Search - Marc Shaiman, Charlie Alterman, Capathia Jenkins :: Fame Becomes Me [Original Broadway Cast Recording]

Very Funny!

terroh | OH | 06/12/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"I admit I didnt know much about this show, and was under the impression it was a one man show of sorts and just comedy, but its not at all. The songs are quite amusing and witty and the cast and Short are in top form. Capathia Jenkins is especially hilarious in her musical turns. Definitely a keeper for Broadway musical fans. If you enjoyed the score of Hairspray, you should enjoy this too. (same people). Why am I the only person reviewing this?"

Worth it for one song alone

John Towler | Outer Banks, North Carolina | 01/19/2009

(4 out of 5 stars)

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If you get this CD for "Big Black Lady" alone, it is worth it. That is one of the perkiest, foot-stomping, laugh out loud songs ever.



The rest of it is okay to good, if a touch of crass (now there's a name for an album) doesn't bother you. I've liked him since SNL days and he's one of those stars that I'll go out of my way to watch if he appears on a talk show because he's quite off-the-cuff funny.



He's got a great voice and is a funny songwriter who doesn't mind poking fun at himself.









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rog4823 | Wooster, Ohio United States | 07/31/2007

(4 out of 5 stars)

"This musical is still growing on me, and in another week I'd probably have it at five stars. This, of course, with a first listen putting it probably at two stars. However, the more I listen to it, the more jokes you pick up on, and the funnier and better it becomes.



This soundtrack has a little bit of everything, and while others say that, this really isn't that much of an exaggeration. Impersonations (Joan Rivers, Jodie Foster, Judy Garland, Ellen DeGeneres, to name a few), a career review (basically any Martin Short character you can remember), and parodies of other musicals (Wicked, Dreamgirls, Company, and Jesus Christ Superstar I remember mentions of off the top of my head), and jokes galore (puns to celebrity jokes to an inappropriate, but hilarious, Noah joke).



Now, this soundtrack isn't perfect. Its very choppy and frankly after the portions involving his wife it goes downhill and gets a little wacky, even more so than in the beginning.



Still, its worth listening to. Its got a lot of witty exchanges and will be very enjoyable for a while. I'm a little worried as to how this will age (Britney Spears jokes, Fidel Castro on his deathbed, and a few others), but rather than worry about what I'm going to think about it in five or ten years, I'm simply going to enjoy it now."