Track Listing
Click tracks with speaker icon to listen| 1 | Overture | 6:45 |
| 2 | The Moon Is on the Sea | 1:20 |
| 3 | When Our Ship Comes Sailing In | 2:57 |
| 4 | Don't Ask | 2:20 |
| 5 | Someone to Watch Over Me | 2:51 |
| 6 | The Woman's Touch | 2:25 |
| 7 | Dear Little Girl | 2:40 |
| 8 | Maybe | 3:15 |
| 9 | Clap Yo' Hands | 4:16 |
| 10 | Do, Do, Do | 3:06 |
| 11 | Finale Act I | 5:14 |
| 12 | Entr'acte | 4:22 |
| 13 | Bride and Groom | 2:31 |
| 14 | Ain't It Romantic? | 3:59 |
| 15 | Fidgety Feet | 3:13 |
| 16 | Heaven on Earth | 2:09 |
| 17 | Finaletto Act II, Scene 1 | 4:14 |
| 18 | Dance Specialty | 1:30 |
| 19 | Oh, Kay! | 3:06 |
| 20 | Finale Ultimo | 2:01 |
About this Album
Roxbury Recordings and Nonesuch Records continues its Gershwin series with the first complete recording of Oh, Kay!, one of George and Ira’s best-loved musicals. The all-star cast is headed by two-time Grammy Award-winner Dawn Upshaw in the title role, and features Kurt Ollmann, Susan Lucci, Fritz Weaver, Patrick Cassidy, Adam Arkin, and Robert Westenberg.
The recording is produced by Tommy Krasker, president of Roxbury Recordings, the company founded in 1989 by the late Mrs. Ira Gershwin to preserve the stage works of the Gershwin brothers; the restoration of the score, which includes such Gershwin gems as “Someone to Watch Over Me,” “Clap Yo’ Hands,” and “Do-Do-Do”—as well as several numbers unheard in over 60 years—was supervised by Krasker and associate producer Evan Ross, with new arrangements provided by orchestrator Russell Warner. Eric Stern, conducts the Orchestra of St. Luke’s.
Credits
MUSICIANS
Eric Stern, conductor
Cast:
The Duke: Robert Westerberg
Larry Potter: Patrick Cassidy
Shorty McGee: Adam Arkin
Phillipa Ruxton: Liz Larsen
Dolly Ruxton: Stacey A. Logan
Kay: Dawn Upshaw
Jimmy Winter: Kurt Ollman
Constance Appleton: Susan Lucci
Judge Appleton: Fritz Weaver
Orchestra of St. Luke’s:
Krista Bennion Feeney, concertmaster
Mitsuru Tsubora, Marilyn Reynolds, Anca Nicolau, Christoph Franzgrote, Susan Shumway, violin
Luoise Schulman, Ronald Carbone, viola
Myron Lutzke, cello
John Feeney, bass
Elizbeth Mannnm, flute
Stephen Taylor, Melanie Feld, oboe
William Blount, Garhardt Koch, clarinet
William Purvis, French horn
Chris Gekker, Carl Albach, trumpet
Michael Powell, trombone
John Redsecker, drums
Maya Gunji, percussion
Kevin Cole, Joseph Thalken pianos
Chorus:
Ewelyn Halus, Janine Serresseque, Roberta Wall, sopranos
Leslie Giglio, Jenifer Jordan, Elana Pamm Latham, altos
Philip A. Chaffin, Steve Evans, Christian Nova, tenors
Robert DuSold, Scott Thompson, Steve Steiner, basses
PRODUCTION CREDITS
Orchestrations by Russell Warner
Vocal direction and arrangements by Kevin Cole
Produced by Tommy Krasker and John McClure
Associate Producer: Evan Ross
Recorded by Tom Lazarus May 14-15, 1994 at the Hit Factory, New York City
Edited by Paul Zinman at Soundbyte Productions, New York City
Mixed at Manhattan Center Studios, New York City
Mastered by Ric Wilson at DigiSonics, Tarzana, California
Assistant Engineers: Carl Glanville, Greg Pinto, Richard Clarke
Audio assistant: Susan Presson
Production coordinator: Karina Beznicki
Editorial direction: Carol Yaple
Music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin, except tracks 3, 16, 19, by by George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, and Howard Dietz
Art direction and design: John William Costa
Executive Producer: Robert Hurwitz
