TOMFOOLERY
Composer: Tom
Lehrer
Lyricist: Tom Lehrer
Opened: June 5, 1980, Criterion Theatre, London; December
14, 1981, Top Of The Gate Theatre, N.Y.C.
Performances: 400 (London); 120 (N.Y.C.)
Note: Only recordings of songs not otherwise found on the London cast album are noted below.
Bright College Days:
1. More Of Tom Lehrer,
Lehrer (M) TL-102 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued on The
Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
2. An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer, Lehrer (S) TL-202S (Tom
Leher, piano and voice) [reissued on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer,
CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
Fight Fiercely, Harvard:
1. Songs By Tom Lehrer,
10"/Lehrer (M) TL-101 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued on
The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
2. Tom Lehrer's Song Satires, 10"/Rivoli (M) R 4 (Jack Eljanm
[Nagle])
3. Tom Lehrer Revisited, Lehrer (M) TL-201 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice) [reissued on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner
Archives R2 79831]
4. Tom Lehrer Revisited, Decca (M) LK 4375 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice) [reissued on Tom Lehrer In Concert, CD/Eclipse 844
241-2]
5. Songs By Tom Lehrer, Reprise (S) RS 6216 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice)
6. A Cappella Party: Best Of The Ivy League Singing Groups,
CD/Rhino 72274 (Mixed Company)
The Folk Song Army:
1. That Was The Year That
Was, Reprise (S) RS-6179 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued
on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
The Hunting Song:
1. Songs By Tom Lehrer,
10"/Lehrer (M) TL-101 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued on
The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
2. Tom Lehrer's Song Satires, 10"/Rivoli (M) R 4 (Jack Eljanm
[Nagle])
3. Tom Lehrer Revisited, Lehrer (M) TL-201 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice) [reissued on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner
Archives R2 79831]
4. Tom Lehrer Revisited, Decca (M) LK 4375 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice) [reissued on Tom Lehrer In Concert, CD/Eclipse 844
241-2]
5. Songs By Tom Lehrer, Reprise (S) RS 6216 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice)
6. Stan Boreson & Doug Setterberg Yust Go Country And
Western, Golden Crest CR 31022 (Stan Boreson & Doug
Setterberg Yust)
7. The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831
(orchestra conducted by Richard Hayman)
In Old Mexico:
1. More Of Tom Lehrer,
Lehrer (M) TL-102 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued on The
Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
2. An Evening Wasted With Tom Lehrer, Lehrer (S) TL-202S (Tom
Leher, piano and voice) [reissued on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer,
CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
3. Tomfoolery, Alberta Theatre Projects ATP 261258 (Deirdre Van
Winkle with musical direction by Roger Perkins)
4. Upside Don, Horizon/Vee jay WP 1625 (Don Paulin) (as "Fiesta
Time")
5. Serious Cabaret, CD/Middle Eight Music MEM-007 (Phil Scott)
My Home Town:
1. Songs By Tom Lehrer,
10"/Lehrer (M) TL-101 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued on
The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
2. Tom Lehrer's Song Satires, 10"/Rivoli (M) R 4 (Jack Eljanm
[Nagle])
3. Tom Lehrer Revisited, Lehrer (M) TL-201 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice) [reissued on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner
Archives R2 79831]
4. Tom Lehrer Discovers Australia (And Vice Versa), Decca (M)
LKA 7505 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice)
5. Songs By Tom Lehrer, Reprise (S) RS 6216 (Tom Lehrer, piano
and voice)
New Math:
1. That Was The Year That
Was, Reprise (S) RS-6179 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued
on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
Pollution:
1. 45/Reprise 0862 (Tom
Lehrer)
2. That Was The Year That Was, Reprise (S) RS-6179 (Tom Lehrer,
piano and voice) [reissued on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer,
CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
3. Tomfoolery, Alberta Theatre Projects ATP 261258 (Vince
Metcalfe, Jack Northmore, and Deirdre Van Winkle with musical
direction by Roger Perkins)
4. Hope For The Future, Alfred Music (S) ESS-1045 (Cleveland
Heights High School Choir)
5. That Was The Week That Was, Radiola (M) LMR-1123 (Nancy Ames)
[reissued as CD/Radiola CDMR-1123]
6. Conscious Ragga, Vol. 2, CD/Greensleeves Records 111225
(Mykal Rose)
Send The Marines:
1. That Was The Year That
Was, Reprise (S) RS-6179 (Tom Lehrer, piano and voice) [reissued
on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner Archives R2 79831]
Silent E (originally written for the tv
series THE ELECTRIC COMPANY):
1. The Electric Company, Warner Bros. (S) BS 2636
(Tom Lehrer) [reissued on The Remains Of Tom Lehrer, CD/Warner
Archives R2 79831]
2. Tomfoolery, Alberta Theatre Projects ATP 261258 (Deirdre Van
Winkle with Grant Cowan, Vince Metcalfe, and Jack Northmore and
musical direction by Roger Perkins)