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Wicked Cast Recording Goes Gold
By: BWW News Desk Oct. 11, 2005
"Decca Broadway is proud to be a part of the Wicked phenomenon. The music and lyrics of Stephen Schwartz have created a legion of loyal fans for the cast album, which has taken on an exciting life of its own." says Christopher Roberts, Chairman of Universal Classics Group.
The album continually receives rave reviews from around the country. Elysa Gardner of USA Today stated that Stephen Schwartz "blends folk, pop and musical-theater influences with grace and vitality." Entertainment Weekly called the album "lushly produced," while Robert Hurwitt of the San Francisco Chronicle rated the album 'excellent,' adding that the orchestrations and voices are "dynamic." Lawson Taitte of the Dallas Morning News says, "Judgment doesn't really begin on a new musical-theater piece until the cast album comes out. The stock of Wicked went through the roof when the cast album appeared."
Wicked's original cast recording's stellar cast includes Tony Award Winners Kristin Chenoweth (You're A Good Man Charlie Brown) as Glinda, Idina Menzel (Rent) as Elphaba, Oscar & Tony Award Winner Joel Grey (Cabaret) as The Wizard, Tony award-winners Carole Shelley (The Elephant Man) as Madame Morrible and Norbert Leo Butz (Thou Shall Not, The Last Five Years, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels) as the love interest Fiyero.
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