HANSEL
AND
GRETEL
-
Original TV cast:
Red
Buttons,
Barbara
Cook,
Rudy
Vallee,
Paula
Laurence
and
Stubby
Kaye
(SPEC
1041)
In the spring of 1958 NBC broadcast on television and radio to the USA and Canada a new musical version of the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale “Hansel and Gretel”. The stars were Red Buttons and Barbara Cook, with a top supporting cast of Rudy Vallee, Paula Laurence and Stubby Kaye. Music and lyrics were by Alec Wilder and William Engvick. Flare is proud to present the first ever release of this historic soundtrack recording since that time.
In addition, bonus tracks present Barbara Cook in recordings from the first years of her remarkable Broadway career, with songs from Plain and Fancy,
Flahooley, Candide and The Music
Man.
HANSEL & GRETEL
1. THE HANSEL AND GRETEL SONG (MUCH TOO HAPPY FEELING) Red Buttons & Barbara Cook
2. MARKET TODAY Stubby Kaye & Chorus
3. MEN RULE THE WORLD Rudy Vallee & Chorus
4. EVENING SONG (SOFT THROUGH THE WOODLAND) Barbara Cook & Chorus
5. MORNING SONG Barbara Cook
6. EENIE, MEENIE, MYNIE MOE (THE COUNTING SONG) Paula Laurence
7. WHAT ARE LITTLE GIRLS MADE OF? Red Buttons, Barbara Cook and Paula Laurence
8. FINALE Entire Cast
Bonus tracks: BARBARA COOK: THE EARLY BROADWAY YEARS
9. THIS IS ALL VERY NEW TO ME *
10. I’LL SHOW HIM*
11. HERE’S TO YOUR ILLUSIONS (duet with Jerome Courtland)**
12. HE’S ONLY WONDERFUL (duet with Jerome Courtland)**
13. COME BACK LITTLE GENIE**
14. GOODNIGHT MY SOMEONE***
15. MY WHITE KNIGHT***
16. LIDA ROSE***
17. TILL THERE WAS YOU (duet with Robert Preston)***
18. GLITTER AND BE GAY
****
* From Plain and Fancy
** From Flahooley
*** From The Music Man
****
From
Candide
With illustrated booklet.
