SWEET CHARITY
musical show
19660129
Orig prod. MUSIC: Cy Coleman. WORDS: Dorothy Fields. ORCH: Ralph Burns. COND: Fred Werner. CAST: Gwen Verdon, John McMartin, Helen Gallagher, Thelma Oliver, James Luisi. (Col KOS-2900; CD/Col CK-2900; CD/Sony SK-60960 (ALB-1909), with addl material. Excerpts: Verdon: "If My Friends Could See Me Now" (ALB-1120, ALB-1588, ALB-1590, ALB-2181) "I'm a Brass Band" (ALB-1586).)
1968 film soundtrack with new songs by Coleman & Fields. ORCH: Ralph Burns. COND: Joseph Gershenson. CAST: Shirley MacLaine, Sammy Davis Jr, John McMartin, Stubby Kaye, Chita Rivera, Paula Kelly. (Dec 71502; CD/Dec B0000864-02. Excerpt: MacLaine: "My Personal Property" (ALB-1586).)
Contemp records (c 1966) by Cy Coleman (composer) & Dorothy Fields (lyricist). Coleman: "If My Friends Could See Me Now" (Vocal: ALB-238, ALB-563, ALB-1909) "You Wanna Bet" (Vocal: ALB-238, ALB-1909) "Where Am I Going?" (Vocal: ALB-238, ALB-671, ALB-1909) (Piano & vocal: ALB-2071) "Baby Dream Your Dream" (Piano: ALB-671) "Big Spender" (Vocal: ALB-671) (Piano, with chorus: 45/Cap 5617) "The Rhythm of Life" (Piano, with chorus: 45/Cap 5617) "Sweet Charity" (Piano & vocal: ALB-2071) Fields (vocal), Coleman (piano): "Baby, Dream Your Dream" (ALB-2071) Fields (vocal), Coleman (piano & vocal): "I'm a Brass Band" (ALB-2071).
1968 London prod. ORCH: Ralph Burns. COND: Alyn Ainsworth. CAST: Juliet Prowse, Rod McLennan, John Keston, Paula Kelly, Josephine Blake. (CBS(E) 70035; CD/Sony(E) SMK-66172.)
1976 records by members of 1968 film prod. Shirley MacLaine: "If My Friends Could See Me Now," "My Personal Property," "Big Spender," "I'm a Brass Band" (ALB-500) Sammy Davis Jr: "My Personal Property" Steve Leeds: "Sweet Charity," "It's a Nice Face" (33/Notable Music 100)
1967 studio prod. COND: Frank Raymond. CAST: Mary Preston, Canna Kendall, June Hunt, Valentine Palmer, John Parker, Craig Hunter, David Weldon Williams, chorus. (Saga(E) EROS-8110)
1986 prod, with title song from the film. ORCH: Ralph Burns, others. COND: Fred Werner. CAST: Debbie Allen, Michael Rupert, Mark Jacoby, Bebe Neuwirth, Allison Williams, Irving Allen Lee, Lee Wilkof. (CD/EMI CDP-746562)
1967 TV performance by Gwen Verdon of orig cast. "If My Friends Could See Me Now" (ALB-1510)
1994 studio prod, incl material added to the 1968 film. ORCH: Ralph Burns. COND: Martin Yates. CAST: Josephine Blake (of 1968 London prod), Jacqueline Dankworth, Clive Rowe, Gregg Edelman, Shezwae Powell, David Healy, Ethan Freeman. (CD/Jay(E) CDJAY2-1284. Incomplete: CD/Showtime!(E) SHOW-CD035.)
1972 records sung by Cy Coleman (composer) & Dorothy Fields (lyricist). PIANO: Cy Coleman. Fields: "Big Spender" (ALB-1838, ALB-2222) Coleman: "Where Am I Going?" Coleman, Fields: "If They Could See Me Now" (ALB-1838)
2000 record by Bebe Neuwirth of 1986 prod. "I'm a Brass Band" (ALB-2003)
1966 promotional record. On opening night, Fred Robbins interviews Gwen Verdon, Helen Gallagher, Neil Simon, Lena Horne, Ted Lewis, Louis Sobel, Helen Mencken, Burt Bacharach, Angie Dickinson, & Ethel Merman. Lee Jordan interviews Cy Coleman & Dorothy Fields, and they sing four songs from the show, with Coleman on piano. (Col DJ-17 (ALB-2071). Excerpts: ALB-1909.)
2005 prod. ORCH: Don Sebesky. COND: Don York. CAST: Christina Applegate, Denis O'Hare, Ernie Sabella, Paul Schoeffler, Janine LaManna, Kyra Da Costa. Incls an alternate verse of "Where Am I Going," sung by Applegate. (CD/DRG 94777 (ALB-2222), with addl material. Excerpts on promo CD: "Big Spender," "If My Friends Could See Me Now," "Where Am I Going?," "There's Got to Be Something Better than This" (CD/DRG SA-94777, with DVD commercial).)
1963 demos. VOCALS & PIANO: Cy Coleman. "Baby, Dream Your Dream," "Gimme a Rain Check" (cut), "I'm the Bravest Individual," "There's Gotta Be Something Better than This" (ALB-2222)
From: Show Music on Record by Jack Raymond
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