Musical Theatre Melodies

Pipe Dream (Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2012 New York City Center Encores! “live” revival cast recording + an interview with former President of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin

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Anya (Robert Wright & George Forrest) – 1965 original Broadway cast recording + an introduction by Walter Willison + an archival interview with original cast member Constance Towers from 2016 + selections from Anastasia – The Musical (Robert Wright & George Forrest) – 1991 New York studio cast recording

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Through the Years (Vincent Youmans & Edward Heyman) – 2001 New York studio cast recording + an interview with Aaron Gandy + vocal selections from the 2015 studio album The Musicality of Vincent Youmans conducted by Aaron Gandy (repeat broadcast from 18 January 2022)

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Skyscraper (James Van Heusen & Sammy Cahn) – 1965 original Broadway cast recording + The Zulu and the Zayda (Harold Rome) – 1965 original Broadway cast recording

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Billion Dollar Baby (Morton Gould, Betty Comden & Adolph Green) – 1998 off-Broadway York Theatre Company revival cast recording + introduction and narration by New York Musical Director and vocal coach Michael Lavine + Arms and the Girl (Morton Gould, & Dorothy Fields) – 1950 original Broadway cast recording

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Jolson - The Musical (various) – original 1995 London "live" cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + a selection of Al Jolson's early acoustic recordings from 1911 to 1920

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On a Clear Day You Can See Forever (Burton Lane & Alan Jay Lerner) – 1965 original Broadway cast recording + introduction by Tony Award-nominated actor, director and writer, Walter Willison + additional songs from the 1970 film soundtrack + songs from the 1951 MGM film soundtrack of Lerner & Lane's score for Royal Wedding

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Jubilee (Cole Porter) – 1951 U.S. radio cast + Cole Porter's 1935 demo recordings of additional songs from his score + 1935 original London cast recordings of Porter's Anything Goes + Ethel Merman’s 1940 recordings of songs from Porter’s Panama Hattie + selections from “Night and Day” – Thomas Hampson sings Cole Porter - 1991 CD album

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Drat! The Cat! (Ira Levin & Milton Schafer) – 1997 Los Angeles studio cast recording + a musical tribute to Dame Patricia Routledge featuring a selection of songs from her London and Broadway cast recordings

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Les Misérables (Claude-Michel Schönberg, Alain Boublil & Herbert Kretzmer) – original 1985 London cast recording

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The Vagabond King (Rudolf Friml, William H. Post & Brian Hooker) – 1961 London studio cast recording + Sunny (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach & Oscar Hammerstein II) – 1952 U.S. radio cast + the Epilogue to Dearest Enemy (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) – 2012 Irish studio cast recording

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Dearest Enemy (Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart) – 2012 Irish studio cast recording + interview with former Head of the Rodgers and Hammerstein Organization Ted Chapin

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The Buccaneer (Sandy Wilson) – original 1955 London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + highlights from Share My Lettuce (Bamber Gascoigne, Keith Statham & Patrick Gowers) – original 1957 London cast recording

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Very Good Eddie (Jerome Kern, Schuyler Green & others) – 1975 Goodspeed Opera House revival cast recording + an interview with revival cast member & Tony Award-nominated actress/singer Virginia Seidel + selections from the 2014 CD album Lost Broadway and More, Vol 6: Jerome Kern

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Passion Flower Hotel (John Barry & Trevor Peacock) – original 1965 London cast recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + selections from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (John Barry & Don Black) – 1972 motion picture soundtrack recording

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Mademoiselle Modiste (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) – 1951 U.S. radio cast + The Red Mill (Victor Herbert & Henry Blossom) – 1949 U.S. radio cast + selections from Beverly Sills’ 1975 Grammy Award-winning album Music of Victor Herbert

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The Water Gipsies (Vivian Ellis & A.P. Herbert) – original 1955 London cast highlights recording + introduction by Rex Bunnett + My Name is Dora – 1967 album featuring Dora Bryan performing a selection of show-tunes and relating anecdotes about her life and career recorded in front of a studio audience. 

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Cats (Andrew Lloyd Webber & T.S. Eliot) – 1985 original Australian cast recording

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