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8 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 Yes this is Some of the Best of Broadway! Apr 07, 2005
By Alan Craig
This CD from Decca Broadway is a wonderful selection of some of
the "Greatest Hits" of the Broadway stage. Decca and Sony have
done an excellent job of remastering the various recordings, some
of which still show some of their age, but come across quite
well. Are there a lot of songs that I would have put on this
disc? Yes, but the ones on here are good choices. I may have to
get a copy of the Five disc set and the DVD's just to see if any
more of my favorites made it on the list. What this disc seems to
try to do is show the evolution of the Broadway song from it's
early days to the present. It succeeds quite well I think.
If you enjoy Broadway theater this CD is a must!
14 of 18 found the following review helpful:
The music of Broadway comes alive Oct 07, 2004
By Robert G Yokoyama
I loved listening to this CD. The music from Broadway's best loved musicals are on this album. I recogized most of these songs, even though I've only seen a few of them on the local stage. I have so many favorites on this CD. It is hard to pick one. I'm a big fan of Barbara Streisand. I loved her performance of People from Funny Girl. Memory is the hit song from the musical Cats. Betty Buckley's performance of this song is so emotional and sincere.
I loved the song Annie. It is a wonderfully optimistic song performed by the original Annie Andrea McArdle. Another highlight for me is the song One performed by the cast of a Chorus Line. Luck Be A Lady Tonight is another of my favorite broadway songs on this CD from Guys and Dolls. The music of the night is a beautiful song by Michael Crawford from Phantom of the Opera. Richard Kiley has such a strong and powerful voice. He sounds so inspirational singing The Impossible Dream from Man from La Mancha. My dream is to see some musicals on Broadway someday and listen to these songs performed live.
I'm surprised that there isn't any music from Miss Saigon or Jesus Christ Superstar included here. I think they are classic musicals with great songs Maybe they will appear on a future compilation from PBS.
2 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great CD Nov 01, 2005
By Jacquelyn A. Bride
This one plays in the car, on the ipod and in the house. When the kids were little they would ask if we could take them to "The Street". That is what they called Broadway (little did they know at that time how famous that street is). They still love it and we can not get enough of it. This CD covers the best and makes you want to go and see a live performance. You can not beat that.
 Dissapointing.. Mar 03, 2012
By Anchorage
This soundtrack was only dissapointing to me because some of the tracks I looked most forward to hearing I didnt care for. I did not like Marissa Jaret Winokur's version of Good Morning Baltimore-it sounds way too whiny, and Jill Hayworth's version of Cabaret is nowhere near the passion of Liza Minnellis.
1 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Missing Tracks Jan 09, 2010
By jeffreybh
Here are the tracks that are only availalbe on the single disc sampler version of this set The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
5 Oklahoma from Oklahoma
8 America from West Side Story
13 Cabaret from Cabaret
Of course this five disc version has many many more tracks than the sampler but the above three are only on the sampler.
Great set though!
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