Philadelphia chickens : a too-illogical zoological musical revue : deluxe illustrated lyrics book of the original cast recording of the unforgettable (though completely imaginary) stage spectacular

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Philadelphia chickens : a too-illogical zoological musical revue : deluxe illustrated lyrics book of the original cast recording of the unforgettable (though completely imaginary) stage spectacular

Title:

Philadelphia chickens : a too-illogical zoological musical revue : deluxe illustrated lyrics book of the original cast recording of the unforgettable (though completely imaginary) stage spectacular

Author:

Boynton, Sandra.

Publication Information:

New York : Workman Pub., c2002.

Format:

Books

Physical Description:

64 p. : col. ill., music ; 21 x 26 cm. + sound disc 48:12 min. : digital, stereo. ; 4 3/4 in.)

General Note:

"Compact disc includes the songs performed by 24 terrific actors who can sing."

Contents:

pt. 1 Look as you listen -- pt. 2 Sing & play along.

Subject Term:

Musicals -- Librettos.

Musicals -- Vocal scores without accompaniment.

Added Author:

Ford, Michael.

ISBN:

9780761126362

Document ID:

SD_ILS:748093

Availability:

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Grammy nominee. #1 New York Times bestseller. And, with 960,000 copies in print, a Recording Industry Association of America Platinum album. What an event! What a show! It's Philadelphia Chickens --the catchy and quirky, tuneful and toe-tapping, exuberant, unexpected, and totally endearing family-musical-in-a-book.

Here is a full-color songbook of 17 1/2 illustrated story-poems, and a full-length, fully orchestrated CD of original songs performed by such luminaries as Patti LuPone, Kevin Kline, Meryl Streep, The Bacon Brothers, and Laura Linney, who pleads "Please, Can I Keep It?"--it followed me home. / What exactly it is/ I don't know. Also joining in are Eric Stoltz, Scott Bakula, and two Boyntons, including daughter Caitlin McEwan, who performs a piece that every little listener will relate to--a love song to the chocolate chip cookies that are just out of reach. With the collaboration of composer Michael Ford (known to Boynton fans from Rhinoceros Tap ), Philadelphia Chickens is that rarest of kids' musical discs--one whose inimitable lyrics and music make it as irresistible to parents as it is to their children.

Reviews (2)

School Library Journal Review

Zany, yes, but musically diverse and with a complete score and accompanying CD, this book promotes lots of lyrical laughs. It's all here, so why not have the class present this collection of comic songs as a rollicking revue? (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

Publisher's Weekly Review

Sandra Boynton, long heralded for her menagerie of animal characters (Moo, Baa, La La La; Rhinoceros Tap), puts a fresh cast of singing, dancing critters center stage-from the titular boogying chickens to a tail-wagging "snuggle puppy"-in Philadelphia Chickens, a book-and-CD package billed as an "imaginary musical revue." The first 32 pages contain lyrics and illustrations, the second half of the book includes musical notation and additional lyrics for each song. An all-star cast, including Meryl Streep, Laura Linney, Eric Stoltz and the Bacon Brothers, headlines the musical recording, which features a variety of original show tunes penned by Boynton and composed by Boynton and frequent collaborator Michael Ford. For more on this production see Children's Audio/Video, page 22. (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

Part 1 Look As You Listen

Spiffy illustrations of all the songs on your Chicken Disc (CD)

Part 2 Sing and Play Along

All 3 billion or so words to the songs, plus selected music notation

Cows ?? sungThe Seldom Herd

Nobody Under Stands Me ?? sungMeryl Street

Philadelphia Chickens ?? sung by The Bacon Brothers

Be Like a Duck ?? sungKeith Boynton

Please, Can I Keep It? ?? sungLaura Linney

I Like to Fuss ?? sungPatti LuPone

Snoozers ?? sung by The Bacon Brothers

Faraway Cookies ?? sungCaitlin McEwan

The Intermission Song! ?? sungAaaardvarks

Fifteen Animals ?? sungJohn Stey

Belly Button ?? sung by The Heath Sisters

Busybusybusy ?? sungKevin Kline

Those Dinosaur Blues ?? sunMichael Ford

Dinosaur, Dinosaur ?? sungDarcy Boynton

Jump Rope Jive ?? sungBeth Andrien

Pig Island ?? sungScott Bakula

Pajama Time ?? sungAdam Bryant

Silly Lullaby ?? Natasha Richardson

Philadelphia Chickens - instrumental reprise

Quincy Thomas Crane Library

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School Library Journal Review

Publisher's Weekly Review

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