ONCE ON THIS ISLAND



Composer: Stephen Flaherty
Lyricists: Lynn Ahrens

Opened: October 18, 1990, Booth Theatre, N.Y.C.; September 28, 1994, Royalty Theatre, London
Performances: 469 (N.Y.C.); 145 (London)

Note: Only recordings of songs not otherewise found on the original Broadway cast album are noted below.


Bows/Exit Music:

1. Once On This Island, MTI Reference Recording (orchestra)


Come Down From That Tree (cut):

1. Lost In Boston, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5475 (Lillias White with musical direction by James Stenborg)
2. How Glory Goes, CD/Elektra 79580 (Audra McDonald)
3. Letting Go, CD/Rita Harvey (Rita Harvey)
4. How Long Has It Been?, CD/Original Cast (Michael McAssey)
5. Story Songs, CD/Whit & Wisdom Productions (Denise Whittier)
6. You Must Believe In Spring, CD/Lorraina Marro (Lorraina Marro)
7. Crazy World, CD/Azahara (Sandy Campbell)
8. A New Normal, CD/In A Moment E20814-14 (Sally Wilfert with musical direction by Richard Biever)
9. Green Up Time: Ellen Zachos Sings Botantical Broadway, CD/Plantiques SSC1127 (Ellen Zachos)
10. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song, CD/Original Cast OC-8712 (Phillip Officer)
11. Introducing Trent Kendall: So Much To Say, CD/Dress Circle DCTRENT 1995 (Trent Kendall)


Discovering Daniel:

1. Once On This Island, CD/JAY CDJAY 1243 (Lorna Brown and the Storytellers with orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe)
2. Once On This Island, MTI Reference Recording (unknown performer)
3. You Can Count On Me, CD/Jazzheads, Inc. 9496 (Jonathan Long)
4. Once On This Island, CD/Broadway BR-CD09318 (Hailey Kilgore, Phillip Boykin, Kenita R. Miller, Darlesia Cearcy, Rodrick Covington, Alysha Deslorieux, Tyler Harwick, Cassondra James, David Jennings, Grasan Kingsberry, Loren Lott, T. Oliver Reid, and Aurelia Williams with music direction by Alvin Hough, Jr.)


Gossip:

1. Once On This Island, CD/Broadway BR-CD09318 (Darlesia Cearcy, Rodrick Covington, Alysha Deslorieux, Tyler Harwick, Cassondra James, David Jennings, Grasan Kingsberry, Loren Lott, T. Oliver Reid, and Aurelia Williams with music direction by Alvin Hough, Jr.)



Prologue:

1. Once On This Island, CD/JAY CDJAY 1243 (The Storytellers with orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe)
2. Once On This Island, MTI Reference Recording (unknown performer)


Promises:

1. Once On This Island, CD/JAY CDJAY 1243 (Clive Rowe, Lorna Brown, and The Storytellers with orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe)
2. Once On This Island, MTI Reference Recording (unknown performer)


Wedding Sequence:

1. Once On This Island, CD/JAY CDJAY 1243 (Sharon D. Clarke, Lorna Brown, Anthony Corriette, and The Storytellers with orchestra conducted by Richard Balcombe)
2. Once On This Island, MTI Reference Recording (unknown performer)


When Daniel Marries (cut):

1. Lost In Boston III, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5563 (La Chanze with muscal direction by Tom Fay)