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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0803607020620
Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
Label: P.S. Classics
Manufacturer: P.S. Classics
Number Of Discs: 1
Publisher: P.S. Classics
Release Date: March 04, 2003
Studio: P.S. Classics

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Editorial Review:

Amazon.com:
Michael John LaChiusa's First Lady Suite is a fascinating probe into some of history's most neglected figures, the wives of U.S. presidents. The title is a wordplay on the familiar presidential suite, but also a reference to the three-part structure that focuses on Jackie Kennedy, Mamie Eisenhower, and Eleanor Roosevelt as they examine what their lives have become and take a metaphorical journey from flying prison to glorious solo flight. The cast, which presented the work at Los Angeles's Blank Theatre in March 2002, is uniformly fine, and it seems unfair and unnecessary to single out any of the nine members (some playing more than one role)--even the first ladies, because in some cases their assistants are equally prominent characters. As for hummable tunes, LaChiusa's score will never be mistaken for something by Jason Robert Brown, but it's angular and jazzy, and when appropriate, it soars. Considering how many unfamiliar shows have been derailed by half-hearted recording packaging, it's a pleasure to report that First Lady Suite comes with a full libretto, cast credits, photos, and liner notes. The show, and those who wish to experience it, deserves nothing less. --David Horiuchi

Description:
The award-winning score by five-time Tony nominee Michael John LaChiusa (The Wild Party, Marie Christine, Hello Again) in which First Ladies Eleanor Roosevelt, Jackie Kennedy and Mamie Eisenhower--and the people closest to them--reveal their true selves in song. An imaginative and irreverent look behind the scenes of the White House, "First Lady Suite" receives its premiere recording here, following acclaimed productions in New York, Los Angeles, Houston, and Washington, D.C. "This witty musical never fails to charm and engage... fresh, surreal historical riffs that are slyly subversive in a way we haven't seen since 'Assassins.'"--Los Angeles Times.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Overblown and nonsense
Don't buy this cd. It is dramatic to the point of melodrama, and it's annoying. The performances are bordering on ridiculous because they are so over the top. The music isn't some of LaChiusa's best either. This is one that should just be quietly forgotten. It will make you tired to listen to it. The unending references to flying will grate on your nerves if nothing else will!

Rating:

- An impressive achievement from an exciting composer
Based on the cast recordings of "Hello Again," "Marie Christine," "The Wild Party," and now "First Lady Suite," it's clear that Michael John LaChiusa is the most exciting (and prolific) musical composer of the last ten years. His music is incredibly inventive, his lyrics intelligent, and he has a knack for choosing unlikely and compelling subjects for his shows. His scores, as great as they are, also tend to be somewhat challenging, requiring repeated listenings to fully appreciate. "First Lady ... Read More

Rating:

- Bear with it.
I really want to recommend close and repeated listening to this CD. Even though i'm a big fan of La Chiusa's Marie Christine and Wild Party, my first hearing of this show left me cold. The show seemed too unstructured to really carry a listener along - remembering that the experience of a show heard on a CD player is totally different from seeing it on a stage. I left the CD alone for months, and it's only because I'm currently working on some other La Chiusa music that I decided to give it another ... Read More

Rating:

- wonderful!
What a treat to hear such great voices singing early LaChiusa. I especially loved Kate Shindle -- a former Miss America -- making a strong showing in the part of a lesbian. She's a stand-out. This is a must for any fan of cutting-edge 21st century American musical theater.

Rating:

- Here's To The Ladies
Great recording of a whacked-out, excellent show. The cast is terrific: most especially Heather Lee and Mary Pat Green ("Eleanor Sleeps Here" is my favorite play.) "Where's Mamie" has got to be my favorite song. Great liner notes, too. The whole thing makes me want to find out more about First Lady history.
It's not easy-listening stuff, like Hairspray, which is easy to get on first listening. But I'm into musicals that get better and better every time you hear them.

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