Since you are interested in West Side Story - Original 1957 Broadway Cast Recording (with 'On the Waterfront'), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
WRIGHT / FORREST
Kismet [plus excerpts from various other Kismet recordings] Original Broadway cast with Alfred Drake & Doretta Morrow [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 1/Jul/2008 ] Baubles, bangles and B-movies...That's the best way to describe the crazy cast of characters - onstage and off - which led to the ultimate creation of the 1953 Broadway musical known as Kismet. |
KURT WEILL
Weill: Street Scene (Hollywood Bowl Performance recorded in 1949) Dorothy Sarnoff / Norman Atkins / Brian Sullivan / Polyana Stoska / Izler Solomon [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 1/Aug/2009 ] There are many things to cheer about Kurt Weill and the varied career he led in the American musical theatre, but the sheer unpredictability of it all is what proves most electrifying. |
FRANK LOUSSER
Loesser: Guys and Dolls (Original Broadway Cast) (Rec 1950) / Where's Charley? (Excerpts) Original Broadway Cast, Robert Alda, Vivian Blaine & Ray Bolger [ Naxos Musicals / CD - released 26/Aug/2005 ] Every time you breeze through Frank Loesser's terrific score, the first thought that comes to your mind is how good it is.The tunes bounce, the lyrics snap, the performances have just the right edge. |
ROGERS and HAMMERSTEIN
The King And I (recorded 1951 & 1954) Original Broadway Cast / Original London Cast (Yul Brynner, Valerie Hobson, Robert Merrill, Gertrude Lawrence, Herbert Lom & others [ Naxos Nostalgia Musicals / CD - released 11/May/2006 ] This disc also features selections from an RCA 'cover' recording made with popular vocalists of the period, released before the show opened on Broadway and features an Overture that was put together expressly for the purpose. |
ROGERS and HAMMERSTEIN
Oklahoma! (Original 1943 Broadway cast) plus bonus tracks Alfred Drake, Lee Dixon, Joan Roberts, Ralph Riggs, Celeste Holm, Howard da Silva, and o [ Naxos Musicals / CD - released 14/Mar/2005 ] |
RODGERS / HAMMERSTEIN
Carousel / Allegro (Original Broadway Casts 1945 & 1947) Various Artists [ Naxos Musicals / CD - released 9/Nov/2005 ] "Carousel is arguably one of the greatest of all American musicals, and Allegro, while a profoundly flawed piece, contained theatrical elements that would come to fruition decades later in shows like Cabaret,Company and Follies." |