Though the original 1927 Broadway cast of The New Moon was never recorded, the 1928 London cast recorded selected pieces for Columbia in 1929. Originally released on 78 rpm records, the recordings, featuring Evelyn Laye and Howett Worster, were later transferred to CD on the Pearl Label. The recordings are available for digital streaming, paired with selections from The Desert … Read More
1928 Broadway
After tryouts in Philadelphia, Cleveland and Pittsburgh, The New Moon premiered on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on September 19, 1928. Directed by librettists Hammerstein, Schwab and Mendel (all of whom were uncredited), the production was choreographed by Bobby Connolly and starred Robert Halliday and Evelyn Herbert. Critical reception was glowing. J. Brooks Atkinson of The New York Times found … Read More
The New Moon
Revolution, romance, lovers, pirates, mutiny and villainy came together in this 1928 Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II operetta, set in 18th-century New Orleans and France. Often regarded as the last great American work in the Golden Age of Operetta, The New Moon premiered on Broadway at the Imperial Theatre on September 19, 1928, starring Evelyn Herbert, Robert Halliday and … Read More
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