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| The Two Svengalis | 
 enlarge | Artists: Fred Barton, Toni Dibuono
Label: Original Cast Records
Category: Music
List Price: $16.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 375408
Format: Cast Recording, Soundtrack
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 741117617728
EAN: 0741117617728
ASIN: B000G5QZXK
Release Date: June 7, 2006
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| Tracks:
| • | Be The Way You Used To Be | | • | I'd Love To Love Someone | | • | I Want A Great Big Beautiful Blonde | | • | Suffocated Lady | | • | Party Girl | | • | Don't Make Me Go Back To My Man | | • | Is There A Man In The House? | | • | I Guess I'll Have To Go Back To My Men | | • | You Don't Have To Have Me | | • | Welcome To The Theatre | | • | Break My Heart | | • | I'm The Queen And You're Not | | • | Be The Way You Used To Be | | • | Meet The Greatest Actress In The World | | • | There's A String Tied To A Good Time |
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Product Description
The original cast recording of "The Two Svengalis," a new musical entertainment with music, lyrics, and orchestrations by Fred Barton, and book by Fred Barton and Toni DiBuono. Drama-Desk-Award-winner Toni DiBuono and Bistro-Award-winner Fred Barton are the performers. The score is in the tradition of the Golden Age Of Broadway. What happens when a hack songwriter is faced with the daunting task of transforming an amateur singing housewife into the greatest singer/actress in the world? The inevitable: he succeeds.... And what happens when an amateur singing housewife is faced with the daunting task of transforming a hack songwriter into the toast of Broadway? The inevitable: she succeeds....and together they conquer the world -- and each other -- in fifteen songs....and only they know who they really are....THE TWO SVENGALIS!
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent CD! July 4, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you like musicals that are offbeat, yet with very catchy tunes, I highly recommend this CD. It tells a very interesting story involving a has-been songwriter (performed by Fred Barton) and a terrified, but eager-to-please Housewife (performed by Toni DiBuono), who help bring out the true talents in each other.
Among the highlights of this CD are "Party Girl" and "I'm the Queen and You're Not", both performed by Toni DiBuono. I'd say more but would hate to ruin the fun for others.
That said, anyone who remembers Toni DiBuono from her days in the Off-Broadway hit Forbidden Broadway or as Pat Tuesday on PBS' Mathnet will enjoy her amazing "Broadway Belter" singing style, and Fred Barton (also known for his work in Forbidden Broadway and the quirky Miss Gulch Returns) is equally as talented at the keyboard. I've been following Toni's career for quite awhile and was very excited to see this CD finally come out - I've always felt she's been overlooked by Broadway far too much (despite the fact she's had small roles on B'way, I think she's capable of much more).
All in all, if you like good old-fashioned, original musicals, you will enjoy this CD.
 Toni DiBuono, catchy songs make a fun 40 minutes December 1, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I like Toni DiBuono's performances on the Forbidden Broadway albums, so this album piqued my interest. Her voice certainly delivers, that great brassy belting with a sweet touch up top. The best songs in my opinion: Don't Make Me Go Back to That Man, I Guess I'll Have to Go Back to My Men, and I'm the Queen and You're Not.
Fred Barton, the composer/lyricist/arranger, provides the foil for Toni, and I enjoy his uptempo songs (sorry, he sounds strained and off-balance in the ballads).
What really keeps the album from five stars is some of the synthesizer choices. I know, it's affordable. And to Barton's credit, the synthesizer instrument voicings sound excellent in some places, with some sophisticated layers in the orchestrations. But in some spots.... I'd rather have a real piano (or a good synthesized piano) than the fake brass.
Those weaknesses aside, it's a surprisingly good album. I hope I get to see this "new musical entertainment" someday.
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