SAW THE SHOW ON BROADWAY. THE LYRICAL QUALITY ON THE CD IS SUPERB, ESPECIALLY "AMONG THE ANGELS", "THE VERY NEXT MAN" AND "IN A LITTLE TIN BOX". I HAVE ALWAYS WANTED A CD OF THE SHOW AND YOU FINALLY CAME THRU WITH IT. THANKS.
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Fiorello (1959 Broadway Cast)
Review created: 03/06/00
by: fdknight -- a member of Epinions
Pros: Clever lyrics, spirited performances
Cons: Dull ballads, politically incorrect
Although she is perfect in most ways, my wife Ann has one very annoying habit: she finds a CD she likes and then she listens to it over and over and over. For weeks. Fortunately, we have similar taste- if we didn't, we'd have gotten divorced years ago. Last spring, the CD of choice was the original cast recording of Fiorello! If you're not somewhat obsessed with musicals, you may never have heard of this show. And that's kind of weird. It won the Tony award in 1960 (in a tie with a musical that you have heard of) and was the third musical to win the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was a solid...