Children of Eden [Original Cast] (1998)

About this title: Used to be, in the world of stage musicals, there were hits and flops. Hits were shows that opened on Broadway and ran long enough to turn a profit; flops were everything else. But that was back in the days when there were a lot of Broadway shows, they didn't cost as much money to produce, and money was easier to raise. Today, things are much more complicated: Shows don't even have to open on Broadway to be successful. The greater risks and opportunities, however, tend to eliminate finality. In a sense, there are no flops anymore, only shows that haven't been sufficiently revised and ... read more

Tracks:

1. Let There Be [Schwartz]
2. The Tree of Knowledge [Schwartz]
3. The Naming [Schwartz]
4. Grateful Children [Schwartz]
5. Father's Day [Schwartz]
6. Perfect [Schwartz]
7. The Spark of Creation [Schwartz]
8. In Pursuit of Excellence [Schwartz]
9. The End of a Perfect Day [Schwartz]
10. Childhood's End [Schwartz]
11. A World Without You [Schwartz]
12. The Explusion [Schwartz]
13. The Wasteland [Schwartz]
14. The Spark of Creation [Reprise 1] [Schwartz]
15. Lost in the Wilderness [Schwartz]
16. Close to Home [Schwartz]
17. A Ring of Stones [Schwartz]
18. The Death of Abel [Schwartz]
19. The Mark of Cain [Schwartz]
20. Children of Eden [Schwartz]
21. Generations [Schwartz]
22. The Gathering Storm [Schwartz]
23. A Piece of Eight [Schwartz]
24. The Return of the Animals [Schwartz]
25. Noah's Lullaby [Schwartz]
26. Stranger to the Rain [Schwartz]
27. In Whatever Time We Have [Schwartz]
28. The Flood [Schwartz]
29. What Is He Waiting For? [Schwartz]
30. Sailor of the Skies [Schwartz]
31. The Spark of Creation [Reprise 2] [Schwartz]
32. The Hardest Part of Love [Schwartz]
33. Words of Doom [Schwartz]
34. The Hour of Darkness [Schwartz]
35. Ain't It Good? [Schwartz]
36. Precious Children [Schwartz]
37. In the Beginning [Schwartz]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.