Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Original Broadway Cast (1949)

Recording Info

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: December 19 and 20, 1949

Credits

Staff

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Conductor

Milton Rosenstock

Cast

... Lorelei Lee	Carol Channing
... Dorothy Shaw	Yvonne Adair
... Henry Spofford	Eric Brotherson
... Sir Francis Beekman	Rex Evans
... Gloria Stark	Anita Alvarez
... Josephus Gage	George S. Irving
... Robert Lemanteur	Mort Marshall
... Gus Esmond	Jack McCauley
... Mr. Esmond, Sr.	Irving Mitchell
... Louis Lemanteur	Howard Morris
... Mrs. Ella Spofford	Alice Pearce
... Lady Phyllis Beekman	Reta Shaw
... A Steward	Jerry Craig
... Frank (of the Olympic Team)	Robert Cooper
... George (of the Olympic Team)	Eddie Weston
... Sun Bather	Pat Donohue Marjorie Winters
... Deck Steward	Bob Burkhardt Shelton Lewis
... An Olympic	Curt Stafford
... Deck Walker	Fran Keegan Junior Standish
... Bill (a Dancer)	Peter Birch
... Pierre (a Steward)	Bob Neukum
... Taxi Driver	Kazimir Kokic
... Leon (a Valet)	Peter Holmes
... Flower Girl	Nicole France
... Maitre d'Hotel	Crandall Diehl
... Zizi	Judy Sinclair
... Fifi	Hope Zee
... The Tenor	William Krach
... Policeman	William Diehl
... Head Waiter	Kazimir Kokic
... Performer	Cholly Atkins Charles "Honi" Coles
... Showgirl	Pat Donohue Anna Rita Duffy Fran Keegan Annette Kohl Junior Standish Marjorie Winters
... Singer	Bob Burkhardt Joan Coburn Jerry Craig William Diehl William Krach Shelton Lewis Ellen McCown Candy Montgomery Bob Neukum Judy Sinclair Curt Stafford Lucille Udovick David Vogel Beverly Jane Weston Hope Zee Angela Castle
... Dancer	Charles Basile Florence Baum Peter Birch Bill Bradley (i) Rex Cooper Robert Cooper Crandall Diehl Nicole France Aristide J. Ginoulias Pauline Goddard Peter Holmes Patty Ann Jackson Alicia Krug John Laverty Mary Martinet Caren Preiss Evelyn Taylor Norma Thornton Polly Ward Prue Ward Eddie Weston Helen Wood Suzanne Ames

Track List

Tracks

Overture
It's High Time .... Dorothy & Ensemble
Bye Bye Baby .... Lorelei & Gus
A Little Girl From Little Rock .... Lorelei
I Love What I'm Doing .... Dorothy & Dancing Ensemble
Just a Kiss Apart .... Henry
Scherzo
It's Delightful Down in Chile .... Lorelei, Sir Francis & Ensemble
Sunshine .... Dorothy & Henry
I'm A'Tingle, I'm A'Glow .... Gage
You Say You Care .... Henry
Mamie Is Mimi .... Gloria, Coles & Atkins
Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend .... Lorelei
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes .... Lorelei & Gus
Homesick Blues .... Lorelei, Dorothy, Gus, Henry, Mrs. Spofford & Gage
Keeping Cool with Coolidge .... Dorothy, Bill & Ensemble

Trivia & History

Per castalbums.org, the Sony release of this recording on CD in 1991 uses several takes different from those on previous issues records. In some cases, additional material not heard on previous editions is included.

Recorded over two days: December 19 and 20, 1949. There were two three-hour sessions each day.

Released in late January 1950 in two formats: a single LP and a set of seven 78s.

Recording Info

Recording Type: Commercial
Origin: Studio
Material Included: Musical Numbers Only
Date Recorded: December 19 and 20, 1949

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

Recording Info

Credits

Staff

Cast

Track List

Tracks

Trivia & History

Recording Info

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