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Rags (1986 Original Cast Members) | 
| Creators: Stephen Schwartz Charles Strouse, Julia Migenes, Larry Kert, Dick Latessa, Terrence Mann, Lonny Price, Judy Kuhn
Label: Sony
Category: Music
Buy Used: $18.98
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Rating:  19 reviews
Sales Rank: 103330
Format: Cast Recording
Media: Audio CD
UPC: 074644265743
EAN: 0074644265743
ASIN: B00000EHK4
Release Date: October 17, 1990
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Shipping: International shipping available
Condition: CD, artwork/inserts, and jewel case are all in excellent condition. 1991 pressing with *1986* Original Broadway Cast appearances.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 14 more reviews...
 A GREAT BEAUTIFUL LOSER May 9, 2008
Julio Lopez (Santiago, Chile)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I could simply say: MARVELOUS! it's so beautifully orchestrated and sung. The melodies are pretty, the story is fascinating and some songs are simply awesome. Do not hesitate and get this album before it goes out of print. It's a pity it didn't make it in Broadway, thus becoming one of the most beautiful losers of all times.
 Quite good September 7, 2007
D. J. Natelson
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Not the best of musicals, perhaps, but very enjoyable. Unusual in many respects, as far as music and lyrics are concerned, but some of the songs (Wanting, for example) are very compelling.
Now if someone would only write the book for this wonderful score May 18, 2007
Barbara Magalnick (New York City)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I saw "Rags" on Broadway before its hasty demise and, yes, Teresa Stratas, did sing better than Migenes, who is pretty good. But the fact is that both are miscast as Eastern European Jewish immigrants who came to America in the early 20th century. I saw another supposedly rewritten "tighter" version of "Rags" several years later, off-Broadway. The book was slightly better, the score was the same, and the singing was uneven. But the crux of the problem is the muddle of a book. This was a mediocre musical with mobs of people on stage, mostly not knowing what to do. Despite the strong musical cues, there was no strong storyline. Certainly there is a wonderful germ of an idea for a great musical drama, but someone must write it. This great score deserves a show.
MUST-HAVE MUSICAL August 27, 2006
D. N. Tarpley (Concord, CA United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This show's songs seem to have a cult following and it's easy to see why. The melodies are simply beautiful and/or catchy and the lyrics are often sharp. I think the political element of the show, as far as the CD goes, actually works. Nice and suprising to get some half-way accurate history; this isn't the usual Ellis Island idyll. I like the best of Webber and will tolerate even the worst of Sondheim (but only once in the case of ANYONE CAN WHISTLE), so that may help you decide if my tastes are trustworthy. That said, I can't imagine anyone who likes Broadway not enjoying this show.
Great score, but audio quality isn't the greatest... August 1, 2006
S. Goldensohn (Wayne, NJ United States)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I love the music of RAGS, but this recording's audio quality is a little erratic... The levels are all over the place, so it's not the greatest to listen to in the car. It's much better on a home stereo system, where you don't have all of the background noise of driving. But, the score is so beautiful, that you don't really mind...
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