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OF THEE I SING / LET 'EM EAT CAKE

Of Thee I Sing / Let 'Em Eat Cake

PURCHASE 2-DISC SET
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  NOTE FROM PAIGE:
I performed these roles live at the Brooklyn Academy of Music with Maureen McGovern and Larry Kert. The world famous Michael Tilson-Thomas conducted - boy was I nervous! But he was great (as usual) and very supportive - this recording also received a Grammy nomination. My character, Diana Devereaux, is still one of my favorite comedic roles.
"The Brooklyn Academy of Music staged concert versions of these two Gershwin political musicals of the 30s, one a sequel of the other, with Michael Tilson Thomas as music director and conductor and a cast including Maureen McGovern, Larry Kert, and Jack Gilford. The result is an exquisite recording that restores valuable Gershwin material to the record racks." ~ by William Ruhlmann  (allmusic.com)
"An unorthodox recipient of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize in 1932 – the first musical ever so honored, though the prize was only for the book by George S. Kaufman and Morrie Ryskind, with both music and lyrics being totally ignored in the process – Of Thee I Sing, George and Ira Gershwin’s brilliantly incisive political satire, opened on December 26, 1931 at the Music Box Theatre in New York, and enjoyed a run of 441 performances. It has seldom been revived since, though it was seen again ever so briefly, with Jack Carson billed over the title, when it opened on May 5, 1952, at The Ziegfeld Theatre, for a disappointing run of 72 performances. A sequel, Let ’Em Eat Cake, which opened at the Imperial Theatre on October 21, 1933, only had a run of 90 performances, and disappeared altogether. Well, not entirely! In 1987, Gershwin expert, music archeologist, and conductor Michael Tilson Thomas brought together a reliable Broadway cast (including Maureen McGovern, Larry Kert, and Jack Gilford), and the excellent Orchestra and Chorus of St. Luke’s, and led a spirited reading of both works in staged concert versions at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and in this milestone recording." ~ Masterworks Broadway
Recorded at RCA Studio A, New York City, 1987, Manufactured by CBS Records, CBS Inc. Available for purchase on Amazon.com.
PREVIEW TRACKS HERE
DISC 1:
  1. Michael Tilson Thomas/Orch Of St. Lukes ~ feat: Orchestra of St. Luke's
  2. Wintergreen For President ~ feat: chorus
  3. Who Is The Lucky Girl To Be? ~ feat: feat: Paige O'Hara
  4. The Dimple On My Knee ~ feat: feat: Paige O'Hara
  5. Because, Because ~ feat: Paige O'Hara
  6. Never Was There A Girl To Be So Fair ~ feat: Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Thorne/Mark Zimmerman/Paige O'Hara/Larry Kert...
  7. Some Girls Can Bake A Pie ~ feat: Larry Kert/Paige O'Hara/Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Zimmerman...
  8. Love Is Sweeping The Country ~ feat: George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken
  9. Of Thee I Sing ~ feat: Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern 
  10. Finale Act I: Supreme Court Judges ~ feat: Casper Roos/Larry Kert 
  11. Finale Act I: A Kiss For Cinderella/Some Girls Can Bake A Pie (Reprise)/Of Thee I Sing ~ feat: Larry Kert/Jack Gilford/Maureen McGovern/Paige O'Hara...
  12. Hello, Good Morning ~ feat: George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken 
  13. Who Cares? ~ feat: Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern 
  14. The Illegitimate Daughter/Because, Because (Reprise) ~ feat: Jack Dabdoub/Larry Kert/Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Thorne/Mark Zimmerman...
  15. Who Cares? ~ feat: Marueen McGovern/Larry Kert
  16. The Senator From Minnesota ~ feat: Jack Gilford 
  17. The Senate ~ feat: George Dvorsky/Jack Gilford/Walter Hook/Mark Zimmerman/Raymond Thorne/Jack Dabdoub...
  18. Jilted/I'm About To Be A Mother ~ feat: Paige O'Hara/Jack Gilford /Maureen McGovern
  19. Posterity Is Just Around The Corner ~ feat: Larry Kert/Paige O'Hara 
  20. Trumpeter Blow Your Golden Horn ~ feat: George Dvorsky/Merwin Goldsmith/Frank Kopyc/Mark Zimmerman/Walter Hook/New York Choral Artists...
  21. Finale Ultimo ~ feat: Jack Gilford/Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern/Paige O'Hara/Jack Dabdoub/George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken...
  22. Of Thee I Sing (Reprise) ~ feat: Larry Kert/Jack Gilford/Maureen McGovern/Paige O'Hara/Jack Dabdoub/George Dvorsky/Louise Edeiken...
DISC 2:
  1. Overture ~ feat: Orchestra Of St. Luke's
  2. Tweedledee For President ~ feat: Chorus
  3. Union Square ~ feat: David Garrison
  4. Shirts By The Millions ~ feat: Chorus
  5. Comes The Revolution ~ feat: Jack Gilford
  6. Mine ~ feat: Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern
  7. Climb Up The Social Ladder ~ feat: Maureen McGovern
  8. Union League ~ feat: Chorus
  9. On And On And On ~ feat: Jack Dabdoub/Larry Kert
  10. Introduction ~ feat: George Dvorsky
  11. I've Brushed My Teeth ~ feat: Jack Dabdoub
  12. General's Gone To A Party ~ feat: George Dvorsky/Gordon Haskell/Larry Kert
  13. Mothers Of The Nation ~ feat: Maureen McGovern
  14. Let 'Em Eat Cake ~ feat: Gordon Haskell/Larry Kert
  15. Blue, Blue, Blue ~ feat: Chorus
  16. Who's The Greatest? ~ feat: Larry Kert
  17. League Of The Nations ~ feat: Jack Dabdoub/George Dvorsky/Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern 
  18. No Comprenez, No Capish, No Versteh! ~ feat: David Garrison/Larry Kert
  19. When Nations Get Together ~ feat: Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern
  20. Why Speak Of Money?/Who's The Greatest (Reprise) ~ feat: David Garrison/Larry Kert
  21. Up And At 'Em ~ feat: Casper Roos
  22. That's What He Did ~ feat: David Garrison/Jack Gilford/Larry Kert
  23. I Know A Foul Ball ~ feat: David Garrison/Jack Gilford
  24. Throttle Throttlebottom ~ feat: David Garrison/Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Larry Kert/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Thorne
  25. It Isn't What You Did ~ feat: David Garrison/Merwin Goldsmith/Walter Hook/Larry Kert/Frank Kopyc/Raymond Thorne
  26. Mine (Reprise) ~ feat: Larry Kert/Maureen McGovern
  27. First Lady And First Gent ~ feat: Paige O'Hara/David Garrison
  28. Hanging Throttlebottom In The Morning ~ feat: Chorus
  29. Fashion Show ~ feat: Maureen McGovern/David Garrison/Paige O'Hara
  30. Finale Ultimo: Of Thee I Sing (Reprise) ~ feat: Company


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