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BRIGADOON [musical show]
- Title
- BRIGADOON [musical show]
- Alternate Title
- ICE CAPADES OF '53
- Opening Date
- March 13, 1947
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC: Frederick Loewe. WORDS: Alan Jay Lerner. ORCH: Ted Royal. COND: Franz Allers. CAST: David Brooks, Marion Bell, Pamela Britton, Lee Sullivan, Delbert Anderson, Hayes Gordon, Earl Redding. (78/Vic album P-178; RCA LOC-1001; CD/RCA 1001-2-RG; CD/Prism(E) PLATCD-976. Excerpts: Brooks, Bell: "Almost like Being in Love" (ALB-1180) "The Heather on the Hill" (ALB-1535, ALB-1755) "From This Day On/Brigadoon" Sullivan: "Come to Me, Bend to Me" (ALB-1535).)
- 1947 album. COND: Ted Royal of orig prod. VOCALS: Alfred Drake, Roberta Roberts, Bill Venturo. (78/Rainbow album 309. Incomplete: ALB-1962).)
- 1948 record by Marion Bell of orig cast, with Charles Fredericks. COND: Thomas Lender Jones. "Almost like Being in Love" (ALB-2007)
- 1954 film soundtrack. ORCH: Conrad Salinger. COND: John Green. CAST: Gene Kelly, Van Johnson, John Gustafsen (for Jimmie Thompson), Carol Richards (for Cyd Charisse), Dee Turnell, Virginia Bosler, Barry Jones, Dick Beavers. (CD/CBS AK-45440. More complete: CD/Rhino R2-71965. Incomplete: MGM 3135; CD/MCA MCAD-5947, with Lovely to Look At; CD/MGM(J) VDP-5175, with It's Always Fair Weather. Excerpts: Kelly: "The Heather on the Hill" (ALB-501, ALB-975, ALB-1577, ALB-1704, ALB-2247) "Almost like Being in Love" (ALB-501, ALB-1670, ALB-1699).)
- 1955 recordings. ORCH & PIANO: Billy Taylor. VOCALS: Alan Jay Lerner (lyricist), Kaye Ballard. "There but for You Go I" (ALB-343, ALB-2310) "Almost like Being in Love," "Love of My Life," "Heather on the Hill" (ALB-2310)
- 1957 studio prod. COND: Lehman Engel. CAST: Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy, Frank Porretta; Susan Johnson of 1950 prod. (Col CL-1132; CD/DRG 19071.)
- 1959 studio prod. ORCH: Robert Russell Bennett. COND: John Green. CAST: Jan Peerce, Robert Merrill, Jane Powell. (RCA LSP-2275, with Gigi)
- 1966 TV prod soundtrack. ORCH & COND: Irwin Kostal. CAST: Sally Ann Howes (also of 1961, 1962, & 1963 stage prods), Robert Goulet, Tommy Carlisle, Marlyn Mason. (Col CSM-385. Excerpts: Goulet, Howes: "Almost like Being in Love" (ALB-1506) Howes: "Waitin' for My Dearie" (ALB-2323).)
- 1977 record by Gene Kelly of 1954 film prod. "Almost like Being in Love" (ALB-749)
- 1987 performance by Sally Ann Howes of 1961, 1962 & 1963 stage prods & 1966 TV prod. "The Heather of the Hill" (ALB-1090)
- 1988 London prod. ORCH: Ted Royal. COND: Stuart Calvert. CAST: Jacinta Mulcahy, Robert Meadmore, Lesley Mackie, Maurice Clarke, Donald Jones, Allan Adams, Dave Brooks. (CD/First Night(E) CAST-CD16)
- 1991 London studio prod. COND: John McGlinn. CAST: Brent Barrett, Judy Kaye, Rebecca Luker, John Mark Ainsley, Frank Middlemas, Gregory Jbara, Ian Caley, Donald Maxwell, Leo Andrew. (CD/EMI Classics(E) 754481-2)
- 1995 studio prod. ORCH: Ted Royal. COND: Martin Yates. CAST: Ethan Freeman, Janis Kelly, Maurice Clarke, Megan Kelly, Gareth Snook, Harry Nicoll, Donald Maxwell, Gordon Sandison. (CD/TER CDTEH-6003. Reissued with George Dvorsky replacing Ethan Freeman on CD/Jay CDJAY-1387.)
- Medley from 1953 Ice Capades prod. COND: Jeri Mayhall. VOCALS: Lee Sullivan (of orig cast), Sally Sweetland, chorus. (45/Col 4-50165)
- Studio prod. "Ed Sullivan presents Brigadoon." No other credits. (National Academy 12, with Finian's Rainbow)
- Studio prod. COND: Johnny Gregory. CAST: Elizabeth Larner, Barry Kent, chorus. (Fontana(E) SFL-13020, with Kiss Me Kate)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19470313
Last Updated: 08-23-2012