LA STRADA



Composer: Lionel Bart
Lyricist: Lionel Bart
Additional music by Elliot Lawrence
Additional lyrics by Martin Charnin

Opened: December 14, 1969, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 1


All My Worldly Belongings (cut):

1. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Belonging:

1. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Everything Needs Something (aka "It's All So Simple") (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin):

1. Martin Charnin's Mini Album: 5 Great Songs From Not-So-Great Shows, 7"/ Take Home Tunes THT-771 (Laurie Beechman)
2. Incurably Romantic, CD/Original Cast OC 9619 (Laurie Beechman with music conducted by Keith Levenson) (remix EP vocal with new orchestration)


The Great Zampano:

1. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) (as "Zampano The Great! (reprise)") [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Hullo And Goodbye (cut):

1. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


If Her Mother Only Knew! (cut; cf. "Wedding Dance"):

1. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Introduction (cut):

1. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Living In Dreamland (Tan-Tan-Ta-Ra! Farewell) (cut):

1. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


My Turn To Fall (cut):

1. Demo, 45/No label (unidentified vocalist)
2. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
3. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Nothing (cut):

1. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Overture:

1. Studio Demo (Orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) (first draft score) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]


Seagull, Starfish, Pebble (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin):

1. Unsung Musicals, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5462 (Judy Kuhn with musical direction by Tom Fay) (as "Starfish")


Seashell Game (cut):

1. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Something Special (cut; music used as part of "Encounters"):

1. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Sooner Or Later (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin):

1. Martin Charnin's Mini Album: 5 Great Songs From Not-So-Great Shows, 7"/ Take Home Tunes THT-771 (Larry Kert)


Tan-Tan-Ta-Ra! (aka "Zampano's Farewell") (cut):

1. Studio Demo (Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
2. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


To Be A Performer (cut):

1. Demo, 45/No label (unidentified vocalist)
2. 45/United Artists (M) UA-50643 (Your Father's Mustache)
3. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
4. Studio Demo (Madeline Bell and the Michael Sammes Singers with orchestra conducted by Ken Moule) (as "Finale (To Be A Performer - Reprise)") [reissued as La Strada, CD/Bayview RNBW028]
5. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


To Be A Pioneer (cut):

1. La Strada, United Artists (S) UAS 6688 (Sir Julian) (instrumental)


Unrecorded Material:

Encounters (dance) (contains themes by Bart and Lawrence including "Seashell Game," "Everything Needs Something," and "Something Special")
The End Of The Road (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
He Who Laughs Last (cut)
I Can't Wait (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
I Don't Like You (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
La-La-La-La (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
Only More! (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
The Road (inst.) (M: Elliot Lawrence)
There's A Circus In Town
The Trouble With Marriage (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
Wedding Dance (inst.) (M: Elliot Lawrence) (contains theme by Bart for "If Her Mother Only Knew!)
What A Man (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
What's Going On Inside? (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
What's Left (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
Where Will We Be Tomorrow (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)
With All These Worldly Possessions (cut)
You're Musical (M: Elliot Lawrence; L: Martin Charnin)