Redhead / La Pelirroja (Selections From) / O.C.R. Redhead / La Pelirroja (Selections From) / O.C.R. CD

The release is part of our limited edition 'Collector's Series' and is limited to 500 units. All tracks make their debut on CD including the Mexican Cast Recording of 'La Pelirroja' (featuring a young Placido Domingo). Albert Hague and Dorothy Fields' musical 'Redhead' was the surprise hit Broadway show of 1959, winning 'Best Musical' at that year's Tony Awards. As well as earning 'Best Musical', the show also won awards for it's choreography, costume design and for it's leading performers Gwen Verdon, Richard Kiley and Leonard Stone. Set in the early 1900s, 'Redhead' is, moreover, something of a theatrical rarity - a musical whodunnit. It tells the story of Essie Whimple, a rather plain young lady who makes wax images in a museum run by her two aunts. Her tableau of a recent murder offends the murdered girl's brother, Tom Baxter. But Tom and Essie are soon attracted to each other; he helps her get a dancing role at the Odeon Music Hall and, aided by a chase reminiscent of the Keystone Kops, they eventually solve the murder. In May 1959, the RCA Camden label issued a studio cast recording of the 'Redhead' score. Recorded in London, the album featured Rita Williams, Bryan Johnson and Fred Lucas with the Mike Sammes Singers and Hill Bowen Orchestra. The recording (presented as highlights) effectively captured the magic and immediacy of Hague and Fields' score. In their 4* review, Billboard praised the release for the "top flight musical comedy warbling stints of Rita Williams and Bryan Johnson". One year after 'Redhead' opened on Broadway, a Spanish language adaptation by Luis de Llano and Martha Fisher opened in Mexico City. 'La Pelirroja', starring Virma Gonzalez, Armando Calvo and featuring Placido Domingo opened on February 11th 1960 at Teatro de los Insurgentes. The production was subsequently preserved on record by RCA Victor Mexico. Stage Door are pleased to debut on CD both the RCA Camden 'Selections from Redhead' album and the complete Mexican cast recording of 'La Pelirroja'. The release is complemented by a handful of 'pop' covers of the 'Redhead' song score, performed by Art Lund, Toni Arden and Tommy Leonetti. The release forms part of Stage Door's COLLECTOR'S SERIES, a line of limited edition CD products presented in the retro style of a miniature long-playing record. All Collector's Series titles are limited to 500 units

1. Overture - Hill Bowen Orchestra 2. The Right Finger on My Left Hand - Rita Williams 3. Just for Once - Rita Williams, Bryan Johnson, Fred Lucas 4. I Feel Merely Marvelous - Rita Williams 5. The Uncle Sam Rag - the Mike Sammes Singers 6. Look Who's in Love - Rita Williams, Bryan Johnson 7. My Girl Is Just Enough Woman for Me - Bryan Johnson 8. I'm Back in Circulation - Bryan Johnson 9. We Loves Ya, Jimey - the Mike Sammes Singers 10. Pick-Pocket Tango - Hill Bowen Orchestra 11. I'll Try - Rita Williams, Bryan Johnson 12. Obertura - Orquesta de la Uni?n Filarmonica Mexicana 13. El Museo de Las Hermanas Sanson - Chorus 14. De los Dedos de Mi - Virma Gonzßlez 15. Una Vez - Virma Gonzßlez, Armando Calvo, Nono Arsu 16. Chispas - Virma Gonzßlez 17. Tio Sam Rag - Nono Arsu, Chorus 18. El Paco Pecas de Jerez - Virma Gonzßlez 19. No Es Bastante Mujer Para Mi - Armando Calvo, Nono Arsu 20. Portarse - Virma Gonzßlez, Conchita, Maria Gentil Arcos 21. ?Quien Dijo Amor? - Virma Gonzßlez, Armando Calvo 22. Es Bastante Mujer Para Mi - Armando Calvo, Chrous 23. La Vision de Lisa - Orquesta de la Uni?n Filarmonica Mexicana 24. Dos Caras en la Obscuridad - Plßcido Domingo, Chorus 25. Amarla Fue Un Error - Armando Calvo 26. Ahi Viene Jaime El Bonachon - Ada Carrasco, Cristina Morell, Clientes Del Drag?n Verde 27. Tango Del Bolseador - Orquesta de la Uni?n Filarmonica Mexicana 28. Finale - Company 29. My Girl Is Just Enough Woman for Me (Bonus Track) - Art Lund 30. Two Faces in the Dark (Bonus Track) - Tommy Leonetti 31. Just for Once (Bonus Track) - Toni Arden