No One Is Alone

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Amazon.com Laurie Beechman's cameo as the Broadway Star-to-Be in the original cast of Annie proved prophetic. Her powerful voice subsequently took her to fame as the Narrator in the original Broadway cast of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and even after being diagnosed with ovarian cancer she continued to sing. Her friend and collaborator Sam Harris recalled, "She had cancer for nine years, when she was expected to live for six months, and during that nine years did two more Broadway shows and two or three more records, and got married, and created a wonderful life and career." This celebration of life continued through her final album, No One Is Alone, a collection of inspirational theater songs. While one would expect such solemnities as "You'll Never Walk Alone" and "Climb Every Mountain" (which are indeed here), the album also includes the rousers "Beautiful City" and "These Are the Good Times." There are more introspective tunes, of course, among them Beechman's duet with Harris on a wedding medley of "Make Our Garden Grow" and "One Hand, One Heart," as well as an especially touching rendition of Brigadoon's "There But for You Go I"--clearly indicating that she was feeling no self-pity. Beechman finally succumbed to the cancer in 1998, leaving No One Is Alone as a final gift to all those lucky enough to be touched by this artist. --David Horiuchi
ASIN: B0000014WY
VSKU: COV.B0000014WY.N
Condition: New
Author/Artist:Laurie Beechman
Binding: Audio CD