HUNDREDS OF HATS



Composer: Marvin Hamlisch
Lyricist: Howard Ashman

Opened: June 13, 1995, WPA Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 21


Babkak, Omar, Aladdin, Kasim (written for but not used in the film ALADDIN):

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken with Alan Menken, piano) [also found on The Music Behind The Magic, CD/Disney 60014]


Cheese Nips (from GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER):

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman with Alan Menken, piano)


Daughter Of God:

1. The Alan Menken Album, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5741 (Debbie Shapiro Gravitte with musical direction by David Lawrence)
2. Songs You Might Have Missed, CD/Original Cast 9632 (Alix Korey with David Friedman, piano)


Disneyland (M: Marvin Hamlisch) (from SMILE):

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman with Marvin Hamlisch, piano)
2. Smile: Unreleased Samuel French Perusal Recording (Jodi Benson)
3. Unsung Musicals, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5462 (Jodi Benson with musical direction by Tom Fay)
4. New Faces Of 1999, No label CD990382 (Adriene Daigneault with Jerry DePuit, piano)
5. Something That I Wanted You To Know, CD/Tagline 000129 (Tom Grounds with music direction by Ricky Pope)
6. So Far It's Wonderful, CD/Original Cast 32 (Sammy Goldstein)
7. Faith, Trust And Pixie Dust, CD/PS Classics 862 (Kerry Butler with musical direction by Michael Kosarin)


A Firestorm Consuming Indianapolis (from GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER):

1. Composers' Demo (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken)


Growin' Boy (originally written for BABE):

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman with Alan Menken, piano)
2. The Alan Menken Album, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5741 (Debbie Shapiro Gravitte with musical direction by David Lawrence)
3. Emily Skinner, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-6210 (Emily Skinner with orchestra conducted by Todd Ellison)
4. Red Hot From The Attic Door, CD/Unknown label (Jaimie Roberts)


Hero (originally written for BABE):

1. Unsung Musicals III, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5769 (Debbie Gravitte with music conducted by Lanny Meyers)


High Adventure (written for but not used in the film ALADDIN):

1. The Music Behind The Magic, CD/Walt Disney 60014-7 (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken with Alan Menken, piano) [also found on Aladdin, CD/Walt Disney 861163 (bonus track)]


How Quick They Forget (written for but not used in the film ALADDIN):

1. The Music Behind The Magic, CD/Walt Disney 60014-7 (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken with Alan Menken, piano)


Hundreds Of Hats (aka "The Straw Boater Rag") (M: Jonathan Sheffer; L: Howard Ashman) (originally used in DIAMONDS):

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman and Jonathan Sheffer with Jonathan Sheffer, piano) (as "The Straw Boater Rag")
2. Unsung Musicals III, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5769 (Jason Workman with music conducted by Lanny Meyers)


In Our Hands (M: Marvin Hamlisch) (from SMILE):

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch with Marvin Hamlish, piano)
2. Smile: Unreleased Samuel French Perusal Recording (Jodi Benson, Anne Marie Bobby, Veanne Cox, Tia Riebling, et al.)
3. Unsung Musicals, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5462 (Lynnette Perry with Julie Anne Aho, Lisa Mayer, Christa Fuller, and Lisa Beth Carroll with musical direction by Tom Fay)


A Little Dental Music (written for but not used in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS):

1. Little Shop Of Horrors, CD/DRG 12998 (Alan Menken, piano and voice) (bonus demo track)
2. Lost In Boston IV, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5768 (Eydie Alyson, Reece Holland, Jani Neuman, and David Romano with music conducted by Brad Ellis)


Maria's Song (portion of "Young And American" from SMILE):

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch with Marvin Hamlish, piano)
2. Smile: Unreleased Samuel French Perusal Recording (Jodi Benson, Anne Marie Bobby, Veanne Cox, Tia Riebling, et al.)
3. Unsung Musicals III, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5769 (Diana Canova with music conducted by Lanny Meyers)


Proud Of Your Boy (written for but not used in the film ALADDIN):

1. The Music Behind The Magic, CD/Walt Disney 60014-7 (Alan Menken, piano and voice) [also found on Aladdin, CD/Walt Disney 861163 (bonus track)]
2. Reflections From Broadway, CD/JAY CDJAY1333 (John Barrowman)
3. Hayden Tee, CD/AAV Regency 62372 3725 (Hayden Tee with musical direction by Nigel Ubrihien)
4. What More Can I Say?, CD/No label (Robb Williams with Tom Shaw, piano)
5. Disneymania 3, CD/Walt Disney 861248 (Clay Aiken)
6. Disney's Karaoke Series: Aladdin, CD/Walt Disney 861184 (instrumental and vocal versions)


The Rhode Island Tango (L: Howard Ashman with some revisions by Dennis Green) (from GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER):

1. Composers' Demo (Alan Menken, piano and voice)


Sheridan Square:

1. Howard Sings Ashman, CD/PS Classics PS-869 (Howard Ashman with Alan Menken, piano)


Since You Came To This Town (L: Dennis Green with some revisions by Howard Ashman) (from GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER):

1. Composers' Demo (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken)


Thank God For The Volunteer Fire Brigade (L: Dennis Green with some revisions by Howard Ashman) (from GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER):

1. Composers' Demo (Alan Menken)
2. Composers' Demo (Alan Menken) (reprise)


Thirty Miles From The Banks Of The Ohio (from GOD BLESS YOU, MR. ROSEWATER):

1. Composers' Demo (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken)


We'll Have Tomorrow (written for but not used in LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS):

1. Little Shop Of Horrors, CD/DRG 12998 (Howard Ashman and Alan Menken with Alan Menken, piano) (bonus demo track)
2. The Alan Menken Album, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5741 (Debbie Shapiro Gravitte with musical direction by David Lawrence)


Unrecorded Material:

Aria For A Cow
Daughter Of Prospero
Day In The Life Of A Fat Kid In Philly
A Magician's Work
Song For A Hunter College Graduate (M: Jonathan Sheffer) (originally used in DIAMONDS)
Your Day Begins Tonight

*Other Material:

Belle (from the film BEAUTY AND THE BEAST)
Kiss The Girl (from the film THE LITTLE MERMAID)
Les Poissons (from the film THE LITTLE MERMAID)
Part Of Your World (from the film THE LITTLE MERMAID)
Poor Unfortunate Souls (from the film THE LITTLE MERMAID)
Skid Row Downtown (from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS)
Somewhere That's Green (from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS)
Suddenly Seymour (from LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS)

*No attempt has been made to provide discological information for songs found on the original cast albums or soundtracks for the enumerated musicals.