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Article: Getting his one-act together.(Review)
- Article from:
- The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
- Article date:
- December 22, 1998
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A New Brain * Original cast recording * RCA Victor
Is William Finn's A New Brain the latest musical-theater treasure to find its true destiny on record rather than with a live audience? If so, it will be in glorious company with such gems as The Golden Apple and Anyone Can Whistle, productions that virtually nobody saw and everybody can sing in their sleep. The quasi-autobiographical saga of a composer facing and surviving a brain operation lasted for only a limited run at Lincoln Center last summer, and Graciela Daniele's spiffy production attracted most of the attention. RCA Victor's original cast recording, which delivers virtually the entire one-act piece, ...