URBAN BLIGHT

Composer: David Shire
Lyricist: Richard Maltby, Jr.

Opened: June 19, 1988, Manhattan Theatre Club, N.Y.C.
Performances: 12

Aerobicantata (subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Sally Mayes, Richard Muenz, Lynne Wintersteller, and Brent Barrett with musical direction by Patrick Brady) (as "There's Nothing Like It")
2. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Jenn Collela, Christiane Noll, Sal Viviano, and George Dvorsky with music direction by Andrew Gerle)


Life Story (subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Lynne Wintersteller with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
2. Unchained Melodies, CD/DRG 5214 (Karen Akers with music conducted by Michael Abene)
3. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Christiane Noll with music direction by Andrew Gerle)
4. Throw It To The Wind: The Songs Of Maltby & Shire, CD/PS Classics PS-1092 (Christa Jusus with musical direction by Andrew Gerle)


Miss Byrd (subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Sally Mayes with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
2. The Songs Of Maltby And Shire, CD/Dress Circle RMDS-1 (Denise Silvey with musical direction by Kevin Amos)
3. Stay With Me, CD/Courtney Lemmon (Courtney Lemmon)
4. A Night Of Neurotica, CD/Original Cast 6246 (Amanda Abel)
5. What You'd Call A Dream, CD/Orchard 5021 (Jaymie Meyer)
6. Love… And More, CD/Albans (Johanna Bonno)
7. Two For The Road, CD/Salient Sounds (Gaby Jordan)
8. I'm The Girl, CD/Tracy Newirth (Tracy Newirth)
9. Now I Know, CD/Orchard 7733 (Lisa Hindmarsh)
10. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Jenn Colella with music direction by Andrew Gerle)
11. Indigo, CD/Silmar Productions (Marianne Patton with Therese Doyle, piano)

One Of The Good Guys (unused; subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Brent Barrett with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
2. The Songs Of Maltby And Shire, CD/Dress Circle RMDS-1 (Maurice Clarke with musical direction by Kevin Amos)
3. From Broadway To Bebop, CD/Concord 4615 (Susannah McCorkle) (as "One Of The Good Girls")
4. Broadway, CD/Black Tie 5102-2 (Joseph Magdalena with Ruth Davies, bass, and Jim Helman, percussion)
5. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Sal Viviano with music direction by Andrew Gerle)
6. Broadway And Beyond, CD/Marimack MPI-970601 (J. Mark McVey with orchestra conducted by Wayne Abravanel)


Self-Portrait (M/L: Edward Kleban) (subsequently used in A CLASS ACT):

1. A Class Act, CD/RCA Victor 09026-63757-2 (Lonny Price with Nancy Kathryn Anderson, Carolee Carmello, Jonathan Freeman, Randy Graff, David Hibbard, Julia Murney, and Ray Wills with music conducted by Todd Ellison)


There (subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Sally Mayes and Patrick Brady with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
2. Why Shouldn't I?, CD/Cambria 1124 (Carol Merrill)
3. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Jenn Colella and George Dvorsky with music direction by Andrew Gerle)

Three Friends (unused; subsequently used in CLOSER THAN EVER):

1. Closer Than Ever, CD/RCA Victor 60399-2-RG (Sally Mayes, Lynne Wintersteller, and Brent Barrett with musical direction by Patrick Brady)
2. Closer Than Ever, CD/JAY CDJAY2 1427 (Christiane Noll, Jenn Collela, and George Dvorsky with music direction by Andrew Gerle)


Unrecorded Material:

Bill Of Fare
Don't Fall For The Lights