BY BERNSTEIN
Composer: Leonard
Bernstein
Lyricists: Betty Comden and Adolph
Greeen
Opened: November 23, 1975, Chelsea Theatre Center,
NYC
Performances: 17
Note: A live performance recording is known to
exist.
Ain't Got No Tears Left (L: Leonard Bernstein) (cut from ON THE TOWN; music used in Second Symphony ("Age Of Anxiety" Masque movement)):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 (Estelle Parsons) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-107]
2. On The Town, CD/Deutsche Grammophon 437 516-2 (Cleo Laine with
Milchael Tilson Thomas, piano, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Michael Tilson Thomas)
3. Leonard Bernstein's New York, CD/Nonesuch 79400-2
(Donna Murphy with the Orchestra of St. Luke's conducted by Eric Stern)
4.
Classic Gene Kelly Movies, CD/Blue Moon 4101 (MGM Studio Orchestra directed by
Lennie Hayton) ("A Day In New York Ballet" which includes music from "Ain't Got
No Tears Left")
For recordings of Bernstein's Second Symphony, see entry for
ON THE TOWN.
Another Love (L: Leonard
Bernstein, Betty Comden, and Adolph Green) (cut from ON THE
TOWN):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 (Jo Sullivan) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-107]
Captain Hook's Soliloquy (L:
Leonard Bernstein) (cut from PETER PAN (1950)):
1. Peter Pan, CD/Koch KIC-CD-7596
(Daniel Narducci with the Amber Chamber Orchestra conducted by Alexander
Frey)
Dream With Me (L: Leonard Bernstein, Betty Comden, and
Adolph Green) (cut from ON THE TOWN and PETER PAN
(1950)):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 (Jo Sullivan) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-107]
2. Arias & Barcarolles/Songs & Duets, CD/Koch 3-7000-2 H1
(Judy Kaye and William Sharp with Steven Blier, piano, and Sara Sant' Ambrogio,
cello)
3. A Simple Song: Blackwell Sings Bernstein, CD/RCA Victor
09026-68321-2 (Harolyn Blackwell with orchestra conducted by Danny Troob)
4.
Peter Pan, CD/Koch KIC-CD-7596 (Linda Eder with the Amber Chamber Orchestra
conducted by Alexander Frey)
5. The Magical Adventures Of Peter Pan,
CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5722 (Glory Crampton with musical direction by Todd
Ellison)
6. Celebrating Our Lives, CD/Lesbian Gay Chorus D.C. 2 (Lesbian
& Gay Chorus of Washington, D.C. with music conducted by Donna
Zerbato)
7. Only Love, CD/Erato 80241 (Sumi Jo with music conducted by
Ettore Stratta)
8. American Dreamer: Heart Songs, CD/Troy 319 (Jean Danton
with Thomas Stumpf, piano)
9. The Lorelei, CD/Angel 54802 (Kim Criswell with
the London Sinfonietta conducted by John McGlinn)
Gabey's Comin' (cut from ON THE TOWN; music used in "Lonely
Town Pas de Deux"):
1. On The Town, CD/JAY CDJAY2
1231 (Tim Flavin, Gregg Edelman, and Chorus with the National Symphony
Orchestra conducted by John Owen Edwards)
2. On The Town, CD/Deutsche
Grammophon 437 516-2 (David Garrison, Kurt Ollmann, Thomas Hampson, and Girls
with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas) (with
"Pickup Song")
Here Comes The Sun (from
THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH; music later used in CHICHESTER
PSALMS):
For recordings of Bernstein's
CHICHESTER PSALMS, see entry for THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH.
The
Intermission's Great (cut from ON THE TOWN):
1. On The Town, CD/Deutsche
Grammophon 437 516-2 (The London Voices with Chorus Master Terry Edwards and
the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson
Thomas)
It's Got To Be Bad To Be Good (L:
Leonard Bernstein) (cut from ON THE TOWN):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 (Nell Carter) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-107]
Kids Ain't (Like Everybody Else)
(L: Stephen Sondheim) (cut from WEST SIDE STORY):
1. Lost In Boston, CD/Varese
Sarabande VSD-5475 (Judy Malloy, Richard Roland, and Sal Viviano with musical
direction by James Stenborg)
Lonely Me (cut
from ON THE TOWN):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 (John Reardon) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-107]
Ringaroundarosy (L: John
Latouche) (originally written for but not initially used in CANDIDE; added to
the 1968 Lincoln Center revival and the 1994 Scottish Opera
revival):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 (Arthur Siegel and the Entire Company) [reissued as
CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-107]
2. Candide, CD/Deutsche Grammophon 429 734-2
(Adolph Green, Jerry Hadley, the London Symphony Chorus directed by Richard
Hickox, and the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein)
(substantial portion used as middle section of "Auto da Fe")
3. Candide,
CD/TER CDTER 1156 (Nickolas Grace and Mark Beudert with the Orchestra of
Scottish Opera conducted by Justin Brown)
4. Taking A Chance On Love,
CD/Original Cast OC-4444 (Jerry Dixon with Eddie Korbich, Terry Burrell, Donna
English, and with Jeffrey R. Smith & David Harris at the
pianos)
The Rio Bamba (L: Leonard
Bernstein) (theme derived from the FANCY FREE ballet):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 ((S*R*O aka Bob DeAngelis, Denise Nolan and Dennis
Roberts) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-107]
For recordings of
FANCY FREE, see:
1. Fancy Free & On The Town, CD/MCA Classics
MCAD-10280 (Ballet Theatre Orchestra directed by Leonard Bernstein)
2.
78/Victor 11-9386 (Boston Pops Orchestra conducted by Arthur Fiedler) [reissued
on An American Salute, RCA Victor 3965; CD/RCA 6806]
3. Bernstein Conducts
Bernstein: The Theatre Works Vol. 1, CD/Sony 47154 (New York Philharmonic
conducted by Leonard Bernstein)
4. Bernstein Conducts Bernstein, CD/Deutsche
Grammophon 000001402 (Israel Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Leonard
Bernstein)
5. Prelude, Fugue And Riffs; On The Town Three Dance Episodes;
Serenade After "Plato's Symposium"; Fancy Free Ballet, CD/Sony 60559 (Columbia
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Bernstein)
6. Bernstein, CD/Membran
(Royal Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Carl Davis)
7. Age Of
Anxiety/Fancy Free, CD/Virgin 61119 (Jeffrey Kahane with the Bournemouth
Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton)
8. Candide Overture;
Facsimile; Fancy Free; On The Town, CD/EMI Eminence 65745 (St. Louis Symphony
Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin)
9. West Side Story Symphonic
Dances/Candide Overture, CD/London 452916 (Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
conducted by David Zinman)
10. Fancy Free/Dybbuk, CD/Naxos 8559280
(Nashville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Mogrelia)
11. Music from
Candide/West Side Story/On the Waterfront, CD/Arte Nova 433210 (Jena
Philharmonic conducted by David Montgomery)
12. West Side Story Symphonic
Dances; Fancy Free; Touches, CD/Biz 352 (Dag Achatz, piano)
13. Copland and
Bernstein, CD/Seraphim 74503 (Concert Arts Symphony Orchestra conducted by
Robert Irving)
Say When (cut from ON THE TOWN):
1. Lost In Boston II, CD/Varese
Sarabande VSD-5485 (Kaye Ballard with music conducted by James
Stenborg)
Spring Will Come Again (written
for THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH; middle section later used in the boy soprano aria of
CHICHESTER PSALMS):
1. Peter Pan, CD/Koch KIC-CD-7596
(Linda Eder and Michael Shawn-Lewis with Alexander Frey, piano)
For
recordings of Bernstein's CHICHESTER PSALMS, see entry for THE SKIN OF OUR
TEETH.
The Story Of My Life (cut from
WONDERFUL TOWN):
1. Leonard Bernstein Revisited,
Painted Smiles PS-1377 (Chita Rivera) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD-107]
2. Leonard Bernstein's New York, CD/Nonesuch 79400-2 (Judy Blazer
with the Orchestra of St. Luke's conducted by Eric Stern)
3. Our Private
World: Sally Mayes Sings Comden & Green, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5529
(Sally Mayes with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
Unrecorded Songs:
The Coolie's Dilemma (L: Jerry
Lieber) (written for THE EXCEPTION AND THE RULE)
Here Comes The Sun (written
for THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH; music later used in CHICHESTER PSALMS) (see entry
for THE SKIN OF OUR TEETH)
I Know A Fella (L: Leonard Bernstein) (written
for this show)
I'm Afraid It's Love (cut from ON THE TOWN)
In There (L:
Stephen Sondheim) (written for THE EXCEPTION AND THE RULE)
Welcome (written
for this show)