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The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Alex Kulak2
Broadway Legend Joined: 9/11/16
#25The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 12:54pm
HeyMrMusic said: "These orchestrations are so refreshing. The "Time" musical motif that is peppered in among the instrumentation is such a thoughtful detail to weave throughout the score. The texture of a real harp and the weight and depth of a real percussionist make a huge difference in the sound. Thanks to the pristine recording, every bit of the orchestration is heard and felt.I think this is quite an accomplishment from John Clancy and Carmel Dean."
John Clancy really is one of the best on Broadway right now. Hoping he finally gets his laurels at the Tonys this year.
#26The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 1:05pm
Agreed. He’s been deserving so many times over. If anyone is overdue for a Tony, it’s him.
#27The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 6:24pm
Huge Ingrid fan and I have not seen the show so I don’t know all the context. That being said, I found this score to be incredibly generic, repetitive and quite frankly boring.
it’s beautifully sung and gorgeously orchestrated but the lyrics are so inert.
im glad others are enjoying it. It won’t be a frequent listen to for me.
"The sexual energy between the mother and son really concerns me!"-random woman behind me at Next to Normal
"I want to meet him after and bang him!"-random woman who exposed her breasts at Rock of Ages, referring to James Carpinello
#28The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 6:32pm
Lovely.
The orchestrations are rich and lush, matched by A+ production and mixing from the folks at Atlantic. I echo all the Clancy praise.
And that music — I’m shocked I haven’t teared up at all when approaching this material. Just beautiful. Ingrid’s lyrics can sometimes be repetitive, but the ones that land really do. “I didn’t know that the last time I’d leave my house / Was the last time I’d leave the house” hits HARD.
As I’ve said before, this musical is full of lyrical questions. Middle Noah’s cry of “Where have you gone?” gets Middle Allie to soon respond “Is someone living with you?” upon seeing his face in a local newspaper.
Plunkett and Harewood are, once again, the heart and soul of this musical, but this whole cast shines on recording.
“Will you remember me? / Pretend I’m out at sea?” asks the ensemble in The Notebook’s final moments. My answer is a resounding yes, even in such a crowded musical season.
Oh look, a bibu!
#29The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 7:25pm
I like that they sing a love song about Noah's chest hair. Delightful.
#30The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 10:16pm
Talyn said: "Got a question regarding "My Days"....
I've been obsessed with the audio only recording from a preview performance where there is a passage where she sings "I pushed through the corners, with a love I found my days" (or something like that) and then the music pulls back a bit and she sings "i've only begun, to begin, to become what is in me" and then goes into "And finally I can say..." to the end of the song. However on the cast recording, "i've only begun, to begin, to become what is in me" is not on there. It's like those bars were removed completely.
What's interesting is that there is a recording of "My Days" from the Chicago production that doesn't have "i've only begun, to begin, to become what is in me" in it either. Which comes to my question, was this passage cut during previews? Or was the cast recording made prior to the Broadway production?
I actually prefer the version with this pull back before the wind up to the end of the song and I think is a BEAUTIFUL lyric.
Just curious... :-)"
That passage wasn’t in the song late in previews when I saw it, so I’m guessing it was excised during previews.
#31The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 11:21pm
CATSNYrevival said: "I like that they sing a love song about Noah's chest hair. Delightful."
I can't figure out if this is sarcasm or not. But, I will say that John Cardoza is not a hairy person, which I remeber chuckling at when that lyric came up in the show.
#32The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/19/24 at 11:46pmjkcohen626 said: "I can't figure out if this is sarcasm or not. But, I will say that John Cardoza is not a hairy person, which I remeber chuckling at when that lyric came up in the show."
Not sarcasm. I concur with your assessment.
#33The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/20/24 at 12:46am
I posted a while back that I’d finally watched the movie after years of avoiding it. It didn’t really do anything for me, but I was glad I watched it as I knew there was a musical version of it coming up.
I really enjoyed the cast album. It’s beautifully executed and I hope it sells and encourages people to see the show or, if they have, to relive it listening to this top-notch recording.
gibsons2
Broadway Star Joined: 8/26/19
#34The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/20/24 at 4:44pm
Really beautiful songs and wonderful orchestrations. It's too bad the show itself didn't feel very high quality when I went to see it a couple of weeks ago. Loved the cast, the stage sets and lighting were gorgeous. Still, the show felt clunky as it was still in rehearsals. I'm wondering if the direction is to blame.
Updated On: 4/20/24 at 04:44 PM
#35The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/21/24 at 6:46pm
I hope they can perform “coda” on a talk show or the tony awards. I love that song and can listen to it over and over.
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Broadway Legend Joined: 3/27/19
#36The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/22/24 at 4:32pm
Took a few too many listens to realize this is basically a particularly generic Disney Princess "I Want" song.
But it works better when it's not surrounded by all the other songs that aren't specific enough to the characters to work as great musical theater songs, and she certainly sells it. Sign her up, Disney.
Rentaholic2
Broadway Legend Joined: 3/14/04
#37The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/22/24 at 4:43pm
I agree with others that this score is quite lovely, and I'm more interested in seeing the show now than I was before. Though I personally found the chest hair lyrics in "Kiss Me" to be sort of cringe in what is otherwise a beautiful and sweet song.
The song "Home" is somehow thrilling and absolutely heart-wrenching at the same time. That chorus underscoring the scene work between Old Noah and Old Allie...so effective.
#38The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/22/24 at 5:23pm
Rentaholic2 said: "I agree with others that this score is quite lovely, and I'm more interested in seeing the show now than I was before. Though I personally found the chest hair lyrics in "Kiss Me" to be sort of cringe in what is otherwise a beautiful and sweet song.
The song "Home" is somehow thrilling and absolutely heart-wrenchingat the same time. That chorus underscoring the scene work between Old Noah and Old Allie...so effective."
That moment also owes major props to Bekah Brunstetter, who ends Act I on a TRIPLE cliffhanger (one for all three couples).
Oh look, a bibu!
Updated On: 4/22/24 at 05:23 PM
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Broadway Star Joined: 12/29/13
#39The Notebook - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted: 4/22/24 at 5:54pm
I liked the cast recording better than the show.
What does that say about the director?
