Released on March 29, 1965, the Original Broadway Cast Recording of Do I Hear a Waltz? featured stars Elizabeth Allen and Sergio Franchi, along with the full cast of the Broadway company. Produced by Goddard Lieberson, the LP was recorded at Columbia’s 30th Street Studio, featuring orchestrations by Ralph Burns and dance arrangements by Richard de Beneditis. The album earned … Read More
1965 Broadway
After tryouts in New Haven and Boston, Do I Hear A Waltz? opened on Broadway on March 18, 1965 at the 46th Street Theatre. Directed by John Dexter, the production starred Elizabeth Allen and Sergio Franchi; other principal cast members included Carol Bruce, Madeleine Sherwood, Julienne Marie, Stuart Damon, Fleury D’Antonakis and Jack Manning. Reviews were mixed, with Walter Kerr … Read More
Do I Hear A Waltz?
This musical adaptation of The Time of the Cuckoo, a bittersweet romance set in Venice, was a unique collaboration of three giants of the musical theatre: Richard Rodgers, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim. The only collaboration between Sondheim and Rodgers, the musical premiered on Broadway in the spring of 1965. A modest hit, it played 220 performances and received multiple … Read More