The Songs:
Cast Recording & Vocal Selections
Original Cast Album (2002)
Featuring the original Off-Broadway cast: Liz Callaway, Garrett Long, Mary Gordon Murray, Steven Pasquale, Armand Schultz, Stephen Sinclair, and Phyllis Somerville.
“The most emotionally impacting cast album of the year. . . . The Spitfire Grill has a simplicity and emotional resonance that has become all too rare in musical theater. The songs by Valcq and Alley make up an album that is simply astonishing, due no small part to Valcq's stunning arrangements. A perfect marriage of material and cast.”
-Jonathan Frank, Sound Advice
“The Spitfire Grill is like a breath of fresh country air! In a genre known for being big and brassy, it’s always a pleasure to come across a musical that revels in its quiet moments. Composer Valcq produces a rich sound. ‘When Hope Goes’, an elegy to a once-vibrant community, is extremely powerful.”
- Mark Sullivan, Billboard