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DISCOGRAPHY AND FILMOGRAPHY

Selected Original, Revival, Film, and Studio Casts

Anything Goes

Composer and original cast (1934, 1935, and 1947): ’ “” in and with the composer and members of the original 1934 cast. , Jack Whiting, The Foursome, Jeanne Aubert, , Porter (vocals and piano). Smithsonian American Musical The- ater Series DPM1–0284 007. Contents: “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “You’re the Top,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” (Merman), “All Through the Night” (Whiting), “Blow, Gabriel, Blow” (Aubert), “You’re the Top” (Whiting and Aubert), “Sailor’s Chanty,” “ in Me” (The Foursome), “You’re the Top,” “Anything Goes,” “Be Like the Bluebird” (Porter), and “Be Like the Bluebird” (Howard). Porter’s rendition of “You’re the Top” (October 26, 1934) was reissued on the compact disc Showstoppers: Historic Victor Record- ings BMG 9590–2-R.* Revival cast (1962): , Eileen Rodgers, Kenneth Mars, Ted Simons (conductor)†. Epic Footlight Series FLS 15100 (S); reissued on Time-Life

* By the late 1980s all shows were issued in compact disc (the numbers given in this Discogra- phy) or tape formats. Many older long-playing cast recordings have also been reissued on CDs in recent years. † Throughout, no attempt is made to honor the distinctions between conductor, musical direc- tor, or musical supervisor. The term “conductor” is used exclusively.

W11 Discography and Filmography

P 15602 (S), set STL AM02 with Kiss Me, Kate and Can-Can (set title, Cole Porter). Missing: “Where Are the Men?” Revival cast (1987): Patti LuPone, Howard McGillin, Bill McCutcheon, Edward Strauss (conductor). RCA 7769–4 RC. Studio cast (1989): , Cris Groenendaal, , , John McGlinn (conductor). EMI/Angel CDC 7–49848–2. FILM (Paramount 1936): Cast: , Ethel Merman, , , and Margaret Dumont. Screenplay by , , and . Produced by . Directed by Lewis Milestone. Songs (from Anything Goes): “Anything Goes” [fragment] (Merman), “I Get a Kick Out of You” (Merman), “There’ Always Be a Lady Fair” (Crosby and Avalon Boys), “You’re the Top” (Merman and Crosby). [82 minutes] FILM (Paramount 1956): Cast: Bing Crosby, Donald ’Connor, Mitzi Gaynor, Phil Harris, Jeanmarie. Screenplay by Sidney Sheldon. Produced by Robert Emmett Dolan, Directed by Robert . Lewis. Choreography by Nick Cas- tle. Songs by Porter: “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Anything Goes,” “You’re the Top,” “Blow, Gabriel, Blow,” “It’s De-Lovely” (from 1962 Revival), “All through the Night.” [106 minutes]

Carousel

Original cast (1945): , , Jean Darling, Christine John- son, Joseph Littau (conductor). Decca DLP-8003; reissue. MCA 2033. Missing: “Geraniums in the Winder” and some numbers. Film cast (1956): Gordon MacRae, , , Robert Roun- seville, Cameron Mitchell, (conductor). Capitol SW 694. Missing: “Geraniums in the Winder,” “The Highest Judge of All,” and some dance numbers. Studio cast (1988): , Samuel Ramey, Sarah Brightman, David Rendall, Maureen Forrester, and (conductor). MCA Clas- sics MCAD 6209. FILM (2Oth Century-Fox 1956): Cast: Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones, Cameron Mitchell, Barbara Ruick, Claramae Turner, and . Screenplay by Henry and Phoebe Ephron. Produced by Henry Ephron. Directed by Henry King. Choreography by Rod Alexander and . Not included: “Geraniums in the Winder” and “The Highest Judge of All.” [128 minutes]

W12 Discography and Filmography

The

Composer and original cast (1938): Olive Stanton, Charles Niemeyer, Bert Weston, Edward Fuller, Jules Schmidt, John Adair, Ralph MacBane, Peggy Coudray, Maynard Holmes, Dulce Fox, George Fairchild, Blanche Collins, , (narration and piano). Musi- craft Records No. 18; reissued American Legacy 1001 and “Marc Blitz- stein Musical Premières,” Pearl Gems 0009, 2 CDs (1998). Nearly complete.* Composer and studio cast (1957): Marc Blitzstein Discusses His Theater Compositions. Evelyn Lear, Roddy McDowall, , Alvin Epstein, Marc Blitzstein (piano). Spoken Arts 717. Spoken historical introduction by Blitzstein, “Nickel under the Foot,” and Hotel Lobby Scene. Revival cast (1964): , Lauri Peters, Clifford David, Rita Gard- ner, , Hal Buckley, Nancy Andrews, Gershon Kingsley (musical director and pianist). MGM SE 4289–2 OC (complete on two records). London cast (1985): Patti Lupone, Randle Mell, Michael Barrett (musical direc- tor and pianist). That’s Entertainment Records ZC TED 1105 (complete). Film Soundtrack (1999): BMG/RCA 0902700. Songs (with selective sing- ers): “Nickel under the Foot,” “Moll’s Song” (Steven Tyler, Emily Watson), “Croon Spoon” (Eddie Vedder, ), “Joe Worker” (Audra McDonald), “Honolulu,” “Reverend Salvation,” Freedom of the Press,” “.” FILM (Touchstone 1999): Cast: , Rubén Blades, , John Cusack, Cary Elwes, Angus MacFadyen, , , Susan Sarandon, John Turturro, and Emily Watson. Screenplay by Tim Rob- bins. Produced by Lydia Dean-Pilcher, Jon Kilik, and Robbins. Directed by Robbins. Songs: See Film Soundtrack (1999). [134 minutes]

Follies

Original cast (1971): , Gene Nelson, John McMartin, Yvonne DeCarlo, , Mary McCarty, Ethel Shutta, , Fifi ’Orsay, Harold Hastings (conductor). Capitol SO 761.

* See Hummel, vol. 1, 32.

W13 Discography and Filmography

Concert cast (1985): Barbara Cook, , , , , Licia Albanese, , , , , Paul Gemignani (conductor). RCA HBC2–7128. Studio cast (1985): A Collector’s Sondheim. Craig Lucas, Suzanne Henry, . Martin Perry (conductor). Contents (dropped songs only): “All Things Bright and Beautiful,” “Uptown, Downtown,” “Who Could Be Blue?,” “Lit- tle White House,” “It Wasn’t Meant to Happen,” and “Can That Boy Fox- trot!” RCA CRL4–5359. With the exception of “Can That Boy Foxtrot!” all songs above appear in Marry Me a Little (1981) RCA ABL1–4159. London cast (1987): , Julia McKenzie, , David Healy, , Martin Koch (conductor). Geffen 24183–4. Includes “Ah, but Underneath” (replacing “The Story of Lucy and Jessie”), “Coun- try House” (replacing “The Road You Didn’t Take”), “Make the Most of Your Music” (replacing “Live, Laugh, Love”) Cast, “The Complete Recording” (1998). (“Broadway Baby”), , , , Donna McKechnie, (“I’m Still Here”), Lilane Montevecchi, Phyllis Newman, , and Donald Sadler, and (con- ductor). TVT Soundtrax TVT 1030–2.

Guys and Dolls

Composer and studio cast (. 1950–1955): An Evening with : Frank Loesser Performs Songs from His Hit Shows. DRG 5169 (CD). Con- tents: “Fugue for Tinhorns” (with Milton Delugg and Sue Bennett), “I’ll Know,” “Luck Be a Lady,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” “Sit Down You’re Rockin’ The Boat,” “Sue Me,” “Traveling Light” (unused), and “Adelaide” (from 1955 MGM fi lm). Original cast (1950): , Vivian Blaine, , Isabel Big- ley, Pat Rooney Sr., , Irving Actman (conductor). Decca 8036; reissue MCA 2034. Missing: “Havana” and “Crapshooter” . Film cast (1955): , , Jean Simmons, Jay Black- ton (conductor). Decca ED 2332. Added: “Pet Me, Poppa,” “A Woman in Love,” and “Adelaide.” Studio Cast (1986): Emily Loesser, Gregg Edelman, Kim Criswell, John Owen Edwards (conductor). JAY 1356.

W14 Discography and Filmography

Revival cast (1992): Peter Gallagher, , Josie de Guzman, Faith , Edward Strauss (conductor). RCA 09026–61317–2. FILM ( [released by MGM] 1955): Cast: Marlon Brando, Jean Simmons, Frank Sinatra, Vivian Blaine, and Stubby Kaye. Screen- play by Joseph . Mankiewicz. Produced by Samuel Goldwyn. Chore- ography by : Deleted songs: “A Bushel and a Peck,” “More I Cannot Wish You,” “I’ve Never Been in Love Before,” and “Marry the Man Today.” Added songs: “Pet Me, Poppa,” “A Woman in Love,” and “Adelaide.” [149 minutes]

Into the Woods

Original Cast (1987): , , Chip Zien, , , Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Kay McClelland, and Lauren Mitchell, Paul Gemignani (conductor). RCA 6796–2-RC. London Cast (1991): Julia McKenzie, , Patsy Rowlands, Clive Carter, Jonathan Tunick (conductor). New song (for the Witch and Rapunzel): “Our Little World.” BMG/RCA 0902700. FILM (Image Entertainment (1991): Cast: Bernadette Peters, Joanna Glea- son, Chip Zien, Tom Aldredge, Robert Westenberg, Kim Crosby, Ben Wright, Danielle Ferland, Kay McClelland, and Lauren Mitchell, Paul Gemignani (conductor). Produced by Iris Merlis and Michael Brandman. Directed by . [153 minutes]

Kiss Me, Kate

Original cast (1949): , , Lisa Kirk, , Lorenzo Fuller, Harry Clark, and Jack Diamond, Pembroke Dav- enport (conductor). Columbia S 32609; reissued on Time-Life P 15602 (S), set STL AM02 with Anything Goes and Can-Can (set title, Cole Porter). Missing: “I Sing of Love,” “Act I Finale,” and some dance numbers. Film cast (1953): , , Ann Miller, , , Keenan Wynn, , , (conductor). MGM 3077. Added: “From This Moment On,” dropped from Out of This World.

W15 Discography and Filmography

Original cast (1959): Alfred Drake, Patricia Morison, Lisa Kirk, Harold Lang, Lorenzo Fuller, Pembroke Davenport (conductor). Capitol STAO 126. Contents same as Original cast 1949. Studio cast (1990): , , Kim Criswell, George Dvorsky, Damon Evans, David Garrison, John McGlinn (conduc- tor). EMI/Angel CDS 54033–2. Studio cast (1996): Thomas Allen, Diana Montague, Graham Bickley, Diane Langton, John Owen Edwards (conductor). Includes original orchestra- tions by . JAY 2–1296 (2 CDs). Revival cast (1999): , , Amy Spanger, Michael Berresse, Paul Gemignani (conductor). DRG 03855 (2000). FILM (MGM 1953): Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, Ann Miller, Tommy Rall, Bobby Van, Bob Fosse, Keenan Wynn, James Whitmore, . Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley. Produced by . Directed by . Choreography by (Bob Fosse uncredited). Deleted songs: “Another Opnin,’ Another Show,” “Bianca,” “I Am Ashamed That Women Are So Simple” [spoken]. [110 minutes]

Lady in the Dark

Original cast (1941): , MacDonald Carey, Donald Ran- dolph, Maurice Abravenal (conductor). AEI 1146. Contents: “Oh, Fab- ulous One,” “,” “Girl of the Moment,” “It Looks Like Liza,” “,” “,” and dialogue from act I, scenes 1, 2, 4, and 5. Lawrence’s “My Ship” (February 23, 1941) appears on Show- stoppers: Historic Victor Recordings. BMG 9590–2 R (CD). Original cast (1941): from Berlin to Broadway, Vol. 1 (Pearl/Pavil- ion): Gertrude Lawrence, . Contents: “Oh, Fabulous One,” “Huxley,” “Girl of the Moment,” “One Life to Live,” “The Is New,” “The Princess of Pure Delight,” “It’s Never Too Late to Mendelssohn,” “Tschai- kowsky (and Other Russians),” “The Saga of Jenny,” and “My Ship.” Original cast (1941): Gertrude Lawrence. Contents: “My Ship,” Jenny,” “This Is New,” “One Life to Live,” “Oh, Fabulous One,” “Huxley,” “Girl of the Moment,” “The Princess of Pure Delight.” Leonard Joy (conductor). Pearl GEM 0208, 2004. (): Arthur Winograd (conductor). MGM E 3334. Contents: “Dance of the Tumblers.”

W16 Discography and Filmography

Studio cast (1963): Risë Stevens, Adolph Green, John Reardon, (conductor). Columbia 2390; reissued on Time-Life P 16374, set STL AM10 with and The Threepenny (set title, Kurt Weill); CD reissue MK44689. Missing: “Dance of the Tumblers.” Original London cast (1998): , Adrian Dunbar, James Drey- fus, Steven Edward Moore, Charlotte Cornwell. Mark . Dorrell (con- ductor). CD: Jay Productions CDJAY 1278. FILM (Paramount 1944): Cast: , , Warner Bax- ter, Jon Hall, Barry Sullivan, Mischa Auer. Screenplay by Frances Goo- drich and . Produced by . . DeSylva. Directed by Leisen. Deleted songs: “My Ship,” “This Is New,” most of the “Glamour Dream” and the “Wedding Dream.” [100 minutes]

A Little Night Music

Original cast (1973): , , , Vic- toria Mallory, Laurence Guittard, , Mark Lambert, Harold Hastings (conductor). Columbia 32265. FILM (Hen’s Tooth Video 1977): Cast: , Diana Rigg, Len Cariou, Lesley-Anne Down, Hermione Gingold, Laurence Gittard, Christopher Guard, Chloe Franks, Heinz Maracek, Lesley Dunlop. Screenplay by . Produced by Elliott Kastner. Directed by . [120 minutes]

Merrily We Roll Along

Original cast (1981): Jim Walton, Ann Morrison, , Paul Gemi- gnani (conductor). RCA CBL1–4197.

The Most Happy Fella

Composer and studio cast (1953): An Evening with Frank Loesser: Frank Loesser Performs Songs from His Hit Shows. DRG 5169 (CD). Act I, Scene 1, vocals by Maxene Andrews as Cleo and unidentifi ed singers (contains previously unreleased material). Contents: “Ooh! My Feet!,” “How’s About Tonight/ House and Garden,” “The ,” and “Wanting to Be Wanted” (unused).

W17 Discography and Filmography

Original cast (1956): Robert Weede, Jo Sullivan, Art Lund, Susan Johnson, Shorty Long, Mona Paulee, Arthur Rubin, Herbert Greene (conductor). Columbia 03L 240; reissued on Columbia Special Products CO3L 240 (three LPs). Revival cast (1992): Spiro Malas, Sophie Hayden, , Tim Stella (conductor). RCA 09026–61294–2 (two pianos).

My Fair Lady

Original cast (1956): , , Stanley Holloway, Rob- ert Coote, Franz Allers (conductor). Columbia OL 5090 (M); reissued on Columbia Special Products AOL 5090 (M) and E/Philip RBL 1000 (M). Missing: “The Embassy Waltz.” Film cast (1964): Rex Harrison, (sung by Marni Nixon), Stanley Holloway, André Previn (conductor). Columbia KOL 8000; reis- sued on Columbia 2600. Missing: “The Embassy Waltz.” Lyricist (1971): An Evening with Johnny Mercer, and Singing Their Own Songs. Contents (Lerner only): “Wouldn’t It Be Loverly?,” “Oh Come to the Ball,” and spoken introduction to “On the Street Where You Live.” Book-of-the-Month-Club Records 70–5240 (re-released on DRG 5175 [1977]). FILM (Warner Bros. 1964): Cast: Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Stanley Holloway, Wilfrid Hyde-White, Gladys Cooper, Jeremy Brett, Theodore Bikel. Screenplay by Alan Jay Lerner. Produced by Jack L. Warner. Directed by . Choreography by Hermes Pan. [170 minutes]

On Your Toes

Original cast, revival cast, composer, studio cast (1936–1954).* Original revival cast (1954): Vera Zorina, Bobby Van, Elaine Stritch, Ben Astar, Kay Coulter, Joshua Shelley, Nicholas Orloff, Jack Williams, George Church, Salvatore Dell’Isola (conductor). Decca DL 9015; reissued on Stet 15024. Missing: “ Princesse Zenobia Ballet.” Original revival cast (1983): Lara Teeter, George S. Irving, Dina Merrill, George De La Pena, Christine Andreas, (conductor). Poly- dor 813667–1 1.

W18 Discography and Filmography

FILM (Warner Bros. 1939): Cast: Vera Zorina, Eddie Albert. Musical num- bers: “Princesse Zenobia” (ballet), “Slaughter on Tenth Avenue” (ballet). [93 minutes]

One Touch of Venus

Composer (1943): Tryout: A Series of Private Rehearsal Recordings—Including Actual Performances by Kurt Weill and . DRG 904 (CD). Con- tents: “West Wind,” “Very Very Very,” “Wooden Wedding,” “,” “The Jersey Plunk” (“Way Out West in Jersey”), “The Trouble with Women” (quartet), and “That’s Him.” Original cast (1943): , Kenny Baker, Maurice Abravanel (con- ductor). Decca DL 79122; reissued on AEI 1136; reissued on Time-Life P 16374, set STL AM10 with and (set title, Kurt Weill). Contents: “I’m a Stranger Here Myself,” “Forty Minutes for Lunch (ballet),” “Speak Low,” “West Wind,” “Foolish Heart,” “The Trouble with Women,” “That’s Him,” “Wooden Wedding,” and “Venus in Ozone Heights (ballet).” Studio cast (mainly): ’s Kurt Weill Revisited. Paula Lawrence (original cast), Arthur Siegel, , Jo Sullivan. 1375; reissued 1989 on Painted Smiles PSCD 108. Contents: “One Touch of Venus,” “How Much I Love You,” “Dr. Crippen,” “Very, Very, Very,” “Vive la différence” (cut), and “Love in a Mist” (cut). FILM ( 1948): Cast: Robert Walker, (dubbed by Eileen Wilson), , . Produced and directed by William A. Seiter. Songs: “Speak Low,” “That’s Him,” “Foolish Heart” (retitled “Don’t Look Now but My Heart Is Showing”). [82 minutes]

Pal Joey

Original cast, revival cast, and studio cast (1950): , Harold Lang, Barbara Ashley, Beverly Fite, Kenneth Remo, Jo Hurt, Lehman Engel (conductor) ( lyrics and ). Columbia ML 54364;

* See Hummel, vol. 1, 430.

W19 Discography and Filmography reissued on Columbia Special Products COL 4364. Missing: “” and “The Flower Garden of My Heart.” Original revival cast, studio cast (1952): , Patricia Northrop, Elaine Stritch, Lewis Bolyard, Jane Froman, Dick Beavers, Max Meth (con- ductor) (1952 lyrics and orchestrations). Missing: Ballet (“Chez Joey”). Angel ZDM 0777–7-646962–2-1. Film cast (1957): Frank Sinatra, (sung by Jo Ann Greer), (sung by Trudi Erwin), (conductor). Songs (from ): “Zip,” “Chicago,” “That Terrifi c Rainbow,” “Pal Joey,” and “.” Songs interpolated from other Rodgers and Hart shows: “There’s a Small Hotel” (, 1936), “My Funny Valentine” and “The Lady Is a Tramp” (Babes In Arms, 1937), and “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” (,” 939). Capitol W-912. Encore! Concert Cast (1995): Patti Lupone, Peter Gallagher, Bebe Neu- wirth, (conductor). DRG 94763. With original orchestrations by Hans Spialek. Restored song: “I’m Talkin’ to My Pal.” FILM (Columbia 1957): Cast: Rita Hayworth, Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak. Screenplay by Dorothy Kingsley. Produced by Fred Kohlmar. Directed by George Sidney. Choreography by Hermes Pan. Songs (from Pal Joey): “Zip,” “Chicago,” “That Terrifi c Rainbow,” “Pal Joey,” and “Bewitched.” Songs interpolated from other Rodgers and Hart shows: “There’s a Small Hotel” (On Your Toes, 1936), “My Funny Valentine” and “The Lady Is a Tramp” (Babes In Arms, 1937), and “I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” (Too Many Girls,” 1939). RCA/Columbia Classics [listed time 109 minutes; actual time app. 87 minutes]

The Phantom of the Opera

Original London cast (1986): , Sarah Brightman, Steven Barton, Michael Reed (conductor). Polydor 831 273–2 Y-2. FILM (Warner Bros. 2004): Cast: Gerard Butler, Emmy Rossum, Pat- rick Wilson, Miranda Richardson, , Simon Callow, Ciarán Hinds, Jennifer Ellison. Screenplay by and Joel Schumacher. Produced by Lloyd Webber. Directed by Schumacher. Added song: “Learn to Be Lonely” [143 minutes]

W20 Discography and Filmography

Porgy and Bess

Original cast (1935): Gershwin Performs Gershwin Rare Recordings 1931– 1935. Musicmasters 5062–2 C (CD). rehearsal performance, July 19, 1935, conducted by Gershwin. Contents: “Introduction,” “Sum- mertime” (Abbie Mitchell), “A Woman Is a Sometime Thing” (Edward Matthews), Act I, scene 1: Finale, “My Man’s Gone Now” (Ruby Elzy), and “Bess, You Is My Woman Now” (Todd Duncan, Anne Brown). Studio cast (1936): Plays George Gershwin. Pearl Gemm CDS 9483 (CD). , Helen Jepson, Alexander Smallens (conductor). Selec- tions from Porgy and Bess, November 1935 (originally issued on Victor 11878/81). Contents: “It Ain’t Necessarily So,” “The Buzzard Song,” “Scene: Summertime/ Crapgame/A Woman Is a Sometime Thing,” “Bess, You Is My Woman Now,” “I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin,’ ” “Where Is My Bess?,” “Summertime,” and “My Man’s Gone Now.” Lawrence Tibbett’s “I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’ ” (October 23, 1935) appears on Showstoppers: Historic Victor Recordings. BMG 9590–2 R (CD). Original cast (1940–1942): Todd Duncan, Anne Brown, Edward Matthews, Eva Jessye Choir, Alexander Smallens (conductor). Decca DL 9024; reis- sued on MCA 2035. Fourteen selections.* Studio cast (1951): Lawrence Winters, Camilla Williams, Inez Matthews, Warren Coleman, Avon Long, . Rosamond Johnson Chorus, Lehman Engel (conductor). Columbia OSL 163; reissued on Odyssey 32 36 0018 (nearly complete on three LPs). recording (1957): , Louis Armstrong. Verve VE 2–2507. Jazz recording (1958): , Gil Evans. Columbia PC 8085. Film cast (1959): (replacing the fi lm’s Sammy Davis Jr. for contractual reasons), , Brock Peters, André Previn (conduc- tor). Columbia OS 2016. Studio cast (1963): , William Warfi eld, McHenry Boatwright, John Bubbles, Skitch Henderson (conductor). RCA LSC 2679. Twelve selections. Studio cast (1976): , Leona Mitchell, McHenry Boatwright, , Barbara Hendricks, Orchestra and Chorus, Lorin Maazel (conductor). London OSA 13116. Opera production (1977): , , Larry Marshall, Opera . John DeMain (conductor). RCA ARL 3–2109.

W21 Discography and Filmography

Opera production (1989): Cynthia Haymon, Willard White, Damon Evans, Glyndebourne Festival Opera, (conductor). EMI/Angel CDCC 49568. FILM (Samuel Goldwyn fi lm released by Columbia 1959): Cast: , , Sammy Davis Jr., Pearl Bailey, Brock Peters, . Screenplay by . Richard Nash. Directed by Otto Preminger. Chore- ography by Hermes Pan. Deleted?: “My Man’s Gone Now” (included on the soundtrack but not in the fi lm copy available to me). [listed at 139 minutes; actual time of fi lm copy available to me app. 115 minutes] FILM (EMI Classics 1993): Cast: Willard White, Cynthia Haymon, Gregg Baker, Cynthia Clarey, Marietta Simpson, Damon Evans, Paula Ingram (sung by Harolyn Blackwell), Gordon Hawkins (sung by Bruce Hub- bard). Produced by Richard Price (Primetime) and Dennis Marks (BBC). Adapted for the screen and directed by . Simon Rattle (con- ductor). [184 minutes]

Show Boat

Original London cast (1928): “Make Believe” (Edith Day and Howett Wor- ster), “Ol’ Man River” (), “Ol’ Man River” (Jules (Bledsoe), “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” (Marie Burke), “You Are Love” (Day and Worster), “Why Do I Love You?” (Day and Worster), “Bill” (Marie Burke), and “Dance Away the Night” (Day). Pearl Gemm CD 9105. Original London cast (1928): Showstoppers: Historic Victor Recordings. BMG 9590–2 R (CD). Contents: “Ol’ Man River” (Paul Robeson, March 1, 1928) and “Bill” (, February 14, 1928).† Original revival cast (1932): “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man” and “Bill” (Helen Morgan), “Ol’ Man River” (Paul Robeson), “Make Believe” (James Melton), “You Are Love” (Countess Olga Albani and Frank Munn). Vic- tor Young (conductor). Columbia-CBS/ASV-Living Era. Original revival cast (1946): Jan Clayton, , Charles Fredericks, Kenneth Spencer, Helen Dowdy, Edwin McArthur (conductor).‡

* See Hummel, vol. 1,462. † See Hummel, vol. 1, 520–21 for a comprehensive listing of original Broadway and London cast excerpts between 1928 and 1936. ‡ Ibid., 522.

W22 Discography and Filmography

Film cast (1951): Kathryn Grayson, Howard Keel, William Warfi eld, Marge and , Ava Gardner, (conductor). MGM E 3230. Original revival cast (1966): Barbara Cook, Constance Tow- ers, Stephen Douglass, , William Warfi eld, Franz Allers (conductor). RCA LSO 1126. London cast (1971): , Thomas Carey, Lorna Dalla, Kenneth Nel- son, Andrew Jobin, Ena Cabayo, Ray Cook (conductor). Stanyon Records 10048 (two LPs). Studio cast (1988): Frederika von Stade, , , Paige O’Hara, David Garrison, , John McGlinn (conductor). EMI/Angel CDS 7–49108–2. Revival cast (1994): Rebecca Luker, Lonette McKee, Mark Jacoby, Elaine Stritch, Michel Bell, Gretha , , Jeffrey Huard (con- ductor). Quality 257. “The Ultimate ‘Showboat’ ” (1999): Contains the Original Revival Cast (1932) [eight songs], the Original Revival Cast (1946), and other historic and novelty recordings. FILM (Universal 1929): Cast: Laura La Plante, , Emily Fitzroy, Otis Harlan. Produced by Carl Laemmle. Directed by Harry A. Pollard. Songs (from Show Boat): “Ol’ Man River,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man.” [146 minutes with prologue; 129 minutes without prologue] FILM (Universal 1936): Cast: , , Charles Win- ninger, Paul Robeson, Helen Morgan, Helen Westley, Hattie McDaniel, Queenie Smith, . Screenplay by Oscar Hammerstein 2nd. Produced by Carl Laemmle Jr. Directed by . Deleted songs: New songs: “I Have the Room above Her,” “Gallivantin’ Around,” “Ah Still Suits Me.”[113 minutes] FILM (MGM 1951): Cast: Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, Joe E. Brown, Marge and Gower Champion, Robert Sterling, , Leif Erickson, William Warfi eld. Screenplay by John Lee Mahin. Produced by . Directed by George Sidney. Songs: “Cotton Blossom,” “Where’s the Mate for Me?,” “Make Believe,” “Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man,” “I Might Fall Back on You,” “Ol’ Man River,” “You Are Love,” “Why Do I Love You?,” “Bill,” “After the Ball.” [108 minutes]

W23 Discography and Filmography

Sunday in the Park with George

Original cast (1984): Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Charles Kim- brough, Barbara Bryne, , Paul Gemignani (conductor). RCA HBC1–5042. FILM (Brandman Productions, 1986): Cast: Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Charles Kimbrough, Barbara Bryne, Dana Ivey. Produced by Iris Merlis. Directed for the Broadway stage by James Lapine; directed for television by . Paul Gemignani (conducter). [146 minutes]

Sweeney Todd, the Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Original Cast (1979): Len Cariou, , Victor Garber, Sarah Rice, Edmund Lyndeck, Paul Gemignani (conductor). RCA 3379–2-RC. Film cast (2007): , Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Timothy Spall, Sacha Baron Cohen. Paul Gemignani (conductor). None- such 368572–2. FILM (Warner Bros. 1982): Cast: Angela Lansbury, George Hearn. Pro- duced by Bonnie Burns. Directed for the stage by Harold Prince; directed for television by Terry Hughes. [139 minutes] Film cast (DreamWorks Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures 2007): Screenplay by John Logan. Produced by Richard D. Zanuck, Walter Parkes, Laurie MacDonald, Logan. Directed by . Deleted songs: “The Ballad of ” (underscoring only), “Ah, Miss,” “Johanna” (Judge’s version), “God, That’s Good!” (nearly all), “The Letter,” “Parlor Songs,” “City on Fire!” (from Final Sequence). [116 minutes]

West Side Story

Original cast (1957): , , Chita Rivera, Max Gober- man (conductor). Columbia OL 5230; reissued on Columbia S 32603. Missing: “Taunting.” Film cast (1961): Natalie Wood (sung by Marni Nixon), (sung by Jim Bryant), (sung by Betty Wand), ,

W24 Discography and Filmography

George Chakiris, John Green (conductor). Columbia OS 2070; reissued with previously unreleased masters on Sony SK 48211 (1992). Studio cast (1985): , José Carreras, Kurt Ollmann, Tati- ana Troyanos, (conductor). Deutsche Grammophon 415253–1/4. Revival cast (2009): Matt Cavenaugh, Josefi na Scaglione, , Patrick Vaccariello (conductor). Sony Masterworks 752391. FILM (Mirisch/United Artists 1961): Cast: Natalie Wood, Richard Beymer, Russ Tamblyn, Rita Moreno, . Screenplay by Ernest Leh- man. Produced by . Directed by Wise and . Choreography by Robbins. [152 minutes]

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