New Girl In Town (1957 Original Broadway Cast) [Cast Recording]

Bob Merrill, George Wallace, Thelma Ritter, Cameron Prudhomme, Gwen Verdon, Lulu Bates, Mark Dawson | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 19, 1994)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003FO2
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #275,679 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Overture

2. Roll Yer Socks Up

3. Anna Lilla

4. Sunshine Girl

5. On the Farm

6. Flings

7. It's Good to Be Alive

8. Look at 'Er

9. It's Good to Be Alive (Reprise)

10. Yer My Friend Ain'tcha?

11. Did You Close Your Eyes?

12. At the Check Apron Ball

13. There Ain't No Flies on Me

14. Ven I Valse

15. Sunshine Girl (Reprise)

16. If That Was Love

17. Chess and Checkers

18. Look at 'Er (Reprise)

Editorial Reviews

Armed with a rousing musical score by Bob Merrill ( Funny Girl ), dance numbers staged by Bob Fosse and a sparkling cast led by Gwen Verdon and Thelma Ritter, New Girl in Town became a Broadway smash in '57. Here's its original-cast soundtrack: Roll Yer Socks Up; On the Farm; Sunshine Girl; It's Good to Be Alive , and more! --This text refers to an alternate Audio CD edition.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not all gold but a major element of the 50s Broadway canon, September 1, 1999

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Scott Fuchs (Hudson River Valley, New York) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Girl In Town (1957 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

For those who admire Bob Merrill's extraordinary talent [sometime music and lyrics, sometime, lyrics only: [Carnival, Take Me Along, 2 songs inserted into Hello, Dolly, Funny Girl, etc.] this album is waiting.

While not extraordinary at all, this is a prime example of true middle line musicals that made the 50s, the Golden Age. It wasn't just the runaway hits that gave the period that name! Orchestration-wise, one can 'hear' the beginnings of the choreographic genius of Bob Fosse. One only wishes that the music from the 'Brothel Ballet' was included.

All performances are 1st rate...but what else would you expect from a team like this?!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gwen Verdon Sings Eugene O'Neill, June 16, 2004

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Phoebus Mudd "Biograph Consulting" (Chico, CA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Girl In Town (1957 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

Odd how many musicals have been crafted from glum American dramatist Eugene O'Neill--think this, from Anna Christie, or other efforts from Ah Wilderness! or Desire Under The Elms. What keeps this one afloat is the puckish presence of quintessential Broadway hoofer-dancer, Gwen Verdon, perhaps better known as the original Roxie Hart in the original musical Chicago, but here starring as Anna Christie come home to her father and becoming pals with wry and raffish Thelma Ritter; the two of them are what make this 1957 effort bounce to life, Ritter particularly fun with the song "Flings," and another sung with Cameron Prudhomme, "Yer My Friend." While not the caliber of Gypsy or other 50's New York hits, New Girl ran for 431 performances, and has more than a single hot song to make it memorable, including the cynical reminisence "On The Farm," and the hummable "It's Good To Be Alive." Deserving of a better rap than it has, the Bob Merrill music should have a wider audience than most of the tuneless stuff that passes through our ears at Tony time.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I Love this CD, full of great memories and music!, July 19, 2004

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Katie Rosselle (Stateline, NV United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Girl In Town (1957 Original Broadway Cast) (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to my parents play this record over & over after seeing the broadway play and never knew how much I loved it until I heard it again over 40 years later. It has the best upbeat tunes that make you want to join in and a few slower songs and even one song (Anna Lilla) that moves me to tears. I even love the parts when Gwen Verdon is talking to "Dutchie" during the songs. This music reminds me of Rogers and Hammerstein in it's fun,lively beat and hysterical lyrics. If you love those kind of musicals, say like Oklahoma or Carousal, you will love this. It's an older one without all the high tech engineering, but I love the vintage sound and innocence. Simply a lot of fun and will keep you humming. I loved it as a kid and I love it more now that I understand what the lyrics mean. Timeless!