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This music is so amazingly electric that it will jump right out of your cd player and weasel its way into your life! It is impossible to listen to the songs without dancing ("Wild Wild Party," Raise the Roof" and "the Juggernaut," for starters), or listening in stunned silence to the emotional power of "Make me Happy," "Maybe I Like It This Way" and "Poor Child" (as highlights). EVERY SINGLE SONG ON THIS CD IS ADDICTIVE and powerful (with the exception of the boring and droning "Old Fashioned Love Story"). This is the kind of music that pulls you in. Michael John LaChiusa's version, simultaneously performed on Broadway, has about half the power of Lippa's version. Lippa's show received mediocre reviews, but these reviews, I believe, are relevant to the show but not the music, which is first-rate. Do yourself a favor and BUY AT ONCE!

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andrew lippa raises the roof
After purchasing LaChuisa's The Wild Party, I decided to buy Lippa's musical version of the suddenly popular poem. The CD boasts the powerful vocal talents of RENT alums Taye Diggs and the amazing Idina Menzel, along with dazzling newcomer Julia Murney. Lippa has composed a much jazzier score than LaChuisa. I was thoroughly impressed with his work with "Raise the Roof", "The Life of the Party", and "An Old Fashioned Love Story". A fine cast recording with a talented ensemble cast and the shining work of an up and coming composer.

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The most UNDERRATED/OVERLOOKED piece of Fabulous Brilliance!
One of my Absolute Favorite musicals of all time!!

Andrew Lippa's Wild Party is a lusty cocktail with strong flavors of Chicago and Cabaret, a hint of Rent, all mixed in with Lippa's own musical brilliance, visceral emotionality, raw s=xual power, and fantastic drama! This show SMOLDERS, shakes, spins, smiles and SCREAMS.

To put it bluntly, this show is HOT.

Brian Darcy James' portrayal of "Burrs", the violent, rough lover of Queenie is incredible. This guy is a powerhouse...his intensity, his vocal talent, his acting, his pitch-perfect portrayal of a tormented, troubled man, full of lust and jealousy, who is on the verge of losing it, is PHENOMENAL!

It's an All-Star cast with huge, belty, vocally demanding performances from all... Every song is strong and entertaining with few exceptions.

The most stand-out songs being:

--"What is it About Her?"- Burrs' main solo and probably one of the best male Tenor musical solos in existence. Gauranteed to make any woman (or man) hot under the collar.

--"Make Me Happy"- the dramatic climax. The intensity of Burrs' acting and vocal performance in this, and the brilliant vocal interplay between Burrs, Black and Queenie, make this the 2nd best piece in the whole show.

--"Poor Child" is a great Four-some sung by the Love Quadrangle- Queenie, Burrs, Black and Kate. (the main characters of the show) Again, musically outstanding... the notes the four hit in harmony pack a punch and will have you hitting the rewind button again... and again.

--"How Did We All Come To This"- Queenie's lament and the closing song of the show. Beautiful, poignant, and, of course, deliciously dramatic.

--"Juggernaut"- A raucous, dancy song that starts off with Queenie's smooth seduction of Black, and then quickly kicks into high gear with Kate, (played by Idina Menzel), leading a swingin' good time and ending with some great, wailing, Menzel riffs.

If you like fast-paced drama, intense emotion, raw sensuality, and scary vocal talent, then Lippa's Wild Party, (a musical ahead of its time), is for you!

This CD is worth every cent of its price- and then some!!