rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#1rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 2:30pm
Just got it today in the mail and it's absolutely fantastic! I really enjoyed the score when I saw the show live but I thought it was a bit forgettable but this OBC captures it gorgeously. There's a bit too much dialogue interspersed throughout but when the score soars, and it does often on this recording, it's absolutely gorgeous. I have no idea how CRY-BABY got score and Best Musical nominations over this little gem.
Wopat, Prince, Kritzer, and the entire cast sound beautiful...the music is so simple but incredibly lovely.
If there are any questions, I'd be willing to answer!
#2re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 2:32pm
Amen!
Me too~ I am wonderin'..... 
J*
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#2re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 2:33pmI hope AFFAIR still manages to do well financially...it's two million times better than CRY-BABY ever could be.
#3re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 4:43pm
bucchino wrote a great deal of underscoring as the piece has a cinematic quality. It seems that they tried to include as much of it as possible. The music under the bridal scene is gorgeous, for example.
No surprise that I am very heart broken by today's nominations. I'd scream, "they got it all wrong!" from the rooftops, but I don't wish to take away any joy from those who did get the nominations.
I hope people discover this show from the obc and see what I consider to be an absolutely gorgeous piece of theatre.
#4re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 4:46pm
I saw this show last week and am still waiting for my OBC to arrive from amazon (I pre-ordered something else and have to wait until that is released next week). I loved this show and I hope people can discover how great it is. Faith is truly a treat as Aggie and after one of her numbers the audience was so emotional they were speechless...not a single sound was uttered as every eye was trained on Faith.
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
Updated On: 5/13/08 at 04:46 PM
#5re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 5:11pm
I really want to get this album, it seems like something up my alley.
And not to be nit-picky, but you are missing an R in OBCR :-p
"Some people can thrive and bloom living life in a living room, that's perfect for some people of one hundred and five. But I at least gotta try, when I think of all the sights that I gotta see, all the places I gotta play, all the things that I gotta be at"
Yankeefan007
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/20/04
#6re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 5:26pmSomebody wanna send me a linksky?
nasty_khakis
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/15/07
#9re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 6:14pm
I bought it last week. I hope it arrives soon!
Still angry that it was snubbed at the Tonys...but we'll save that for another thread.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#10re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 6:55pm
"All our dreams can come true -- if we have the courage to pursue them." -- Walt Disney
We must have different Gods. My God said "do to others what you would have them do to you". Your God seems to have said "My Way or the Highway".
#11re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 6:57pm
-- "Buy the album pleaseee?"
Amen, ljay.
I mean, maybe it's just me, but wouldn't it be nice if cast albums kept getting produced? 
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#12re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 7:07pmI bought this and Adding Machine yesterday, I hope they are sent by the end of the week!
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#13re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 7:38pmOh, and the orchestrations sound BRILLIANT. Just gorgeous...I hope it wins the Tony.
#14re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 7:47pmHoping to get mine tomorrow. I live just outside of the city and it usually take PS Classics 2 days to get their albums to me and being that I ordered Saturday, I think tomorrow's the day. Hooray! :)
#15re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 8:02pm
Going off of the Amazon site, it didn't think this was being released until later this month. Thanks for posting the review, otherwise me and my little credit card would have never found our way to the PS Classics site tonight! I am really looking forward to hearing all of it, as I have only heard clip. AND, I really hope it is still open in August when I plan to see it!
Updated On: 5/13/08 at 08:02 PM
WiCkEDrOcKS
Broadway Legend Joined: 6/13/04
#16re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 8:03pmmatty, I think it will last past August...I hope it lasts way longer!!
#17re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/13/08 at 8:08pmI certainly hope so. Besides South Pacific, this is really becoming my only other priority "must-see".
#18re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/14/08 at 6:53pmJust got mine in the mail, can't wait to listen!
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
pc1145N2
Broadway Star Joined: 5/28/07
#19re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/14/08 at 7:46pmI know this is slightly off topic, but the OBC will be at Barnes & Noble (Lincoln Triangle)on May 29th....so I will be waiting till then so I can meet the cast and get a signed copy of this CD!
spybud007
Understudy Joined: 12/16/05
#20re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/14/08 at 9:37pmI ordered mine on Friday (along with Adding Machine) and still have yet to get it. Is there anyone willing to send me the tracks while I wait for it?
#21re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:46pm
I'm in the middle of listening to it right now.
The fact that Cry-Baby got a Best Score nomination over this is absurd. And yes, I have heard the score to Cry-Baby.
"Oh look at the time, three more intelligent plays just closed and THE ADDAMS FAMILY made another million dollars" -Jackie Hoffman, Broadway.com Audience Awards
#22re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/14/08 at 10:51pmI ordered this and Adding Machine last night....PS Classics said they shipped today! I hope they are here on Friday. I cannot wait. You guys are making me so excited for ACA!
RentBoy86
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/15/05
#23re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/15/08 at 1:53amWell the show looks GORGEOUS. I just wish they had a prettier ad campaign or logo.
#24re: rOcKS on the 'A CATERED AFFAIR' OBC
Posted: 5/15/08 at 2:08am
I'm not even half way through the album...and I can't believe this wasn't nominated for Best Score.
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