Research Catalog

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

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

Found In

New York Shakespeare Festival records, 1954-1992.

Description

1 sound cassette : analog, stereo.

Summary

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

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

OCLC

316210320

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.

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, singer.

McGillin, Howard, singer.

Buckley, Betty, singer.

Cohenour, Patti, 1952- singer.

Schneider, Jana. Performer

Gallagher, Peter, 1955- singer.

Laine, Cleo, singer.

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