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▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀ TITLE.......: Original London Cast Recording ▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀
▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀ LABEL.......: First Night ▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀
▀ ▄ ▀█▄ TYPE........: Album ▀ ▄ ▀█▄
▄█▀ ▄ ▐▒▓░░ ░ GENRE.......: Musical ▄█▀ ▄ ▐▒▓░░ ░
▐▓▌ ▀ ▄█▀ SOURCE......: CDDA ▐▓▌ ▀ ▄█▀
▀▓▄▀▀ TRACKS......: 26 ▀▓▄▀▀
▀▀▄ TIME........: 74:02 min ▀▀▄
▀ ▄ ▐▌ SIZE........: 90,5 MB ▀ ▄ ▐▌
▄▄▄▀▀ BiTRATE/MODE: avg. 170kbps / VBR ▄▄▄▀▀
▄█▀ ▄ ▀█▄ Encoder.....: LAME v3.97 -V2 --vbr-new ▄█▀ ▄ ▀█▄
▐▓▌▄▀▀▀▓ ▐▒▓░ URL.........: http://www.amazon.com/Marguerite-L-C/dp/B001BBOSBE
▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀ RIP DATE....: 000.00.0000 ▀█▄ ░ ▄█▀
▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀ STREET DATE.: 000.00.2008 ▐▌ ▀▀▄▄ ▀▀
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▄▀▀ ▒▓ 01.Come One, Come All 03:41 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 02.Let The World Turn 04:27 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 03.Jazz Time 02:16 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 04.China Doll 02:16 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 05.China Doll (Reprise) 02:28 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 06.The Face I See 04:52 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 07.Time Was When 03:49 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 08.The World Begins Today 00:36 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 09.Waiting 03:44 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 10.Day By Day (Part One) 01:21 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 11.Intoxication 02:45 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 12.I Am Here 03:44 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 13.Take Good Care Of Yourself 03:52 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 14.Overture Act Two , Day By Day 05:17 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
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▄▀▀ ▒▓ 15.Dreams, Shining Dreams 02:48 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 16.Take Good Care Of Yourself (Reprise) 01:15 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 17.I Hate The Very Thought Of Women 02:13 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 18.The Letter 02:02 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 19.What's Left Of Love 02:24 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 20.Paris 03:59 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 21.Day By Day (Part Three) 00:56 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 22.How Did I Get To Where I Am 03:38 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 23.Day By Day (Part Four) 01:03 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 24.Come One, Come All (Reprise) 02:06 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 25.Finale 04:30 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
▄▀▀ ▒▓ 26.Paris Est Libere (Bonus Track) 02:00 ▓▒ ▀▀▄
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░▓██▒░ Marguerite is a musical with a book by Alain Boublil, ░▓██▓░
░▓██▒░ Claude-Michel Sch÷nberg and Jonathan Kent, lyrics by Alain ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Boublil and Herbert Kretzmer, and music by Michel Legrand, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ with original French lyrics by Boublil. Based on the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ romantic novel La Dame aux CamΘlias by Alexandre Dumas, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ fils, the musical updates the story to 1940s German-occupied ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Paris. It tells the tale of a 40-year-old ex-singer and her ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ affair with a young musician who is mixed up with the French ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Resistance, whilst she is the mistress of a Nazi officer. It ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ began previews at the Theatre Royal Haymarket in London on 7 ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ May 2008 and had its press night on 20 May 2008. Co-authors ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ and producers Boublil and Sch÷nberg announced an early ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ closing date of 13 September 2008 (it had been scheduled to ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ run through 1 November 2008). ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Review of the Show: ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ ItÆs not every day you get a chance to see the kazongas of ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ But that was the surprising position the West End Whingers ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ found themselves in at a preview of the new musical ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Marguerite ( û The Musical!). ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Phil is now beginning to doubt what he saw. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Not Ruthie HenshallÆs tits, those were clearly visible and ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ even AndrewÆs peepers remained open enough to confirm that ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ he got a more than generous eyeful from row C of the stalls ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ (stage right, if youÆre interested). And since you ask, yes, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ the Whingers can confirm they are as pleasant a pair of ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ No, what Phil is doubting, having witnessed five theatrical ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ honkers in a row, is the reliability of his palette. Has it ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ become so jaded that Marguerite wasnÆt perhaps quite the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ humdinger he first thought? ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Yes, strange as it may seem, both Whingers emerged from the ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ time in many, many weeks û not tearing their blue rinses ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ out. Marguerite may not be a corker, but we certainly ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Marguerite is the new Michel Legrand musical with book and ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ lyrics by the Les Miz team of Alain Boublil, Claude-Michel ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Schonberg (plus director Jonathan Kent) and lyricist Herbert ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Kretzmer. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Yes, thatÆs the same Kretzmer who wrote the iconic Peter ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Sellers/Sophia Loren hit ôGoodness, Gracious Meö û an ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Marguerite (Ruthie Henshall) is the French mistress of a ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ high-ranking German officer in Nazi-occupied Paris. She is ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ very popular because she can get petrol coupons and nylons ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ and so forth. But at her fortieth birthday party she meets ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ musician Armand (Julian Ovenden) who falls hopelessly in ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ love with her. The musical charts their secret affair and ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ the ensuing brouhaha. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ It is sort of based on Alexandre DumasÆ La Dame aux camΘlias ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ and one of the shocking elements of the affair is that ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Armand is half MargueriteÆs age (for the record, we reckon ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Henshall is 41 and Ovenden 32). ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ As a show it boasts the double-whammy of the highly talented ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Henshall and the absurdly good looking (and talented) ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Ovenden. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Both sing superbly and full marks to Paul Groothuisæs sound ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ design for keeping it all audible. HenshallÆs voice seems to ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ have reached a new maturity and sheÆs better than ever. ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Ovenden even plays the piano and very impressively too. Is ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ there any talent that man hasnÆt got? He can probably play ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ the bongos too or even pick out a tune on the coconuts. Both ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ act their parts extremely well, dragging these audience ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ headlong into the story. Most engaging. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ The show also has some very welcome spectacle. ThereÆs a ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ terribly impressive explosion in the first act party scene ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ when a warhead (from a Howitzer or Zeppelin perhaps? Sadly ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ not) drops nearby (it even gets itÆs own credit in the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ horribly over-priced ú6 programme, well done Effective Touch ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Ltd.) The window explodes sending shards of sugar glass ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ shooting into the stalls. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ The sets are stylish and sumptuous and move around ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ impressively. The front stage drop has a blinking image ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ (blink and youÆll miss it) of Henshall iconically ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ photographed to resemble one of GarboÆs. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ The end of the first act is a bit of a wobbler and probably ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ needs some tweaking but really, itÆs very impressive and as ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ itÆs all over in a little over 2 hours and tightly told. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ High praise indeed. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ So are the Whingers going to lose their reputations as the ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ London theatrical blogosphereÆs premier pair of knockers? ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ No, not quite. ThereÆs a ôbutö, and itÆs a very big ôbutö ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ (as opposed to a nicely rounded pair of moo-moos). ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ The sleeves on MargueriteÆs loverÆs dress jacket were too ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ long. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ Oh, no, hang on, that wasnÆt it (although it did bother ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Andrew greatly): This is a musical after all, so what was ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ the music like? Well, whilst not exactly unpleasant itÆs not ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ great, in fact itÆs pretty, well, not bland exactly, but ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ pompous and humourless in the modern (i.e. since Cats) style ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ of aspiring-to-art musicals. ItÆs all terribly grand and ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ meaningful and lacks the haunting tunes you might expect ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ from the man who gave the world ôWindmills Of Your Mindö. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ And whilst the lyrics didnÆt give the Whingers the pip like, ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ say, Gone With The Wind û The Musical! , theyÆre ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ serviceable, but no more. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ However, this musical will probably go down very well with ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ people who like that sort of thing. ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ It also provided lots to think about: ░▓██▒░
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░▓██▒░ How many of MargueriteÆs wigs do they get through in a week? ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Ditto MargueriteÆs final act garment. ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ Can OvendenÆs understudy play the piano that well? ░▓██▒░
░▓██▒░ And there is even a headscarf in it. How could we not like ░▓██▒░
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