Oklahoma! [1979 Broadway Revival Cast]

by Oklahoma / O.B.C.

Overview

The 1979 Broadway revival of Oklahoma! opened on December 13, 17 days before the show's composer, Richard Rodgers, died. Directed by William Hammerstein, the son of Rodgers' lyricist partner Oscar Hammerstein II, the new production was a faithful reproduction of the wildly successful original, retaining the Robert Russell Bennett orchestrations conducted by Jay Blackton, who had wielded the baton back in 1943 as well as for the 1955 film version. Even Agnes De Mille's revolutionary choreography was reproduced. The new cast album demonstrated that the cast, led by Laurence Guittard and Christine Andreas, was enthusiastic and talented. Unlike the original Broadway cast album, which was recorded for 78 rpm records with their inherent time limitations, the new LP, recorded in early 1980, was able to include more of the music than ever before. It and the show from which it derived made for a fitting memorial for Rodgers and confirmed the primacy of Oklahoma! in the history of the musical theater. ~ William Ruhlmann

Product Details

Release Date:	10/06/2009
Label:	SONY MASTERWORKS
UPC:	0886975620326

Tracks

1. Oklahoma!, musical~Overture
2. Oklahoma!, musical~Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'
3. Oklahoma!, musical~Laurey's Entrance
4. Oklahoma!, musical~The Surrey With The Fringe On Top
5. Oklahoma!, musical~Kansas City
6. Oklahoma!, musical~I Cain't Say No
7. Oklahoma!, musical~Many A New Day
8. Oklahoma!, musical~It's A Scandal! It's A Outrage!
9. Oklahoma!, musical~People Will Say We're In Love
10. Oklahoma!, musical~Pore Jud Is Daid
11. Oklahoma!, musical~Lonely Room
12. Oklahoma!, musical~Out Of My Dreams
13. Oklahoma!, musical~The Farmer And The Cowman
14. Oklahoma!, musical~All Er Nuthin'
15. Oklahoma!, musical~People Will Say We're In Love (Reprise)
16. Oklahoma!, musical~Oklahoma / Finale. Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' (Reprise)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Original Broadway Cast   Primary Artist
Christine Ebersole   Primary Artist,Vocals
Stephen Crain   Primary Artist,Vocals
Laurence Guittard   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Nick Jolley   Primary Artist,Vocals
Bruce Adler   Primary Artist,Vocals
Mary Wickes   Primary Artist,Vocals
Christine Andreas   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Vocals
Philip Rash   Primary Artist,Vocals
Harry Groener   Primary Artist,Vocals
Martin Vidnovic   Primary Artist,Vocals
Robert Ray   Primary Artist,Vocals
Jay Blackton   Music Direction
Oklahoma Cast Ensemble   Choir/Chorus
Martha Traverse   Vocals
Oklahoma! Pit Orchestra   Orchestra
Robert Rattray   Vocals

Technical Credits

Oscar Hammerstein II   Book,Composer,Lyricist
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jane T. Brier   Booklet Editor,Booklet Supervisor,Editorial Supervision
Nancy Lee Swift   Booklet Editor,Booklet Supervisor,Editorial Supervision
Mort Goode   Liner Notes
Joseph J. Stelmach   Art Direction
Martha Swope   Photography
Paul Goodman   Engineer
Robert Russell Bennett   Orchestration
Thomas Z. Shepard   Producer
Jule Styne   Liner Notes
Jay David Saks   Associate Producer
Bob Baumgart   Project Coordinator
Nancy Sacks   Package Design
Roxanne Slimak   Art Direction