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Practically Perfect?

Advantages: Great songs old and new, performed with style
Disadvantages: A few tracks which fall a bit flat

Mary Poppins is probably one of the most familiar of all British fictional characters, largely thanks to the Disney film, so the stage musical was probably inevitable, yet also a big risk. Would they be able to re-create the practically perfect nanny on stage with any success, given that almost everyone in the theatre would be expecting certain things? Judging by the cast album, they've done a good job. The music is a mix of the familiar and the ...
...but with great tunes! Mary Poppins, as played by Laura Michelle Kelly, is introduced on the track 'Practically Perfect', one of the completely new numbers. That said, if I hadn't checked with the list of who wrote what, I would probably have been convinced that the song was in the film. The children are meeting their new nanny, Mary Poppins, for the first time and the three of them sing about how wonderful she is, free of flaws and blemishes of ...

DavidBedford 30.05.2005 · Read full review
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Review of Mary Poppins - Various Artists

the creme de la creme

Advantages: fantastic vocals
Disadvantages: doesn't have the song "hold my hand" in this recording

Me and my Girl is a popular British stage musical, with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. It first opened at the Victoria Palace in 1937 and its run of 1646 performances survived the outbreak of war. The show was famous for "The Lambeth Walk" which became a sensation! This version of the show, revised by Stephen Fry, was first presented at the Leicester Haymarket Theatre in 1985 starring Robert Lindsay and ...
...in an amateur production of Me and my girl - so I bought the cd about 4 years ago to help me with the vocal characterisation. This is the London cast recording of 1985. I also own the broadway recording but I think the London one is a much higher quality in terms of vocal and orchestral composition. It's really easy to listen to and understand the plot (even if you've never seen the musical). My sister assures me this is the case as she loves it ...

twingkelingstar 20.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Me And My Girl - 1985 London Cast

Lambeth

Advantages: Robert Lindsay is sensational
Disadvantages: A bit exaggerated vocally regarding accents and singing

Me and my Girl is a popular British stage musical, with book and lyrics by Douglas Furber and L. Arthur Rose and music by Noel Gay. First performed - 1937 at the Victoria Palace. It tells the tale of a snobby family (The Hareford family)who find out that the long lost heir to their estate and family fortune is Bill Snibson, a Cockney, happy go lucky kind of bloke from Lambeth. But there is a catch - in order to get it, he must convince the snooty, ...
...from Lambeth - Sally Smith. Me and my girl was revised in 1985 by Stephen Fry and performed at the Leicester Haymarket Theatre in 1985. Here is starred the wonderful Robert Lindsay and Emma Thompson and later it was moved to the Adelphi Theatre in London. It also went down a storm in Broadway as it opened in 1986 the Marquis Theatre starring Robert Lindsay and Marianne Plunkett. In the run of 3 and a half years, it won many Tonys and Critics Circle ...

twingkelingstar 20.03.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Me And My Girl - Cast Recording

High Fives all round!

Advantages: good mix, energetic, fun
Disadvantages: /

When I was a bit younger, I used to watch Australian kids show Hi 5 on Milkshake every morning religiously before school. It is a programme aimed at pre-school and primary school children, teaching them various things through the methods of song and dance. Naturally, there are five presenters, all of which are Australian. Okay so the education side is a bit young fo rme, but I do find the music very entertaining on the show! Now I do not have the ...
...I did buy one of their several albums. This one was Hi 5 Hits. This album is very attractive, a very colourful cover with little cartoon images of the band: Nathan Foley, Charley Delaney, Tim Harding, Kellie Crawford (then Hoggart), and Kathleen de Leon. It is very bright and draws your attention in for sure! Looking on the back I noticed there were a total of twenty one songs. I will let you discover the wonders of them all yourself, but to give ...

Amy69 13.12.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Hi-5 Hits - Hi-5

How High would this reach?

Advantages: good songs, good price
Disadvantages: generally appeals only to HSM fans

...while to catch on to High School Musical. In fact, I ended up seeing High School Musical 3 before I saw the first two! Though I have now caught myself up and along with that I am becoming more familiar with the songs. In an attempt to fully connect with the music, I found myself borrowing the CDs from a friend. One of which was of course the High School Musical 2 CD soundtrack. The album can be recognized by its aqua blue cover. On the front, 'High ...
...you are a fan of High School Musical, but I will admit that it is not one I would rush out and buy myself. It is a good CD to listen to if you were given it as a gift or, in my case, if you borrow it from a friend. Though I feel you should only spend money on it if you know you are going to like it and you do like High School Musical! It is great to listen to, generally quite upbeat, and well worth giving it a go! Amy 2009 Track listing can be found ...

Amy69 25.11.2009 · Read full review
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Review of High School Musical II - Various Artists