PLAYLIST
| Selection |
Source |
Performer(s) |
Comments |
| The Wrong Note Rag |
Jason Graae Live at the Cinegrill (2000) |
Jason Graae, Gerald Sternbach (piano) |
Originally from Leonard Bernstein’s neglected Wonderful Town (1953), although this probably isn’t exactly how he intended it to be done. |
| You've Got That Thing |
Jason Graae Live at the Cinegrill (2000) |
Jason Graae, Gerald Sternbach (piano) |
From Cole Porter’s 50 Million Frenchmen (1929). Subtitled “A Musical Comedy Tour of Paris”, it was Porter’s first Broadway hit, running 254 performances. |
| The Moment Has Passed |
Jason Graae Live at the Cinegrill (2000) |
Jason Graae, Gerald Sternbach (piano) |
From the obscure Rev. Al Carmines musical Promenade (1969). |
| Applause |
Jason Graae Live at the Cinegrill (2000) |
Jason Graae, Gerald Sternbach (piano) |
From Applause (1970), a musical version of the classic show biz film All About Eve (1950), which has recently been reissued in a digitally re-mastered version. |
| Make the Most of Your Music |
The Stephen Sondheim Album (2000) |
Brent Barrett (choreography and taps by Niki Harris), orchestra cond. by Todd Ellison |
From the London production of Follies; the song didn’t appear in the original 1971 Broadway production. |
| Another Hundred People |
The Stephen Sondheim Album (2000) |
Alice Ripley, orchestra cond. by Todd Ellison |
From Company (1970). This neatly captures the alienation that can be part of single urban life. |
| I’m Still Here |
The Stephen Sondheim Album (2000) |
Dorothy Loudon, orchestra cond. by Todd Ellison |
One more from Follies. Yvonne DeCarlo has this show-biz survivor’s anthem in the original; Loudon has now been around long enough to claim it. |
| Anyone Can Whistle |
The Stephen Sondheim Album (2000) |
Jane Krakowski, orchestra cond. by Todd Ellison |
From the show of the same name, one of Sondhiem's biggest flops (only nine performances) |
| Never Say No |
The Fantasticks in Jazz (2000) |
The Trotter Trio - Terry Trotter (piano), Tom Warrington (bass), Joe LaBarbera (drums) |
“Why would the kids put beans in their ears”? Because we said “no”, of course. |
| Soon It's Gonna Rain |
The Fantasticks in Jazz (2000) |
The Trotter Trio, Maureen McGovern (vocal) |
Along with “Try to Remember”, two of the biggest hits from the show. |
| A Perfect Time for Love |
The Fantasticks in Jazz (2000) |
The Trotter Trio |
Not in the original off-Broadway version of the show, this number was added for the tour that starred Robert Goulet. The Fantasticks (1960) is probably the longest-running show in history at this point and has earned the original backers a 10,000% return on their investment. Oddly enough, initial critical reception was cool and the show nearly closed after its first week! |
