Cold Clear World

Baker Street (OC 1965)

Fritz Weaver

Sherlock Holmes expresses his opinion of love. Baker Street was a big, elaborate production directed by Harold Prince , who would later direct the Bíway premieres of Cabaret, Company, Evita and Phantom of the Opera. Unlike those shows, Baker Street had a short run and has never been revived.

Perfectly Lovely Couple

Do I Hear a Waltz? (OC 1965)

Elizabeth Allen, Sergion Franchi, Company

This was the first and last collaboration between Stephen Sondheim (lyricist) and Richard Rogers (composer). In "Weíre Gonna Be All Right", for example, Sondheim wrote lyrics ("Sometimes she drinks in bed/Sometimes heís homosexual") that were cut by the more straight-laced Rogers

He and She

The Boys from Syracuse (Studio recording 1953)

Bibi Osterwald, Stanley Prager

Rogers and Hart show is based on Shakespeareís Comedy of Errors and premiered 11/23/1938; it ran for 235 performances.

Getting Married Today

Company (OC 1970)

Beth Howland, Steve Elmore, Teri Ralson, Company

The first of six highly successful (sometimes commercial, sometimes artistic) collaborations between Stephen Sondheim and Harold Prince

The Matrimonial Stomp

Liíl Abner (OC 1956)

Stubby Kaye, Company

Marryiní Sam discrouages Earthquake McGoon from marrying the unwilling Daisy Mae

Makiní Whoopee

American Musical Theatre V. 1 (CD 1989)

Eddie Cantor

From Whoopee! (1928), recorded 12/1928. The show was produced by the great showman Florence Ziegfeld (of Ziegfeld Follies fame). The cast included Ruth Etting, Buddy Ebsen, and Ethel Shutta - who appeared in Sondheimís Follies (1971)

Shuffle Off to Buffalo

Forty-Second Street (OC 1980)

Karen Prunczik, Joeph Bova, Carole Cook, Company

From Pretty Lady, the "show within the show" in this classic backstage tale, adapted from the 1933 film of the same name. It ran for 3,486 performances.

Serenade to a Jerk

Spiked (CD 1994)

Julie Manners, Red (Jerk) Ingle, Spike Jones

Recorded 1/1945

Take Him

Pal Joey (studio recording, 1950)

Beverly Fite, Vivienne Segal

Vera Simpson (Segal) and Linda English (Fite) both decide to dump Joey. Fite and Segal also starred in the bíway revival of the show in 1952. Pal Joey originally premiered 12/25/1940 and ran for only 374 performances.

My Handy Man Ainít Handy No More

Wild About Eubie (LP 1977)

Joan Morris, William Bolcom

Originally from Blackbirds of 1930, music and lyrics by Eubie Blake and Andy Razaf

Insufficient Sweetie

Lady, Be Good! ("archival reconstruction, 1977)

Cliff Edwards

As a vaudeville star at the time, Cliff Edwards had the option to include a "star turn" of his own into the show. In the original 1924 production, that included this song by Edwards himself. This recording is from 1924.

Sheís My Girl

An Evening Wasted with Tom Lehrer (CD 1959)

Tom Lehrer

Recorded live at Harvard University 3/1959 and originally issued privately on Lehrerís own label. The LP is a collectors item.

When You Are Old and Gray

Tom Lehrer Revisited (CD 1959)

Tom Lehrer

Recorded 11/1959 in Cambridge, Mass. and originally released in England.