WHAT'S THE RUSH (1956)

Composer: Charles Strouse
Lyricist: Lee Adams

Opened: Various locations including July 24-29, 1956, Capri Theatre, Long Island, New York
Performances: Unknown

Epic (sketch by Lee Adams and Michael Stewart) (previously used in SHOESTRING REVUE):

1. Shoestring Revue, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-129 (Dody Goodman and Maxwell Grant with music directed by Dorothea Freitag)


I Couldn't Be Happier (sketch by Bud McCreery) (previously used in SHOESTRING REVUE and TONGUE IN CHEEK):

1. Shoestring Revue, CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-129 (Beatrice Arthur with music directed by Dorothea Freitag) (as "Couldn't Be Happier")


I Lost The Rhythm (L: Charles Strouse) (previously used in THE LITTLEST REVUE):

1. The Littlest Revue, Epic LN 3275 ((Joel Grey with musical direction by Will Irwin)) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-112]
2. You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile: Jason Graae Sings Charles Strouse, CD/Varese Sarabande VSD-5711 (Jason Graae with musical direction by Brad Ellis)


Once Upon A Time (subsequently used in ALL AMERICAN):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this Strouse and Adams standard.


The Right Kind Of Love (From The Wrong Kind Of Guy) (previously used in WHAT'S THE RUSH (1954)):

1. 45/ABC- Paramount 45-9733 (Annette Warren)
2. 45/Coral 9-61964 (Georgia Brown with orchestra conducted by Manny Albam)


Tame Me (previously used in FRESH AIRS (1950) and WHAT'S THE RUSH (1956)):

1. 45ABC-Paramount 45-9657 (Annette Warren with orchestra conducted by Don Costa)
2. Comfort Me With Apples, RCA Victor (M) LPM 1943 (India Adams with Ray Martin and his Orchestra)


What's A Show (M: Shelly Mowell; L: Michael Stewart) (previously used in RAZZLE DAZZLE and subsequently used in SHOESTRING '57):

1. Shoestring '57, Offbeat O-4012 (John Bartis with music directed by Dorothea Freitag) [reissued as CD/Painted Smiles PSCD-130]


Unrecorded Material:

And Who Are You Today? (sketch by Lee Adams)
Ballet No. 5
Conversation (previously used in WHAT'S THE RUSH (1954))
Downtown (previously used in WHAT'S THE RUSH (1954), ZIEGFELD FOLLIES OF 1956), and MEDIUM RARE)
Finale (likely previously used in WHAT'S THE RUSH (1954))
The First Time (L: Michael Stewart)
How They Met (sketch by Lee Adams)
In Sickness And Wealth (sketch by Lee Adams)
Monologue (performed by Robert Q. Lewis)
Motherhood
The Next Time (L: Michael Stewart)
The Peasant King (previously used in WHAT'S THE RUSH (1954))
These Things I Know Are True
Too Bad We Couldn't Fall In Love (previously used in WHAT'S THE RUSH (1954))
What's The Rush (previously used in WHAT'S THE RUSH (1954))