A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum > Original London Cast
Show Details
- Show
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (12)
- Music
- Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Lyrics
- Stephen Sondheim (702)
- Book
- Larry Gelbart (7), Burt Shevelove (13)
Recording Details
- Date
- 1963
- Type
- Audio / Stage Cast
- Language
- English
- Location
- UK / England / London
- Theatre/Venue
- Strand Theatre
- Producer
- Norman Newell (127)
- Liner Notes
- Rexton S. Bunnett (79)
- Director
- George Abbott [1] (37)
- Choreography
- Jack Cole (23) — Original staging, George Martin [2] (3) — Re-creation
- Music Director
- Alyn Ainsworth (38)
- Orchestrations
- Irwin Kostal (85), Sid Ramin (71)
- Dance Music
- Hal Schaefer (9), Betty Walberg (19)
- Performer
- Ben Aris (2), Isla Blair, Christine Child, Kenneth Connor (5), Faye Craig, Norma Dunbar (2), Vyvyan Dunbar, Sula Freeman, George GIles (2), Eddie Gray (2), Linda Gray (4), Leon Greene (10), Robertson Hare, Marion Horton, Frankie Howerd (15), Malcolm MacDonald, Jon Pertwee (16), John Rye (2)
- Shortcode
- [r3017]
Releases (7)
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Angel 89060
- Released
- 1993-11-09
- Barcode
- 0724356507029
- Download
- Buy from
- Mastering
- Steve Rooke (4), Vic Lanza (5)
- # Tracks
- 15
- Length
- 44:21
- Lists
- 108 collectors / 8 wish lists
- History
- 2 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl2663]
1. | Overture -- Orchestra | (2:58) |
2. | Comedy Tonight -- Frankie Howerd, Company | (6:14) |
3. | Love, I Hear -- John Rye | (2:43) |
4. | Free -- Frankie Howerd, John Rye | (3:52) |
5. | Lovely -- Isla Blair, John Rye | (3:28) |
6. | Pretty Little Picture -- Frankie Howerd, John Rye, Isla Blair | (2:50) |
7. | Everybody Ought to Have a Maid -- Eddie Gray, Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Connor, Jon Pertwee | (3:49) |
8. | I'm Calm -- Kenneth Connor | (1:45) |
9. | Impossible -- Eddie Gray, John Rye | (2:36) |
10. | Bring Me My Bride -- Leon Greene, Frankie Howerd, Company | (3:15) |
11. | That Dirty Old Man -- Linda Gray | (2:19) |
12. | That'll Show Him -- Isla Blair | (1:53) |
13. | Lovely (Reprise) -- Frankie Howerd, Kenneth Connor | (2:57) |
14. | Funeral Sequence & Dance -- Frankie Howerd, Leon Greene, Company | (2:34) |
15. | Finale (Comedy Tonight) -- Frankie Howerd, Company | (1:16) |
- Format
- CD
- Label
- ArkivMusic EMI Classics 65070
- Released
- 2008
- Buy from
- # Tracks
- 15
- Lists
- 14 collectors / 1 wish list
- Shortcode
- [rl15006]
- Format
- LP
- Label
- Stet DS 15028
- Released
- 1980
- Search
- # Tracks
- 15
- Lists
- 16 collectors / 0 wish lists
- Shortcode
- [rl6632]
- Format
- LP
- Label
- World Record Club S 7085
- Released
- 1965
- Search
- Lists
- 5 collectors / 1 wish list
- Shortcode
- [rl11609]
- Format
- LP
- Label
- HMV CLP 1685
- Released
- 1963
- Audio
- Mono
- Search
- # Tracks
- 15
- Lists
- 10 collectors / 0 wish lists
- Shortcode
- [rl6631]
- Format
- LP
- Label
- HMV CSD 1518
- Released
- 1963
- Audio
- Stereo
- Search
- # Tracks
- 15
- Lists
- 8 collectors / 0 wish lists
- Shortcode
- [rl6630]
- Format
- LP
- Label
- First Night OCR 3
- Buy from
- Search
- Lists
- 7 collectors / 0 wish lists
- Shortcode
- [rl15865]
Statistics & Lists
3.0 / 5 (5 votes)
- Contributors to database: hitormiss, frontrowcentre, Deester, chaser, thecrazyowl, Geoconno, georged555, AndyW More
Blog Posts
Forum Threads
- No Forum Threads Yet Post about this recording
Links
- No Links Yet Add a Link