KERN & HAMMERSTEIN SHOW BOAT LINCOLN CENTER CAST LP RCA (1967) NEW, SEALED
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KERN & HAMMERSTEIN SHOW BOAT LINCOLN CENTER CAST LP RCA (1967)
"THIS LP (VINYL) IS BRAND NEW, FACTORY SEALED IN PLASTIC DATED 1966"
1. Overture - Show Boat Orchestra (1966)
2. Cotton Blossom - Show Boat Ensemble (1966)
3. Make Believe - Stephen Douglass
4. Ol' Man River - William Warfield
5. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - William Warfield
6. Life Upon the Wicked Stage - Show Boat Ensemble (1966)
7. You Are Love - Stephen Douglass
8. At the Chicago World's Fair (Opening Act II) - Show Boat Ensemble (1966)
9. Why Do I Love You? - Stephen Douglass
10. Bill - Constance Towers
11. Good Bye My Lady Love - Eddie Phillips
12. After the Ball - Show Boat Ensemble (1966)
13. Finale: Ol' Man River - William Warfield
This cast album of the 1966 Music Theater of Lincoln Center's SHOW BOAT revival may not seem an essential addition to your collection (given the myriad albums in existence for this score), however the cast assembled must surely count as one of the finest ever assembled to perform the legendary work.
Barbara Cook ("The Music Man", "She Loves Me") is a thrilling Magnolia. Cook had previously sung the role for a well-received 1962 Columbia studio cast album, but her performance here is probably even better, having the benefit of being a fully-fleshed stage performance. She's partnered by the stridant Ravenal of Stephen Douglass ("Damn Yankees"). Their duet of "You Are Love" fairly crackles.
The role of tragic Julie LaVerne is in the capable hands of Constance Towers, and the eleven o'clocker "Bill" is performed to great effect. Allyn Ann McLerie ("Miss Liberty") gives the soubrette role of Ellie just what is required ("Life Upon the Wicked Stage", one of the score's wittiest numbers, is nailed perfectly). William Warfield reprises the role of Joe, that he played to great acclaim in the 1951 M-G-M film version of the musical (and the 1962 Columbia recording). He's partnered by the solid Queenie of Rosetta Le Noire. David Wayne played the troupe leader Captain Andy with Margaret Hamilton (yes, the Wicked Witch from "The Wizard of Oz"!) as his flustered wife Parthy (sadly she does not appear on disc).
This star-studded production of SHOW BOAT opened at the New York State Theatre on July 19, 1966 and ran for 64 performances. Sound quality for this RCA recording is quite good (some harsh analogue hiss and distortion but nothing too obtrusive).
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