Cinderella

(Rodgers/Hammerstein) (RNBW018)

Original London Cast with Tommy Steele, Jimmy Edwards, Yana, Bruce Trent, Kenneth Williams and Betty Marsden. First time on CD. With bonus tracks. The only stage recording of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s 1957 U.S. television score which was augmented for this West End production with songs from their 1953 Broadway musical ME AND JULIET. Staged as a pantomime, the production used men in drag playing the ugly sisters (Kenneth Williams/Ted Durante) and introduced pop star Tommy Steele in his first stage role.

“…it’s fun to hear the piece’s first stage incantation, accompanied by a nicely full-bodied orchestra.”
Ken Mandelbaum, broadway.com

“… a lovely score full of swirling waltzes and ballads.”
Terry Wardrope, Curtain Up

“… a reminder. If any were needed, that Rodgers was incapable of writing a dull tune. ‘Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful?’, ‘A Lovely Night’ and the swirling waltz ‘Ten Minutes Ago’ are as good as anything he wrote with Oscar Hammerstein…”
Jim Murphy, The Age

Tracks:
To hear a song sample, click on any song title below that is followed by

1. Overture – Orchestra
2. In My Own Little Corner – Yana
3. A Very Special Day – Tommy Steele
4. Do I Love You Because You’re Beautiful? – Bruce Trent/Yana
5. The Prince Is Giving A Ball – Robin Palmer/Chorus
6. Marriage Type Love – Tommy Steele
7. Stepsisters’ Lament – Kenneth Williams/Ted Durante
8. Your Majesties, A List Of Bare Necessities – Jimmy Edwards/Enid Lowe/Chorus
9. When You’re Driving Through The Moonlight/A Lovely Night – Yana/Tommy Steele
10. A Lovely Night (Reprise) – Yana
11. Impossible – Yana/Betty Marsden
12. No Other Love – Bruce Trent/Chorus
13. Ten Minutes Ago – Yana/Bruce Trent
14. You And Me – Tommy Steele/Jimmy Edwards
15. Finale – Company
Bonus tracks:
16. A Lovely Night – Tommy Steele
17. Marriage Type Love – Tommy Steele

Director: Freddie Carpenter
Musical Director: Bobby Howell
Orchestrations: Robert Russell Bennett/Ronnie Hanmer
Choral Arrangements: Bill Shepard
Recording Producer: Hugh Mendl
CD Reissue produced by Peter Pinne

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