Title

The mystery of Edwin Drood [sound recording] : second reading / by Rupert Holmes.

Author

Holmes, Rupert.

Publication

Feb. 1, 1985.

Items in the Library & Off-site

Details

Additional Authors

• Buckley, Betty.
• Cohenour, Patti, 1952-
• Dempsey, Jerome.
• Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
• Gallagher, Peter, 1955-
• Grifasi, Joe.
• Holmes, Rupert.
• Laine, Cleo.
• Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988.
• McGillin, Howard.
• New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. dnr
• Rose, George, 1920-1988.
• Schneider, Jana.
• Shue, Larry.

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo.

Alternative Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Subject

• Musical theater > New York (State) > New York

Note

• Credits and production information taken from the book: New York Shakespeare Festival, the people and the plays.
• During the last half of Act 2, Rupert Holmes performs both roles of Mayor Thomas Sapsea and Rev. Crispsparkle. The actor playing Deputy is unidentified.
• Some songs were removed for the New York Shakespeare Festival and Broadway versions of the show.
• Separated from the New York Shakespeare Festival records; for papers, see the Billy Rose Theatre Collection, *T-Mss 1993-028; for sheet music and scores, see the Music Division, JPB 04-03.

Credits (note)

• Rupert Holmes, composer, librettist and lyricist ; Wilford Leach, director.

Event (note)

• Recorded in New York on Feb. 1, 1985.

Source (note)

• The New York Shakespeare Festival and Gail Merrifield Papp;

Linking Entry (note)

• Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Contents

• [Cassette 1] Act 1. Side 1. There'll be England again ; When the wicked man comes ; A man can go quite mad ; When the wicked man comes (Instrumental) ; Two kingsmen ; Moonfall ; A British subject ; Sapsea's song ; I wouldn't say no [ends adbruptly] -- Side 2. The wages of sin ; Jasper's vision (dream ballet) ; No good can come from bad ; Perfect strangers ; When shall these three meet again? ; Act 2. Both sides of the coin ; Evensong / performed by Rupert Holmes and Pattie Cohenour [ends abruptly]
• [Cassette 2] Side 1. Ceylon ; Never the luck ; Off to the races ; The name of love [ends abruptly] -- Side 2. The garden path to Hell ; Puffer's revelation ; Out on a limerick / performed by Joe Grifasi ; Jasper's confession ; Durdles's confession ; Murderer's confession / performed by Rupert Holmes ; The writing on the wall ; Perfect strangers (reprise) / performed by Cleo Laine and Jerome Dempsey ; Finale (There'll be England again (reprise))

Call Number

*LTC 6616

Author

Holmes, Rupert.

Title

The mystery of Edwin Drood [sound recording] : second reading / by Rupert Holmes.

Imprint

Feb. 1, 1985.

Credits

Rupert Holmes, composer, librettist and lyricist ; Wilford Leach, director.

Performer

George Rose (Mayor Thomas Sapsea / Your Chairman William Cartwright) ; Howard McGillin (John Jasper / Clive Paget) ; Betty Buckley (Edwin Drood / Alice Nutting) ; Patti Cohenour (Rosa Bud / Deidre Peregrine) ; Jana Schneider (Helena Landless / Janet Conover) ; Peter Gallagher (Neville Landless / Victor Grinstead) ; Cleo Laine (The Princess Puffer / Angela Pryscock) ; Jerome Dempsey (Durdles / Nick Cricker) ; Larry Shue (Rev. Crispsparkle / Wilfred Barking-Smythe) ; Rupert Holmes (Princess Puffer / Angela Prysock) ; Joe Grifasi (Bazzard / Philip Bax) ; Rupert Holmes, piano and vocals.

Event

Recorded in New York on Feb. 1, 1985.

Summary

Cassette contains a reading rehearsal of NYSF production of The mystery of Edwin Drood.

Linking Entry

Forms part of: New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Added Author

Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870. Mystery of Edwin Drood.

Leach, Wilford, 1929-1988. Director

Holmes, Rupert. Performer

Rose, George, 1920-1988. Performer

McGillin, Howard. Performer

Buckley, Betty. Performer

Cohenour, Patti, 1952- Performer

Schneider, Jana. Performer

Gallagher, Peter, 1955- Performer

Laine, Cleo. Performer

Dempsey, Jerome. Performer

Shue, Larry. Performer

Grifasi, Joe. Performer

Papp, Gail Merrifield. Donor

New York Shakespeare Festival Public Theater. Donor

Added Title

New York Shakespeare Festival recordings collection.

Found In:

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Research Call Number

*LTC 6616