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Matthew Broderick in "How to Succeed in Business WIthout Really Trying!"
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Matthew Broderick in "How to Succeed in Business WIthout Really Trying!"  (Audio CD) 
by Frank Loesser

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Just as new producers had done to Broadway's 1992 revival of Frank Loesser's Guys and Dolls, this Tony-winning revival of Loesser & Burrows's 1961 Pulitzer Prize winner has been transformed into a cartoon-like fantasy, featuring even more satire than was originally intended. Which, after all, is the only way numbers like "Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm" or "A Secretary Is Not a Toy" can be played in the post-feminist late '90s. And yet, the original 1961 period piece still remains the better musical recording--because it had both Robert Morse (who, with all due respect to Matthew Broderick, owns the role of Finch) and Rudy Vallee; and because some aficionados are mighty unhappy with the changes made in the orchestration of the vehicle's much beloved showstopper, "Brotherhood of Man." --Bill Holdship

Product Details:
Audio CD Release Date: July 18, 1995
Studio: RCA Victor Broadway
Number Of Discs: 1
Format: Cast Recording
Average Customer Rating: based on 27 reviews
Track Listing:
1. Overture
2. Dear Reader - Walter Cronkite
3. How to Succeed - Matthew Broderick
4. Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm - Victoria Clark, Megan Mullally
5. Coffee Break - Jeff Blumenkrantz, Victoria Clark
6. "You Have Alertly Seized Your Opportunities..." - Walter Cronkite
7. Company Way - Matthew Broderick, Gerry Vichi
8. Company Way (Reprise) - Jeff Blumenkrantz
9. Entrance of Hedy Larue
10. Secretary Is Not a Toy - Jonathan Freeman, Company
11. Been a Long Day - Matthew Broderick, Victoria Clark, Megan Mullally
12. Been a Long Day (Reprise) - Jeff Blumenkrantz, Matthew Broderick, Ronn Carroll
13. Saturday Morning Ballet
14. Grand Old Ivy - Matthew Broderick, Ronn Carroll
15. Paris Original - Victoria Clark, Kristi Lynes, Megan Mullally, Lillias White
16. Rosemary - Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally
17. Act One Finale - Jeff Blumenkrantz, Matthew Broderick, Megan Mullally
18. Entr'acte
19. How to Succeed (Reprise) - Victoria Clark, Kristi Lynes, Women
20. "So You Are Now a Vice-President..." - Walter Cronkite
21. Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm (Reprise) - Megan Mullally
22. Love from a Heart of Gold - Ronn Carroll, Luba Mason
23. I Believe in You (Reprise) - Megan Mullally
24. Pirate Dance
25. "How to Handle a Disaster..." - Walter Cronkite
26. I Believe in You (Reprise) - Megan Mullally
27. "By This Time, You Are a Seasoned Executive..." - Walter Cronkite
28. Brotherhood of Man - Matthew Broderick, Gerry Vichi, Lillias White
29. Finale
 
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4This is the movie soundtrack  Aug 05, 2008
The reviews below are of the Broadway revival cast album with Matthew Broderick. This is the soundtrack of the delightful movie version with Robert Morse and Michele Lee.

4American Classic, Great Fun!  Jun 10, 2008
While the satiric aspect of corporate America may not be as biting, and is now more nostalgic than satiric in this terrific revival, it's still an oppurtunity to enjoy this great Frank Loesser classic. The performances are marvelous and the score as snappy and catchy as ever. Matthew Broderick is perfect as J.Pierpont Finch (basically a grown up Ferris Bueller anyway!), and Megan Mullalley is totally winning as Rosemary (pre-Karen Walker), exhibiting a sweetness and warmth seldom seen on that TV show. The rest of the cast are all first rate, Victoria Clark and Lillias White standing out!!

5Megan Mullally+Victoria Clark+Jeff Blumenkrantz... amazing...  Mar 12, 2007
Megan Mullally, who plays Rosemary Pilkington, is fantastic in everything she does... this is an incredible performance. I love her!!! Paris Original is fantastic!
Victoria Clark, who plays Smitty, is hilarious and is an incredible singer... I love this woman!
Jeff Blumenkrantz is the perfect slimy nerd who you love to hate. His vocals are amazing... Love him!

Three of my favorite actors... My favorite show... AMAZING CD!!!!

(Been a Long Day is the best song in life!)

5I liked the musical and this C.D.!!  Nov 05, 2005
In 1995, I had the opportunity to see this show on Broadway however John Stamos was playing the role Matthew Broderick played in H2$. Stamos gave a super performance. Anyway Broderick and the rest of the cast delivered in this recording of this revival. My personal favorite is the upbeat, "Brotherhood of Man"! The music still stands the test of time after all these years!

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4a good revival, Megan Mullally is luminous  Aug 13, 2004
Frank Loesser's HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING (or `H2$' as it came to be known thanks to this revival), is one of the top Broadway musicals, winner of the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 with the original production, and immortalised on screen with its original star Robert Morse. In 1995, H2$ came back to Broadway in a snappy new revival, starring Matthew Broderck in a Tony-nominated turn as J. Pierrepont Finch, the window-washer with dreams of making it in the world of big business. Megan Mullally (pre-'Will and Grace') makes for a thrilling and endearing Rosemary Pilkington, while Victoria Clark (TITANIC) plays Smitty and Luba Mason is Hedy La Rue, the office bombshell. Matthew Broderick is a warm and winning `Ponty', and his performance alone is worth the investment of this cast album.

Megan Mullally can belt it with the best of them, as evidenced in her numbers "Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm" and "Paris Original". Victoria Clark is a lovely Smitty (too bad they dropped "Cinderella Darling" which Clark would have turned into a showstopper). Jeff Blumenkrantz is a campy and suitably-slimy Bud Frump, and Ronn Carroll is fantastic as the pompous J.B. Biggley. Lillias White makes the most out of the role of Miss Jones (commanding center-stage during her "Brotherhood of Man" solo). As an added delight for this revival, every time Ponty opened his `How to Succeed..' book, the voice of Walter Cronkite would be heard as the Narrator! Later on in the run, Matthew Broderick's wife Sarah Jessica Parker would replace Mullally as Rosemary. If you've already purchased the original cast album (w. Robert Morse) I would recommend you also buy this version.

 
 
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