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Anyone Can Whistle, which opened on Broadway on April 4, 1964, and closed after only nine performances on April 11, remained, despite its failure, a memorable show in American musical theater history because of its songwriter, Stephen Sondheim, who went on to write some of the most important shows of the 1970s and '80s, and because of its score, which was preserved on this cast album. Columbia Records was only contracted to record the show if it played at least 21 performances, but company head Goddard Lieberson insisted an LP be made anyway, an early instance of the passion some people felt for the show. On-stage, it was experimental and, said its defenders, ahead of its time. Indeed, its satiric plot, concerning governmental corruption and the question of whether those diagnosed as insane are really saner than "normal" people, might have been inappropriate for the spring of 1964, months after the assassination of President Kennedy, and months before the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that led to the Vietnam War, but only a few years later it would have been very timely. On record, though, the three principals, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury, and Harry Guardino, all movie actors making their Broadway debuts, had limited voices (particularly Guardino), the songs were impressive, especially "There Won't Be Trumpets" (actually cut from the show before the opening), "Everybody Says Don't," "With So Little to Be Sure Of," and the title tune. That was why the show lived on in people's minds for decades after it disappeared from the stage, unlike most Broadway flops. The 2003 CD reissue adds five demo recordings by Sondheim himself, and they include a snippet of "I'm Like the Bluebird" (which opened the show but was not recorded for the cast album), the cut song "The Lame, the Halt and the Blind," and an early version of "With So Little to Be Sure Of" with different lyrics and melody.
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Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Sterling Clark, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Harvey Evans, Performer - Larry Roquemore, Performer - Tucker Smith, Performer - Angela Lansbury, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Peg Murray, Performer - Angela Lansbury, Performer - Arnold Soboloff, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Ensemble, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Lee Remick, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
James Frawley, Performer - Lester Wilson, Performer - Janet Hayes, Performer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Gabriel Dell, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Larry Roquemore, Performer - Harvey Evans, Performer - Angela Lansbury, Performer - Harry Guardino, Performer - Arnold Soboloff, Performer - Ensemble, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Lee Remick, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Harry Guardino, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Lee Remick, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
S. Sondheim, Composer - S. Sondheim, Lyricist - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Angela Lansbury, Performer - Orchestra, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Ensemble, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Harry Guardino, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
James Frawley, Performer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Gabriel Dell, Performer - The Boys, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Angela Lansbury, Performer - Arnold Soboloff, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Lee Remick, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Gabriel Dell, Performer - Don Doherty, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Angela Lansbury, Performer - Ensemble, Performer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Lee Remick, Performer - Orchestra, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Lee Remick, Performer - Teo Macero, Co-Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Composer - Goddard Lieberson, Producer - Orchestra, Performer - Harry Guardino, Performer
Originally released 1964 Sony Music Entertainment
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Piano - Stephen Sondheim, Vocal - Stephen Sondheim, Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Performer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Originally recorded 1963 & released 2003 Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Piano - Stephen Sondheim, Vocal - Stephen Sondheim, Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Performer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Originally recorded 1963 & released 2003 Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Piano - Stephen Sondheim, Vocal - Stephen Sondheim, Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Performer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Originally recorded 1963 & released 2003 Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Piano - Stephen Sondheim, Vocal - Stephen Sondheim, Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Performer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Originally recorded 1963 & released 2003 Stephen Sondheim
Stephen Sondheim, Lyricist - Stephen Sondheim, Piano - Stephen Sondheim, Vocal - Stephen Sondheim, Producer - Stephen Sondheim, Performer - Stephen Sondheim, Composer
Originally recorded 1963 & released 2003 Stephen Sondheim
Album review
Anyone Can Whistle, which opened on Broadway on April 4, 1964, and closed after only nine performances on April 11, remained, despite its failure, a memorable show in American musical theater history because of its songwriter, Stephen Sondheim, who went on to write some of the most important shows of the 1970s and '80s, and because of its score, which was preserved on this cast album. Columbia Records was only contracted to record the show if it played at least 21 performances, but company head Goddard Lieberson insisted an LP be made anyway, an early instance of the passion some people felt for the show. On-stage, it was experimental and, said its defenders, ahead of its time. Indeed, its satiric plot, concerning governmental corruption and the question of whether those diagnosed as insane are really saner than "normal" people, might have been inappropriate for the spring of 1964, months after the assassination of President Kennedy, and months before the Gulf of Tonkin resolution that led to the Vietnam War, but only a few years later it would have been very timely. On record, though, the three principals, Lee Remick, Angela Lansbury, and Harry Guardino, all movie actors making their Broadway debuts, had limited voices (particularly Guardino), the songs were impressive, especially "There Won't Be Trumpets" (actually cut from the show before the opening), "Everybody Says Don't," "With So Little to Be Sure Of," and the title tune. That was why the show lived on in people's minds for decades after it disappeared from the stage, unlike most Broadway flops. The 2003 CD reissue adds five demo recordings by Sondheim himself, and they include a snippet of "I'm Like the Bluebird" (which opened the show but was not recorded for the cast album), the cut song "The Lame, the Halt and the Blind," and an early version of "With So Little to Be Sure Of" with different lyrics and melody.
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About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 18 track(s)
- Total length: 01:08:25
- Main artists: Original Broadway Cast of Anyone Can Whistle
- Composer: Stephen Sondheim
- Label: Masterworks Broadway
- Genre: Soundtracks Musical Theatre
Originally released 1964 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Originally recorded 1963 & released 2003 Stephen Sondheim
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