Musicals

The Broadway Musical is one of the great American art forms. The Naxos Musicals series explores the original sounds of Broadway, ranging chronologically from the 1932 recording of Jerome Kern’s Showboat to the 1953 recording of Leonard Bernstein’s Wonderful Town. All recordings feature the original cast and also include rare bonus material. Transfers from historical material were made to the highest professional standards. This series is a true treasure gem for collectors of the genre and music lovers in general.


Album Title Catalogue No.
ADLER, R. / ROSS, J.: Pajama Game (Original Broadway Cast) (1954) / John Murray Anderson's Almanac (excerpts) (1954-1956) 8.120878
BERLIN: Annie Get Your Gun (Original Broadway Cast) (1946) / (Original Film) (1950) 8.120790
BERLIN: Call Me Madam (Original Broadway Cast) (Studio Recording) (1950) 8.120794
BERNSTEIN, L.: On the Town (Original Cast Recording) (1940-1956) 8.120889
BERNSTEIN, L.: West Side Story (Original Broadway Cast) / On the Waterfront (Kert, Lawrence) (1957) 8.120887
BERNSTEIN: Wonderful Town (Original Broadway Cast) (1953) / Comden and Green Performances (1955) 8.120846
BIZET, G.: Carmen Jones (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1943) / Carmen Jones (1954 Film Soundtrack) (excerpts) 8.120875
KERN: Showboat (1932, 1946) 8.120789
LANE: Finian's Rainbow / LOEWE: Brigadoon (Original Broadway Cast) (1947) 8.120791
LOESSER, F.: Where's Charley? (Original London Cast) (1958) / Hans Christian Andersen (1952) 8.120890
LOESSER: Guys and Dolls (Original Broadway Cast) (1950) / Where's Charley? (Excerpts) 8.120786
LOEWE, F.: My Fair Lady (Original Broadway Cast) (1956) 8.120876
LOEWE, F.: Paint Your Wagon (Original Broadway Cast) (1951) / WEILL, K.: Love Life (1955) 8.120877
PORTER, C.: Aladdin (DuPont Show of the Month, CBS TV) (1958) / Les Girls (Film Soundtrack) (1957) 8.120888
PORTER: Can-Can / Mexican Hayride (Original Broadway Cast) (1953, 1944) 8.120845
PORTER: Kiss Me, Kate (Original Broadway Cast) (1949) / Let's Face It (1941) 8.120788
RODGERS: Carousel (Original Broadway Cast) (1945) / Allegro (Original Broadway Cast) (1947) 8.120780
RODGERS: King and I (The) (Original Broadway Cast) (1951) / Original London Cast (1954) 8.120792
RODGERS: Oklahoma! (Original Broadway Cast) (1943) 8.120787
RODGERS: South Pacific (Original Broadway Cast) (1949) 8.120785
STYNE: Gentleman Prefer Blondes (1949) / High Button Shoes (1947) (Original Broadway Cast) 8.120793
WEILL, K.: Street Scene (Hollywood Bowl Performance) (1949) 8.120885
WILLSON, M.: Music Man (The) (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (1957) 8.120886
WILSON: Boy Friend (The) (Orginal London Cast) / SLADE: Salad Days (Original London Cast) (1954) 8.120848
WRIGHT / FORREST: Kismet (Original Broadway Cast) (1953) 8.120847