{"product_id":"barnum-backers-audition-o-s-t-cd","title":"Barnum Backers Audition \/ O.S.T (CD)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePERFORMED BY CY COLEMAN AND MICHAEL STEWART\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor the first time ever, a glimpse behind the scenes at the birth of a new musical comedy! Before the show could begin, production money for the budget had to be raised. And here is a unique opportunity to hear an actual backers’ audition in a fashionable East Side New York apartment with the actual songwriters performing the score! And as an added bonus, several songs were subsequently cut from the score and appear here for the first time in any medium.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe extensive liner notes are written by Coleman biographer Andy Propst. Cy Coleman already could boast of hit Broadway shows such as Little Me, Seesaw, I Love My Wife and On the Twentieth Century. After the great success of Barnum, he would write the scores for the Tony Award-winning Will Rogers Follies, The Life and others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Stewart is best known for his masterful work on the libretto of Hello, Dolly! He had begun his Broadway lyric-writing career along with Cy Coleman on the hit show I Love My Wife. The two writers teamed up for their greatest success as a team, Barnum. Listening to this rare, historic recording, imagine yourself sitting in a lavish apartment plied with drinks and hors d’oeuvres and entertained by this marvelous score. Would you have invested in the show? Taken a chance for a great success or an utter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTracklist: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Come Follow the Band\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e There Is a Sucker Born Every Minute\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Colors of My Life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Now You See It Now You Don't\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e One Brick at a Time\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e I Like Your Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Bigger Isn't Better\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Love Makes Such Fools of Us All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Out There\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e At Least I Tried\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e The Prince of Humbug\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Black and White\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Join the Circus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Thank God I'm Old\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"Alliance Entertainment","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50553904398610,"sku":"632433330128","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/barnum-backers-audition-o-s-t-cd","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}