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Upon returning home from my uninspired viewing of Deuce, an acquaintance offered to send me several of his rare Soundboard recordings of different musicals that sent me into a fit of pleasure.

Soundboard recordings are live recordings of shows, usually mediocre quality, but some are pretty good. For someone like me this is like telling a car fanatic that you have a garage filled with antique cars. I go into fits of laughter and love! He sent me the following Gems, plus more are to come:

1. A Chorus Line (1983) — The one night performance in which Michael Bennett changed the entire show and invited all the different cast members from around the country to perform in the show. The reason being that it was the night A Chorus Line became the longest running show on Broadway. Beating out Grease for that title.
   
2. Little Fish — A lesser known show by Michael John LaChiusa, it's a little confusing because some of the tracks are out of order, but it sounds interesting and weird, like most of his shows.
3. Anyone Can Whistle (Ravina performance) — One of Sondheim's lesser known shows, which is very interesting. Plus it's starring Patti LuPone and Audra McDonald! Surprisingly, they work together much more than I ever thought.
   
4. Patti LuPone Live! — A Concert she did in the 80s (this one is an actual CD) and I listened to some of it and DAMN! She's amazing and the lady was VERY into Weill, but then again who wouldn't be?
5. The Last Five Years (Concert Performance) — It's starring Laura Kennedy and Jason Roberts Brown himself (the man who wrote the music). It's nice to hear the dialogue to the show. It has quite a history behind it. Apparently, JRB wrote the show based on his actual marriage to his wife. She got pissed and sued him when she realized the story of the show is about how the husband becomes successful while the wife never does.
   

And lastly my personal favorite:

Soundboard recording of Chess in 1988, opening night!! This one is a big one for me. I LOVE Chess more than I can say, though it was a flop. It's quality is rather shotty (but it was 1988) but to hear the speaking parts and to realize how much of the show (musically) they cut out is SO surprising! Judy Kuhn, David Carroll (may he rest in peace) and Philip Casnoff are all amazing (they are posted above), even in the shitty quality!

Plus Marcia Mitzman, who has a small part, is wonderful. I wish she hadn't stopped after The Who's Tommy and kept making musicals. She's got a stunning voice.

"I think 21's gonna be a good year." I really do Marcia.

Oh and in other good news, theatre related (as usual). I got an interview with a theatre company I applied to for my internship! It's probably too good to be true, and I don't want to jinx anything, so I won't speak of it too much until I actually get it. It's just nice to know I got a call back.

I'm filled with anticipation for this Sunday. Almost like I am going to pop. Why do you ask? Well this Sunday is going to be rather big for my nerves. It's the day I see LoveMusik, which I am just nervous and antsy about. I saw the song list and that thrills me!!