The Broadway Musicals of 1933

(Various) (RNBW017)

Off-Broadway Cast with Mary Testa, George Dvorsky, Mary Bond Davis, Mark Coffin, Anne Runolfsson, the Ross Patterson Little Big Band. Created, written and hosted by Scott Siegel. Recorded live at New York Town Hall Monday March 18, 2002. Includes songs from ROBERTA (Kern/Harbach), AS THOUSANDS CHEER (Berlin), PARDON MY ENGLISH (Gershwin/Gershwin), LET ‘EM EAT CAKE (Gershwin/Gershwin), MURDER AT THE VANITIES (Hupfeld), BLACKBIRDS OF 1934 (Nichols/Holiner), first time recordings from HOLD YOUR HORSES (Simon/Murphy/ Bennett), STRIKE ME PINK (Brown/ Henderson), THE THREEPENNY OPERA (Weill/Brecht), CHAMPAGNE SEC (Strauss/Simon), plus five songs recorded for the first time on CD.

“One of the high points of ‘The Broadway Musicals of 1933,’ Monday’s season-opening concert at the Town Hall series Broadway By The Year was Mark Coffin’s rendition of ‘The Legend Of Mackie Messer’, the 1933 forerunner of ‘Mack The Knife.’ Mr Coffin, a little-known cabaret performer of exceptional interpretive savvy, delivered a sly, sinister performance that was a dramatic tour-de force…Hearing the Berlin classics ‘Suppertime’ (powerfully sung by Ms Davis) and ‘Harlem On My Mind’ (performed by Ms Davis and Ms Testa) in the context of their times, the spunk and vitality of Berlin’s early 30’s songwriting stood out in brilliant relief.”
Stephen Holden, New York Times

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

1. Yesterdays (Roberta) – Company
2. I’d Write A Song ** (Melody) - Anne Runolfsson
3. The Funnies (As Thousands Cheer) – George Dvorsky
4. My Cousin from Milwaukee (Pardon My English) – Mary Bond Davis
5. Where You Go I Go (Pardon My English) – George Dvorsky/Anne Runolfsson
6. Isn’t It A Pity (Pardon My English) – Mark Coffin
7. Union Square (Let ‘Em Eat Cake) – Mark Coffin, George Dvorsky, Mary Testa
8. Swapping Sweet Nothings With You (Hold Onto Your Horses) – Mark Coffin/Mary Testa
9. I’ll Be Hard To Handle (Roberta) – Mary Testa
10. One Hundred Years From Today (Blackbirds of 1934) – Mary Bond Davis
11. Savage Serenade ** (Murder At The Vanities) - Company
12. Strike Me Pink ** (Strike Me Pink) - Ross Patterson Little Big Band
13. The Legend Of Mackie Messer * (The Threepenny Opera) - Mark Coffin
14. Never Fear * (Champagne Sec) Anne Runolfsson/George Dvorsky
15. If I Love Again (Hold Your Horses) – George Dvorsky
16. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (Roberta) – Anne Runolfsson
17. Suppertime (As Thousands Cheer) – Mary Bond Davis
18. Ooh, I’m Thinking *(Strike Me Pink) /Let’s Begin (Roberta) /Your Mother’s Son-In-Law (Blackbirds of 1934) – Mary Testa, Mary Bond Davis, Anne Runolfsson
19. Harlem On My Mind (As Thousands Cheer) – Mary Bond Davis/Mary Testa
20. Let’s Call It A Day ** (Strike Me Pink) - Mark Coffin
21. Heat Wave (As Thousands Cheer) - Company

*Premiere recording. ** First time on CD.

Director: Ray Roderick
Musical Director: Ross Patterson
Produced for CD by Peter Pinne

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