Circus Of Voices: JAY Records Remasters “Charlotte Sweet,” Premieres “Tales of Tinseltown”

Charlotte Sweet is one of that increasingly rare breed: an original musical.  And this “madcap musical,” as it was billed, sure is original.  Lyricist/librettist Michael Colby and composer Gerald Jay Markoe delivered the unexpected with their delightfully unusual show which premiered at New York’s intimate Westside Arts Theatre on August 12, 1982 and ran for over 100 performances.  JAY Records has recently brought the complete Original Cast Recording to 2 CDs for the first time; a previous CD iteration on the DRG label truncated the score as originally released on John Hammond Records. …

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