Early Versions Of Some Musicals

Early versions of some musicals

I did a post like this a while back, but most of the links are out of date and there are a couple more things that I wanted to add.

Rent

Quite a lot has changed since this recording. A lot of the songs that are in the show now aren’t here, and there are a lot of songs that have been removed or rewritten. DOWNLOAD

Wicked

Some lyrics have been changed and songs have been added since this was recorded and instead of “The Wizard and I” and “Something Bad,” this recording has the original versions of the songs, titled “Making Good” and “As If By Magic.” Several songs including “No One Mourns the Wicked,” “Thank Goodness,” and  ”One Short Day,” are very different from the final versions. DOWNLOAD

Spring Awakening

Lyrics for some songs have been changed, and several songs have been cut since this recording. DOWNLOAD

Les Miserables 

Original French concept recording: There’s a lot less disco now. DOWNLOAD

Barbican previews: Some lyrics have changed, and this version has Cosette’s song, I Saw Him Once, which has been cut. DOWNLOAD

Phantom of the Opera

Pretty much everything has changed since this was recorded (thank god).  DOWNLOAD

Little Shop of Horrors

Lyrics for some songs have been changed, and a few songs have been cut since this recording. DOWNLOAD