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CLEO
LAINE in COLETTE
ORIGINAL 1980 LONDON CAST
'Colette' is based on the life of one of France's most celebrated writers. Tracing her career from childhood through three marriages and two World Wars, 'Colette' gives an insight into the life of this fascinating personality, the centre of many a scandal. The score by Sir John Dankworth gives ample opportunity to demonstrate the incredible talents of Dame Cleo Laine. The three husbands (and the woman) in Colette's life are played by Kenneth Nelson ('The Fantasticks'); John Moffatt narrates the story. 'Colette' opened at London's Comedy Theatre in September 1980.
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ONCE
UPON
A
TIME
Roger Webb and Norman Newell's musical 'Once Upon A Time' was staged at the Duke Of York's Theatre in 1972 and ran for 26 matinee performances over the Christmas period. The magical tale was directed by Gillian Lynne with sets and costumes by Tony Walton. The show was presented by David Frost and starred a young Tim Curry (pre 'Rocky Horror Show'). Songs from the score were issued on an album by The Mike Sammes singers, released here on CD for the first time but the showstopper 'Make Your Own Rainbow' was omitted from the recording session. The song later went on to win The Danny Kaye Award at the UNICEF International Song Contest in 1988 with the version featured here performed by Tara McDonald.
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THE
FAR
PAVILIONS
Stage
Door
are
proud
to
present
for
the
first
time
on
CD
the
musical
'The
Far
Pavilions'.
This
ground
breaking
release
charts
the
musical
journey
from
concept
to
reality
between
1997
-
2005.
Featuring
25
unique
studio
recordings
performed
by
such
top
West
End
singers
as
Paul
Baker,
Helen
Hobson,
Ian
Bartholomew
and
Hadley
Fraser. The
musical
adaptation
of
M.
M.
Kaye's
epic
novel
features
a
sumptuous
score
by
Philip
Henderson
and
evocative
lyrics
by
Michael
E.
Ward.
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TWIGGY
-
GOTTA
SING,
GOTTA
DANCE
Twiggy
celebrates
the
music
of
the
Twenties,
Thirties
and
Forties
with
this
impressive
collection
of
melodies
from
the
golden
age
of
song.
Performing
the
songs
of
Noel
Coward,
Cole
Porter
and
Richard
Rodgers
in
her
own
inimitable
style,
Twiggy
recaptures
the
essence
and
originality
of
these
timeless
classics.
Released
to
coincide
with
Twiggy's
60th
birthday
-
this
album
showcases
Twiggy
as
a
song
stylist
and
torch
singer.
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STEVE
BARTON
-
ONLY
FOR
A
WHILE
Steve
Barton
became
known
to
theatregoers
for
originating
the
role
of
Raoul
in
Andrew
Lloyd
Webber's
West
End
production
of
'The
Phantom
Of
The
Opera'
in
1986.
He
later
went
on
to
star
as
the
Phantom
in
the
Broadway
production
in
1990.
Most
of
his
career
was
spent
in
Europe
where
he
starred
in
'Cats',
'Beauty
And
The
Beast'
and
the
phenomenally
successful
'Tanz
Der
Vampire'.
Tragically,
Steve
passed
away
in
July
2001
at
the
age
of
47.
This
compendium
of
songs
showcases
Steve
Barton
as
a
song
stylist
performing
material
from
the
musicals
'Someone
Like
You'
and
'Emma',
his
final
recordings.
Steve's
love
for
Brel
is
represented
in
his
interpretations
of
'If
You
Go
Away',
'The
Port
Of
Amsterdam'
and
'Jackie'
alongside
familiar
Cole
Porter
classics
such
as
'It's
Delovely'
and
'Begin
The
Beguine'.
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SPOTLIGHT
ON
LARRY
KERT
Broadway
performer
Larry
Kert
shot
to
fame
originating
the
role
of
Tony
in
the
Leonard
Bernstein
/
Stephen
Sondheim
stage
musical
'West
Side
Story'.
After
opening
on
Broadway,
Kert
released
his
first
solo
album
'Larry
Kert
Sings'
an
unusual
selection
of
calypso
songs.
This
was
later
followed
by
the
more
commercial
album
'Larry
Kert
Sings
Leonard
Bernstein'
-
showcasing
songs
from
'West
Side
Story',
'On
The
Town'
and
'Wonderful
Town'.
Throughout
the
sixties,
Kert
starred
in
a
series
of
Broadway
flops
but
returned
to
prominence
with
a
Tony
nomination
for
his
role
in
Sondheim's
'Company'
a
role
he
reprised
in
London's
West
End.
This
collection
marks
the
first
retrospective
release
of
one
of
Broadway's
most
missed
and
underrated
performers.
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NAPOLEON
HIGHLIGHTS
FROM
THE
1994
PREMIERE
PRODUCTION
From commoner, to the heights of power, to a man destroyed, the story of NAPOLEON charts the journey of that ‘Child of the Revolution’ who believed to fault in the power of human potential. Blindly pushing forward the boundaries of human greatness, Napoleon loses sight of his own humanity in his willingness to sacrifice all he holds dear at the altar of his ambition.
Recorded in the days leading up to the musical’s premiere, this album features an augmented orchestra of 35 players and the entire original cast of 32 from the first production of NAPOLEON which opened in Toronto in March 1994.
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CHARLES
AZNAVOUR
BELIEVE
IN
ME
-
THE
DEBUT
ENGLISH
RECORDINGS
Charles Aznavour began his recording career in the early 1950s having already found success as a songwriter for Edith Piaf. In 1956 Aznavour recorded six of his French hits in English for an EP release entitled 'Aznavour Invades'. These recordings are his debut English language songs, recorded nearly twenty years prior to his chart topping success 'She'. These rare English recordings make their CD debut here. 2009 marks Aznavour's 85th birthday and this release celebrates his early recording career.
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GIGI
Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe's film musical 'Gigi' was an enoromous success when released in 1958. Starring Leslie Caron, Maurice Chevalier and Hermione Gingold the film went on to win eight Academy Awards. Subsequent studio cast recordings of the films score were issued including this interpretation by recording stars Gogi Grant and Tony Martin. Also featured are bonus tracks from the French recording where Chevalier re-creates his role of Honoré alongside Sacha Distel as Gaston. Selections from the Spanish version of 'Gigi' are also included.
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JULIE
ANDREWS
MUSICALITY
Julie Andrews’ Broadway career was launched in 1954 when starring in ‘The Boy Friend’ quickly followed by a critically acclaimed performance as Eliza Doolitle in Lerner and Loewe’s ‘My Fair Lady’. Julie’s mainstream introduction to American audiences came from the nationwide broadcasts of the original television musicals ‘High Tor’ (with Bing Crosby) and ‘Cinderella’.
Musicality gathers together Julie’s first recordings from her Broadway successes coupled with
songs written for the musical stage and film.
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LILLIAN
ROTH
I'LL
CRY
TOMORROW
Lillian Roth was undoubtedly one of Broadway and Hollywood’s biggest stars in the 20s and
30s. Her career began to fade by the end of the thirties and Roth soon disappeared into obscurity and left to battle with her own inner demons. Her book was made into an iconic film starring Susan Hayward depicting Lillian Roth. Lillian returned to the recording studio releasing a musical autobiographical album I’ll Cry
Tomorrow as featured here alongside her other 1950s recordings.
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HERMIONE
GINGOLD
LIVE
AT
THE
CAFE
DE
PARIS
(WITH
BONUS
TRACKS)
Hermione Gingold is probably best known for her performances in the films 'Gigi', 'The Music Man' and 'A Little Night Music' - however her career originated in London revues of the 30s and 40s. Hermione later found success in America but returned to London in 1953 to perform at the Cafe De Paris. This live performance has remained unreleased until now. The bonus tracks featured are selections from Gingold's solo album 'La Gingold' and duets with Gilbert Harding.
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