Rags The Musical Original London Cast Recording CD
Description
2020-07-17 Release Date
Rags: The Musical tells the heart-warming and powerful tale of a group of Jewish immigrants as they arrive to start a new life in America.
Fresh from Ellis Island, a young mother and her son search for a new life and a sense of home as the 20th century beckons. The streets of Manhattan’s Lower East Side may not be paved with gold, but they echo with the music of opportunity, optimism and hope. With a ravishing score by the songwriters of Wicked and Annie and the book writer of Fiddler on the Roof, this is a sweeping saga of America’s immigrant past.
This recording preserves the transfer of the UK premiere of this eagerly anticipated new version which premiered at Hope Mill Theatre in February 2019, directed by Bronagh Lagan (Little Women, Putting It Together, Promises, Promises).
Rags: The Musical is a story of love, loss and hope. Featuring a score celebrating the multicultural music which was filling the streets of New York in 1910. It is a saga of both hope and disappointment, of power and greed, of strength and love, combined with memorable music.
Tracklist
1. Opening – The “Rags: The Musical” Original London Cast Recording Company
2. If We Never Meet Again - Carolyn Maitland, Martha Kirby
3. Greenhorns - Matthew Gent, Adam Crossley, The “Rags: The Musical” Original London Cast Recording Company
4. Brand New World - Carolyn Maitland, Jude Muir/Samuel Jones, Martha Kirby, Dave Willetts
5. Edge of A Knife - Carolyn Maitland
6. The Fabric of America - Rose, Oisin Nolan-Power, Martha Kirby, Carolyn Maitland, Debbie Chazen
7. Penny A Tune - Arthur Boan, Angela Caesar, Drew Dillon, Natasha Karp
8. Bella’s Song (Part One) - Oisin Nolan-Power
9. Meet an Italian - Alex Gibson-Giorgio
10. Friday Night Prayers - The “Rags: The Musical” Original London Cast Recording Company
11. No More Nightmares - Carolyn Maitland, Martha Kirby
12. Little Lady - Sam Attwater, Carolyn Maitland
13. Cheer Up, Chaimlet - Arthur Boan, The “Rags: The Musical” Original London Cast Recording Company
14. Blame It on The Summer Night - Alex Gibson-Giorgio, Carolyn Maitland
15. For My Mary - Oisin Nolan-Power, Matthew Gent
16. Take Our City Back - Adam Crossley, Matthew Gent
17. Rags - Carolyn Maitland, Martha Kirby
18. On the Fourth Day of July - Adam Crossley, Matthew Gent
19. Yankee Boy - Oisin Nolan-Power, Jude Muir, Samuel Jones, Martha Kirby, Adam Crossley, MatthewGent
20. Uptown - Sam Attwater, Carolyn Maitland
21. Wanting - Carolyn Maitland, Alex Gibson-Giorgio
22. Three Sunny Rooms - Rachel Izen, Dave Willetts, Oisin Nolan-Power, Martha Kirby
23. Kaddish - Dave Willets, The 2019 “Rags: The Musical” Company
24. Bella’s Song (Part Two) - Oisin Nolan-Power
25. If We Never Meet Again (Reprise) - Carolyn Maitland
26. Bread and Freedom - Carolyn Maitland, Alex Gibson-Giorgio, The “Rags: The Musical” Original London Cast Recording Company
27. Children of The Wind - Carolyn Maitland
28. Finale - The “Rags: The Musical” Original London Cast Recording Company