First Impressions (1959 Original Broadway Cast)4 reviews Glenn Paxton, Robert Goldman, ... Drg, 2002 AT LAST - FIRST IMPRESSIONS HAS ARRIVED + a delightful Broadway-flop + The Great Polly Bergen!! I was in boarding school when I was visiting NYC and my parents got me a ticket for an SRO performance of First Impressions. That day, Ellen Hanley was announced as performing Elizabeth Bennet - some people left BUT Hanley got a standing ovation at the end of the performance - I am so happy that ...             Bells Are Ringing (1956 Original Broadway Cast)10 reviews Jule Styne, Betty Comden, ... Sony, 2001 It rings my bells! + Judy Holiday shines in this light, attractive score + Wonderful record of a great star performance. + the faith prince recording and the judy holliday recording.. + None Better!!             My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast)56 reviews Alan Jay Lerner, Rex Harrison, ... Sony, 2002 Break On Through + My Fair Lady + Another purchase as promised. + My Fair Lady (1956 Original Broadway Cast) + the very best recording of a great musical             The Pajama Game (1954 Original Broadway Cast)17 reviews Richard Adler, Jerry Ross, ... Sony, 2000 Just Like I Remeber When I was Young + Part of musical theater history + Wonderful tunes + More is less. + A great recording, with the best cast, but...             The Girl in Pink Tights (1954 Original Broadway Cast)2 reviews Sigmund Romberg, Leo Robin, ... Drg, 2002 really only noteworthy for the fabulous Zizi Jeamaire THE GIRL IN PINK TIGHTS is a fairly stock-standard 50's Broadway musical, but features some lovely songs. The show is really only noteworthy as the "legit" Broadway debut of French ballet dancer-singer Zizi Jeanmaire. The story is about a stranded French ballet troupe, and the numerous romantic ...             Out Of This World (1950 Original Broadway Cast)8 reviews Cole Porter Sony, 1992 The Inimitable Miss Greenwood + Tbe best CD of this, and maybe the last. + If you take a little time ... I can confirm that while Porter originally tried to get Carol Channing and then Judy Holliday for the part of Juno, he was thrilled when Charlotte agreed to do the role - it was a big deal for her, as she was taking the New York stage for the first time since leaving Broadway in the late 1920's, ...             Show Boat (1946 Broadway Revival Cast)2 reviews Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern, ... Sony, 1993 A Masterpiece In terms of age, this 1946 revival cast album is as close as we can get to having an Original Cast Album of Show Boat. Although this revival was staged nearly 20 years after the 1927 original, this is the first "complete" cast recording. This was not the first revival of Show Boat, but the second. ...             Kiss Me, Kate (1948 Original Broadway Cast)12 reviews Cole Porter, Alfred Drake, ... Sony, 1998 Beautiful remastering of historic original cast recording + Masterfully written + Wish I had seen the actual Show!!!! + The best and maybe the last CD of this great musical. + the peerless original cast             A Tree Grows In Brooklyn (1951 Original Broadway Cast)9 reviews Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields Sony, 1991 Incredible score just waiting for rediscovery + the wonderful Shirley Booth as Cissy + Forgotten flop yields a fine cast album. + Still Young As A Chick, With A Kick Like A Mule             Miss Liberty (1949 Original Broadway Cast)6 reviews Irving Berlin Sony, 1991 average Broadway score; with Mary McCarty MISS LIBERTY was Irving Berlin's first big show following ANNIE GET YOUR GUN. Needless to say, expectations were very high and Berlin felt obligated to deliver another blockbuster. MISS LIBERTY wasn't a blockbuster. It featured an average score and ran a disappointing 308 performances. Though ...             Candide (1956 Original Broadway Cast)7 reviews Leonard Bernstein, Richard Wilbur, ... Sony, 2003 The BEST recording of Candide. + The First "Candide" Still Glitters + Candide This is an American Classic...fantastic score performed by the original cast. Can't be beat! Should be in the collection of everyone who enjoys American musical theatre - and opera.             The Most Happy Fella (1956 Original Broadway Cast)13 reviews Frank Loesser Sony, 1991 Seriously, the greatest cast recording ever made + One of the best + A Front Row Seat + Some recordings deserve far more than 5 stars! + Frank Loesser's moving musical play...with "a lotta music."             Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949 Original Broadway Cast)6 reviews Jule Styne, Leo Robin Sony, 1991 Wonderful Score With Knockout Choral Arrangements + Old fashioned but still very nice to listen + a classic musical + Great musical that's underappreciated             Oh Captain! (1958 Original Broadway Cast)10 reviews Jay Livingston, Ray Evans, ... Drg, 2002 Should have been a smash + Vintage Broadway 1958 was a tough year at the Tony's. The Music Man won pretty much everything in the musical categories except best actress and best choreographer. Other runners up that year included West Side Story and New Girl in Town. So it may be logical that Oh Captain! faded into obscurity especially when ...             West Side Story (1957 Original Broadway Cast)46 reviews Carol Lawrence, Larry Kert, ... Sony, 1998 Amazing vocals + Broadway Classic Every Collector Should Own + Satisfying + Still the Best + West Side Story             Finian's Rainbow (1947 Original Broadway Cast)8 reviews Burton Lane, E.Y. Harburg Sony, 2000 Wonderful 78 set of Finian's Rainbow + Recorded Magic! + Finian's Rainbow cast album outstanding + The very first             The Nervous Set (1959 Original Broadway Cast)3 reviews Tommy Wolf, Fran Landesman, ... Drg, 2002 An underrated gem! The songs in this musical are simply wonderful! Canny, passionate, "beat," and sardonic. The story, its characters, and the lyrics are classic Greenwich Village of the late 1950's. This CD features talented singers and actors (including a very young Larry Hagman),a great lyricist, lush and ...             Flower Drum Song (1958 Original Broadway Cast)23 reviews Richard Rodgers, Anita Allis, ... Sony, 1999 A very fine score + Nice Rendering of Pleasant Score + Enjoyable + flower drum + this album is blossoming with good music......             South Pacific (Original 1949 Broadway Cast)40 reviews Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein Sony, 1998 As good as it gets!!! + South Pacific + South Pacific - original '49 B'way cast CD + Original version of South Pacific + There's A Reason South Pacific is a Big Hit Again on Broadway!             Kismet (1953 Original Broadway Cast)24 reviews Robert Wright, George Forrest Sony, 2000 A contemporary Kismet that would be hard to beat + Was I Wasir? + Another five star recording + Kismet - Original Broadway Cast