This is a stage adaptation of the hit 1967 film which was very thin and stretched to the breaking point by the bloated running time. The Broadway production tries hard...too hard in fact to inject energy into the proceedings. IT almost catches fire in a few numbers but the overall effect is pleasant. Just pleasant. Nothing more.
RCA has done their usual high class job of recording and packaging the CD. The whole sore (and some welcome bits of dialogue) are laid out in show order. The booklet has background notes, a detailed synopsis, libretto and many pictures of the stage production.
