Recordings of Broadway musicals are often better than the shows they preserve. Here’s a ranking of last year’s crop, with samples and bonus tracks.
Category: New York, New York (Play)
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‘New York, New York’ Review: The Big Apple, Without Bite
Based loosely on the 1977 film, a show about performers making it in the big city comes to St. James Theater with the sharper edges of its source material sanded off.
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John Kander’s Major Chord, Undiminished
The 96-year-old composer of “Chicago” and “Cabaret” is making a brand-new start of it with “New York, New York,” his 16th Broadway musical.
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‘New York, New York,’ a Film-Inspired Homage, Plans Broadway Bow
The New York Times – Movies:The new musical, based on the 1977 Martin Scorsese film, features songs by John Kander and Fred Ebb and is directed by Susan Stroman.