Album Review: Crazy For You – (1993 Original London Cast Recording)

 

“Who could ask for anything more”

Gershwin musical Crazy For You was last seen in the West End in this Open Air Theatre transfer and on the fringe at Highgate’s Gatehouse theatre but its opening run in London was a three-year stint at the Prince Edward from 1993. Credited as a ‘new’ Gershwin musical comedy, the show is an adaptation of their 1930 musical Girl Crazy sprinkled with some additional from the vast chapter of the Great American Songbook under the letter G.

And because of the quality of these songs, it’s hard not to fall entirely in love with an album that collects so many of them together, no matter the framework, especially when the cast is led by the superlative talents of Ruthie Henshall. Jae Alexander’s musical direction sounds sprightly and fresh throughout and real highlights include Henshall’s “Someone to Watch Over Me” and Kirby Ward’s “They Can’t Take That Away From Me”.

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