No, No, Nanette - The New 1925 Musical (1971 Broadway Revival Cast) [Cast Recording]

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"The New 1925 Musical" is how this hit revival production was advertised upon its debut in 1970, already clueing its potential audience into the camp value and appeal it offered. In this regard, No, No, Nanette was the blueprint for such modern revivals as Guys & Dolls or How to Succeed in Business, which presented social mores once considered somewhat seriously with tongue now planted firmly in cheek. The show got great marquee value from tap dancing star Ruby Keeler appearing in her first Broadway show since 1940, not to mention the four Tony Awards it scored that year; the revival ended up running twice as long as the 1925 original. What sounded campy in the early '70s, however, may sound slightly dated in our more irony-filled times; nevertheless, you can't go wrong with the three great standards that came from the Vincent Youmans/Irving Caesar score--"Too Many Rings Around Rosie," "I Want to Be Happy," and "Tea for Two"--and the production (which also means this CD) puts the last two songs to ample use throughout, sounds of tap dancing totally intact. Broadway music connoisseurs will surely find it delightful. Sony gives the rerelease its regular Broadway Masterworks series update treatment, with previously unreleased tracks, elongated songs (featuring material cut from the original album), and a broadcast of the stars backstage on opening night, which informs us that the top ticket price for the show was an astronomical $15! --Bill Holdship

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No No Nannette

"The New 1925 Musical"

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No, No, Nanette - The New 1925 Musical (1971 Broadway Revival Cast)
Vincent Youmans , Ruby Keeler , and Jack Gilford
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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ASIN: B00000J28N
Release Date: 1999-05-18

Tracks:

Overture - Orchestra
Too Many Rings Around Rosie - Helen Gallagher Boys
I've Confessed To The Breeze - Susan Watson/Roger Rathburn
Call Of The Sea - Bobby Van
I Want To Be Happy - Jack Gilford/Susan Watson/Boys
I Want To Be Happy (Solo Tap) - Ruby Keeler
I Want To Be Happy (Taps) - Company
No, No, Nanette - Susan Watson Boys
Finaletto Act I - Roger Rathburn/Susan Watson/Patsy Kelly/Chorus
Opening Act II-Peach On The Beach - Company/Susan Watson
The Three Happies - Jack Filford/K.C. Townsend/Loni Zoe Ackerman/Pat Lysinger
Tea For Two - Roger Rathburn/Susan Watson
Tea For Two-Dance - Orchestra
You Can Dance With Any Girl At All - Helen Gallagher/Bobby Van
You Can Dance With Any Girl At All-Dance - Orchestra
Finaletto Act II - Company
Telephone Girlie - Bobby Van/K.C. Townsend/Loni Zoe Ackerman/Pat Lysinger
'Where-Has-My-Hubby-Gone' Blues - Helen Gallagher Boys
Waiting For You - Roger Rathburn/Susan Watson
Take A Little One-Step - Ruby Keeler Company
Finale - Company
Only A Moment Ago (First Release) - Jack Gilford/Ruby Keeler
Lee Jordan Intro - Lee Jordan
Ruby Keeler (Interview) - Ruby Keeler
Bobby Van (Interview) - Bobby Van
Patsy Kelly (Interview) - Patsy kelly
Helen Gallagher (Interview) - Helen Gallagher
Irving Caesar (Interview) - Irving Caesar

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"The New 1925 Musical" is how this hit revival production was advertised upon its debut in 1970, already clueing its potential audience into the camp value and appeal it offered. In this regard, No, No, Nanette was the blueprint for such modern revivals as Guys & Dolls or How to Succeed in Business, which presented social mores once considered somewhat seriously with tongue now planted firmly in cheek. The show got great marquee value from tap dancing star Ruby Keeler appearing in her first Broadway show since 1940, not to mention the four Tony Awards it scored that year; the revival ended up running twice as long as the 1925 original. What sounded campy in the early '70s, however, may sound slightly dated in our more irony-filled times; nevertheless, you can't go wrong with the three great standards that came from the Vincent Youmans/Irving Caesar score--"Too Many Rings Around Rosie," "I Want to Be Happy," and "Tea for Two"--and the production (which also means this CD) puts the last two songs to ample use throughout, sounds of tap dancing totally intact. Broadway music connoisseurs will surely find it delightful. Sony gives the rerelease its regular Broadway Masterworks series update treatment, with previously unreleased tracks, elongated songs (featuring material cut from the original album), and a broadcast of the stars backstage on opening night, which informs us that the top ticket price for the show was an astronomical $15! --Bill Holdship

Customer Reviews:

No No Nannette.......2007-01-10

We absolutely love the music from No, No, Nanette. It is a very well written play, with great music and lyrics and the cast is the very best that Broadway can offer.

"The New 1925 Musical".......2004-01-14

NO, NO, NANETTE, by Vincent Youmans, Irving Caesar, and Otto Harbach, is the show that defined fun-filled 1920's musicals. NANETTE first opened on Broadway in 1925 and was revived sucessfully in 1971; this is the cast recording of that revival. Today, the musical's story and songs -- which include such hits as "I've Confessed to the Breeze," "I Want to Be Happy," and "Tea for Two" -- remain charming. The humorous story concerns Jimmy Smith, a married Bible publisher, who is guardian to teenage Nanette, a would-be "flapper" (liberated woman). Jimmy has been giving money to three pretty girls in different cities, and trouble results when Jimmy, Nanette, Jimmy's wife, and the three girls all turn up at the Smiths' Atlantic City vacation home. Rather than parodying NANETTE, this production treats the show with affection and respect; as a result, the album is sheer delight to listen to. Susan Watson as Nanette sings with spirit and fresh innocence, and Jack Gilford makes a loveable guardian. Roger Rathburn sings well (and with his tongue in his cheek, as it were) in the role of Nanette's rather dull suitor, Tom. Two standouts in the supporting cast are Helen Gallagher and Bobby Van as the Smiths' friends, Lucille and Billy (the secondary "comic couple" seen in so many musicals). Gallagher's rendition of "The 'Where Has My Hubby Gone?' Blues" is terrific. A welcome bonus is a duet called "Only a Moment Ago," sung by Gilford and Ruby Keeler (as Smith's wife); although it was dropped from the show, it is a wonderful song, and I'm glad it was recorded. The orchestra plays the score -- the overture particularly -- with tremendous energy. The recorded sound is excellent and atmospheric -- there is even "tapping" during the dance numbers. This NO, NO, NANETTE is a fun CD that takes the listener back to a more lighthearted era of the musical theatre.

classic recording.......2002-10-24

NO NO NANETTE was given a lavish Broadway revival in 1971, starring a stellar cast and garnering several Tony Awards. It's sparkling cast recording is one of my all-time favorites.

The show features Helen Gallagher, Ruby Keeler, Jack Gilford, Bobby Van, Patsy Kelly; and Susan Watson as Nanette herself. The story concerns young Nanette's romantic misadventures and complications in a rather formulaic and traditional 20's-style musical comedy plot.

Both Helen Gallagher (as Lucille Early) and Patsy Kelly (as Pauline the maid) won Tony Awards for their performances in the musical, and Bobby Van was nominated for his role.

Susan Watson (the original Kim in Broadway's BYE BYE BIRDIE and Laurey in the 1960 City Center production of OKLAHOMA!) makes for a delightful Nanette, singing the infectious title song as well as "I've Confessed to the Breeze" and "Waiting for You".

Helen Gallagher is given the show's best songs, including "Too Many Rings Around Rosie", "The Where-Has-My-Hubby-Gone? Blues" and "You Can Dance with Any Girl at All".

A wonderful recording. Sony.

Sparkling recording of an old favourite.......2002-03-08

This lavish revival brought back a score that had never really been forgotton. At the time of the revival, however, most recordings of songs from the show came from England or France. American labels had not begun recording full cast albums when NANETTE was first scolded in 1925, and the first modern era recording was made in the 1950s in England (and released in the U.S. on one side of an LP on EPIC, backed by highlights from SHOW BOAT.) A later full LP was made by EMI in England and issued as part of their Studio Two "Nights at the Theatre" series. NONE of these early issues can hold a candle to this album in terms of sheer energy and pizazz.

Now, this is NOT how the show sounded originally. It has bveen given a full re-orchstration making it sound more like other shows on Broadway in the late 1960s: Big, Bold and Brassy. Producer Thomas Shepard includes some amsuing dialogue bits. The funniest track on the album is still the Act Two finale with pieces of the score woven into a musical scene. Listen to Ruby Keeler's reading of her lines: She's no "method" actress...she sounds as if she has just been handed a script and doing a first reading. Still, that's part of the charm of this album. Ruby more than makes up for her lack of acting skill when she leads the company in a rousing tap routine midway through act one that will set your hair on end!

For this remastered CD the opening number from Act Two (Peach on the Beach) has been restored - It was recorded in 1971 buyt left off the album for timing reasons. This resulted in a re-organization of several songs for the original Lp and the sequence is now corrected to reflect the 3- act structure of the farce.

This album was a steady best-seller on record and is now a welcome issue as part of the Columbia Broadway Masterworks series from Sony. Maybe the Cd will inspire another Broadway revival!

A Classic Musical..........2000-07-30

The names of such Broadway veterans including Ruby Keeler, Jack Gilford, and Susan Watson provided all the publicity the show needed, and were what compelled me to buy the Original Revival Cast Recording of "No, No, Nanette."

A majority of the music is somewhat hard to get into and except for the extremely catchy tunes "I Want To Be Happy" and "Too Many Rings Around Roise" none of it stuck out. If you are looking for a top quality score, I would suggest the lively and memorable sounds of "Cabaret" or the dramatic "Les Miserables."

Ruby Keeler makes her stunning comeback in "No, No, Nanette" tapping her way through "I Want To Be Happy" with the precision and style that she has always had. There were 861 performances of the revival of "No, No, Nanette" on Broadway, which lasted more than twice as long as the original production of 1925.

If you are looking for an all around sensational musical I suggest you turn to Stephen Sondheim & James Goldman's Tony Award winning musical, "Follies", originally co-directed by Harold Prince and Michael Bennett. Stephen Sondheim's haunting music and lyrics combined with the clever book by James Goldman, the amazing choreography of Michael Bennett, and Harold Prince's legendary staging makes "Follies," the first concept musical ever written, arguably one of the most important musicals ever written.

Tracks:

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Too Many Rings Around Rosie
I've Confessed To The Breeze
Call Of The Sea
I Want To Be Happy
You Can Dance With Any Girl
No, No, Nanette
Tea For Two
I Want To Be Happy (Reprise)
Telephone Girlie
Finaletto Act II
'Where-Has-My-Hubby-Gone' Blues
Waiting For You
Take A Little One-Step/Finale

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