THE LAST STARFIGHTER: The Last Starfighter: A New Musical

The Last Starfighter

The Last Starfighter: A New Musical

© 2005 Kritzerland, Inc. (852752001046)

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Off-broadway cast recording of the musical version of the 80s sci-fi cult classic.

tracks

1 Starlite, Starbrite
2 Somebody, Somewhere, Something
3 A Place Like This
4 Little Did We Know (The Game)
5 Things Change
6 Out of This World
7 Star Leauge Anthem
8 Father to Son
9 Love is Like Water
10 To Make A Hero
11 Zandozan!
12 To Make A Hero (Reprise)
13 Spring Break
14 Reach Out
15 Caves of the Heart (The Battle)
16 Finale

notes

THE LAST STARFIGHTER: A New Musical
Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
music and lyrics by SKIP KENNON
book by FRED LANDAU

"I've been a fan of Skip Kennon's work for over twenty years, going back to our early days as students of Lehman Engel in the BMI Musical Theater Workshop. I've loved his scores to FEATHERTOP and HERRINGBONE and TIME AND AGAIN. And it's wonderful to see him back on the board with THE LAST STARFIGHTER, contributing an evocative, exciting and emotionally moving score that's certain to add to his already well-deserved stature as an original and powerful voice in the American Musical Theater."
- ALAN MENKEN, eight-time Oscar-winning film and Broadway composer

"With THE LAST STARFIGHTER, Skip Kennon has managed to create something that's not just zany sci-fi but also smart musical theatre. The score had me over the moon, pun intended."
- LYNN AHRENS, Tony-winning lyricist of Ragtime; librettist/lyricist of Once On This Island, Lucky Stiff, Seussical

"I had the pleasure of seeing THE LAST STARFIGHTER during its Storm Theatre run and had a great time. The story is based on a terrific 80's space movie I loved as a kid. Certainly not run-of-the-mill territory for musical adaptation! But the musical works even better than the movie. The score is full of craftsmanship, tunefulness, and humor, written by one of the best songwriting teachers I've ever had, Skip Kennon."
- ROBERT LOPEZ, Tony-winning co-composer/lyricist of Avenue Q

"Skip Kennon has written a delightfully on-target score for this comic sci-fi adventure. It is witty, smart and full of comic adventure itself, with great spirit and charm."
- JACK VIERTEL, Artistic Director of City Center Encores, Creative Director of Jujamcyn Theaters

"An evening at the theater that gives 'star power' a whole new meaning. This one's a real crowd-pleaser."
- WILLIAM SHUNN, critic for SciFi.com (SciFi Channel site)

"This fine recording, is a chipper, charming and tuneful package."
- BRAD HATHAWAY, Potomac Stages

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  • Out of this World!
    author: dmann

    I had seen and (mildly) enjoyed the movie on which this is based but was not a huge fan, I wouldn't have gone out of my way to see the movie again. I really listened to this CD more out of curiousity... "they made a musical out of what?" What I heard blew my socks off. The songs made me laugh, they made me cry... they made me play the CD over and over and over again! I am particularly enraptured by "Love is Like Water" and "Father to Son" This is definitely a "must listen", especially for all musical theatre fans, whether or not you think science fiction is "your" genre.

  • The story is all here
    author: MDMPHD

    The story elements are all here fom the movie, which was a minor classic of the mid-80s. It's a little cheesy and the battles with the aliens in space tend to lack the visuals the movie brought home, but there are a few tunes that might find their way into a cabaret act. Don't get me wrong - that means it'slike most fairly sucessful muisicals in taht there are one or two memorable songs and a few that should be remembered, but overall, it was just above average. I think it will, however, be collectible.

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