KISMET

Kismet is everyone’s favorite crossover show, set in the fabled city of Baghdad, where East meets West, opera collaborates with Tin Pan Alley, and Broadway

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SONG OF NORWAY

Though they had re-composed bits and pieces of existing classical works for film, Song of Norway was the first effort by Robert Wright and George

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MY FAIR LADY

My Fair Lady was one of the first cast recordings I ever owned. I played it over and over, finding Julie Andrews a marvel and

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CALAMITY JANE

This musical, based on the popular 1953 movie starring Doris Day, contains the hit “Secret Love”, which won the 1953 Oscar for best song. For

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CABARET

There are two wonderful recordings of Cabaret already in the catalog: the original cast and the recent 1998 revival cast in its marvelous, dark production.

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SOUTH PACIFIC

South Pacific was one of the longest running musicals on Broadway. As a music “drama” it was instrumental in changing the course of musical theater,

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110 IN THE SHADE

110 in the Shade, based on the popular play The Rainmaker, was produced in 1963 and was highly praised for its intelligent book, as well

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