THE GRASS HARP
Composer: Claibe
Richardson
Lyricist: Kenward Elmslie
Opened: November
2, 1971, Martin Beck Theatre, NYC
Performances: 7
Note: Only numbers not found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.
Brazil (cut; reinstated in the 2003 York Theatre production):
1. Kenward Elmslie Visited,
Painted Smiles (S) PS-1339 (George Rose with music conducted by Bruce Pomahac)
[reissued on The Grass Harp, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-6010]
2. Lingoland,
CD/JAY CDJAY2 1395 (Jane Bodle, Matt Castle, Jason Dula, Jeanne Lehman, Lauren
Shealy, Steve Routman, and Keward Elmslie with music conducted by Matt Castle)
Cool, Cool Elbow (cut):
1. Lingoland, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1395
(Jane Bodle with music conducted by Matt Castle)
Dark Night Of My Soul (added to the 2003 York Theatre
production):
1. Lingoland, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1395
(Jason Dula with music conducted by Matt Castle)
2. Lingoland, CD/JAY CDJAY2
1395 (Jason Dula with music conducted by Matt Castle) (complete version)
I
Trust The Wrong People (cut):
1. Kenward Elmslie Visited,
Painted Smiles (S) PS-1339 (Elaine Stritch music conducted by Bruce Pomahac)
[reissued on The Grass Harp, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-6010]
The One And Only Person In The World (cut; reinstated in
1977 Academy Arts Theatre and the 2003 York Theatre productions):
1. Kenward Elmslie Visited,
Painted Smiles (S) PS-1339 (Max Showalter with music conducted by Bruce
Pomahac) [reissued on The Grass Harp/Five Songs From Lola, CD/Painted Smiles
PSCD 102; The Grass Harp, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-6010]
Tree House Scene (dialogue):
1. Lingoland, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1395
(Jason Dula and Steve Routman with music conducted by Matt
Castle)
Them As Has Gits
(cut):
1. Lingoland, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1395
(Jason Dula and Steve Routman with music conducted by Matt
Castle)
Yoofry (cut):
1. Lingoland, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1395
(Steve Routman with music conducted by Matt Castle)
2. Lingoland, CD/JAY
CDJAY2 1395 (Steve Routman with music conducted by Matt Castle) (reprise)
Unrecorded Numbers:
Floozies (original version)
(cut)
The Flower Fortune Dance
A Gentle Sufficiency Of Abundance
(cut)
Miss Got Rocks (cut)
One Thing In Particular (cut)
Pick Yourself
A Flower Pink (cut)
Something For Nothing
Spit 'N Whittle (cut)
Take A
Little Sip
Takes All Kinds Parade (cut)
This One Day (dance)
Where's
My Sister? (cut)