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Dames at Sea - The New '30s Musical / Original London Cast

Release Date: 05/05/2015
Label: Sony Catalog #: 59322
Composer:  Jim Wise Performer:  William Ellis ,  Sheila White ,  Joyce Blair ,  Rita Burton  ...  Conductor:  Ray Bishop Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orchestra Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo

First time on CD! A surprise hit Off-Broadway in 1968, Dames at Sea had its London debut little more than a year later. The Original London Cast Recording features an all-British cast in a lively but distinctive interpretation of the show, under original director/choreographer Neil Kenyon, with orchestral arrangements that differ from those created expressly for the Off-Broadway cast recording – perhaps closer to what was actually heard in the theater. In the role that made Bernadette Peters famous, nineteen-year-old Sheila White brings a fresh, pixie-ish quality to the optimistic showgirl Ruby. (White played Brigitta in The Sound of Music in London and, in 1969, had just appeared as Nancy Sykes's best friend in the Oscar-winning film Read more Oliver!). Dames at Sea has had an enduring popularity in England, and this production was the beginning of that.

Book and Lyrics by GEORGE HAIMSOHN and ROBIN MILLER
Music by JIM WISE

CAST:
Mona Kent -- Joyce Blair
Joan -- Rita Burton
Hennessey -- Kevin Scott
Ruby -- Sheila White
Dick -- Blayne Barrington
Lucky -- William Ellis
The Captain -- Kevin Scott

MUSICAL NUMBERS
1. Overture 2:52
2. Wall Street 2:41 - Mona
3. It’s You 2:02 - Dick, Ruby
4. Broadway Baby 2:53 - Dick
5. That Mister Man of Mine 4:04 - Mona, Chorus
6. Choo-Choo Honeymoon 2:56 - Joan, Lucky
7. The Sailor of My Dreams 3:01 - Ruby
8. Singapore Sue 5:21 - Lucky, Company
9. Good Times Are Here to Stay 3:49 - Joan, Company
10. Dames at Sea 3:34 - Company
11. The Beguine 5:22 - Mona, The Captain
12. Raining in My Heart 5:04 - Ruby, Chorus
13. There’s Something About You 2:20 - Dick, Ruby
14. The Echo Waltz 2:18 - Mona, Joan, Ruby, Company (Lyrics by George Haimsohn)
15. Star Tar 2:46 - Ruby, Chorus
16. Let’s Have a Simple Wedding 2:25 - Company

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