PART 4 – STAGE MUSICALS

CINDY-ELLA OR I GOTTA SHOE

(Orchestra conducted by Peter Knight)
(Additional Music by Peter Knight & Ron Grainer)
(Lyrics: Caryl Brahms and Ned Sherrin)
(Opened at Garrick Theatre, London- 17.12.62. Christmas Matinee Season 1962 only -23 performances). (First commissioned by the BBC and broadcast Christmas 1957).

UK CD MUST CLOSE SATURDAY RECORDS MCSR 3009

ROBERT & ELIZABETH

(‘Robert & “Elizabeth’ / ‘The Girls That Boys Dream About’)
(‘Robert & “Elizabeth’ / ‘The Girls That Boys Dream About’)
(*Ron Grainer & His Orch) Original Cast Album
(Lyrics by Ronald Millar)
Reissue (1980)

(‘I Said Love’, ‘I Know Row’, ‘Escape Me Never’, ‘The Girls That..’)
(Orchestrations by R. Grainer / Alexander Faris)
(Musical Director: Alexander Faris)
‘The Girls That Boys Dream About’
( (X) Later version released 1967)
(Originally Titled ‘The Barretts And Mr. Browning).
Ivor Novello Award.

Listed on the Samuel French website

December30, 2021: Thanks to the kindness & generosity of Angela Richards, we are able to display highlights of a programme from the 1964 stage musical, ‘Robert & Elizabeth’, which starred John Clements, Keith Michell and June Bronhill, and i which Angela also  featured. It was presented by Martin Landau, book & lyrics by Ronald Millar, Music by Ron Grainer.

UK LP HMV CLP 1820 (M)
UK LP HMV CSD 1575 (S)
UK LP ENCORE ONCR 532
UK EP HJMV 7EG 8897

US LP AEI 1111
US LP STET DS 15021
UK 45 RCA 1615 (X)

1966 ON THE LEVEL

(Lyrics: Ronald Millar)
(Musical Director: Ed Coleman / Musical Associate: Ray Cook)
‘Bleep-Bleep’ (Sheila White) / ‘Where The Action Is’ (Rod McLennan. Sandra
Michaels, Bernard Sharpe & Ensemble)

December30, 2021: Thanks to the kindness of Angela Richards, we are able to display highlights of a programme from the 1966 stage musical, ‘On The Level’, which starred Barrie Ingham and Gary Bond alongside Angela. It was presented by Martin Landau and The Beatles’ manager Brian Epstein.

UK 45 CBS 202074

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