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• 1 Bruno

  Packs into 5 CD’s a sampling of Broadway tunes from the 20’s thru (almost) today, mostly from original cast recordings. Includes not just well-known hits, but also some lesser-known gems. Sound quality is first rate, booklet is informative too. Have given this as a gift to several friends with rave reviews.

• 2 Quiocho

  THESE BROADWAY MUSICALS CD’S ARE A BROADWAY LOVERS DREAM. WITH EACH SONG, MEMORIES COME FLOODING BACK. BOTH THE FAMILIAR AND THE FORGOTTEN SONGS ARE A TRUE LISTENING PLEASURE. IF YOU LIKE BROADWAY, YOU’LL LOVE THIS SET.

• 3 Rolfe

  The first three discs were only OK. I had forgotten how much better the later Broadway musical recordings were. The last two discs were very good, maybe because I could relate better to the shows or perhaps the productions were better.

• 4 Hendrickson

  Of course there should have been much more. I remember there been a Metropolian Opera series called CAST ALBUMS- 100 YEARS that was put out for a limited time only and had like five volumes.
  As Peter Filichia noted they left out SHE LOVES ME, BRIGADOON and SWEENEY TODD. Also nothing from PACIFIC OVERTURES, BIG RIVER, CHESS, CRAZY FOR YOU, JEKYLL & HYDE, TITANIC, THE SCARLET
  PIMPERNEL, FOOTLOOSE- THE MUSICAL, THE FULL MONTY, URINTOWN…
  But they couldn’t have put it all. I would have done without Lee Remick’s
  “Anyone Can Whistle”, because the show was a flop. I guess because it was Sondheim’s first “serious” show…

• 5 Nishimoto

  This is THE definitive collection of Broadway hits. I have other collections, and none of them measure up. A great deal of care was obviously taken in compiling and presenting this box set. It covers a lot of ground, starting with some long-forgotten but still very enjoyable hits from the days of yore, and finishing with present-day favorites. To the best of my knowledge, the recordings are by those who made them famous. You won’t be disappointed.

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