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The team of composer Jerry Bock and lyricist Sheldon Harnick came up with only six shows--but what shows! In addition to the phenomenally successful Fiddler on the Roof, aficionados usually gush about 1963s She Loves Me and 1959s Fiorello!. The latter turned a not particularly appetizing topic--the years leading to Fiorello LaGuardias election as mayor of New York--into a great musical. (It even won the Pulitzer Prize for drama, only the third musical to do so.) Harnick and Bocks versatility was in evidence as they wrote numbers in every Broadway style: novelty, ballad (about sweatshops), duet (the absurdly catchy and funny "Maries Law"), and, of course, a rousing number that doesnt really fit anywhere but is so good that it simply must be included (Eileen Rodgerss "Gentleman Jimmy"). This may be one of the wittiest, most melodic shows youve never heard. --Elisabeth Vincentelli
Rate Points :4.5
Binding :Audio CD
Label :Angel Records
Manufacturer :Angel Records
MPN :65023
ProductGroup :Music
Studio :Angel Records
Publisher :Angel Records
UPC :724356502321
EAN :0724356502321
Price :$11.98USD
Lowest Price :$6.48USD
Customer ReviewsMy favorite sing-a-long cd
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
I love this play so much. It depresses me that it was never made into a movie - Id trade a million Pippins, Carousels, and Godspells for just one Fiorello.
The music is as good as - if not better than - that of all our favorite big Broadway shows. I think the subject matter is what has prevented this show from becoming an American favorite like The Sound of Music, West Side Story, or The Music Man. I wish people would give it a chance because the words and lyrics are just outstanding.
Fiorello
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :1
Great music. Only I wish I had a DVD of the show.....
A sleeper of the first order
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :0
Fiorello is a very dark comedy about the corrupt back-room politics, croneyism, and skulduggery surrounding Fiorello laGuardias political career. Oh, and theres a romance thrown in. "Politics and Poker" in particular has a timely poignancy in light of the runup to the 2008 elections with Clinton, Obama, and -um - whoever the heck else is on the Democrat wanna-be list. I have to think there are some pretty stark parallels here. But then, thats what this timeless, delightful sleeper of an operetta is all about.
A new York-centric non-hit
Rating Point :2 Helpful Point :0
This never rose to the level of a hit. At this time (2006) it is dated
technically and artisticly. It didnt win in 59, there is little hope that it will be remembered fondly in 06.
In the end I bought it for archival purposes only and Im being kind.
Totally Enjoyable
Rating Point :5 Helpful Point :2
I first came across this wonderful play after having found a 33 1/3
record of it which I purchased at a garage sale. The record was in
very poor shape with many scratches & crayon markings all across it.
Never the less being a native New Yorker I thoroughly enjoyed the flavor
of the New York political satire. I found it so familiar and pleasurable
that I searched all over for a good copy of this recording. It wasnt until
recently that I was able to get the CD through Amazon. I am looking forward
to a local college group performing Fiorello here in Missouri. Its not
Broadway, but theyll do a great job!
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