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	Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Larry Siegel The Mad Show (1966 Original Off-Broadway Cast) Genres: Pop, Soundtracks Best known for its hilarious bossa nova send-up "The Boy From...," the musical revue The Mad Show ran off-Broadway for three years in the late 1960s. With music by Mary Rodgers (daughter of Richard, mother of Adam Guettel... more » « less
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All Artists: Mary Rodgers, Marshall Barer, Larry Siegel, MacIntyre Dixon, Linda Lavin
Title: The Mad Show (1966 Original Off-Broadway Cast)
Members Wishing: 4
Total Copies: 0
Label: Drg
Release Date: 2/22/2005
Genres: Pop, Soundtracks
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Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 021471907223

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Best known for its hilarious bossa nova send-up "The Boy From...," the musical revue The Mad Show ran off-Broadway for three years in the late 1960s. With music by Mary Rodgers (daughter of Richard, mother of Adam Guettel) and lyrics by, among others, Marshall Barer (Rodgers's collaborator on Once Upon a Mattress) and Steven Vinaver, the show musicalized material from the satirical MAD magazine. Some of the material is of the guess-you-had-to-be-there variety, but Linda Lavin's lyrical "Looking for Someone" has seen some life past the show, and "Well It Ain't" is instantly recognizable as a Bob Dylan spoof. The best song, however, remains "The Boy From..." (also sung by Lavin), which wittily spoofs the Getz-Gilberto classic "The Girl from Ipanema" courtesy of credited lyricist "Esteban Ria Nido," a rough Spanish-translated nom de plume for Stephen Sondheim. --David Horiuchi

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CD Reviews

A lost classic

Charles Meyerson | Chicago area | 09/09/2005

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Singable, hummable, quotable, memorable stuff, composed and performed by artists who would become much more famous in the decades to follow.

Don't miss: "You Never Can Tell," "Hate Song" and "Academy Awards for Parents." Timelessly funny."

Wow! Never would have guessed this would make it to CD.

Penn Carter | Los Angeles | 10/26/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I had this record when I was a kid and listened to it frequently when I outgrew the Disney soundtracks and fairytale records. I didn't get a lot of the references but the music was good and I could tell it was all in good fun. So glad it's available on CD since I don't have a turntable anymore and anyway wore out the vinyl years ago. A lot of the tracks are dated (you definitely need to have some knowledge of 60s pop culture to get a lot of the references) but it's still an enjoyable listen. Favorites: "You Never Can Tell", "Misery Is...", "The Gift of Maggie" and "The Boy From..."."