Coco was Katherine Hepburn's only musical. Unfortunately it opened the same year as "Applause", and was overshadowed by it. The cast album is fascinating. Hepburn does sing rarely but she gets the speak-rhythm right along with the music. Her characterizaion is perfect throughout with her really being Coco throughout her songs. You do hear true singing on the album. It's not Lerner's best lyrics but they are passable and Previn's music is always tuneful and vsits different veins from jazz-based to "true" Broadway ballad. The album is out of print so grab it up if you find it.
Rare and wonderful Cast recording. I have always wanted it for 40 years. Excellent purchase.
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Coco wasn't a great show and neither was its score. The score IS a curiosity worth hearing, since you will not find a representation of Katherine Hepburn singing anywhere else.
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