January 24th, 2010 
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Before bursting onto the Great White Way, Kerry Butler won fans and praise as the quirky heroine Shelly in the downtown cult-hit Bat Boy: The Musical. She then solidly staked her claim to Broadway as plucky Penny Pingleton in the original cast of the mega-sensation Hairspray, a role which earned her Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations. Finally, during the 2007-2008 season, she emerged as a full-fledged Broadway star, roller-skating her way into the hearts of audiences and critics alike in the smash hit musical Xanadu. The New York Times raved, “Ms. Butler is the rare Broadway ingénue who is as funny as she is pretty, and she sings gloriously, too.” Now with her debut album, FAITH, TRUST & PIXIE DUST, the golden-voiced Kerry delivers the kind of delightful and engaging song stylings Broadway audiences have come to expect, but she also offers up a warmth and delicacy that will surprise even her most fervent fans. Musical theatre’s freshest leading lady shines and enchants in songs old and new, including a handful of Disney classics reinvented in ways listeners won’t soon forget.
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An odd choice but an enjoyable album none the less, and Kerry always has impeccable pitch.
Rating: 5 / 5
Kerry’s performance is excellent. It is a very enjoyable CD for the Disney fan, who wants a different interpretation. Also the “unused” song was a bonus.
Rating: 5 / 5
Faith, Trust and Pixie Dust
She was on CBS this morning singing The Bare Necessities and I knew I had to have her album!
Steve the fan
Rating: 5 / 5
I adore everything Disney. This CD is no exception! Kerry perform well-known and some not well known song out of the Disney songbook. She performs a cut song from Aladdin. I love her softness, the care of the song and the use of minimal musical instruments. She includes some not well known Disney songs, one being “Call Me Princess” which was cut from ALADDIN has became one of my favorite Disney songs and I’ll remember her for it. I love her renditions of “Colors of the Wind”, “God Help the Outcast” which has a combination of “It’s a Small World” at the beginning of it. It works beautifully together. My favorite song on her album would be “The Bare of Necessities”, it’s more laid back but yet very up beat. If you love Disney, you’ll love Kerry Butler Faith, Trust & Pixie Dust. Beautiful title, Beautiful songs, Beautiful voice. I hope she would consider doing another CD with the Disney songbook. I can’t get enough!
Rating: 5 / 5
I just got done listening to Ms. Butler’s album, and it was a joy from start to finish.
I was delighted to discover from reading the liner notes that she seems to be just as big a “Disney dork” as I am (see avatar and signature). Many of the songs on this album are well known, but I love how she made them distinctive.
She’s taken a number of well-known songs and quieted them down a bit, made them more introspective. Don’t get me wrong, I love big, belty versions of “When You Wish Upon a Star,” but it is nice to hear Ms. Butler’s softer, more thoughtful rendition. Ditto for her “Colors of the Wind,” which has always been my favorite Disney song. By toning down the arrangements to a number of these songs, Ms. Butler has really focused on the lyrics, and what you get are stunning interpretations of the songs.
One of my favorites might be “God Help the Outcasts,” where she does get to show off her range a little bit. Again, however, the song works because of her interpretation of its lyrics.
Another gem is the album’s final song, “Disneyland,” which is from Smile, but I had never heard before. It sums up my love of the Disney theme parks better than anything I’ve ever read before. Butler, being a “Disney dork” herself, really believes the lyrics (my favorite moment on the entire CD is her impassioned, “But I don’t care!” in this song).
I’m so happy I bought this CD, and it’s making me look forward to July 17 (when I go back to WDW) even more.
Rating: 5 / 5