While I greatly respect and appreciate the intent behind this collection, I couldn't help but be disappointed by many of the choices. Most of these scores have wonderful songs, but in many cases those selected for this CD are not the strongest or most representative. The selections from "Das Barbecu" and "john and jen" in particular, while nice enough, are by no means the highlights of those respective shows. Also, as simply a matter of opinion, it would have been nice had the show contained a selection or two from "When Pigs Fly", a delightful recent Off-Broadway show. I would recommend the recordings of any of the shows mentioned above over this somewhat tepid collection.