Musical Theatre Melodies

Bells Are Ringing (Jule Styne, Betty Comden & Adolph Green) – 1956 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia + The Girl with Two Left Feet – A Musical Satire performed by The Revuers – 1940 studio recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Johnny Johnson (Kurt Weill & Paul Green) – 1956 New York studio cast recording + additional numbers from 1996 Massachusetts studio cast recording + Down in the Valley (Kurt Weill & Arnold Sundgaard – 1950 New York studio cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Walking Happy (James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn) – 1966 original Broadway cast recording + Robin and the 7 Hoods (James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn) – 1964 movie musical recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Happy Hunting (Harold Karr & Matt Dubey) – 1956 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Peter Filichia (recorded in 2016) + selections from the 1956 album Ethel Merman – A Musical AutobiographySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sweet Bye and Bye (Vernon Duke & Ogden Nash) – 2011 New York studio cast recording + selections from the 1999 CD album Dawn Upshaw sings Vernon DukeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Priscilla, Queen of the Desert – The Musical (various songwriters) – 2006 original Australian cast recording + an interview with original cast member Tony SheldonSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Red Mill (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) - 2001 Ohio Light Opera revival cast recordingSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jorrocks (David Heneker) – 1966 original London cast recording + an introduction by Rex Bunnett + an excerpt from the 1991 “live” recording of the Gala concert celebrating David Heneker’s 85th Birthday at the Golders Green Hippodrome in London featuring an all-star cast of West End performers.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Careless Rapture (Ivor Novello & Christopher Hassall) – 1936 original London cast highlights recordings + additional numbers from the 1968 BBC radio production + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Theodore & Co. (Ivor Novello, Jerome Kern, Adrian Ross & Clifford Grey) by the original 1916 London castSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Apple Tree (Jerry Bock & Sheldon Harnick) – 1966 original Broadway cast recording + an archival interview with Sheldon Harnick from 2015 + demos of “cut” songs from the musical performed by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick + songs from their 1966 US TV musical version of Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost, from the TV soundtrack recordingsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.