Randy Newman's Faust is a 1995 musical by American musician and songwriter Randy Newman, who based the work on the classic story of Faust. In this retelling, God and the Devil fight for the soul of Henry Faust, a student at Notre Dame University. The musical was performed at the La Jolla Playhouse in San Diego and the Goodman Theatre in Chicago, as well as released as a CD. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The art of singing and dancing in a prepared fictional play has been a time-honored tradition ranging to the early days of civilization. ... Randy Newman (born November 28, 1943, in Los Angeles, California) is a United States songwriter, arranger, singer and pianist who is notable for his mordant, immaculately written pop songs and for his many film scores. ... Faust is the protagonist of a popular German tale that has been used as the basis for many different fictional works. ... Not to be confused with the University of Notre Dame Australia University of Notre Dame du Lac The University of Notre Dame (standard name; full legal name University of Notre Dame du Lac) is a Roman Catholic institution of higher learning located in Notre Dame, Indiana, USA adjacent to the... La Jolla Playhouse is a not-for-profit, professional theatre-in-residence on the campus of the University of California, San Diego. ... San Diego County in the Southwest corner of California. ... Chicago (officially named the City of Chicago) is the third largest city in the United States (after New York City and Los Angeles), with an official population of 2,896,016, as of the 2000 census. ... Size of CD compared to pencil. ...

CD Cast

• Henry Faust: Don Henley
• God: James Taylor
• Devil: Randy Newman
• Margaret: Linda Ronstadt
• Martha: Bonnie Raitt