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Grand Hotel: The Musical - Broadway Cast Recording | 
 enlarge | Artists: George Forrest, Maury Yeston
Creators: Robert Wright, Robert D. Renino, Allesandro Benetello, Anne Callahan, George / Wright, Robert Forrest, Randy Booth, Perry J. Cavari, Sharon Moe, Beth Ravin, Alex Rybeck, Sande Campbell, Walter Harper, Alan Raph, Burt Collins, Greg Ruvolo, John Bova, Maxine Roach, Richard Spencer, Earle Grubb
Label: RCA Victor Broadway
Category: Music
List Price: $13.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  17 reviews
Sales Rank: 53205
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 61327
UPC: 090266132720
EAN: 0090266132720
ASIN: B000003FBP
Release Date: June 23, 1992
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Condition: This item is in good condition with all original artwork and materials. Case and/or artwork may show visible wear. For CD/DVDs, the disc may have light superficial marks that do not affect play.
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| Tracks:
| • | The Grand Parade / Some Have, Some Have Not / As It Should Be | | • | The Doctor: Look at him... | | • | At the Grand Hotel / Table with a View | | • | Maybe My Baby Loves Me | | • | Fire and Ice / Twenty-Two Years / Villa on a Hill | | • | I Want to Go to Hollywood | | • | The Doctor: Sorry to report... | | • | The Crooked Path / Some Have Some Have Not / As It Should Be | | • | Who Couldn't Dance With You? | | • | Elizaveta: So tell me Baron... | | • | Love Can't Happen | | • | What You Need | | • | Bonjour Amour | | • | H-A-P-P-Y / We'll Take a Glass Together | | • | I Waltz Alone | | • | Doctor: No creature on this planet... | | • | Roses at the Station | | • | The Doctor: Two Sworn enemies... | | • | Bolero | | • | How Can I Tell Her? | | • | Final Scene / As It Should Be / At the Grand Hotel / Some Have, Some Have Not / The Grand Parade | | • | The Grand Waltz | | • | Love Can't Happen (Bonus Track) |
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Amazon.com
OK, so it's not exactly The Threepenny Opera. Still, Grand Hotel has plenty of the atmosphere of prewar Berlin in this Broadway production, directed and choreographed by Tommy Tune. Based on the 1932 star-studded, Oscar-winning film, the show takes place in Europe's most luxurious hotel and follows the intertwining lives and shattered dreams of both regular and once-in-a-lifetime guests. Leading the ensemble cast are Parisian follies star Liliane Montevecchi as the aging ballerina, and strong tenor Brent Barrett as the dashing but debt-saddled baron. Also appearing are Ally McBeal's Jane Krakowski as the would-be movie star, cabaret artist Karen Akers as Montevecchi's confidante, and Michael Jeter as the dying bookkeeper. The score was written by Robert Wright and George Forrest (who brought Borodin to Broadway with Kismet), with additional material by Maury Yeston (Titanic), and the highlights include the soaring romantic ballad "Love Can't Happen," the jazzy scat of "Maybe My Baby Loves Me," and the sassy Charleston number "H-A-P-P-Y." Plenty of dialogue helps capture the flow of the show, and the CD also includes a live cabaret performance of "Love Can't Happen" by the late David Carroll, who originated the baron role on Broadway. --David Horiuchi
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| Customer Reviews: Read 12 more reviews...
 Wonderful music! October 22, 2008
I performed in the orchestra for a production of this musical recently. In my 30-odd years of playing shows, I've learned that if I'm doing a show I don't know, it takes a while for me to warm up to the music.
Not so with Grand Hotel! The first time I listened to the CD, I was hooked. I thought, wait a minute, it can't be this good. But it is. The music, the orchestrations, the singing all add up to a fabulous CD. Kudos to the entire creative team, orchestra, and cast.
 I can only guess... August 21, 2008
Just hearing the bonus track of David Carroll singing "Love Can't Happen" makes me wonder how BETTER the original cast recording could have been. Brent Barrett vocally sounds shrill and tense in his upper range, marring the official recordings of "Roses at the Station" and "Love Can't Happen". What a tragedy!!! And Carroll's other recording--the Broadway version of Chess--is no longer in print (according to Amazon). This is a double tragedy, because David played Anatoly in the show and gets to sing the powerful "Anthem" at the end of Act 1.
Generally, the score sounds cobbled together with no memorable melodies (other than "Love Can't Happen", which burrows its way into your psyche at the first or second hearing). Perhaps Yeston should have written the whole score and find some legal way to discard the derivative songs provided by Forrest and Wright. Perhaps a revival (and major rewrite) is in order...
This is not a good representation of this show, vocally and compositionally speaking. Unfortunately, there are currently no other representation. My two cents.
Grand Hotel - Grand Recording July 21, 2008
The original cast recording of Grand Hotel is grand indeed. Exellent orchestrations and as excellent cast. The emotion of the piece is conveye d thoroughly on this recording.
Grand Hotel July 24, 2006
"Grand Hotel" is a fine musical with songs by George Forrest and Robert Wright and some additional material by Maury Yeston. What stole the show in this musical, however, was Mr. Tommy Tune's inventive staging. That doesn't mean audiences went out humming the staging, though. The songs are excellet as well. Some standouts include the opening number, "Grand Hotel" or "The Grand Parade" as it is officially titled written by Mr. Yeston is a wonderfully jaunty opening number. "At The Grand Hotel\Table With a View", performed by the incomparable Michael Jeter is a lovely selection. "Maybe My Baby Loves Me" is tuneful fun. "Love Can't Happen" is a very romantic ballad and "What You Need" is a wonderful Weill-esque number performed with conviciton by one my favorite performers, Karen Akers. "We'll Take a Glass Together" is also a great showstopper performed by Mr. Jeter and Brent Barret.
The performances are excellent. Ms. Akers and Mr. Jeter steal the show. Thinking about the performances of their songs "What You Need" and "We'll Take a Glass Together" performed by Akers and Jeter respectively sends chills through my body. Brent Barret is fine as the Baron and Liliane Montevecchi as the retiring balerina is excellent, although her role in "Nine" was better suited for her. Jane Krawkowski is also great as a young wannabe movie star.
The orchestrations by Peter Matz are excellent. The original cast album includes a bonus track of David Carroll performing "Love Can't Happen" at a cabaret. Mr. Carroll starred as the Baron durring the beginning of the run, but was diagnosed with HIV and was replaced by Brent Barrett. Because of legal issues, the cast album was recorded late in the run. The creative team thought that it'd be a good idea to have the still living, if very ill Mr. Carroll perform his songs. Alas, he died of AIDS in the studio before his tracks could be recorded. The bonus track is nice for people who enjoy the vocalizing of Mr. Carroll. I don't particulary like his voice and prefer Mr. Barrett's performance of the song. However, his passing was very unfortunate and he is missed.
Mr. Jeter December 6, 2005
Traveled from AZ. to NYC specifically to see Michael Jeter perform live in "Grand Hotel". A man of remarkable talent who went way too soon. He is the only reason I went and the only reason I have this cd. For him I give it 4 stars.
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