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Weil and Mann were based at Aldon Music, located at 1650 Broadway, New York City, and the song as written by Mann/Weil was originally recorded by the Cookies (although the Crystals' version beat them to release) and featured an upbeat lyric in which the protagonist is still on her way to Broadway and sings "I got to get there soon, or I'll just die".
A brief review in Billboard suggests to retailers that this album will be a "sure-fire hit LP" with "smooth performances". [4] Editors at AllMusic Guide scored this album 2.5 out of five stars, with critic Andrew Hamilton considering this album a failed experiment that Motown should have stopped, but calling the cover of "Make Someone Happy" "an endearing rendition". [5]
Franklin's single was not only the most successful song from the stage production, but also the most successful of any Broadway song that season among 14 new shows. [4] [5] For the stage performance New York reviews, including Time magazine, Plays and Players and The Outer Circle, commented favorably both on Franklin and her performance of the ...
As of January 2019, the show has not been officially released on home video. [3] Various clips are available for viewing online by streaming media sites, including YouTube. [4] In 2017, the vinyl LP soundtrack album has been remastered and reissued on CD in the U.S. (Motown, MS699). [5]
As a former actor (and lifelong theater nerd), my list of favorite musicals features some seriously stiff competition.I’m talking Gypsy.I’m talking Little Shop.I’m talking Music Man (I know ...
The show played on Broadway from February 15, 1964 to June 12, 1965 at the 54th Street Theater, running for 540 performances. It was directed by Abe Burrows. Steve Lawrence starred as Sammy Glick, with Robert Alda as studio boss Al Manheim and Sally Ann Howes as Sammy's love interest, Kit Sargent. Graciela Daniele played Rio Rita.
The last song of the first act between the two stars is, surprisingly, fabulous—leaving me very confused at intermission as to why it took so long to get some true drama and emotion up on the stage.
Springsteen on Broadway is a live album by the American rock singer-songwriter Bruce Springsteen. It features the complete audio of Springsteen's solo Broadway performance at the Walter Kerr Theatre in New York, recorded live on July 17 and 18, 2018, and filmed for Netflix .