Over the Rainbow
Showdate September 9, 2001

" The 90s - Pt.1 "

The first part of my daunting attempt to review musical theatre recordings from 1990-1999. Since this was the decade in which I began to seriously amass recordings, I've had to divide it up into two parts. This week, 1990-1995. Coming up, 1996-1999.

I also played two requests: " Thurio's samba " from Two Gentlemen of Verona and " Old-fashioned melody/ Electric blues " from the soundtrack of Hair

Songs played:

" The Virginia company/ Ship at sea/ The Virginia company (reprise)/ Steady as the beating drum " from the soundtrack of Pocahontas, recorded 1995

" The lady's paying " from the American premiere recording of Sunset Blvd., recorded 1994

" Under the stars " from the soundtrack of The Lion King, recorded 1994

" She's a woman " performed by Brent Carver from Kiss of the Spiderwoman, recorded 1992

" It's a maze " from the OBCR of The Secret Garden, recorded 1991

" Waiting for life " performed by La Chanze from the OCR of Once on this Island, recorded 1990

" Me " performed by Burke Moses from the OBCR of Beauty and the Beast: A New Musical, recorded 1994

" The calm before the storm/ Timor mortis/ Sweet victory divine " performed by Jerome Praden and the company from the world premiere cast recording of Napoleon, recorded 1994

" Kim's charleston " from the world premiere cast recording of Show Boat, recorded 1994

" On my own " from Les Miserables

" Alive " performed by Anthony Warlow from The Complete Work: Jekyll & Hyde, the gothic musical thriller