Craig Rubano, Finishing the Act - 60m 13s

Tracks & Durations

1. Welcome to the Theatre	3:21
2. Anything Goes	4:31
3. The Impossible Dream	4:45
4. Take the Moment	4:18
5. You're Nothing Without Me	3:26
6. There's Always One You Can't Forget	4:26
7. My Own Best Friend	4:06
8. Song of Love	8:13
9. Sunday	4:37
10. Where Do I Go?	4:57
11. Now You Know	4:13
12. Father to Son	4:56
13. Climb Ev'ry Mountain	4:16

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Review

One might expect that an album entitled Finishing the Act: Act One Finales from Broadway would get a little heavy with a constant bombardment of curtain-closing bombast. While it's true that Craig Rubano includes plenty of rousing numbers, including "You're Nothing Without Me" (with a guest appearance by sound-alike Jeff Harner) and "My Own Best Friend," he also offers plenty of variety. Unfortunately, some of it is in the form of smooth-jazz-type arrangements or a "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" set to a drum-machine-like waltz beat and backed by an artificial-sounding multitracked female trio. Rubano also offers a Spanish translation of "The Impossible Dream" and a multitracked "Where Do I Go?" Other guest appearances are by Catherine Hickland, Andrea McArdle, and Alice Ripley (all of whom appeared on Broadway in Les Misérables opposite Rubano's Marius), and Marsh Hanson. Rubano searched through 250 different Broadway shows to find these 20 songs and he's a talented singer, so give him an A for effort, even if some of the arrangements make the end result a bit uneven. --David HoriuchiBroadway's Craig Rubano ("Marius" in Les Miserables) sings dazzling new takes on Broadway Act One Finales. He is joined by a full orchestra and vocal guests Marsh Hanson, Jeff Harnar, Catherine Hickland, Andrea McArdle and Alice Ripley.

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