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Barnum Backers' Audition / Coleman, Stewart
Harbinger Records

Barnum Backers' Audition / Coleman, Stewart

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Details

Composer
COLEMAN STEWART
Artist
Coleman, Stewart
Format
CD
Label
Harbinger Records
Released
Sep 01, 2017
Catalog #
HCD3301
UPC
632433330128

About

For the first time ever, a glimpse behind the scenes at the birth of a new musical comedy. Before the show could begin, production money for the budget had to be raised. And here is a unique opportunity to hear an actual backers’ audition in a fashionable East Side New York apartment with the actual songwriters performing the score. And as an added bonus, several songs were subsequently cut from the score and appear here for the first time in any medium. The extensive liner notes are written by Coleman biographer Andy Propst. Cy Coleman already could boast of hit Broadway shows such as Little Me, Seesaw, I Love My Wife and On the Twentieth Century. After the great success of Barnum, he would write the scores for the Tony Award-winning Will Rogers Follies, The Life, and others. Michael Stewart is best known for his masterful work on the libretto of Hello, Dolly! He had begun his Broadway lyric-writing career along with Cy Coleman on the hit show I Love My Wife. The two writers teamed up for their greatest success as a team, Barnum. Listening to this rare, historic recording, imagine yourself sitting in a lavish apartment plied with drinks and hors d’oeuvres and entertained by this marvelous score. Would you have invested in the show? Barnum eventually ran at the St. James Theatre for over 800 performances. It spawned a successful London production and countless regional and amateur productions since its opening night on April 30, 1980.

Tracklist 15 tracks

  1. 1 Act I: Overture Chase 12:13
    Track
    1
    Title
    Act I: Overture Chase
    Duration
    12:13
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  2. 2 Act I: Come Follow the Band (Potomac Marching Band, Washingtonians) 04:51
    Track
    2
    Title
    Act I: Come Follow the Band (Potomac Marching Band, Washingtonians)
    Duration
    04:51
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  3. 3 Act I: There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute (Barnum) 02:19
    Track
    3
    Title
    Act I: There Is a Sucker Born Ev'ry Minute (Barnum)
    Duration
    02:19
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  4. 4 Act I: The Colors of My Life (Part 1) (Barnum) 04:20
    Track
    4
    Title
    Act I: The Colors of My Life (Part 1) (Barnum)
    Duration
    04:20
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  5. 5 Act I: Now You See It Now You Don't 01:50
    Track
    5
    Title
    Act I: Now You See It Now You Don't
    Duration
    01:50
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  6. 6 Act I: One Brick at a Time (Charity, Barnum, Bricklayers) 03:46
    Track
    6
    Title
    Act I: One Brick at a Time (Charity, Barnum, Bricklayers)
    Duration
    03:46
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  7. 7 Act I: I Like Your Style (Barnum, Charity) 02:13
    Track
    7
    Title
    Act I: I Like Your Style (Barnum, Charity)
    Duration
    02:13
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  8. 8 Act I: Bigger Isn't Better (Tom Thumb) 04:03
    Track
    8
    Title
    Act I: Bigger Isn't Better (Tom Thumb)
    Duration
    04:03
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  9. 9 Act I: Love Makes Such Fools of Us All (Jenny Lind) 02:32
    Track
    9
    Title
    Act I: Love Makes Such Fools of Us All (Jenny Lind)
    Duration
    02:32
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  10. 10 Act I: Go Out There (Barnum, Charity) 02:48
    Track
    10
    Title
    Act I: Go Out There (Barnum, Charity)
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  11. 11 Act II: At Least I Tried 02:48
    Track
    11
    Title
    Act II: At Least I Tried
    Duration
    02:48
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  12. 12 Act II: The Prince of Humbug (Barnum) 03:00
    Track
    12
    Title
    Act II: The Prince of Humbug (Barnum)
    Duration
    03:00
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  13. 13 Act II: Black and White (Charity, Chorus, Blues Singer, Barnum, Citizens of Bridgeport) 02:47
    Track
    13
    Title
    Act II: Black and White (Charity, Chorus, Blues Singer, Barnum, Citizens of Bridgeport)
    Duration
    02:47
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  14. 14 Act II: Join the Circus (Bailey, Circus Performers, Barnum) 04:40
    Track
    14
    Title
    Act II: Join the Circus (Bailey, Circus Performers, Barnum)
    Duration
    04:40
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman
  15. 15 Act II: Thank God I'm Old (Joice Heth, Tambourine Players) 03:16
    Track
    15
    Title
    Act II: Thank God I'm Old (Joice Heth, Tambourine Players)
    Duration
    03:16
    Composer
    Cy Coleman
    Performer
    Michael Stewart, Cy Coleman