The Boy Friend > Original Broadway Cast


Show Details

Show
The Boy Friend (18)
Music
Sandy Wilson [1] (33)
Lyrics
Sandy Wilson [1] (33)
Book
Sandy Wilson [1] (33)

Recording Details

Date
October 10, 1954
Type
Audio / Stage Cast
Method
Studio
Language
English
Location
US / NY / New York
Theatre/Venue
Royale Theatre
Recording Studio
RCA Studio 2
Producer
Hugo Winterhalter (50)
Director
Vida Hope (2)
Choreography
John Heawood (7)
Conductor
Anton Coppola (6)
Orchestrations
Charles L. Cooke (3), Teddy Royal (51)
Performer
Ruth Altman (2) — Madame Dubonnet, Julie Andrews [1] (188) — Polly Browne, Eric Berry (3) — Percival Browne, Stella Claire — Fay / Lolita, Paulette Girard (2) — Hortense, John Hewer (7) — Tony, Geoffrey Hibbert (5) — Lord Brockhurst, Dilys Laye (5) — Dulcie, Berkley Marsh — Monica, Millicent Martin (36) — Nancy, Joe Milan — Marcel / Pepe, Jerry Newby — Pierre, Bob Scheerer (2) — Bobby Van Husen, Buddy Schwab (3) — Alphonse, Ann Wakefield (2) — Maisie
Musician
Paul McGrane and His Bearcats
Shortcode
[r3229]

Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings

Once Upon a Time I Could Be Happy with You, The Boy Friend

Releases (9)

Format
CD
Label
RCA Victor 60056-2-RG
Released
1989
Barcode
0090266005628
Audio
Mono
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Liner Notes
Bill Rosenfield (78)
Producer
Didier C. Deutsch (161)
Notes
The original LP art (see scan below) showed only the top of the man's head and an eye. Apparently, this art was altered, adding a nose and more of a face to the man, and moving his head upward.
# Tracks
15
Length
40:38
Lists
213 collectors / 5 wish lists
History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl2873]
1. Overture
2. Perfect Young Ladies
3. The Boy Friend
4. Won't You Charleston with Me?
5. Fancy Forgetting
6. I Could Be Happy with You
7. Sur la Plage
8. A Room in Bloomsbury
9. The 'You-Don't-Want-To-Play-With-Me' Blues
10. Safety in Numbers
11. The Riviera
12. It's Never Too Late Ta Fall In Love
13. Carnival Tango
14. Poor Little Pierrette
15. Finale
Title
Our Fair Lady: The Divine Julie Andrews
Format
3-CD
Label
Memory Lane 2827755
Released
2015-02-03
Country
UK
Barcode
5060088440605
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Also Contains
Cinderella - 1957 Television Cast
High Tor - 1956 Television Cast
Julie Andrews Sings - 1958 Julie Andrews
The Lass With The Delicate Air - 1957 Julie Andrews
My Fair Lady - 1956 Original Broadway Cast
Our Fair Lady: The Divine Julie Andrews - Julie Andrews
Rose-Marie - 1958 Studio Cast
Lists
6 collectors / 3 wish lists
History
7 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl46252]
1. So In Love (from 'Kiss Me Kate')
2. Cheek To Cheek (from 'Top Hat’)
3. It Might As Well Be Spring (from 'State Fair’)
4. Come To Me, Bend To Me (from 'Brigadoon')
5. Falling In Love With Love (from 'The Boy From Syracuse’)
6. I’m Old Fashioned (from 'You Were Never Lovelier’)
7. My Ship (from 'Lady In The Dark’)
8. He Loves And She Loves (from 'Funny Face’)
9. Pedro The Fisherman (from 'The Lisbon Story’)
10. Matelot (from 'Sigh No More’)
11. We’ll Gather Lilacs (from 'Perchance To Dream’)
12. In My Own Little Corner (from 'Cinderella')
13. Impossible! It’s Possible! (from 'Cinderella')
14. Ten Minutes Ago (from 'Cinderella')
15. Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful (from 'Cinderella')
16. When You’re Driving Through The Moonlight (from 'Cinderella'
17. A Lovely Night (from 'Cinderella')
18. Julie Andrews & Bing Crosby - Sad Is The Life Of A Sailor’s Wife (from 'High Tor') - Julie Andrews & Bing Crosby
19. When You’re In Love (from 'High Tor')
20. Julie Andrews & Bing Crosby - Once Upon A Long Ago (from 'High Tor) - Julie Andrews & Bing Crosby
Disc: 2
1. London Pride
2. The Lass With A Delicate Air
3. If My Songs Were Only Winged
4. The Floral Dance
5. As I Went A-Roaming
6. Where’er You Walk
7. To A Wild Rose
8. The Kerry Dance
9. Little Old Lady
10. Canterbury Fair
11. These Precious Things
12. You’re A Builder Upper
13. Tally Ho!
14. Songs Of Fun And Nonsense
15. The Animal World
16. Bedtime Songs And Lullabies
Disc: 3
1. Wouldn’t It Be Loverly? (from 'My Fair Lady')
2. Just You Wait (from 'My Fair Lady')
3. The Rain In Spain (from 'My Fair Lady')
4. I Could Have Danced All Night (from 'My Fair Lady')
5. Show Me (from 'My Fair Lady')
6. Without You (from 'My Fair Lady')
7. The Boy Friend (from 'The Boyfriend')
8. I Could Be Happy With You (from 'The Boy Friend')
9. A Room In Bloomsbury (from 'The Boyfriend')
10. Poor Little Pierrette (from 'The Boy Friend')
11. Finale (from 'The Boy Friend')
12. Lak Jeem (from 'Rose Marie')
13. Indian Love Call (from 'Rose Marie')
14. Pretty Things (from 'Rose Marie')
15. Finale, Act I (from 'Rose Marie')
16. Finaletto, Act II (from 'Rose Marie')
17. Minuet Of The Minute (from 'Rose Marie')
18. Door Of My Dreams (from 'Rose Marie')
19. Finale Ultimo (from 'Rose Marie')
Format
CD
Label
Hallmark
Released
2011-10-17
Barcode
5050457106126
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Notes
Budget public domain release
# Tracks
15
Lists
6 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl36113]
1. Overture
2. Perfect Young Ladies
3. The Boy Friend
4. Fancy Forgetting
5. Won't You Charleston With Me?
6. I Could Be Happy With You
7. Sur La Plage
8. A Room In Blossomsbury
9. The You Don't Want To Play With Me Blues
10. Safety In Numbers
11. The Riviera
12. It's Never Too Late To Fall In Love
13. Carnival Tango
14. Poor Little Pierrette
15. Finale

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Format
Audio File
Label
Stage Door
Released
2009-06-01
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Lists
1 collector / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl67908]
Format
CD
Label
RCA Victor
Released
1989-09-29
Barcode
035626005627
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# Tracks
15
Lists
14 collectors / 1 wish list
Shortcode
[rl15658]
Format
3-45
Label
RCA Victor EOC 1018
Released
1954
# Tracks
15
Lists
3 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl5924]
Format
LP
Label
RCA Victor LOC 1018
Released
1954
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# Tracks
15
Lists
25 collectors / 0 wish lists
Shortcode
[rl5923]
Format
LP
Label
RCA LOC 1018
Country
Australia
Audio
Mono
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Notes
Same stock # as the original RCA release. Reissue dates from the late-Sixties.
Lists
2 collectors / 0 wish lists
History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl46176]

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Format
2-CD-R
Label
Classics France BCIS 30042
Released
2023-06-05
Country
UK
Barcode
4309543004220
Audio
Stereo
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Also Contains
Arms and the Girl - 1950 Original Broadway Cast
The Girl In Pink Tights - 1954 Original Broadway Cast
Up in Central Park - 1945 Original Cast Members
Lists
1 collector / 0 wish lists
History
1 Revisions
Shortcode
[rl75146]

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