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George Gershwin - My One And Only (1983 Original Broadway Cast) Audio CD

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George Gershwin Band: George Gershwin
Title: My One And Only (1983 Original Broadway Cast)
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Release Date: 1989-05-19
Media: Audio CD

Tracks: 1: Overture: I Can't Be Bothered Now/Blah, Blah, Blah 2: Boy Wanted/Soon 3: Sweet and Low Down 4: He Loves and She Loves 5: 'S Wonderful 6: Strike up the Band 7: Entr'acte/In the Swim 8: Nice Work If You Can Get It 9: My One and Only 10: Little Jazz Bird 11: Funny Face 12: My One and Only (Reprise) 13: Kickin' the Clouds Away 14: How Long Has This Been Going On?

Love That Tommy Tune
Have been a huge TT fan ever since. Saw this show in San Francisco over 20 years ago with Tommy Tune and Lucy Arnaz starring. Now, with the CD, I can hear him again and again!!.


1982-83 was not a great season
Other than "Cats," nothing memorable came out of that year. It is only because of the dearth of good musicals on Broadway in the 1982-83 season that "My One and Only" was able to run for 767 performances.
I listened to it on my headphones this morning, while I was walking. When I came home, I looked up the album to see what the story line was--it certainly was not even suggested from the recording. What did I find? Only a listing of the songs.
True, the Gershwins were a great musical team. But this effort to make their songs into a story musical just did not make the cut.
First, the orchestrations are overblown. Then, they intrude on the vocals, which is not such a bad thing, because Tommy Tune and Twiggy are not singers anyway. Yes, Tune is an excellent dancer; but dancing does not translate to an audio recording, even though the attempt was made here.
If you like the Gershwins' music, if you like Broadway musicals, there are a lot of other much better possibilities.
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FUN, FUN, FUN
I saw this on Broadway eons ago. . . loved it then (especially the splash/water dance routine) and love it now. . . . Gershwin sung with fun.


My One And Only On CD
The All the stars were wonderful as was the tap dancing. This CD is terrific the Gershwin music was wonderful. I recomend this this to all lovers of Broadway Musicals as well as new comers to Broadway Musicals.


Twiggy Lawson and Tommy Tune, a winning combo
10 years later, another musical featuring Gershwin material would open on Broadway, CRAZY YOUR YOU, and would prove to be more successful. MY ONE AND ONLY features a Tony-winning performance from Tommy Tune with Twiggy Lawson singing the timeless standards of George and Ira Gershwin. Still, MY ONE AND ONLY is an enjoyable musical and worthwhile cast album.

True, Twiggy is a less-than-thrilling singer; still she has a feeling for the material and sings with a verve and spirit which makes up for her technical shortcomings. Tommy Tune is fine, but always comes across better in person than on disc. Standout numbers include "How Long Has This Been Going On?", "S'Wonderful", "He Loves and She Loves" and "I Can't Be Bothered Now".

MY ONE AND ONLY lost out on the Best Musical Tony to CATS, and Twiggy lost out on the Best Actress Tony to Natalia Makarova (for the revival of ON YOUR TOES).


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