ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDINGS - Lost Broadway 19561957 Broadways Forgotten Obscure Musicals Various (56 tracks)

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ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDINGS
Lost Broadway 1956-1957: Broadway's Forgotten & Obscure Musicals /Various
Genre: Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (27) - Disc #1
1. Gee, But It's Good to Be Here (From 'Happy Hunting') - Ethel Merman, Chorus
2. Mutual Admiration Society (From 'Happy Hunting') - Ethel Merman, Virginia Gibson
3. Happy Hunting (From 'Happy Hunting') - Ethel Merman, Chorus
4. I'm Available (From 'MR. Wonderful') - Chita Rivera
5. Mr Wonderful (From 'MR. Wonderful') - Olga James
6. Too Close for Comfort (From 'MR. Wonderful') - Sammy Davis, JR
7. Hurry (From 'New Faces of 1956') - Amru Sani
8. One Perfect Moment (From 'New Faces of 1956') - Maggie Smith
9. The White Witch of Jamaica (From 'New Faces of 1956') - John Reardon
10. Push de Button (From 'Jamaica') - Lena Horne
11. Ain't It de Truth (From 'Jamaica') - Lena Horne
12. Leave de Atom Alone (From 'Jamaica') - Josephine Premice
13. Simply Heavenly (From 'Simply Heavenly') - Marilyn Berry
14. Look for the Morning Star (From 'Simply Heavenly') - Anna English
15. Good Old Girl (From 'Simply Heavenly') - Claudia McNeil
16. Toujours Gai (From 'Shinbone Alley') - Eartha Kitt
17. A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman (From 'Shinbone Alley') - Eartha Kitt
18. Don't Look Now (From 'Copper and Brass') - Dick Williams
19. You Walked Out (From 'Copper and Brass') - Dick Williams
20. It's Good to Be Alive (From 'New Girl in Town') - Gwen Verdon
21. Look at 'Er (From 'New Girl in Town') - George Wallace
22. Did You Close Your Eyes (From 'New Girl in Town') - Gwen Verdon, George Wallace
23. It Must Be So (From 'Candide') - Robert Rounseville
24. Glitter and Be Gay (From 'Candide') - Barbara Cook
25. Make Our Garden Grow (From 'Candide') - Robert Rounseville, Company
26. Ages Ago (From 'Time Remembered') - Bonus Track - Tony Travis, Vernon Duke
27. Time Remembered (From 'Time Remembered') - Bonus Track - Tony Travis, Vernon Duke
Track Listings (29) - Disc #2
1. Too Close for Comfort (From 'MR. Wonderful') - Mel Torme
2. Jacques D'iraque (From 'MR. Wonderful') - Pop Version - Sammy Davis, JR
3. A New Fangled Tango (From 'Happy Hunting') - Maurice Chevalier
4. Mutual Admiration Society (From 'Happy Hunting') - Eddy Arnold, Jaye P. Morgan
5. I'm a Funny Dame (From 'Happy Hunting') - Eartha Kitt
6. Shangri-La (From 'Shangri-La') - Buddy Greco
7. Listen to the Sound of My Love (From 'Shangri-La') - Buddy Greco
8. Second Time in Love (From 'Shangri-La') - Margaret Whiting
9. Lost Horizon (From 'Shangri-La') - Ocie Smith
10. Scratch My Back (From 'New Faces of 1956') - Lola Dee, Rusty Draper
11. April in Fairbanks (From 'New Faces of 1956') - the Hi-Lo's
12. It Must Be So (From 'Candide') - Larry Kert
13. Coconut Sweet (From 'Jamaica') - Pop Version - Lena Horne
14. Push de Button (From 'Jamaica') - Pop Version - Lena Horne
15. Pretty to Walk with (From 'Jamaica') - Fay Dewitt
16. Take It Slow, Joe (From 'Jamaica') - Fay Dewitt
17. You Walked Out (From 'Copper and Brass') - Jeri Southern
18. Cool Credo (From 'Copper and Brass') - Sammy Davis, JR
19. All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (From 'Rumple') - Sammy Davis, JR
20. In Times Like These (From 'Rumple') - Tommy Leonetti
21. Wish (From 'Rumple') - Al Hibbler
22. How Do You Say Goodbye (From 'Rumple') - the Four Aces
23. The First Time I Spoke of You (From 'Rumple') - Richard Hayes
24. Red Letter Day (From 'Rumple') - Richard Hayes
25. Coax Me (From 'Rumple') - Carmen McRae
26. It's Good to Be Alive (From 'New Girl in Town') - Carol Lawrence
27. Look at 'Er (From 'New Girl in Town') - Tony Martin
28. Did You Close Your Eyes (From 'New Girl in Town') - Eddie Fisher
29. Sunshine Girl (From 'New Girl in Town') - Eddie Fisher

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Stage Door are pleased to present the second volume in their 'Lost Broadway' album series; 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' features 56 tracks including over 25 recordings that appear on CD for the very first time. The album includes a complete disc of Original Broadway Cast Recordings and a companion disc of 'Covers and Rarities', showcasing pop covers and other rare recordings from the Broadway musicals of 1956 and 1957. Included on 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' are the musicals 'Shangri-La', 'Copper and Brass', 'Shinbone Alley' and 'Rumple' shows that weren't afforded a Broadway Cast Album due to their limited runs. Other featured musicals include 'Happy Hunting', 'Mr. Wonderful', 'New Faces Of 1956', 'Candide', 'Jamaica', 'New Girl In Town' and the play with music 'Time Remembered'. The selections featured include a broad range of musical styles and genres from prolific musical theatre writers including Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Harold Arlen, Bob Merrill and Vernon Duke. The album boasts a host of star performers including Ethel Merman, Sammy Davis, Jr. , Chita Rivera, Maggie Smith, Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne, Gwen Verdon, Maurice Chevalier, Buddy Greco, Margaret Whiting, Tony Martin, Eddie Fisher and more. Although the shows didn't last, their music lives on and this collection affirms that the 'lost' Broadway musicals featured are well worth rediscovering.

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