A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum > Original London Cast


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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
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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
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# Tracks
15
Lists
14 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl15006]
Format
LP
Label
Stet DS 15028
Released
1980
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# Tracks
15
Lists
16 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl6632]
Format
LP
Label
World Record Club S 7085
Released
1965
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5 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl11609]
Format
LP
Label
HMV CLP 1685
Released
1963
Audio
Mono
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# Tracks
15
Lists
10 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl6631]
Format
LP
Label
HMV CSD 1518
Released
1963
Audio
Stereo
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# Tracks
15
Lists
8 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl6630]
Format
LP
Label
First Night OCR 3
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Lists
7 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl15865]

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