Original Off-Broadway Cast: Closer Than Ever, 2CD

A look into the private song vault of Richard Maltby, Jr., and David Shire (Big; Starting Here, Starting Now; Baby), the review, Maltby and Shire's Closer Than Ever, is filled to the brim with the brilliance for which these musical theatre giants are known.

Closer Than Ever is a nonstop exploration of everyday struggles in the "modern world." Topics ranging from unrequited adoration... to aging... to Muzak are tackled with resounding sincerity and precisely placed hilarity. Each song is a unique story told by a new character, taking audiences, not only into the songbook of Mr. Maltby and Mr. Shire, but into the minds of the individuals facing these completely relatable challenges.

TRACK LISTING

DISC ONE

Doors - Company
She Loves Me Not - Sal Viviano, Christiane Noll and George Dvorsky
You Wanna Be My Friend - George Dvorsky and Jenn Colella
What Am I Doing? - Sal Viviano
The Bear, The Tiger, The Hamster and The Mole - Christiane Noll
I'll Get Up Tomorrow Morning - George Dvorsky
Miss Byrd - Jenn Colella
Transition - George Dvorsky
Dating Again - Company
One Of The Good Guys - Sal Viviano
There's Nothing Like It - Company
Life Story - Christiane Noll
Next Time I Wouldn't Go Back - Christiane Noll and Company
DISC TWO
 
Three Friends - Christiane Noll, Jenn Colella and George Dvorsky
Fandango - Christian Noll and Sal Viviano
There - Jenn Colella and George Dvorsky
Transition 2 - Sal Viviano
Patterns - Christiane Noll
There Is Something In A Wedding - Company
Another Wedding Song - Sal Viviano and Jenn Colella
If I Sing - George Dvorsky
Back On Base - Jenn Colella and George Dvorsky
The March Of Time - Company
Fathers Of Fathers - Sal Viviano, George Dvorsky
It's Never That Easy / I've Been Here Before - Christiane Noll / Jenn Colella
Closer Than Ever - Company