Oh Captain! (1958 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording, Original recording remastered]

Susan Johnson, Tony Randall, Ray Evans, Jay Livingston | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording, Original recording remastered
• Label: Drg
• ASIN: B00006BXHO
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #63,347 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hilarious Under Rated Show, July 3, 2003

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This review is from: Oh Captain! (1958 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

I was lucky enough to have seen this extremely funny show on Broadway with the original cast. I have never understood why it was not a huge hit. The cast was magnificent!!! Tony Randall was absolutely perfect as the ship's captain who had a mousey wife in Londan and a sexy night club singer mistress in Paris (who yearns to be a normal house wife) played by the wonderful Abbe Lane. Due to her contract with RCA records she was unable to record her role in the cast album. Eileen Rodgers is a wonderful singer and does well by the songs, but is simply not Miss Lane.

One of the most delightful numbers in the show was one that can not be appreciated on a recording - the song (Hey Madam) is great, but it turned into a wonderful dance number featuring Mr. Randall and Prima Ballerina Alexandra Danilova.

A terrific young actress with a lovely voice, Jacquelyn McKeever, played the English wife. Unfortunately she only did one or two other shows and Broaday lost a wonderful leading lady.

Susan Johnson is a performer in a class by herself. When she walked on the stage, you forget everyone else and when she sang, she made Ethel Merman sound as if she was whispering. Her voice was also more melodic than Merman's. Again, she only did a few shows and should have been a major star.

There was one number featuring Abbe Lane singing one of her night club numbers ("Keep It Simple")with the male chorus dressed as monkeys that was so funny it was impossible to hear the lyrics as the audience was laughing too hard. On the recording, it is a good song, but anyone who saw the show has to remeber "monkeys".

This is an extremly melodic score and almost every number will stick in your mind. "All The Time" is one of the loveliest songs from almost any show hit or not.

This is one of my favorite "lost" shows along with "It's A Bird, It's A Plane, It's Superman" and "High Spirits". For sheer enjoyment it is a wonderful CD for any collection.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Time for a B'way revival!, September 19, 2002

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Allen Bardin (Columbia, SC United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Oh Captain! (1958 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

A hilarious concept for a show & wonderful songs by Livingston & Evans, that are alternately operetta-inspired & semi-raunchy. Tony Randall is delightful, and the divine Susan Johnson is superb, as always. This must have been
hot-stuff for 1958!

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great 50's Score!, August 30, 2002

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shelly silver (The Big Apple) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Oh Captain! (1958 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

This show SHOULD have been a hit! It wasn't anything earth-shaking, but it had really good songs, wonderful performers, including the great Susan Johnson and it's just a pleasure to listen to. Adapted from the film The Captain's Paradise, Tony Randall has the title role here and has a really nice singing voice. Johnny Mathis had a hit with the tune All the Time --a beautiful song---and almost every number in this show is a winner! Check out Oh, Captain!