should have been.
* This is the complete score. So this recording includes...Read more
31 of 36 people found the following review helpful
Very Nice, but Hold on to your Original Cast Recording,
November 11, 2003 Derek NN "punkrockstar48" (Benicia, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Little Shop of Horrors (2003 Broadway Revival Cast) (Audio CD)
I am a HUGE fan of "Little Shop Of Horrors" in all its incarnations (show, films, cast recordings so on and so on) and have played Mr. Mushnik in several productions of the show. I like most costumers have yet to see this current revival and base my entire review on the cd its self... not on how good the actors were live. So I will do a play by play1. Prologue / Little Shop of Horrors- this is the first taste I got of the new 10 piece orchestra sound of the show. It's a nice sound but it can feel a little overblown here. The song features the addition of the bridge from the film (Oh Here It Comes Baby/Tell the Bums Baby), which is an excellent addition. The Trio sounds perfect.
2. Skid Row (Downtown)- It starts off a little rough, the powerful opening to the song falters here. Its usual tremendous finish seems hidden underneath the excess orchestrations. Hunter Foster does well; unfortunately our first taste of Kerry Butlers Audrey isn't her best. But everyone...Read more
23 of 26 people found the following review helpful
The definitive "Little Shop of Horrors" soundtrack!!!,
October 24, 2003 Robert W. Berg "Rob" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Little Shop of Horrors (2003 Broadway Revival Cast) (Audio CD)
This is what "Little Shop" fans have been waiting around 20 years for, a CD that contains the entire score of the musical, including quite a few songs that those who only saw the movie do not know. This album also has bonus tracks--demo tracks recorded by the composers of "Little Shop," Alan Menken and the late Howard Ashman (the team that later wrote Disney scores such as "The Little Mermaid" and "Beauty and the Beast"), of songs that were later excised from the final product. So, not only are you getting ALL of the music from "Little Shop" but music that didn't end up making the final cut.And even more so, you are getting the best cast to ever perform the show. I saw them on Broadway two weeks ago, and they are absolutely a revelation. Every actor, from the three fantastic girls in the Greek Chorus, DeQuina Moore, Trisha Jeffrey, and Carla J. Hjargrove, as Chiffon, Crystal, and Ronnette, to Hunter Foster (who originated the role of Bobby Strong in "Urinetown"), who is...Read more
