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Back in the early '70s, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe put together a stage version of their 1957 movie musical Gigi. It toured for six months before opening on Broadway in November of 1973, where it closed after 103 performances. This cast album is all that remains, and it doesn't come off nearly as well as the Vincente Minnelli movie or its soundtrack, but it does feature the legendary Alfred Drake as Honore, as well as Daniel Massey as Gaston, Agnes Moorehead as Aunt Alicia, and Karin Wolfe as Gigi. Casting was a problem from the start: Drake was excellent and Massey made a pleasant, rather Rex Harrison-like Gaston (a special irony, since Gigi grew out of My Fair Lady, which was a Harrison vehicle), but picking the title role was a major problem, and Karin Wolfe replaced the producers' first choice after the early performances. She wasn't the weak link vocally, but at 28 she was decidedly long-of-tooth to play the role of a 16-year-old, even with lots of stage makeup. However, the real problem lay in the score, particularly Lerner's decision to drop "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" and the lack of any really strong new songs (several were dropped in previews) to replace it. The Drake showcase "Paris Is Paris Again" is nice enough, but it barely measured up to the best parts of the film score. The cast album is good to have around, but it inevitably stands in the shadow of the soundtrack and the movie. The CD has good sound and excellent historical notes.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
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Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Joe Relsman, Producer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Joe Relsman, Producer - Alfred Drake, Vocal - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alfred Drake, Vocal - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist - Joe Relsman, Producer - Daniel Massey, Vocal - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Frederick Loewe, Composer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Karin Wolfe, Vocal - Joe Relsman, Producer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Joe Relsman, Producer - Alfred Drake, Vocal - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Daniel Massey, Vocal - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Joe Relsman, Producer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Karin Wolfe, Vocal - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Original Broadway Cast Recording, Performer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist - Joe Relsman, Producer - Daniel Massey, Vocal - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Frederick Loewe, Composer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alfred Drake, Vocal - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist - Joe Relsman, Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Frederick Loewe, Composer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Daniel Massey, Vocal - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Joe Relsman, Producer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 BMG Music
Agnes Moorehead, Vocal - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist - Joe Relsman, Producer - Howard Chitjian, Vocal - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - George Gaynes, Vocal - Maria Karnilova, Vocal - Frederick Loewe, Composer
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Joe Relsman, Producer - Alfred Drake, Vocal - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Karin Wolfe, Vocal - Joe Relsman, Producer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Frederick Loewe, Composer - Bob Simpson, Recording Engineer - Bill Rosenfield, Re-Issue Producer - Original Broadway Cast Recording, Performer - Ross Reimueller, Conductor - Joe Relsman, Producer - Jay Newland, Re-Mastering Engineer - Alan Jay Lerner, Lyricist
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
Album review
Back in the early '70s, Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe put together a stage version of their 1957 movie musical Gigi. It toured for six months before opening on Broadway in November of 1973, where it closed after 103 performances. This cast album is all that remains, and it doesn't come off nearly as well as the Vincente Minnelli movie or its soundtrack, but it does feature the legendary Alfred Drake as Honore, as well as Daniel Massey as Gaston, Agnes Moorehead as Aunt Alicia, and Karin Wolfe as Gigi. Casting was a problem from the start: Drake was excellent and Massey made a pleasant, rather Rex Harrison-like Gaston (a special irony, since Gigi grew out of My Fair Lady, which was a Harrison vehicle), but picking the title role was a major problem, and Karin Wolfe replaced the producers' first choice after the early performances. She wasn't the weak link vocally, but at 28 she was decidedly long-of-tooth to play the role of a 16-year-old, even with lots of stage makeup. However, the real problem lay in the score, particularly Lerner's decision to drop "Say a Prayer for Me Tonight" and the lack of any really strong new songs (several were dropped in previews) to replace it. The Drake showcase "Paris Is Paris Again" is nice enough, but it barely measured up to the best parts of the film score. The cast album is good to have around, but it inevitably stands in the shadow of the soundtrack and the movie. The CD has good sound and excellent historical notes.
© Bruce Eder /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 13 track(s)
- Total length: 00:49:31
- Main artists: Original Broadway Cast of Gigi
- Composer: Frederick Loewe
- Label: Masterworks Broadway
- Genre: Soundtracks Musical Theatre
(P) 1973 Sony Music Entertainment
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