Oklahoma! (Studio Recording) | Review
- Friday, September 29, 2023
It’s not just an impressive historic reconstruction – it also makes the heart dance
Album Reviews
Guys & Dolls (2023 London Cast Recording) | Review
- Friday, September 29, 2023
New orchestrations make this a fresh take, not a dutiful re-retread
Eleri Ward (Acoustic Sondheim: Live from Brooklyn) | Review
- Monday, August 7, 2023
What makes this so effective is Ward’s ability to convey the drama
Camelot (The 2023 Broadway Cast Recording) | Review
- Monday, August 7, 2023
We are placed squarely in the realm of classic Broadway – and what a pleasure that is
Bonnie & Clyde (Original West End Cast Recording) | Review
- Monday, August 7, 2023
This recording is both impressive and alarming in that it humanises two mass murderers
South Pacific (First Complete Recording) | Review
- Monday, August 7, 2023
Goodbye highlights, hello the real deal with reprises and atmospheric underscoring
Parade (2023 Broadway Cast Recording) | Review
- Monday, August 7, 2023
Brown’s score runs the gamut from Deep South spirituals and jazzy popular song to operatic duets
Operation Mincemeat (Original London Cast Recording) | Review
- Monday, August 7, 2023
The virtuosity of the writing is matched by the blistering delivery of the performers
The King and I (Studio Cast Recording) | Review
- Sunday, June 11, 2023
Combined with the full score played and recorded with such lavish care, it’s a must.
MJ (Original Broadway Cast Recording) | Review
- Thursday, June 1, 2023
Myles Frost slides from Jackson’s signature shimmering near-falsetto to something gutsier and more urgent