Amazon.com Cy Coleman and David Zippel's City of Angels is a seductive depiction of 1940s Los Angeles, capturing swinging jazz, torchy ballads, witty lyrics, and even a Manhattan Transfer-like Greek chorus (arranged by ManTran guru Yaron Gershovsky). James Naughton and Gregg Edelman star as Stone and Stine, respectively a tough Raymond Chandleresque PI and the writer who dreams up his adventures. Randy Graff plays Stone's long-suffering secretary and Dee Hoty the requisite femme fatale. Loads of atmosphere and tasty songs such as "What You Don't Know About Women," "With Every Breath I Take," "You're Nothing Without Me," and "You Can Always Count on Me" make City of Angels a modern classic. It won 1990 Tony Awards for Best Musical, Leading Actor (Naughton), Featured Actress (Graff), Best Book (Larry Gelbart), and Best Original Score. --David Horiuchi
Album Description City Of Angels: Original Broadway Cast Recording - Various
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Best Birthday Present EVERDecember 9, 2009 J. Wolfgang(Fort Worth, Texas) I saw this on Broadway for my 16th birthday and it remains to this day my absolute favorite show of all time. The soundtrack is a huge part of it because of the perfectly written lyrics and the jazzy/classy compositions. Since 1990, I am sure I've listened to this CD well over 300 times. Now, I aim to sing one of the songs as I attempt some long-overdue singing instruction. It's just the best way to blow off steam or to sing and dance to when no one is watching. Fun. Fun. Fun.
City of Angels Broadway cast CDNovember 5, 2009 Yetta M. Tropp(Placitas, NM) I enjoyed getting and listening to this CD. I adored the Bway show and thanks to Amazon.com, I now have a lasting memory to keep enjoying. Thank You! Yetta Tropp
Fun Show, Average ScoreFebruary 21, 2007 Tom George(Wash. DC) Fun show, ingenuos concept, so-so score, with one exception. The ballad With Every Breath I Take is brilliant. One of Coleman's best pieces.
Cleverness personifiedOctober 16, 2006 Marilyn Goodman(Long Island, New York) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A duet between an author and the character he created, each claiming "you're nothing without me," is just one example of how sharp, witty and clever show is, with an unusual score, jazzy and bluesy and very 1940s, and some of the best lyrics I know.
Fantastic Jazz Musical That's FUN!!!April 14, 2006 Muscial Man(PA) 1 out of 1 found this review helpful
City of Angels is an incredibly fun, classy, and jazzy musical that delivers. Stellar vocal performances are provided by the entire cast, particularly the female end. The fact that Randy Graff was the only female from this cast nominated at the Tony Awards that year floors me. Kay McClelland and Rachel York deserved nods for their powerful solos, With Every Breath I Take and Lost Found, alone. These two songs are also the type of sultry, jazz solos that one would expect in the 40's, which is why the show works. The music is completely period with when the show takes place, and that's why I love it. The best tracks are:
3) What You Don't Know About Women
6) With Every Breath I Take (destined to be a classic)
9) Lost and Found (wonderful solo)
10) All You Have To Do Is Wait (FUN! FUN! FUN SONG!!! Hilarious as well)
11) You're Nothing Without Me
13) You Can Always Count On Me (Randy Graff's Tony!)
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