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Title: Adequate at Best
Review: A long-time fan of "Guys and Dolls", I found the recording of the 1992 revival to be something of a let-down. While Nathan Lane is great as Nathan Detroit and Faith Prince is divine as Miss Adelaide, the rest of the cast is a surprising disappointment. In particular, Walter Bobbie is an absolute let-down as Nicely-Nicely Johnson -- his delivery on "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat" is anti-climactic with a far-too-fast tempo and a less-than-stellar singing voice.The only real thing this album has going for it is to hear Faith Prince's superb "Adelaide's Lament." If you can only afford one "Guys and Dolls" recording for your collection, my recommendation is the all African-American revival recording from the 1970s, starring Robert Guillaume as Sky Masterson and a rapturous Ken Page as Nicely-Nicely Johnson.
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