Comments for Various Artists, A Gala Concert for Hal Prince

After this successful concert, the conductor Charles Prince has made a carreere as assistant conductor of Skitch Henderson''s NEW York Pops,(who revived the concert in March 99 at Carnegie Hall), German singer/actress Patricia Nessy had recitals at Carnegie Hall and Avery Fisher hall and sang leading role of "Elizabeth" in Vienna. Director Hugh Wooldridge did a large number of concerts at Royal Albert Hall, Barbican Center, Brooklyn Academie of Music and others. A Lucky CD for everyone who participated and that is well deserved.

This album is a recording of a gala concert held in honor of Harold Prince,director and producer of a multitude of Broadway and London blockbuster musicals. Songs include selections from a number of productions he hasdirected, including "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "West Side Story," "Fiddler on the Roof," "Cabaret," "Candide," "Kiss ofthe Spider Woman," "She Loves Me," "Evita," "Pacific Overtures," "SweeneyTodd," "Follies," "A Little Night Music," "The Phantom of the Opera,"the revival of "Show Boat," and "Company." The concert took place in Munich on October 29, 1995. Performers included the Munich Radio Orchestra,Teri Bibb, Len Cariou, Kelli James Chase, Robert DuSold, Debbie ShapiroGravitte, David Michael Johnson, Ria Jones, Patricia Nessy, KennethNichols and Dave Willetts.This double-CD set can sometimes be hard to find but is well worth specialordering, if only for the pleasure of listening to Teri Bibb`s voice.