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Oklahoma! (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Oklahoma Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Rodgers
Conducted by: Jay Blackton
Bette Garde, vocals
Ralph Riggs, vocals
Alfred Drake, vocals


1. Act I: Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin' - 02:32
2. Act I: The Surrey With The Fringe On Top - 03:06
3. Act II: The Farmer And The Cowman - 05:17
4. Act II: Oklahoma! - 02:30


Carousel (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Rodgers
Conducted by: Joseph Littau
John Raitt, vocals
Jean Darling, vocals
Jan Clayton, vocals
Christine Johnson, vocals


5. Act I: Carousel Waltz - 04:23
6. Act I: If I Loved You - 04:21
7. Act I: June Is Bustin' Out All Over - 03:47
8. Act II: You'll Never Walk Alone - 02:39


South Pacific (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Rodgers
Conducted by: Salvatore dell'Isola
Juanita Hall, vocals
Ezio Pinza, bass
Mary Martin, vocals


9. Act I: Some Enchanted Evening - 02:59
10. Act I: Bali Ha'i - 03:24
11. Act I: I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair - 03:24
12. Act II: This Nearly Was Mine - 03:26


The King and I (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Richard Rodgers
Conducted by: Frederick Dvonch
Gertrude Lawrence, vocals
Yul Brynner, vocals


13. Act I: I Whistle A Happy Tune - 02:39
14. Act I: Getting To Know You - 03:26
15. Act II: Shall We Dance? - 02:51


Show Boat (1946 Broadway Revival Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Show Boat Orchestra
Composed by: Jerome Kern
Conducted by: Edwin MacArthur
Carol Bruce, vocals
Kenneth Spencer, vocals
Helen Dowdy,


16. Act I: Ol' Man River - 04:18
17. Act I: Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - 04:00


Kismet (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: George Forrest Robert Wright
Conducted by: Louis Adrian
Doretta Morrow, vocals
Richard Oneto, vocals
Richard Kiley, vocals


18. Act I: Baubles, Bangles And Beads - 04:11
19. Act I: Stranger In Paradise - 04:07


Porgy and Bess (Original Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Decca Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: George Gershwin
Conducted by: Alexander Smallens
Anne Brown, soprano
Todd Duncan, tenor


20. Act I: Summertime - 02:28
21. Act II: I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' - 02:42
22. Act II: It Ain't Necessarily So - 02:48

Girl Crazy, Act I: I Got Rhythm (more info)
Performed by: Jay Blackton Orchestra
Composed by: George Gershwin
Conducted by: Jay Blackton
Ethel Merman, vocals


1. Girl Crazy, Act I: I Got Rhythm - 03:00


Call Me Madam (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra Studio Orchestra Studio Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Irving Berlin
Conducted by: Gordon Jenkins Jay Blackton Alfred Newman
Galina Talva, vocals
Donald O'Connor, vocals
Russell Nype, vocals
Ethel Merman, vocals


2. Act I: The Hostess With The Mostes' (1950 Studio Recording) - 03:24
3. Act I: It's A Lovely Day Today (1950 Original Broadway Cast Recording) - 03:31
4. Act II: You're Just In Love (1953 Film Soundtrack Recording) - 03:09


Annie Get Your Gun (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Irving Berlin
Conducted by: Jay Blackton
Ray Middleton, vocals
Ethel Merman, vocals


5. Act I: Doin' What Comes Natur'lly - 03:24
6. Act I: You Can't Get A Man With A Gun - 03:13
7. Act I: There's No Business Like Show Business - 03:11
8. Act II: Anything You Can Do - 03:09


High Button Shoes (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Act I: Papa, Won't You Dance With Me? (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Jule Styne
Conducted by: Milton Rosenstock
Nanette Fabray, vocals
Jack McCauley, vocals


9. High Button Shoes (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Act I: Papa, Won't You Dance With Me? - 02:55


Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (Original Broadway Cast Recording)(excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Jule Styne
Conducted by: Milton Rosenstock
Jack McCauley, vocals
Carol Channing, vocals


10. Act II: Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend - 02:59
11. Act II: Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - 01:05


Brigadoon (Original Broadway Case Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Frederick Loewe
Conducted by: Franz Allers
Marion Bell, vocals
David Brooks, vocals


12. Act I: The Heather On The Hill - 03:38
13. Act I: Almost Like Being In Love - 02:42


On the Town, Act II: Some Other Time (more info)
Composed by: Leonard Bernstein
Justin Arndt, double bass
Betty Comden, vocals
Adolph Green, vocals
Milton Green, piano
Herb Harris, drums


14. On the Town, Act II: Some Other Time - 01:50


Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Act I: A Quiet Girl (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Leonard Bernstein
Conducted by: Lehman Engel
George Gaynes, vocals


15. Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Act I: A Quiet Girl - 03:20


Kiss Me, Kate (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Cole Porter
Conducted by: Pembroke Davenport
Patricia Morison, vocals
Lisa Kirk, vocals


16. Act I: So In Love - 03:36
17. Act II: Always True To You (In My Fashion) - 04:02


The Boy Friend (Original London Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Studio pianist, piano
Stan Edwards, piano
Anne Rogers, vocals
Studio drummer,


18. Act I: I Could Be Happy With You - 02:50
19. Act II: A Room in Bloomsbury - 02:44


Where's Charley?, Act II: Once In Love With Amy (more info)
Performed by: Sy Oliver Orchestra
Composed by: Frank Loesser
Ray Bolger, vocals


20. Where's Charley?, Act II: Once In Love With Amy - 04:20


Guys and Dolls (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (excerpts) (more info)
Performed by: Original Broadway Cast Orchestra
Composed by: Frank Loesser
Conducted by: Irving Actman
Sam Levene, vocals
Vivian Blaine, vocals
Robert Alda, vocals
Stubby Kaye, vocals
Isabel Bigley, vocals
Johnny Silver, vocals


21. Act I: The Oldest Established - 02:35
22. Act I: I'll Know - 03:29
23. Act I: A Bushel And A Peck - 01:32
24. Act I: Guys and Dolls - 02:51
25. Act II: Luck Be A Lady Tonight - 03:00
26. Act II: Sit Down, You're Rockin' The Boat - 02:12

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