The Rink (cast recording)

The Rink is the original Broadway cast recording of the 1984 musical of the same name, released by Polydor Records in the same year. The album preserves John Kander and Fred Ebb's score, performed by the starring duo of Chita Rivera and Liza Minnelli.

The musical centers on the fraught relationship between Anna, who is selling the roller rink she owns, and her estranged daughter, Angel, who returns home. The recording captures the show's exploration of generational conflict, nostalgia, and reconciliation through numbers ranging from the wistful "Colored Lights" to the explosive "The Rink".

Upon its release, the cast album was met with a mixed critical response. While the performances of its stars were widely acknowledged, some reviewers found the score to be less innovative than the songwriters' previous work and noted that it did not fully showcase the talents of its legendary leads.