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To celebrate the 50th
Anniversary of the original stage production of West Side Story
premiering in London we are pleased to be able to offer a superb
digitally remastered cd of the original 1957 Broadway Cast
production plus a collection of great American Musicals.
American Musicals Collection ~ all 6 cds for just £19.99
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West Side Story
based on Shakespeare’s Romeo
and Juliet, explores the rivalry between two teenage gangs of
different ethnic and cultural backgrounds. Tony (Romeo) who belongs
to the white gang, falls in love with Maria (Juliet) the sister of
the leader of the rival Puerto Rican gang. The
music, extended dance scenes, and focus on social problems
marked a turning point in American musical theater. Bernstein's
score for the musical has become
legendary featuring as it does "Something's Coming", "Maria",
"America," "Somewhere," "Tonight", "Jet Song", "I Feel Pretty" and
"Cool".
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Guys and
Dolls
starring
Marlon Brando,
Jean Simmons,
Frank Sinatra and
Vivian Blaine. The film is based on
the
Broadway musical by
Frank Loesser, who composed the
music and wrote the lyrics with a plot that is essentially based
around the activities of
New York petty
criminals and professional
gamblers in the late 1940s.Our album
features 24 tracks inc all those used in the film plus songs
featured in the Broadway Show inc: Luck Be A Lady, A Woman In Love
and Sit Down You’re Rockin the Boat.
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High
Society
starring
Bing Crosby,
Frank Sinatra,
Louis Armstrong and
Grace Kelly. This famous MGM musical
has a classic romantic storyline and songs to match. This cd
features 10 songs from the film including:"Who
Wants to Be a Millionaire?" -
Celeste Holm,
Sinatra , "True
Love" - Crosby,
Kelly ,"You're
Sensational" -
Sinatra , "I
Love You, Samantha" - Crosby , "Now
You Has Jazz" - Armstrong, Crosby ,"Well,
Did You Evah!" - Crosby, Sinatra - all written by
Cole Porter plus another 10 tracks
featuring Crosby and Sinatra including “The Road to Morocco and
“Anything You Can Do”.
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Showboat
is a film based on the
musical by
Jerome Kern (music) and
Oscar Hammerstein II (script and
lyrics) and the novel by
Edna Ferber. Starring
Kathryn Grayson,
Ava Gardner, and
Howard Keel it is one of MGM's most
popular musicals. Our soundtrack album features all 9 songs from the
film plus another 11 by Keel and Grayson inc: Ol Man River, Make
Believe, Cant Help Lovin Dat Man of Mine, The Girl That I Marry and
They Didn’t Believe Me.
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Singin in
the Rain
is frequently described as
one of the best musicals ever made. Starring
Gene Kelly,
Donald O'Connor,
and
Debbie Reynolds
and directed by Kelly and
Stanley Donen,
with Kelly also providing the
choreography.
It offers a comic depiction of
Hollywood's
transition from
silent films to
"talkies".
Our fantastic soundtrack album features 28 tracks inc:
Singin in the Rain, You Were Meant For Me, Make
Em Laugh, Good Morning, Moses, You Are My Lucky Star, and I Got
Rhythm.
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Calamity
Jane
is (very) loosely based on
the life of
Wild West
heroine
Calamity Jane
and explores an alleged romance between her and
Wild Bill Hickok
in the
American Old West.
The film starred
Doris Day as
the title character and
Howard Keel as
Hickok. It won the
Academy Award for Best Original Song
"Secret Love” and was also nominated for Scoring of a Musical
Picture and Best Sound, Recording. Our 20 track album includes: The
Deadwood Stage, Black Hills of Dakota, Just Blew in From the Windy
City, Secret Love, Que Sera Sera, By The Light of the Silvery Moon
and When I Fall in Love.
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