Candide > Original Broadway Cast


Show Details

Show
Candide (26)
Music
Leonard Bernstein (490)
Lyrics
Richard Wilbur (18)
Book
Lillian Hellman (9)

Recording Details

Date
December 9, 1956
Type
Audio / Stage Cast
Language
English
Location
US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue
Martin Beck Theatre
Lyrics
Leonard Bernstein (490), Lillian Hellman (9), John Latouche (73), Dorothy Parker (18)
Producer
Goddard Lieberson (90), John McClure (32)
Director
Tyrone Guthrie
Conductor
Samuel Krachmalnick (6)
Orchestrations
Leonard Bernstein (490), Hershy Kay (56)
Performer
Max Adrian (8), Boris Aplon (3), Charles Aschmann (3), Conrad Bain, Robert Barry (3), Joseph Bernard, George Blackwell (7), Norman Boland, William Chapman (13), Barbara Cook (121), Robert Cosden (2), Dori Davis, Tony Drake, Louis Edmond, Stanley Grover (20), Fred Jones, Dorothy Krebill, Robert Mesrobian, Charles Morrell, Maria Novotna, Doris Okerson, William Olvis (4), Irra Petina (8), Thomas Pyle, Robert Rounseville (15), Margaret Roy, Robert Rue (2), Maud Scheerer
Shortcode
[r3579]

Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings

Legends of Broadway: Barbara Cook - Barbara Cook Glitter and Be Gay, You Were Dead, You Know
Broadway Magic: The 1960s - 1987 Original Casts Glitter and Be Gay
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame: Broadway's Broads - 1993 Compilation Glitter and Be Gay

Releases (6)

Title
American Musicals: Leonard Bernstein
Format
LP
Label
Time-Life STL-AM15
Released
1983
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Also Contains
West Side Story - 1957 Original Broadway Cast
Wonderful Town - 1953 Original Broadway Cast
Notes
Box set containing 48-page booklet with show notes and lyrics.
Lists
13 collectors / 0 wish lists
History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl17591]
WONDERFUL TOWN
Side 1:
1. Christopher Street - Warren Galjour, The Villagers Chorus
2. Ohio - Edith Adams, Rosalind Russell
3. One Hundred Easy Ways - Rosalind Russell
4. What A Waste - George Gaynes, Warren Galjour, Albert Linville
5. A Little Bit Of Love - Edith Adams
6. Pass The Football - Jordan Bentley
7. Conversation Piece - Edith Adams, Chris Alexander, Rosalind Russell, Dort Clark, George Gaynes
Side 2:
1. A Quiet Girl - George Gaynes
2. Conga! - Rosalind Russell, The Cadets
3. My Darlin' Eileen - Edith Adams, Delbert Anderson, Police Chorus
4. Swing! - Rosalind Russell, The Villagers Chorus
5. It's Love - Edith Adams, George Gaynes, The Villagers Chorus
6. Ballet At The Village Vortex - Orchestra
7. Wrong Note Rag - Rosalind Russell, Edith Adams, The Villagers Chorus
CANDIDE
Side 1:
1. Overture - Orchestra
2. The Best of All Possible Worlds – Max Adrian, Barbara Cook, Robert Rounseville, Chorus
3. Oh, Happy We - Robert Rounseville & Barbara Cook
4. It Must Be So - Robert Rounseville
5. Mazurka - Orchestra
6. Glitter and Be Gay - Barbara Cook
7. You Were Dead, You Know - Robert Rounseville & Barbara Cook
8. My Love - William Olvis, Barbara Cook, Irra Petina
9. I Am Easily Assimilated - Irra Petina, George Blackwell, Thomas Pyle, Barbara Cook, Chorus
Side 2:
1. Quartet Finale – Robert Rounseville, Barbara Cook, William Olvis, Irra Petina, Max Adrian
2. Quiet - Barbara Cook, William Olvis, Irra Petina, Robert Rue
3. Eldorado - Robert Rounseville, Chorus
4. Bon Voyage - William Orvis, Chorus
5. What's the Use? - Irra Petina, William Chapman, Norman Roland, Robert Mesrobian, Chorus
6. Gavotte - Irra Petina, Robert Rounseville, Max Adrian, Barbara Cook
7. Finale: Make Our Garden Grow - Company
WEST SIDE STORY
Side 1:
1. Prologue; Jet Song – Mickey Calin, The Jets
2. Something's Coming – Larry Kert
3. The Dance At The Gym - Ensemble
4. Maria – Larry Kert
5. Tonight – Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
6. America – Marilyn Cooper, Chita Rivera, Shark Girls
7. Cool – Mickey Calin, The Jets
8. One Hand, One Heart – Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence
Side 2:
1. Tonight (Reprise) – Quintet, Ensemble
2. The Rumble - Orchestra
3. I Feel Pretty – Carol Lawrence, Marilyn Cooper, Carmen Guiterrez, Elizabeth Taylor
4. Somewhere – Larry Kert, Carol Lawrence, Reri Grist, Ensemble
5. Gee, Officer Krupke! – Eddie Roll, Grover dale, The Jets
6. A Boy Like That; I Have A Love – Chita Rivera, Carol Lawrence
7. Finale
Format
LP
Label
CBS Masterworks SM 38732
Released
1983
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Notes
Masterworks reissue with a gold seal on the cover.
# Tracks
16
Lists
13 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl6222]
Format
LP
Label
Columbia OS 2350
Released
1963-03-25
Audio
Stereo
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Notes
Uses some different takes than were heard on the original mono edition.
# Tracks
16
Lists
25 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl6221]
Format
LP
Label
Columbia OL 5180
Released
1956-12-31
Audio
Mono
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# Tracks
16
Lists
24 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl6219]
Format
LP
Label
CBS 60337
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Notes
The Bernstein Years Volume lV. U.K. Issue.
# Tracks
16
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl23322]
Format
LP
Label
Philips BBL 7305
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Notes
U.K. issue.
# Tracks
16
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl23321]

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