by KenI was looking at this box, Broadway in a Box, that I got for some agreeably modest price as an Amazon special -- 25 cast recordings of Broadway musicals, mostly Original Broadway Cast recordings, but with seven revivals mixed in, four from Broadway and three from the Music Theater of Lincoln Center. I only had two on CD, and one of those wasn't an original-label reissue, so I figured what the heck.So I was looking at the box, which contains an interesting selection. Not necessarily the 25 I would have chosen from the RCA and Coiumbia musical-theater vaults (all now in the Sony fold, of course, making for quite a musical-theater vaultload), but all of at least some interest. And I was trying to see whether any "themes" popped out at me. And after a while I realized I could identify two five-peaters among the contributors and one six-peater. All three are represented at least once in the following six numbers, a pretty grand assortment, I think."The Lonely Goatherd""Ol' Man River""It's the little things you do together""Some Enchanted Evening""Everything's coming up roses""Officer Krupke"OF COURSE YOU'LL NEED TO KNOW THE25 RECORDINGS INCLUDED IN THE SET --All are OBC recordings except the Broadway revivals indicated by the date and the Music Theater of Lincoln Center recordings, indicated as MTLC.AnnieAnything Goes (1987 revival)CabaretCamelotCarousel (MTLC, 1965)ChicagoA Chorus LineCompanyFiddler on the RoofGuys and Dolls (1992 revival)GypsyHairHello, Dollyl!How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingInto the WoodsThe King and I (MTLC, 1964)Man of La Mancha (2002 revival)My Fair LadyOklahoma! (1979 revival)Oliver!Show Boat (MTLC, 1966)The Sound of MusicSouth PacificSweeney Todd (highlights)West Side Story(That's 25, right?)ALL WILL OF COURSE BE IDENTIFIED SUNDAYAnd I have it in mind to focus on one of the five-peaters, with perhaps some bonuses here and there.#
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