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Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn's musical adaptation of the Jeeves stories of P.G. Wodehouse kicked around for a long time before getting to Broadway in the fall of 2001, beginning life as a failed musical called Jeeves in London in 1975. It was revised and remounted 20 years later with greater success as By Jeeves and played several regional theaters in the U.S. In fact, this recording is actually based on the Pittsburgh Public Theater production and is billed as the "American Premier," not the original Broadway cast version; but since only one minor cast member changed between Pittsburgh and New York and the album was released the day Broadway previews began, it rates the Broadway imprimatur. The album is much shorter than the 1997 one based on the London production, lacking the extensive dialogue sections that filled its predecessor. In fact, even at 14 tracks, it's padded -- "Entr'acte," "Wizard Rainbow Banjo Mix," and "Playout" are just medleys of other songs in the score. The remaining 11 songs make up a pleasant, if slight collection. Lloyd Webber clearly is drawing upon the work of 1920s and '30s show music composers; "That Was Nearly Us," for example, is dangerously similar to Rodgers & Hart's 1932 song "Isn't It Romantic?" The musical's show-within-a-show plot is only briefly glimpsed through the music, though the character of the hapless Bertie Wooster is clearly delineated, and John Scherer, who sings nearly every song, handles the role of this befuddled upper-class Britisher well. By Jeeves is a small musical, better suited to an English touring company than a Broadway production, which may explain why, when it finally opened on Broadway on October 28, 2001, scheduled for 16 weeks but hoping for more, it ran only nine before closing.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
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Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - Emily Loesser, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Jarvis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Donna Lynne Champlin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Donna Lynne Champlin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - Emily Loesser, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Jarvis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - Ian Knauer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Kall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Steve Wilson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Kall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Richard Stilgoe, Author - Charles Hart, Author - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - Keita Asari, Translator
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Alan Ayckbourn, ComposerLyricist - Don Stephenson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Kall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Becky Watson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - Martin Jarvis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Donna Lynne Champlin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - Emily Loesser, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - Ian Knauer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Donna Lynne Champlin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - Heath Lamberts, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Kall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Becky Watson, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - Donna Lynne Champlin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Ayckbourn, Author - Emily Loesser, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Jarvis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - Ian Knauer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Kall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Donna Lynne Champlin, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Alan Ayckbourn, Author, ComposerLyricist - Emily Loesser, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - Martin Jarvis, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist - Ian Knauer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - John Scherer, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer - James Kall, Vocals, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Andrew Lloyd Webber, Composer, MainArtist - By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast, MainArtist
℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
Albumbeschreibung
Andrew Lloyd Webber and Alan Ayckbourn's musical adaptation of the Jeeves stories of P.G. Wodehouse kicked around for a long time before getting to Broadway in the fall of 2001, beginning life as a failed musical called Jeeves in London in 1975. It was revised and remounted 20 years later with greater success as By Jeeves and played several regional theaters in the U.S. In fact, this recording is actually based on the Pittsburgh Public Theater production and is billed as the "American Premier," not the original Broadway cast version; but since only one minor cast member changed between Pittsburgh and New York and the album was released the day Broadway previews began, it rates the Broadway imprimatur. The album is much shorter than the 1997 one based on the London production, lacking the extensive dialogue sections that filled its predecessor. In fact, even at 14 tracks, it's padded -- "Entr'acte," "Wizard Rainbow Banjo Mix," and "Playout" are just medleys of other songs in the score. The remaining 11 songs make up a pleasant, if slight collection. Lloyd Webber clearly is drawing upon the work of 1920s and '30s show music composers; "That Was Nearly Us," for example, is dangerously similar to Rodgers & Hart's 1932 song "Isn't It Romantic?" The musical's show-within-a-show plot is only briefly glimpsed through the music, though the character of the hapless Bertie Wooster is clearly delineated, and John Scherer, who sings nearly every song, handles the role of this befuddled upper-class Britisher well. By Jeeves is a small musical, better suited to an English touring company than a Broadway production, which may explain why, when it finally opened on Broadway on October 28, 2001, scheduled for 16 weeks but hoping for more, it ran only nine before closing.
© William Ruhlmann /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 14 track(s)
- Total length: 00:46:55
- Main artists: Andrew Lloyd Webber By Jeeves Original Broadway Cast
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: UMC (Universal Music Catalogue)
- Genre: Soundtracks Musicals
© 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd. ℗ 2001 The Really Useful Group Ltd.
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