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 enlarge | Creators: Harvey Schmidt, Tom Jones, Audra Mcdonald, Steve Kazee, John Cullum
Label: P.S. Classics
Category: Music
List Price: $19.98
Buy New: $12.92
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 36231
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 754
UPC: 803607075422
EAN: 0803607075422
ASIN: B000PMG9GW
Release Date: June 12, 2007
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 Even hotter than 110, shade or no shade September 14, 2007
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
This recent revival had a short life at Studio 54 and garnered mixed reviews. Audra McDonald's performance took focus and rightly so. However, the show was much, much more than her performance, even as the revival reduced the scope of the original production.
I know the original only through the extended recording of the New York City Opera revival (Karen Ziemba et al). The music is lush and memorable. The score goes on and on with uneven performances. It is easy to see why an opera company would undertake it.
What the most recent revival did was more than simply revive the musical. As it was performed, the show was at once intimate and breathtaking in its simplicity. No, there was no sumptuous chorus to sing the haunting "Everything Beautiful Happens at Night" but in the context of the show, the scaled back chorus brought the sadness and the power of the song to an amazing pitch, brought resoundingly home with Lizzie's (Ms. McDonald) line, "all of your daydreams come true" (at night). And Lizzie has so many daydreams.
Every moment of the show was magic. The performances (I was lucky enough to see it twice) overflowed the theatre (even before the rain did come) with a passion and a heat that was very moving. Listen how she makes each song develop her character more and more. Her closing of the first act is heartbreaking, for her and us. Ms. McDonald's presence was a powerhouse but she was more than ably supported by the magnificent Christopher Innvar (why wasn't _he_ in Marie Christine?) and an amazing supporting cast.
The recording makes no attempt to live up to any other production. It is a startling, deeply moving reminder of an unforgettable theatrical experience. The songs will stay with you and help you hold on to your own daydreams.
Audra is More than Worth the Price of the CD August 6, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Audra McDonald could not be better. She's in perfect voice; her interpretation of Lizzie is amazing, and this CD is an absolute treasure. I saw the production many years ago with Inga Swenson as Lizzie. It was good...this is great.
Audra is yet again, outstanding July 26, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love this CD and all of the music is amazing. Audra does stand out but what else is new. Can't wait to see the show. Buy this CD and add it to your collection.
110 in the Shade July 20, 2007
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This recording is superb. I recently saw the show in NYC and found that this recording does the show justice. It is a great show and recording.
Pure pleasure July 19, 2007
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Couple of days ago, I saw "110 in the Shade" on Broadway in the Roundabout Theatre revival. At intermission, in a trance of emotion, I went straight to the souvenir stand to buy the cast album (available at a non-ripoff price of $20, I'm glad to say). This is something I hardly ever do, but I had just seen and heard Audra McDonald and Christopher Innvar sing the duet "A Man and A Woman," and I had to have that music. Been playing the score ever since. It's a delight and I like the orchestrations very much. McDonald is an utter joy, but Innvar was an unexpected discovery and on the strength of his performance, should have had bigger billing.
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