COLETTE (1970)
(Play with songs)
Composer: Harvey
Schmidt
Lyricist: Tom Jones
Opened: May 6, 1970, Ellen Stewart Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 101
Autumn
Afternoon (added to the 1974 Stockbridge production; later
used in PORTFOLIO REVUE and COLETTE COLLAGE):
1. Colette Collage,
CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5473 (Judy Kaye and Ensemble with
orchestra conducted by Norman Weiss)
The Bouilloux Girls (also used in
PORTFOLIO REVUE):
1. Colette, Mio
International (S) MCS-3001 (Zoe Caldwell, Ruth Nelson Tom
Aldredge, Keith Charles, Holland Taylor, and Louis Turenne)
[reissued on Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures,
1951-2001, CD/Harbinger HCD3404]
Earthly Paradise (also used in
PORTFOLIO REVUE):
1. Colette, Mio
International (S) MCS-3001 (Zoe Caldwell, Ruth Nelson Tom
Aldredge, Keith Charles, Holland Taylor, and Louis Turenne)
[reissued on Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures,
1951-2001, CD/Harbinger HCD3404]
2. Harvey Schmidt Plays Jones & Schmidt, CD/Kritzerland KR
20010-3 (Harvey Schmidt, piano)
3. Earthly Paradise, CD/Nassau 96598 (Susan Watson with music
directed by Ed Martel)
4. Contemporary Broadway Revisited, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-131
(Patricia Hoag with accompaniment by Darren R. Cohen)
5. Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures, 1951-2001,
CD/Harbinger HCD3404 (Susan Watson, Dick Latessa, and Harvery
Schmidt)
Femme du Monde (also used in PORTFOLIO
REVUE):
1. Colette, Mio
International (S) MCS-3001 (Zoe Caldwell, Ruth Nelson Tom
Aldredge, Keith Charles, Holland Taylor, and Louis Turenne)
[reissued on Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures,
1951-2001, CD/Harbinger HCD3404]
Growing Older (added to the 1974
Stockbridge production; later used in PORTFOLIO REVUE and
COLETTE (1982)):
1. Composer's Demo Tape
2. Colette Collage, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5473 (Judy Kaye with
orchestra conducted by Norman Weiss)
3. Harvey Schmidt Plays Jones & Schmidt, CD/Kritzerland KR
20010-3 (Harvey Schmidt, piano)
4. Earthly Paradise, CD/Nassau 96598 (Susan Watson with music
directed by Ed Martel)
5. Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures, 1951-2001,
CD/Harbinger HCD3404 (Susan Watson, Dick Latessa, and Harvery
Schmidt)
Love Is Not A Sentiment Worthy Of
Respect (added to the 1974 Stockbridge production; later
used in PORTFOLIO REVUE and COLETTE (1982)):
1. Colette Collage,
CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5473 (Rita Gardner with orchestra
conducted by Norman Weiss)
2. Contemporary Broadway Revisited, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-131
(Kaye Ballard with Arthur Siegel at the piano)
3. Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures, 1951-2001,
CD/Harbinger HCD3404 (Susan Watson, Dick Latessa, and Harvery
Schmidt)
The Music Hall (added to the 1974
Stockbridge production; later used in PORTFOLIO REVUE and
COLETTE (1982)):
1. Composers' Demo Tape
2. Colette Collage, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5473 (Jonathan
Freeman, Judy Blazer, and Ensemble with orchestra conducted by
Norman Weiss)
3. Jones & Schmidt: Hidden Treasures, 1951-2001,
CD/Harbinger HCD3404 (Susan Watson, Dick Latessa, and Harvery
Schmidt)
Other Songs:
His Love (later used in
PORTFOLIO REVUE)
Willy Will Grow Cold (instr.; later used with lyrics in COLETTE
COLLAGE)
A live performance recording of PORTFOLIO REVUE is known to exist and contains the songs designated above as being used in that revue.