My Fair Lady > Original Broadway Cast


Show Details

Show
My Fair Lady (162)
Music
Frederick Loewe (413)
Lyrics
Alan Jay Lerner (456)
Book
Alan Jay Lerner (456)

Recording Details

Date
March 25, 1956
Type
Audio / Stage Cast
Method
Studio
Language
English
Location
US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue
Mark Hellinger Theatre
Recording Studio
Columbia 30th Street Studio
Producer
Goddard Lieberson (90)
Engineer
Edward T. Graham (5), Fred Plaut (29)
Liner Notes
George B. Dale (6)
Director
Moss Hart (19)
Choreography
Hanya Holm (10)
Conductor
Franz Allers (56)
Music Director
Franz Allers (56)
Orchestrations
Robert Russell Bennett (205), Philip J. Lang (120)
Vocal Arrangements
Gino Smart (9)
Dance Music
Trude Rittmann (68)
Performer
Julie Andrews [1] (188) — Eliza Doolittle, Philippa Bevans (8) — Mrs. Pearce, Paul Brown (4) — Flunkey / Bartender, Melisande Congdon, Robert Coote (16) — Colonel Pickering, Gordon Dilworth (5) — Selsey Man / Harry / Lord Boxington, Gloria Van Dorpe — Servant, Gordon Ewing (2) — Footman, Lola Fisher (3), Rosemary Gaines — Servant, Rex Harrison (30) — Professor Henry Higgins, Stanley Holloway (37) — Alfred P. Doolittle, Glenn Kezer (9) — Second Cockney / Servant, John Michael King (10) — Freddy Eynsford-Hill, William Krach (2) — Footman, Rod McLennan (7) — Another Bystander / Jamie / Ambassador, James Morris (9) — Third Cockney, Colleen O'Connor — Servant, Muriel Shaw — Servant, Reid Shelton (13) — First Cockney / Butler, Patti Spangler, Herb Surface (3) — Fourth Cockney, David Porter Thomas (4)
Notes
Mono
Shortcode
[r2823]

Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings

Showtime: the Best of Broadway - Original Casts Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
There Is Nothin' Like a Dame: Broadway's Broads - 1993 Compilation Show Me, Without You
Once Upon a Time I Could Have Danced All Night, Wouldn't It Be Loverly?
Broadway: Los grandes musicales - 2013 Various Artists I Could Have Danced All Night, On the Street Where You Live

Releases (10)

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Format
LP
Label
Del Ray Records
Released
2022-12-09
Barcode
8436563184321
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Shortcode
[rl72107]
Title
American Musicals: Lerner & Loewe
Format
LP
Label
Time-Life STL-AM04
Released
1981
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Also Contains
Brigadoon - 1957 Studio Cast
Camelot - 1960 Original Broadway Cast
Notes
Box set containing 52-page booklet with show notes and lyrics.
Lists
11 collectors / 0 wish lists
History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl17600]
BRIGADOON
Side 1:
1. Introduction - Chorus
2. Brigadoon / Vendor's Calls / Down on MacConnachy Square – Susan Johnson, Chorus
3. Waitin' for My Dearie – Shirley Jones, Women’s Chorus
4. I'll Go Home with Bonnie Jean – Frank Porretta, Chorus
5. The Heather on the Hill – Jack Cassidy, Shirley Jones
6. The Love of My Life – Susan Johnson
Side 2:
1. Jeannie's Packin' Up – Women’s Chorus
2. Come to Me, Bend to Me – Frank Porretta
3. Almost Like Being in Love – Jack Cassidy, Men’s Chorus
4. The Chase - Jack Cassidy, Men’s Chorus
5. There But For You Go I – Jack Cassidy
6. My Mother's Wedding Day – Susan Johnson, Chorus
7. From This Day On / Farewell Music – Shirley Jones, Jack Cassidy, Chorus
8. Brigadoon Finale - Chorus
MY FAIR LADY
Side 1:
1. Overture; Why Can't The English? – Rex Harrison
2. Wouldn't It Be Loverly? – Julie Andrews, Chorus
3. With A Little Bit Of Luck – Stanley Holloway, Gordon Dilworth, Rod McLennan, Chorus
4. I'm An Ordinary Man – Rex Harrison
5. Just You Wait – Julie Andrews
6. The Rain in Spain – Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, Robert Coote, Chorus
7. I Could Have Danced All Night – Julie Andrews, Philippa Bevans, Women’s Chorus
Side 2:
1. Ascot Gavotte - Chorus
2. On The Street Where You Live – John Michael King
3. You Did it – Robert Coote, Rex Harrison, Philippa Bevans, Chorus
4. Show Me – John Michael King, Julie Andrews
5. Get Me To The Church On Time – Stanley Holloway, Chorus
6. A Hymn to Him – Rex Harrison, Robert Coote
7. Without You – Julie Andrews
8. I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face – Rex Harrison
CAMELOT
Side 1:
1. Overture; I Wonder What the King Is Doing Tonight – Richard Burton
2. The Simple Joys of Maidenhood - Julie Andrews
3. Camelot Richard – Richard Burton
4. Follow Me - Mary Sue Berry
5. C'est Moi - Robert Goulet
6. The Lusty Month of May - Julie Andrews, Chorus
7. Then You May Take Me to the Fair - Julie Andrews, Bruce Yarnell, James Gannon, John Cullum
8. How to Handle a Woman - Richard Burton
Side 2:
1. Before I Gaze at You Again - Julie Andrews
2. Parade
3. If Ever I Would Leave You - Robert Goulet
4. The Seven Deadly Virtues - Roddy McDowall
5. What Do the Simple Folk Do? - Julie Andrews, Richard Burton
6. Fie on Goodness – Men’s Chorus
7. I Loved You Once in Silence - Julie Andrews
8. Guenevere - Chorus
9. Camelot Reprise - Richard Burton, Chorus
Format
LP
Label
Columbia Special Products AOL 5090
Released
1976
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# Tracks
15
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3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl8334]
Format
LP
Label
CBS BRG70005
Released
1958
Country
UK
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Notes
UK release.
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2 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl21744]
Format
LP
Label
Philips RBL1000
Released
1956
Country
UK
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Notes
UK release, 1950s.
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5 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl12595]
Format
LP
Label
Columbia OL 5090
Released
1956
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# Tracks
15
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38 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl7747]
Format
LP
Label
Columbia OS 2015
Country
US
Audio
Stereo
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History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl43206]
Format
LP
Label
CBS BLD7100
Country
UK
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Notes
The sleeve describes this as 'Original Broadway and London Cast'. UK release before the London Cast was recorded.
# Tracks
15
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Shortcode
[rl15993]
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Format
LP
Label
CBS KLLS 1620
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Notes
Australian stereo pressing
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2 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl12850]
Format
LP
Label
Coronet KLL 1620
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Notes
Australian mono pressing
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Shortcode
[rl12849]

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