Lost Broadway 1956-1957: Broadway'S Forgotten Lost Broadway 1956-1957: Broadway'S Forgotten CD

Stage Door are pleased to present the second volume in their 'Lost Broadway' album series; 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' features 56 tracks including over 25 recordings that appear on CD for the very first time. The album includes a complete disc of Original Broadway Cast Recordings and a companion disc of 'Covers and Rarities', showcasing pop covers and other rare recordings from the Broadway musicals of 1956 and 1957. Included on 'Lost Broadway 1956-57' are the musicals 'Shangri-La', 'Copper and Brass', 'Shinbone Alley' and 'Rumple' shows that weren't afforded a Broadway Cast Album due to their limited runs. Other featured musicals include 'Happy Hunting', 'Mr. Wonderful', 'New Faces Of 1956', 'Candide', 'Jamaica', 'New Girl In Town' and the play with music 'Time Remembered'. The selections featured include a broad range of musical styles and genres from prolific musical theatre writers including Leonard Bernstein, Jerry Bock, Harold Arlen, Bob Merrill and Vernon Duke. The album boasts a host of star performers including Ethel Merman, Sammy Davis, Jr. , Chita Rivera, Maggie Smith, Eartha Kitt, Lena Horne, Gwen Verdon, Maurice Chevalier, Buddy Greco, Margaret Whiting, Tony Martin, Eddie Fisher and more. Although the shows didn't last, their music lives on and this collection affirms that the 'lost' Broadway musicals featured are well worth rediscovering.

1. Gee, But It's Good to Be Here (from 'Happy Hunting') - Ethel Merman, Chorus 2. Mutual Admiration Society (from 'Happy Hunting') - Ethel Merman, Virginia Gibson 3. Happy Hunting (from 'Happy Hunting') - Ethel Merman, Chorus 4. I'm Available (from 'Mr. Wonderful') - Chita Rivera 5. Mr Wonderful (from 'Mr. Wonderful') - Olga James 6. Too Close For Comfort (from 'Mr. Wonderful') - Sammy Davis, Jr. 7. Hurry (from 'New Faces of 1956') - Amru Sani 8. One Perfect Moment (from 'New Faces of 1956') - Maggie Smith 9. The White Witch of Jamaica (from 'New Faces of 1956') - John Reardon 10. Push de Button (from 'Jamaica') - Lena Horne 11. Ain't it de Truth (from 'Jamaica') - Lena Horne 12. Leave de Atom Alone (from 'Jamaica') - Josephine Premice 13. Simply Heavenly (from 'Simply Heavenly') - Marilyn Berry 14. Look for the Morning Star (from 'Simply Heavenly') - Anna English 15. Good Old Girl (from 'Simply Heavenly') - Claudia McNeil 16. Toujours Gai (from 'Shinbone Alley') - Eartha Kitt 17. A Woman Wouldn't Be a Woman (from 'Shinbone Alley') - Eartha Kitt 18. Don't Look Now (from 'Copper And Brass') - Dick Williams 19. You Walked Out (from 'Copper And Brass') - Dick Williams 20. It's Good To Be Alive (from 'New Girl In Town') - Gwen Verdon 21. Look at 'Er (from 'New Girl In Town') - George Wallace 22. Did You Close Your Eyes (from 'New Girl In Town') - Gwen Verdon, George Wallace 23. It Must Be So (from 'Candide') - Robert Rounseville 24. Glitter and Be Gay (from 'Candide') - Barbara Cook 25. Make Our Garden Grow (from 'Candide') - Robert Rounseville, Company 26. Ages Ago (from 'Time Remembered') - Bonus Track - Tony Travis, Vernon Duke 27. Time Remembered (from 'Time Remembered') - Bonus Track - Tony Travis, Vernon Duke 28. Too Close For Comfort (from 'Mr. Wonderful') - Mel Torme 29. Jacques D'Iraque (from 'Mr. Wonderful') - Pop Version - Sammy Davis, Jr. 30. A New Fangled Tango (from 'Happy Hunting') - Maurice Chevalier 31. Mutual Admiration Society (from 'Happy Hunting') - Eddy Arnold, Jaye P. Morgan 32. I'm a Funny Dame (from 'Happy Hunting') - Eartha Kitt 33. Shangri-La (from 'Shangri-La') - Buddy Greco 34. Listen to the Sound of My Love (from 'Shangri-La') - Buddy Greco 35. Second Time in Love (from 'Shangri-La') - Margaret Whiting 36. Lost Horizon (from 'Shangri-La') - Ocie Smith 37. Scratch My Back (from 'New Faces of 1956') - Lola Dee, Rusty Draper 38. April in Fairbanks (from 'New Faces of 1956') - The Hi-Lo's 39. It Must Be So (from 'Candide') - Larry Kert 40. Coconut Sweet (from 'Jamaica') - Pop Version - Lena Horne 41. Push de Button (from 'Jamaica') - Pop Version - Lena Horne 42. Pretty to Walk with (from 'Jamaica') - Fay DeWitt 43. Take it Slow, Joe (from 'Jamaica') - Fay DeWitt 44. You Walked Out (from 'Copper And Brass') - Jeri Southern 45. Cool Credo (from 'Copper and Brass') - Sammy Davis, Jr. 46. All Dressed Up and No Place to Go (from 'Rumple') - Sammy Davis, Jr. 47. In Times Like These (from 'Rumple') - Tommy Leonetti 48. Wish (from 'Rumple') - Al Hibbler 49. How do You Say Goodbye (from 'Rumple') - The Four Aces 50. The First Time I Spoke of You (from 'Rumple') - Richard Hayes 51. Red Letter Day (from 'Rumple') - Richard Hayes 52. Coax Me (from 'Rumple') - Carmen McRae 53. It's Good To Be Alive (from 'New Girl In Town') - Carol Lawrence 54. Look at 'Er (from 'New Girl In Town') - Tony Martin 55. Did You Close Your Eyes (from 'New Girl In Town') - Eddie Fisher 56. Sunshine Girl (from 'New Girl in Town') - Eddie Fisher