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Title: stars in the sky
Review: My only reservation about this otherwise fabulous recording is that Peter Gallagher is a little too nice to play the role of Sky Masterson. While he has a beautiful singing voice, the charisma and mystery of Brando isn't quite there. Otherwise I thought all the singers were fabulous and an improvement certainly on the movie version, Nathan Lane is priceless as Nathan Detroit (move over Sinatra), Faith Prince is hysterical as Adelaide (ah-CHOOO!!), Josie de Guzman is a compelling Sarah, and the minor characters are superb as well, in fact Fugue for Tinhorns and the title number sung largely by the supporting men may be the two best numbers in the whole program. Great orchestral arrangements too, sharp, brassy, and tight, complementing the singing perfectly.
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