AT THE GRAND
Composers: Robert Wright;
George Forrest
Lyricists: Robert Wright; George
Forrest
Opened: July 7, 1958, Philharmonic Auditorium, Los
Angeles, CA
Closed: August 1958, Curran Theatre, San Francisco,
CA
Note: A revised version of this musical with additonal lyrics and songs by Maury Yeston opened on November 12, 1989 at Martin Beck Theatre, N.Y.C. under the title GRAND HOTEL. A separate entry for GRAND HOTEL appears elsewhere on this website.
(Always) Alone (not used; music later reused with a new lyric for "How Can I Tell Her" in GRAND HOTEL):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Grand Hotel, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61327-2 (Karen Akers
with orchestra conducted by Jack Lee) (as "How Can I Tell Her")
3. Grand
Hotel, CD/Takarazuka TMPC-175 (Takarazuka cast) (as "How Can I Tell Her")
At The Grand:
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
The Bare
Necessities:
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Anastasia, CD/Original Cast OC-9837 (Simon Jones)
Blast! (aka "Press
Conference"):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
Crescendo (also
considered for but not used in GRAND HOTEL):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Grand Hotel "Work Recording"
3. A Bag Of Popcorn
And A Dream, CD/Original Cast OC-8801 (Walter Willison with musical direction
by Fred Barton)
Do Not Disturb (not used;
also considered for but not used in GRAND HOTEL):
1. Grand Hotel "Work
Recording"
2. A Bag Of Popcorn And A Dream, CD/Original Cast OC-8801 (Karen
Akers with musical direction by Fred Barton)
Feeding Time (considered for but not used in GRAND
HOTEL):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Grand Hotel "Work Recording"
The Grand Tango (also considered for but not used in GRAND
HOTEL):
1. Grand Hotel "Work
Recording"
Has Madame Had It? (not
used):
1. A Bag Of Popcorn And A Dream,
CD/Original Cast OC-8801 (Diane J. Findley with musical direction by Fred
Barton)
I Waltz Alone (subsequently used
with lyrics revised by Maury Yeston in GRAND HOTEL):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Grand Hotel, CD/RCA Victor 09026-61327-2 (John Wylie,
Brent Barrett, and Michael Jeter with orchestra conducted by Jack Lee)
3.
Grand Hotel, CD/Takarazuka TMPC-175 (Takarazuka cast)
4. Unchained Melodies,
CD/DRG 5214 (Karen Akers with music conducted by Michael Abene)
Isola (same music as "Elena" in
KEAN):
For recordings of "Elena," see:
1. Kean Demo, 7"/MO8Q-1629/1640
(unidentified vocalist)
2. Kean, Columbia (S) KOS 2120 (Alfred Drake, Arthur
Rubin, and Ensemble with orchestra conducted by Pembroke Davenport) [reissued
as CD/DRG 19029]
3. Kean, Columbia (S) CS 8532 (Robert Mersey and His
Orchestra)
4. A Jazz Version Of Kean, Riverside (M) RLP 397 (The Riverside
Jazz Stars)
It's Italy (not used):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
Maria (not
used):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
See Rome And Live! (not
used):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert
Wright and George Forrest)
2. A Bag Of Popcorn And A Dream, CD/Original Cast
OC-8801 (Kathi Moss with musical direction by Fred Barton)
Sophia:
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
A Table With A View
(subsequently used with lyrics revised by Maury Yeston in GRAND
HOTEL):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Grand Hotel "Work Recording"
3. Grand Hotel,
CD/RCA Victor 09026-61327-2 (Michael Jeter and Brent Barrett with orchestra
conducted by Jack Lee)
4. Grand Hotel, CD/Takarazuka TMPC-175 (Takarazuka
cast)
5. Anastasia, CD/Original Cast OC-9837 (Fred Barton and Kathleen
Thomson)
Up (not used):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
Va Bene:
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
We'll Take A Glass Together (subsequently used with lyrics
revised by Maury Yeston in GRAND HOTEL):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Grand Hotel "Work Recording"
3. Grand Hotel,
CD/RCA Victor 09026-61327-2 (Michael Jeter, Brent Barrett, and Ensemble with
orchestra conducted by Jack Lee)
4. Grand Hotel, CD/Takarazuka TMPC-175
(Takarazuka cast)
What You Need
(subsequently used with lyrics revised by Maury Yeston in GRAND
HOTEL):
1. Composers' Demo (Robert Wright
and George Forrest)
2. Grand Hotel "Work Recording"
3. Grand Hotel,
CD/RCA Victor 09026-61327-2 (Karen Akers with orchestra conducted by Jack
Lee)
4. Grand Hotel, CD/Takarazuka TMPC-175 (Takarazuka cast) (as "What She
Needs")
Unrecorded Material:
End Of Aria (from La
Saracena)
La Sarancena