Special offer. Bernstein - On The Town
Mary Martin, Nancy Walker, Betty Comden, Adolph Green & David Baker (piano), Adolph Green. Alvin Hammer, Judy Holliday, John Frank & Leonard Bernstein (piano)
Boston Pops Orchestra, Lyn Murray, Camarata & Leonard Joy, Arthur Fiedler
Special offer. Bernstein - On The Town
Mary Martin, Nancy Walker, Betty Comden, Adolph Green & David Baker (piano), Adolph Green. Alvin Hammer, Judy Holliday, John Frank & Leonard Bernstein (piano)
Boston Pops Orchestra, Lyn Murray, Camarata & Leonard Joy, Arthur Fiedler
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About
On the Town is a musical based on Jerome Robbins' idea for his 1944 ballet Fancy Free, which he had set to Bernstein's music (also included on this disc). The musical was made into a film by MGM in 1949 starring Gene Kelly.
The story is set in wartime New York City in 1944 when three American sailors enjoy a 24-hour shore leave. Each of the three sailors becomes enamoured with a particular woman — and with the city.
The musical introduced several popular and classic songs, among them "New York, New York", "Lonely Town", "I Can Cook, Too", and "Some Other Time".
Recordings from the original Broadway Cast.
Contents and tracklist
- Original Cast Members: 1945 and 1956
- Mary Martin, Nancy Walker, Betty Comden, Adolph Green & David Baker (piano)
- Lyn Murray, Camarata & Leonard Joy
- Original Cast 1940. Music and Lyrics by The Revuers
- Betty Comden, Adolph Green. Alvin Hammer, Judy Holliday, John Frank & Leonard Bernstein (piano)
