 | Spring Awakening (2006 Original Broadway Cast) by Duncan Sheik
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $7.89 The first time I heard it I almost spontaneously combusted. Beautiful folky-indie-rocky Broadway music and a poignant, interesting story.
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 | The Wild Party (Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $7.99 Electric, intriguing and yes, 'wild,' a wonderful and underrated jazzy-almost-rock score.
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 | The Wild Party (LaChiusa) (2000 Original Broadway Cast) by Michael John LaChiusa
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $3.50 Slightly less cool than the Lippa version but still a very interesting listen.
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 | See What I Wanna See (2005 Original Off-Broadway Cast) by Michael John LaChiusa
Buy new: $18.97 / Used from: $9.79 My favorite LaChiusa score and a brilliant performance from Idina Menzel, as well as the rest of the cast. Aaron Lohr's "You'll Go Away With Me" is hauntingly amazing.
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 | Bernarda Alba (2006 Original Off-Broadway Cast) by Michael John LaChiusa
Buy new: $18.97 / Used from: $11.49 Spanish-influenced but still a work of LaChiusa brilliance; the cast astounds.
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 | Rent (1996 Original Broadway Cast) by Jeff Potter
Buy new: $27.99 / Used from: $8.47 Of course. One of my favorite shows, a wonderful electric rock score and a story that gets you every time.
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 | Hairspray (2002 Original Broadway Cast) by Marc Shaiman
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $3.25 One of my more traditional favorites; a totally fun 60s kitschy throwback adventure.
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 | Little Shop Of Horrors: Original Cast Album (1982 Off-Broadway Cast) by Howard Ashman
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.95 My single favorite show from pre-1990s. Amazing dark satire do-wop morbid goodness.
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 | City of Angels (1990 Original Broadway Cast) by Cy Coleman
Buy used from: $4.95 What a great jazzy score! A wonderful film noir musical piece worth a listen.
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 | Tick, Tick... Boom! (2001 Original Off-Broadway Cast) by Jonathan Larson
Buy new: $17.98 / Used from: $8.26 Not as good as Rent but still full of beautiful, memorable Larson tunes.
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 | Wicked (2003 Original Broadway Cast) by Stephen Schwartz
Buy new: $9.99 / Used from: $8.97 How could I not love it? Idina and Kristin own their roles. Norbert is sadly underused.
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 | The Last 5 Years (2002 Off-Broadway Cast) by Jason Robert Brown
Buy new: $18.97 / Used from: $12.99 What a beautiful score! An emotional rollercoaster that would appeal to anyone with a heart.
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 | A Chorus Line - The New Broadway Cast Recording (2006 Broadway Revival Cast) by Marvin Hamlisch
Buy new: $18.97 / Used from: $8.49 It's a classic, it's the show that changed Broadway, etcetera etcetera, it's amazing.
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 | West Side Story (1957 Original Broadway Cast) by Carol Lawrence
Buy new: $10.99 / Used from: $3.85 Such a great score: classic, memorable, and very distinct.
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 | The Light in the Piazza (2005 Original Broadway Cast)
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $7.98 Possibly my favorite show: beautiful, whether in Italian or English, Guettel can really write a fantastic song.
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 | Songs For A New World (1996 Original New York Cast) by Jason Robert Brown
Buy new: $12.99 / Used from: $7.49 A beautiful, interesting song cycle by Jason Robert Brown. Definitely some great cabaret standards in the making.
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 | Bright Lights, Big City by Paul Scott Goodman
Buy new: $18.97 / Used from: $7.97 I bought it for the cast and came out pleasantly surprised; at once haunting and rocking, and 80s without sounding dated or kitschy.
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 | Songs from an Unmade Bed by Michael Winther
Buy new: $18.97 / Used from: $8.00 Another great song cycle, wonderful performance by Michael Winther, from tragically funny 'Spring' to the jazz/techno 'I Want to Go Out Tonight'.
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 | The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Original Broadway Cast) by Sutton Foster
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $9.45 How could you resist? Such a cute, funny score.
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 | Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Original Broadway Cast) by Jeanine Tesori
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $6.99 The first show I saw on Broadway; still a great, if cutesy, score.
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Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $13.00 Hilarious! Genius remarkable! I love this CD so much it's sick.
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 | Grey Gardens - The Musical
Buy new: $14.99 / Used from: $8.88 Okay, so I actually know the other album of this better. But this is still pretty cool.
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 | Avenue Q (2003 Original Broadway Cast) by Jeff Marx
Buy new: $13.99 / Used from: $7.91 I love singing this with friends randomly...
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 | Cabaret: The New Broadway Cast Recording (1998 Broadway Revival) by John Kander
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $1.53 Fantastic. Interesting, and cooler than the original or the movie for that matter.
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 | Chicago by Various Artists
Buy new: $8.97 / Used from: $1.50 Is it bad that I like this better than the Broadway recordings? I do. Maybe it's just cause it's what I first heard, but oh well. Catherine Zeta-Jones owns.
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 | The Rocky Horror Show (2000 Broadway Revival Cast) by Alice Ripley
Buy new: $13.98 / Used from: $3.96 This is the single greatest version of this recording. And I've listened to the movie one umpteen times. The cast in this one is fantastic. Daphne, Raul, Alice especially. And Tom Hewitt!
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 | The Phantom of the Opera (2004 Movie Soundtrack) by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Buy new: $9.97 / Used from: $6.49 I kind of don't care that some people think the movie is a travesty. I like this recording better, because Gerard Butler does not sound like a sissy and Emmy Rossum does not sound like a bumblebee on low notes and Patrick Wilson does sound awesome.
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