Wicked: A New Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

Wicked: A New Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

Wicked: A New Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

Wicked: A New Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

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Overview

Although best remembered for the classic 1939 film The Wizard of Oz, L. Frank Baum's series of early 20th century novels about the fairyland Oz have inspired a number of theatrical and cinematic adaptations, beginning with a Broadway musical version of The Wizard of Oz for which Baum himself provided the libretto and lyrics that opened in 1903, only three years after the first publication of the initial book, and including the 1975 all-black Broadway musical The Wiz. In an era rife with sequels and "prequels" to successful properties that has reached back retroactively to include authorized and unauthorized re-imaginings of works such as Gone with the Wind, Gregory Maguire's 1995 novel Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West purported to depict the back story of the villainess of The Wizard of Oz and her counterpart, Glinda the Good. Of course, Maguire's retelling was a revisionist interpretation in which the Wicked Witch turned out to be a misunderstood character with lots of justifications for turning "bad" (one of them being prejudiced reactions to her green skin color), while Glinda was made into more of a goody-goody than actually good, not to mention being something of a dumb-blonde cheerleader type. Theatrical composer Stephen Schwartz (Godspell, Pippin) saw the obvious stage possibilities, and his musical version, Wicked, opened on Broadway on October 30, 2003. In the adaptation, Glinda's role has been beefed up, the better to employ the talents of Tony-winning Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth, though the story still primarily concerns the young Wicked Witch (Idina Menzel), with Broadway veteran Joel Grey as the Wizard, and the story line has been softened, the better to attract a young audience conditioned by the Disney hits Beauty and the Beast and The Lion King. On disc, the score will have a familiar sound to anyone who knows previous Schwartz efforts and their combination of traditional show music with '70s-style soft rock music and choral music. Soprano Chenoweth and alto Menzel are given very different kinds of songs to sing; Chenoweth gets the Broadway belting material, Menzel the more adult contemporary-type ballads. This is appropriate to the their characters. Glinda is superficial and showy, Elphaba (the Witch) so earnest that she is eventually embittered. The score is tuneful and the lyrics often witty. This is not great music, but it is craftsmanlike and certainly efficient for this somewhat questionable project. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date: 12/16/2003
Label: Verve
UPC: 0602498613436
Rank: 3320

Tracks

  1. Wicked~No One Mourns the Wicked
  2. Wicked~Dear Old Shiz
  3. Wicked~The Wizard and I
  4. Wicked~What Is This Feeling?
  5. Wicked~Something Bad
  6. Wicked~Dancing Through Life
  7. Wicked~Popular
  8. Wicked~I'm Not That Girl
  9. Wicked~One Short Day
  10. Wicked~A Sentimental Man
  11. Wicked~Defying Gravity
  12. Wicked~Thank Goodness
  13. Wicked~Wonderful
  14. Wicked~I'm Not That Girl (Reprise)
  15. Wicked~As Long as You're Mine
  16. Wicked~No Good Deed
  17. Wicked~March of the Witch Hunters
  18. Wicked~For Good
  19. Wicked~Finale

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Idina Menzel   Primary Artist,Vocals
Stephen Schwartz   Primary Artist,Piano
Original Broadway Cast   Primary Artist
Joel Grey   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kristin Chenoweth   Primary Artist,Vocals
Kerry Ellis   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jan Neuberger   Primary Artist,Vocals
Brian May   Primary Artist,Primary Artist,Bass,Guitar,Keyboards
Christopher Fitzgerald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ariana Grande   Primary Artist,Vocals,Featured Artist
Guards of Oz   Primary Artist
Mika   Primary Artist,Band
Delta Goodrem   Primary Artist,Vocals
Li Tao   Primary Artist,Vocals
Willemijn Verkaik   Primary Artist,Vocals
Cristy Candler   Primary Artist,Vocals
Stephanie J. Block   Primary Artist,Vocals
Miyuki Numao   Primary Artist,Vocals
Pentatonix   Primary Artist
Gekidan Shiki   Primary Artist
William Youmans   Primary Artist,Vocals
Adam Lambert   Primary Artist
Mark Seibert   Primary Artist,Vocals
Denizens of the Emerald City   Primary Artist
Sean McCourt   Primary Artist,Vocals
LeAnn Rimes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ledisi   Primary Artist
Michelle Federer   Primary Artist,Vocals
Carole Shelley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Norbert Leo Butz   Primary Artist,Vocals
Hiroko Taguchi   Violin
Dr. David Evans   Keyboards
Matt Beck   Guitar
Xiao-Dong Wang   Violin
Victor Schultz   Violin
Adinah Alexander   Vocals
Maura Giannini   Violin
John Moses   Sax (Soprano),Clarinet
Chris Chaney   Bass
Ira Siegel   Guitar
Desiree Elsevier   Viola
Corinne McFadden   Vocals
Helen Campo   Flute
Ioana Alfonso   Vocals
Kathy Deitch   Vocals
Kelly Dent   French Horn,French Horn
Dale Kirkland   Trombone
Steve Sidwell   Conductor
Douglas Purviance   Trombone
Ben Butler   Guitar
Ben Wittman   Drums
Eddie Korbich   Vocals
Greg Skaff   Guitar
Avril Brown   Violin
Katherine Fong   Violin
Charles Pillow   Woodwind
Suzanne Ornstein   Violin
Vincent Lionti   Viola
Laura McGinnis   Violin
Andy Jones   Percussion
Alex Lacamoire   Piano,Conductor,Keyboards,Synthesizer
Jennifer Laura Thompson   Vocals
Richard Locker   Cello
Jeanne LeBlanc   Cello
Taylor Hawkins   Drums
Melissa Fahn   Vocals
Andrew Palermo   Vocals
Ann Labin   Violin
Konrad Adderly   Bass
Andy Pellick   Vocals
Jackie Burns   Vocals
Jeffrey Allen   Bass
Walter Winston Oneil   Vocals
LJ Jellison   Vocals
Tom Hoyt   Trumpet
Kisha Howard   Vocals
Kristoffer Cusick   Vocals
Kristy Cates   Vocals
Lorna Ventura   Vocals
Marcus Choi   Vocals
Mark Myars   Vocals
Melissa Bell Chait   Vocals
Ron Carbone   Viola
Stephen Oremus   Director,Conductor,Music Direction
Tuck Lee   Oboe
Victor Heifets   Violin
Craig Mumm   Viola
Rob Mathes   Piano,Conductor,Keyboards
Julia K. Murney   Vocals
Yuri Vodovoz   Violin
Paul Loesel   Keyboards
John Campo   Bassoon,Clarinet,Sax (Baritone)
Jon Owens   Trumpet
Joe Mantello   Director
Michael Seelbach   Vocals
Katie Adams   Vocals
Rhett George   Vocals
Kevin Roy   Viola,Viola
Ben Cohn   Keyboards
Wicked: A Musical Play Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Manuel Herrera   Vocals
Laurel Harris   Vocals
David Mancuso   Percussion
Raul Agraz   Trumpet
Ann Leathers   Violin
Rhett G. George   Vocals
Ric Molina   Guitar
Derrick Williams   Vocals
Karen Karlsrud   Violin
Theo Primis   French Horn
London Session Orchestra   Orchestra
Whitney LaGrange   Violin
Kristopher Cusick   Vocals
Uikeddo Cast Ensemble   Choir/Chorus
Stephanie Block   Vocals
Kristen Leigh Gorski   Vocals
Ben Cameron   Vocals
Wicked: A New Musical Cast   Choir/Chorus
Jessica Vosk   Vocals
Kara Lindsay   Vocals
Lilli Cooper   Vocals
Adele Stein   Cello
Wicked Cast Ensemble   Choir/Chorus
Wicked Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Caroline Bowman   Vocals
David Evans   Keyboards
Dee Roscioli   Vocals
Carrie St. Louis   Vocals
Amanda Jane Cooper   Vocals
Emily Mechler   Vocals
Ronald Carbone   Viola
Catherine Ro   Violin
Gary Seligson   Drums
Sean McDaniel   Drums
Laura Sherman   Harp
Kendra Kassebaum   Vocals
Michael Olatuja   Bass
Mike Davis   Trombone
Todd Low   Viola
Perry Montague-Mason   Orchestra Leader
Laura Woyasz   Vocals
Donna Vivino   Vocals
Katherine Livolsi-Stern   Violin
Catherine Sim   Violin
Dan Miller   Cello
Jeremy Turner   Cello
Andrew Barrett   Synthesizer
Jennifer Dinoia   Vocals
Kate Fahrner   Vocals
Konrad Adderley   Bass
Libby Servais   Vocals

Technical Credits

Kristin Chenoweth   Cast,Composer
Michelle Federer   Cast
Glen Ballard   Producer
DJ Tracy Young   Remixing
Adinah Alexander   Cast
Stephen Schwartz   Composer,Lyricist,Producer,Liner Notes
Carole Shelley   Cast
Ioana Alfonso   Cast
James Lynn Abbott   Arranger,Dance Arrangement
Jason Spears   Engineer,Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Kathy Deitch   Cast
Frank Filipetti   Mixing,Engineer,Recording
Steve Sidwell   Arranger
Sean McCourt   Cast
William David Brohn   Orchestration
Eddie Korbich   Cast
Greg Wells   Producer
Leon Zervos   Compilation Mastering
Isobel Griffiths   Orchestra Contractor
Brian Drutman   A&R,Compilation Producer
Steve Price   Engineer
Gregory Maguire   Liner Notes
Justin Schturtz   Assistant Engineer
Paul Ford   Engineer
Jill Dell'Abate   Orchestra Contractor,Production Coordination
Idina Menzel   Cast,Composer
Lawrence Manchester   Engineer,Recording
Alex Lacamoire   Arranger
Christopher Fitzgerald   Cast
Joel Grey   Cast
Brian May   Arranger,Producer,Programming
Ted Jensen   Mastering
Andrew Palermo   Cast
Corinne McFadden   Cast
Ariana Grande   Composer
Kristen Leigh Gorski   Cast
Kisha Howard   Cast
Kristoffer Cusick   Cast
Kristy Cates   Cast
Lorna Ventura   Cast
Manuel Herrara   Cast
Marcus Choi   Cast
Melissa Bell Chait   Cast
Stephen Oremus   Arranger,Producer
Rob Mathes   Arranger
Justin Shirley-Smith   Engineer,Producer
Jason Stasium   Mixing
Norbert Leo Butz   Cast
Phil Ramone   Producer
Peter Stengaard   Vocal Engineer,Vocal Producer
Rafael Hernandez   Package Coordinator
Mika   Composer,Producer
Penny Bennett   Creative Director
Megumi Chinju   Music Supervisor,Recording Director
Chris Roberts   Executive Producer
Yoichi Kohno   Engineer
Takashi Uehera   Photography
Winnie Holzman   Book,Text,Composer
Joan Marcus   Photography
Jason Nevins   Producer,Remixing
Wayne Cilento   Musical Staging
Mat Bartram   Digital Editing
Rhett G. George   Cast
Derrick Williams   Cast
John Lousteau   Engineer
Kris Fredriksson   Engineer,Producer
Cristy Candler   Cast
Melissa Fahn   Cast
Mathieu Jomphe   Composer
Andrew Barnett   Synthesizer Programming
Pentatonix   Composer
Taylor J. Williams   Synthesizer Programming
William Youmans   Cast
Christian Baker   Assistant Engineer
David Novik   Compilation Producer
Andrew Barrett   Synthesizer Programming,Synthesizer Programming
Derek Lee   Mixing Assistant,Assistant Engineer
Tony Meola   Engineer
Denis McNamara   A&R
Ronald Sommer   Producer
Jill Dellarate   Production Coordination
Tristram Kenton   Photography
Adam Lambert   Composer
Michael Keller   Music Coordinator
Priscilla Renea   Composer
Kimberlee Wertz   Contractor
Fanny Gotschall   Creative Director
Matt Bartram   Pro-Tools
Peter R. Miller   Copyist,Music Copyist
Nick Littlemore   Producer
Thanne Tangel   Package Coordinator
Olivier Delhaye   Design,Art Direction
Justin Shtuntz   Assistant Engineer
Rafaela Herandez   Package Coordinator
Joe Caranno   Producer
Ledisi Lambert   Composer
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