Track Listing

1. Overture
2. Try to Remember
3. Luisa's Introduction
4. Much More
5. Matt's Introduction
6. Metaphor
7. Never Say No
8. Gallo's Entrance
9. It Depends on What You Pay
10. Players Have Arrived
11. You Wonder How These Things Begin
12. Soon It's Gonna Rain
13. Abduction Ballet
14. Old Actor's Farewell
15. Happy Ending
16. Burnished by the Sun
17. This Plum Is Too Ripe
18. This Tear Is Enough
19. I Can See It
20. Socrates and Lodavigo
21. Grant Me in Your Minds a Month
22. Plant a Radish
23. Much More (Reprise)
24. Round and Round
25. Necklace
26. I Can See It (Reprise)
27. There Is a Curious Paradox
28. They Were You
29. Try to Remember (Reprise)
30. Curtain Call
31. Perfect Time to Be in Love [First Recording][*]

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #113917 in Music
• Released on: 1995-01-01
• Number of discs: 1
• Formats: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
• Dimensions: .21 pounds

Customer Reviews

It has its pluses
The vocals on this recording are lacking compared to the original off-broadway cast recording, however the plus of this recording is that it features the original orchestrations whereas the off-broadway recording has augmented the orchestra with a second piano. In my opinion, that alone makes this recording worth owning.

The Little Show That Could!
This pretty little musical finally closed after umpteen years off Broadway, but will always live on in dinner theatres and regional productions. It's terribly sweet and deservedly a classic. This particular recording, however, doesn't do justice to the original recording, largely as a result of the casting. Nouveau political correctness and strange sounding young leads leave this version coming up short. Stick with the original and, for a treat, check out the straight-to-video FANTASTICKS film with a divine Luisa!

Not SO Fantastick
I, unlike other reviewers, am very upset with this recording. The content is wonderful; however, the actors used in the recording don't seem to grasp the "feel" of the piece itself.

El Gallo's voice is simply not up to par. It lacks the richness and mysterious quality that is El Gallo.

Matt is supposed to be nearly 20, yet he is delivered as if he were only 15.

Louisa's character is a bit of a ditz, and immature. However, this Louisa lacks the forceful vigor that makes Louisa real beneath the immature outside.

The best performance on the whole CD is given by the actor who plays the old actor, Henry. For once, we have someone who knows what their character is about. It's sad, though, because he doesn't have a lot to do in the show.

Again, this is just my opinion. But if you want a GREAT recording of THE FANTASTICKS, stick to the original cast. They knew what they were doing.