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WONDERFUL TOWN [musical show]
- Title
- WONDERFUL TOWN [musical show]
- Opening Date
- February 25, 1953
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC: Leonard Bernstein. WORDS: Betty Comden, Adolph Green. ORCH: Don Walker. COND: Lehman Engel. CAST: Rosalind Russell, George Gaynes, Edith Adams, Delbert Anderson, Warren Galjour, Albert Linville, Jordan BenNtley, Cris Alexander. (Dec 9010; CD/MCA MCAD-10050; CD/Dec 440-014-602-2, with On the Town; CD/Naxos(E) 8.120846 (ALB-2308). Excerpts: Russell: "Swing" (ALB-164) Russell, Adams: "Ohio" (ALB-830, ALB-1180, ALB-1703) Adams: "A Little Bit in Love" (ALB-1598.)
- 1955 records by members of 1955 London prod. COND: Cyril Ornadel. Pat Kirkwood: "Swing!," "One Hundred Easy Ways" (78/Col(E) DB-3569, ALB-1393, ALB-2324) Kirkwood, Shani Wallis: "Ohio," "The Wrong Note Rag" (78/Col(E) DB-3568, ALB-1393, ALB-2324) Wallis: "A Little Bit in Love" Dennis Bowen: "A Quiet Girl/It's Love" (78/Col(E) DB-3570, ALB-1393)
- 1958 TV prod. COND: Lehman Engel (of orig prod). CAST: Rosalind Russell, Jordan Bentley, & Cris Alexander of orig prod; Jacquelyn McKeever of 1963 prod; Sydney Chaplin, Sam Kirkham. (Col OS-2008; CD/Sony SK-48021. Excerpts: Russell, McKeever: "Ohio" Russell: "One Hundred Easy Ways" (ALB-1488).)
- 1961 Los Angeles prod. COND: Homer R Hummel. CAST: Veronica Lehner, Jerry Lanning, Phyllis Newman. (Location 1261-368)
- 1986 London prod. ORCH: Michael Reed. COND: David Steadman. CAST: Maureen Lipman, Ray Lonnen, Emily Morgan, Michael Fitzpatrick, Nicolas Colicos, Roy Durbin, Daniel Coll. (CD/First Night(E) 618260-2)
- 1996 studio prod. ORCH: Don Walker. COND: John Owen Edwards. CAST: Karen Mason, Rebecca Luker, Ron Raines, Gregg Edelman, Michael Gruber, Don Stephenson. (CD/Jay(E) CDJAY2-1281)
- 1998 studio prod. ORCH: Don Walker. COND: Simon Rattle. CAST: Kim Criswell, Audra McDonald, Thomas Hampson, Brent Barrrett, Rodney Gilfry, Karl Daymond. (CD/EMI 5-56753-2)
- 2003 prod. ORCH: Don Walker. COND: Rob Fisher. CAST: Donna Murphy, Jennifer Westfeldt, Gregg Edelman, Raymond Jaramillo McLeod, Timothy Shew, Ken Barnett. (CD/DRG 12999 (ALB-2194). Excerpts on promo CD: "Swing," "Ohio," "My Darlin' Eileen" (CD/DRG SA-12999).) Issued also on CD/DRG 94776 with Brooke Shields & Jennifer Hope Wells replacing Murphy & Westfeldt, which they did on stage in September 2004.)
- Album (c 1953). COND: Norman Leyden. VOCALS: Sandy Stewart, Frank Murphy. "Ohio," "A Quiet Girl," "A Little Bit in Love," "It's Love" (45/Epic album EG-7001)
- Records sung by Betty Comden & Adolph Green, lyricists. "A Quiet Girl" (1955: ALB-359, ALB-2194) (1958: ALB-170) "Ohio," "Wrong Note Rag" (1955: ALB-359, ALB-2194) (1977: ALB-489) "It's Love" (1955: ALB-359, ALB-2194) "100 Easy Ways to Lose a Man" (1977: ALB-489)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19530225
Last Updated: 08-23-2012