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Lauren Lee Smith
 South Pacific (Royal National Theatre Production - 2001 London Cast) $26.98 I've grown up with, loved and completely memorized SOUTH PACIFIC's Original Broadway Cast 78 RPM Master Recording ... ah, but I've always secretly yearned for a magnificently full-spectrum frequency, high fidelity recording-- the cast of which would also capture the complexly layered performances, and profound spirit of the original cast's performance. This Royal National Theatre production more than satisfied my lifelong yearning, both for a superbly orchestrated, sound-spaced and balanced digital recording-- and a UK cast that brilliantly interprets World War II Americans more perceptively than born Americans ever could. Each singing voice is wonderfully cast, and they are drop-dead superb, both technically and charactologically. Lauren Kennedy's Nellie Forbush is hilariously and heartbreakingly panoramic, and Philip Quast's Emile de Becque is richly, warmly stunning. The balance of the cast ranks equally-- tight, precise and panoramic. And the digital recording accomplishes something extraordinarily powerful which has never been captured before: the acoustic vastness of the show's setting and plot. The singers are very realistically audiotronically embedded within the consistent context of an infinity soundscape, which stretches off "beyond the horizon" both channel left and right. Within this soundscape, the charactars' voices effortlessly track and move precisely as they did onstage, in performance-- a complex technical demon of detail that places you, the listener, right onstage with the cast. And when that huge audience of sound-cued GI's suddenly starts whooping and whistling, ***you are there.*** The hair on the back of my neck, and arms goosebumped up, the effect was so sudden, and so powerful. An absolute knockout of a production.  The L Word Color Matte Photograph - 12x12 Inches (Lauren Lee Smith Leisha Hailey) $12.99 You are looking at a 12x12 professionally printed matte photograph. This photo will look great framed and is perfect for any gift-giving occasion. Buy from us with confidence! |
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