Tenderloin (2000 Encores! Concert Cast)
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Good, but seek out the Angel recording
This is a recording of the Encores 2000 concert production of "Tenderloin," a 1960 Broadway effort by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, the esteemed composing team of "Fiorello!" "She Loves Me," "Fiddler on the Roof," and "The Rothschilds". The show, which was written after "Fiorello!" and prior to "She Loves Me" ran 216 performances, but despite its failure, does have an interesting score that is worth checking out. "Tenderloin" is set in New York City of the 1890s and concerns the battle to clean up New York's Tenderloin (ie: 'red-light') district, waged by the overzealous Dr. Brock. The score has an interesting, period sound, with many of the numbers attempting to sound like parlor songs of the day, such as "Artifical Flowers" and "My Miss Mary". There are also some rousing numbers for the ladies of the night, including "Little Old New York," "Picture...
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Good production of an average musical
I bought this album mainly due to the wonderful belting voice of Debbie Gravitte. "Little Old New York" is a perfect song for her and it was a pleasure to hear it. She also nailed her part in two other songs as well. The rest of the cast did fairly well and David Ogden Stiers' performance even quite grew on me. I have been a little ambivalent the few times I have seen him live but I thought he brought a nice touch to the role on CD of Dr. Brock.This is not a favourite score of mine. It is quite weak Bock and Harnick (their weakest in my opinion) with too many songs capturing a period flavour without adding any passion of feeling. I have not listened to the original Broadway cast in a while but I do not remembering enjoying the ensemble prostitute numbers as much. They come across quite lively on this album. All in all, a good CD of a mediocre show that perhaps did not need a second CD but I would never turn down an opportunity to hear Debbie...
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