This review is basically a comparison of people and songs between Broadway and London Cast, for those interested.~Belle~ Julie-Alanah Brighton has a very soft singing voice, and can't be compared to Susan Egan easily since they're so different. I prefer Julie-Alanah in all the songs except "Me" and "Home" where Susan Egan's powerful voice and confident portrayal of Belle make "Home" more impressive and "Me" more amusing.~Beast~ I LOVE Alasdair Harvey. Nothing against Terrance Mann, but he wasn't a personal favorite, and I found Alasdair to be a wonderful alternative. Terrance Mann seems to me a singing version of the cartoon. Alasdair Harvey takes the character and breaths life into him. Like Julie-Alanah, His voice is also less powerful than his Broadway counterpart, but that doesn't stop him from belting out strong in "If I Can't Love Her". (Which actually starts higher than Broadway) He also has a very young sounding voice, which made him more believable to me as a prince who's a few months away from turning 21.~Lumiere~ The Broadway Lumiere was, in my personal opinion, very annoying. No one is better than Jerry Orbach (In the Disney cartoon) at singing the famous "Be Our Guest", and the Broadway Lumiere's mistake, was trying so hard to sound like him. The London Cast Lumiere is not half as annoying, and though he has a thick accent, it is handled well.Here are a few tracks that stand out in my mind when I compare Broadway to the London Cast.~Me~ This is a song based on Gaston's proposal to Belle. In this instance, Broadway's better. Gaston is played by Burke Moses in both productions, but he seemed to have a lot more energy on Broadway. (Though he does great in both) Plus, as I mentioned above, Susan Egan makes this song hilarious with her attitude. Julie-Alanah sounds flustered the entire song.~Home~ As stated above, Susan Eagan's voice makes this song more impressive sounding, but Julie-Alanah also does well and sings this as a sweet girl who's been trapped in a horrible place.~Be Our Guest~ The London version is the longest at about 8 minutes, but it's also VERY slow getting started and kind of drags on... And, as I said earlier, the Broadway Lumiere is hard to listen to ... So the movie version is the best in this instance.~If I Can't Love Her~ This is my favorite song in the play, and I love Alasdair Harvey's version of it. In the Broadway version it sounded like about six instruments were accompanying Terrence Mann. London's orchestra is phenomenal and Alasdair Harvey's ending is a completely different experience.~Transformation/Beauty and the Beast (Reprise)~ London has this one. The orchestra makes a huge difference, and when Belle tells the Beast she loves him, it actually sounds like she does. (Susan Egan's performance was pitiful at that part in the Broadway cast. No emotion whatsoever.) The grand finale is greatly enhanced by the large orchestra and MANY people in the chorus. Perfect ending to a great CD!In summary, if you enjoy Beauty and the Beast, don't hesitate to buy this CD. It's quite different from Broadway and the Disney Movie, but very enjoyable in it's own right.