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Make A Wish tells the story of the French orphan who escapes the orphanage to find love and glamour via the chorus line of a Parisian hot spot. It opened on Broadway in April 1951 and ran for 102 performances. Music and lyrics were by Hugh Martin whose Best Foot Forward and Look Ma, I’m Dancing had previously been successful on the old white way. A year on he would travel to London to work on Love From Judy. The cast was headed by Nanette Fabray best remembered for her film role in The Band Wagon who had starred on Broadway in High Button Shoes and in Hollywood in the Our Gang films. She was supported by a strong team Melville Cooper in a non singing role; Helen Gallagher, soon to be a leading lady herself; Stephen Douglass, recently returned from London where he had originated the role of Billy Bigelow in Carousel to great success; and Harold Lang, who created the role of Bill Calhoun in Kiss Me, Kate. The cast album has long been sought after by collectors and we are delighted to be re issuing it including bonus tracks recorded by Stephen Douglass while in London and in America. Almost all tracks are appearing on CD for the very first time. Douglass went on to star opposite Gwen Verdon in Damm Yankees and in 110 In The Shade, both on Broadway. He currently lives in the United Kingdom and kindly provided some of the production photographs reproduced in the CD booklet. |
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 Overture - The Tour Must Go On - (a)
I Wanna Be Good ’N’ Bad - What I Was Warned About (b)
Suits Me Fine - The Follies: Hello, Hello, Hello - Tonight You Are In Paree (c)
Who Gives A Sou? (d)
Make A Wish - I’ll Never Make A Frenchman Out Of You (d)
Paris, France - When Does This Feeling Go Away? (e)
Over And Over (b)
The Sale (Ballet)
That Face! (c)
Take Me Back To Texas With You - Make A Wish (Finale) (f)
When Does This Feeling Go Away? (g)
Serenade For You - (Part One) :- Love Walked In - They Didn’t Believe Me - Where Or When (e)
Serenade For You - (Part Two) :- Long Ago And Far Away - Dearly Beloved - All The Things You Are (e)
Serenade For You - (Part Three) :- My Heart Stood Still - Can I Forget You - When I Grow Too Old To Dream (e)
Serenade For You - (Part Four) :- The Night Is Young - The Way You Look Tonight - You And The Night And The Music (e)
The Night Was Made For Love (e)
She Didn’t Say Yes (e) |
Artists: a- Dean Campbell; b- Nanette Fabray; c- Harold Lang, Helen Gallagher; d- Stephen Douglass + b & c; e- Stephen Douglass; f- b & c; g- Fran Warren |
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