This Week on Applause – May 12th

Part One

Broadway Dance numbers – Sony Music:

“Pick-Pocket Tango” from “Redhead” (Albert Hague & Dorothy Fields) / “The Joint Is Jumpin’” from “Ain’t Misbehavin’” (music Thomas Weller, lyrics J.C. Johnson, Andy Razaf) performed by Nell Carter, Andre DeShields, Armelia McQueen, Ken Page & Charlaine Woodward / “One Night In Bangkok” from “Chess” with Philip Casnoff & Company (Bjorn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson & Tim Rice)

Selections from the original Broadway cast recording of “Once Upon a Mattress” with music by Mary Rodgers, lyrics by Marshall Barer; starring Carol Burnett, Joe Bova, Allen Case, Jack Gilford, Anne Jones, Matt Mattox, Harry Snow, Robert Weil & Jane White – MCA Classics:

Overture / “An Opening for a Princess” with Joe Bova & Ensemble / “Shy” with Carol Burnett , Joe Bova & Ensemble / “Spanish Panic” with Jane White”

Selections from the original cast recording and the 1999 Broadway cast recording of “You’re A Good Man Charlie Brown” with music & lyrics by Clark Gesner, additional songs and orchestration by Andrew Lippa, starring Anthony Rapp, Ilana Levine, B.D. Wong, Stanley Wayne Mathis, Kristin Chenoweth & Roger Bart – Polydor / RCA Victor:

“Your A Good Man, Charlie Brown” (Clark Gesner) from the original cast recording of 1967 with Bill Hinnant, Reva Rose, Karen Johnson, Bob Balaban, Skip Hinnant & Gary Burghoff / “Beethoven Day” (Andrew Lippa) with Stanly Wayne Mathis – 1999 / “My New Philosophy” (Andrew Lippa) with Kristin Chenoweth – 1999

Selections from “Tap You Troubles Away” a historic all-star tribute to Jerry Herman, music and lyrics by Herman – LML Music:

“Just Leave Everything to Me” from the 1969 film “Hello Dolly) & “I Want to Make The World Laugh” from “Mack & Mabel” (1974) performed by Jo Anne Worley / “Hello Dolly” from the show of the same name & “Mame” from the show of the same name performed by Angela Lansbury & Carol Channing

Part Two

Selections from the soundtrack to the motion picture “Connie and Carla” starring Nia Vardalos and Toni Collette – Epic:

Medley – “I Cain’t Say No” from “Oklahoma” (Rodgers & Hammerstein) performed by Vardalos & Collette / “There Are Worse Things I Could Do” from “Grease” (Warren Casey & Jim Jacobs) performed by Debbie Reynolds / “What I Did For Love” from “A Chorus Line” (Marvin Hamlisch & Edward Kleban) performed by Vardalos & Collette) / “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair” from “South Pacific” (Rodgers & Hammerstein) performed by Vardalos & Collette

Selections from  the U.S. original cast recording of Leon Gluckman’s “Wait a Minim!” with musical arrangements and direction by Andrew Tracey – London:

“Black-White Calypso” (Taylor) with Nigel Pegram / “I Know Where I’m Going” (arr. Andrew Tracey) performed by Paul Tracey, Andrew Tracey, Sarah Atkinson / “I Gave My Love a Cherry” (arr. Andrew Tracey) with Paul Tracey, Dana Valery, Andrew Tracey, Nigel Pegram & Michel Martel /”A Piece of Ground” (arr. Andrew Tracey) with Nigel Pegram & Andrew Tracey / “Sir Oswald Sodde” (J. Smith) performed by Andrew Tracey, Sarah Atkinson, Nigel Pegram, Paul Tracey & Michel Martel

Selections from the 2012 London cast recording of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sweeney Todd” starring Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton – First Night Records:

“The Ballad of Sweeney Todd” with Michael Ball and Ensemble / “Worst Pies in London” performed by Imelda Staunton / “By The Sea” with Imelda Staunton and Michael Ball

Frank Sinatra in Hollywood – songs from the film soundtracks – Rhino:

“There’ll Be A Hot Time in the Town of Berlin” (John DeVries & Joe Bushkin) from the 1944 picture “The Road To Victory” / “Saturday Night is the Loneliest Night in the Week” (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn) from “The All-Star Bond Rally” 1945, featuring Harry James & His Orchestra / “As Long as There’s Music” (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn) from “Step Lively” – 1944 / “Some Other Time” (Jule Styne & Sammy Cahn) from “Step Lively” / “The Music Stopped” (Jimmy McHugh & Harold Adamson) from the movie “Higher and Higher” – 1943

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