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Topic: performance cd

Posted By: Kim L.
Subject: performance cd
Date Posted: 5/06/08 at 7:49am

We are looking into producing a musical with our home school co-op next year. We can't afford an orchestra and the musicals that we are leaning toward do not have performance cds offered by the production companies. Is there a way to get the recorded performance music? I've tried looking online for karaoke but it seems hit or miss.

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Kim

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Posted By: Linda S
Date Posted: 5/06/08 at 7:53am

If the theater house does not offer a performance cd there probably isn't one. Do you need the full orchestra? Lots of times a good piano player and/or a couple of key instruments will do.

Linda

Posted By: spikesgirl
Date Posted: 5/06/08 at 11:26am

Or you might look into the smaller musicals, like "Nunsense" - they have a four piece that could easily be trimmed down to just a piano. Also, you might want to checkout children theater - they can usually be done with just a keyboard, depanindg upon the show of course, but we're done several by the Paper Bag Players and used a recorded CD as we did them as touring shows.

Charlie