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WEST SIDE STORY [musical show]
- Title
- WEST SIDE STORY [musical show]
- Opening Date
- September 26, 1957
- Genre
- musical show
- Production and Recordings Information
- Orig prod. MUSIC: Leonard Bernstein. WORDS: Stephen Sondheim. ORCH: Leonard Bernstein, Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal. COND: Max Goberman. CAST: Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Chita Rivera, Mickey Calin, Reri Grist, Eddie Roll, Grover Dale, Marilyn Cooper. (Col OS-2001; CD/Col CK-32603; CD/Col "Mastersound" CK-53152; CD/Sony SK-60724, with addl material; CD/Naxos(E) 8.120887, with addl material. Excerpts: "America" (ALB-830, ALB-1522, ALB-1755, ALB-2314) "Tonight" (ALB-830, ALB-1120, ALB-1180, ALB-1522, ALB-2181, ALB-2314) "Cool" (ALB-1522) "Gee, Officer Krupke" (ALB-2314).)
- 1959 studio prod. COND: Lawrence Leonard (of 1958 London prod). VOCALS: George Chakiris (of 1958 London & 1961 film casts); Bruce Trent, Lucille Graham, Mary Thomas, Joyce Berry. (Saga(E) EROS-8106; CD/Show Piece SHO-19242.)
- 1960 studio prod. ORCH & COND: Len Stevens. CAST: Janet Waters, Andy Cole, Frances Youles, chorus. (Ace of Clubs(E) 1035, with The Most Happy Fella)
- 1961 film soundtrack. ORCH: Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal. COND: John Green. CAST: Marni Nixon (for Natalie Wood), Jim Bryant (for Richard Beymer), Russ Tamblyn, Betty Wand (for Rita Moreno), George Chakiris, Tucker Smith. (CD/Sony SK-48211. With addl material: CD/Col SK-89226. Incomplete: Col OS-2070.)
- 1962 records by George Chakiris of 1958 London & 1961 film casts. "Tonight," "Maria" (ALB-482, ALB-562)
- 1962 studio prod. ORCH: Bobby Richards. COND: Kenneth Alwyn. CAST: Adele Leigh, Peter Hudson, chorus. (World Record Club(E) T-177, with Guys and Dolls)
- 1963 studio prod. COND: Al Goodman ("Dean Franconi"). CAST: uncredited. (Design 167)
- 1964 album. COND: Hans Flynn. VOCALS: Ann Drummond, Anita Sinclair, John Wakeford, Peter Grant, chorus. (Presto(E) 622, with Flower Drum Song)
- 1966 studio prod. COND: Alyn Ainsworth. CAST: David Holliday, Diane Todd, Tony Adams, Pat Gogh, Vince Logan, Franklyn Fox, Keith Galloway, Peter Johnson, chorus. (Music for Pleasure(E) 1070)
- 1966 studio prod. COND: Alyn Ainsworth. CAST: David Holliday, Jill Martin, Franklyn Fox, Mary Preston, chorus. (Music for Pleasure(E) 1256)
- 1983 Sydney, Australia prod. COND: Dobbs Franks. CAST: Philip Gould, Rosemary Harris, Nanci Irwin, Gerard Symonds, Caroline O'Connor, Christopher Shepherd, Elishka Sarka, chorus. (K-Tel NA-642)
- 1985 studio prod. COND: Leonard Bernstein (composer). CAST: Kiri Te Kanawa, Jose Carreras, Tatiana Troyanos, Kurt Ollmann, Marilyn Horne, Louise Edeiken, Richard Harrell. (CD/Deutsche Grammophon(G) 415253-2, with addl material)
- 1993 London studio prod. COND: Barry Wordsworth. CAST: Barbara Bonney, Michael Ball, LaVerne Williams, Christopher Howard, Derek Chessor, chorus. (CD/IMG Records(E) 1801)
- 1993 studio prod of the 1992 London prod. COND: John Owen Edwards. CAST: Paul Manuel, Nicholas Warnford, Kieran Daniels, Caroline O'Connor, Nick Ferranti, Julie Paton; Tinuke Olafimihan. (CD/TER(E) 2-1197)
- 1996 album. COND: Matthew Freeman. VOCALS: Maria Kasselman, John Dulieu. (CD/Carlton(E) 30362-00322)
- 2001 studio prod. COND: Kenneth Schermerhorn. CAST: Mike Eldred, Betsi Morrison, Michael San Giovanni, Marinane Cooke, Robert Dean, chorus. (CD/Naxos(C) 8-559126)
- 2007 studio prod. COND: Nick Ingman. CAST: Vittorio Grigolo, Hayley Westenra, Will Martin, Melanie Marshall, Connie Fisher. (CD/Dec B0009818-02)
- 2009 prod. COND: Patrick Vaccariello. CAST: Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Karen Olivo, Cody Green, Curtis Holbrook, Jennifer Sanchez. (CD/Sony 88697.53085-2. Incomplete: CD/Sony 88697.52391-2.)
- Album (c 1957) by members of 1958 London prod. COND: Lawrence Leonard. VOCALS: Don McKay, Marlys Watters. "Maria," "I Feel Pretty," "Tonight," "One Hand, One Heart" (45/HMV(E) album 7EG-8429)
- Records by members of orig cast. Carol Lawrence: "Something's Coming," "Tonight" (1960: ALB-356) (1963: ALB-900) "Maria," "I Feel Pretty" (l963: ALB-900) Chita Rivera: "America" (1973, with Pamela Myers: ALB-169) Larry Kert: "Maria," "Somewhere," "Tonight," "Something's Coming" (1959: ALB-616) Lawrence, Kert: "Tonight" (1958, TV: ALB-1436)
- Studio prod. "Original London Cast." No credits. (La Brea 8003)
- Note
- From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
- DigitalID
- loc.natlib.smor.19570926
Last Updated: 08-23-2012