THE WORLD OF KURT WEILL IN SONG
(aka "A Kurt Weill Cabaret")

Composer: Kurt Weill
Lyricist: Various

Opened: June 6, 1963, One Sheridan Square Theatre, N.Y.C.; August 5, 1964, Vaudeville Theatre, London
Performances: 245 (N.Y.C.); 59 (London)

Note: Only recordings of material not found on the original cast recording entitled A Kurt Weill Cabaret, MGM (S) SE-4180, are noted below.

Alabama Song (L: Bertolt Brecht) (originally used in THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this song beyond original cast member performances.
1. The World Of Kurt Weill In Song, MGM (S) SE-4052P (Martha Schlamme with orchestra conducted by Samuel Matlovsky)
2. The Exciting Artistry Of Will Holt, Elektra (S) EKS-7 181 (Will Holt)


Cry The Beloved Country (L: Maxwell Anderson) (originally used in LOST IN THE STARS):

1. Lost In The Stars, Decca DL 8028 (Frank Roane and Chorus with orchestra conducted by Maurice Levine) [reissued as CD/Decca Broadway 0881 10302-2]
2. Lost In The Stars, Word (S) CS-5117-LP (Robert Honeysucker, Lannie Spann and Chorus with Dora Wilson, piano)
3. Berlin To Broadway With Kurt Weill, Paramount (S) PAS-4000 (Margery Cohen with Judy Lander, Jerry Lanning, and Hal Watters)
4. Singin' In The Storm, RCA Victor (S) LSC-2892 (Shirley Verrett with orchestra and chorus conducted by Leonard de Paur)
5. Gringo, Unknown label (Gringo) (unverified)
6. Lost In The Stars, CD/Music Masters Classics 01612-67100-2 (Gregory Hopkins with the Concert Chorale of New York, and the Orchestra Of St. Lukes conducted by Julius Rudel)
7. African Solution, CD/Indigo 2521 (Free At Last) (unverified)


(Crane) Duet (aka "Sieh Jene Kraniche") (L: Bertolt Brecht) (originally used in THE RISE AND FALL OF THE CITY OF MAHAGONNY) :

1. The Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny, Columbia (M) K3L-243 (Lotte Lenya and Heinz Sauerbaum with orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Bruckner-Ruggeberg) [reissued as CD/Sony Classical 91184]


My Ship (part of Entr'acte) (L: Ira Gershwin) (originally used in LADY IN THE DARK):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this song.


Speak Low (part of Entr'acte) (L: Ogden Nash) (originally used in ONE TOUCH OF VENUS):

I have not attempted to compile discological information for this song.


Unrecorded Material:

Along (part of Entr'acte) (L: Paul Green) (this number is credited as being originally used in JOHNNY JOHNSON, although I have not found anything to corroborate such an attribution)