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Hal Prince, A Gala Concert for
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A gala concert for Hal Prince recorded live at Philharmonie Im Gasteig, München, on October 29, 1995.
All the songs performed are taken from shows originally produced and/or directed by Harold Prince

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1. Overture for Hal Prince – The Munich Radio Orchestra arranged by Chris Walker (first performance)
2. Comedy Tonight – The Company
A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM (1962) Stephen Sondheim/Burt Shevelove/Larry Gelbart
3. Tonight Quintet – Teri Bibb, Dave Willetts & The Company
WEST SIDE STORY (1957) Leonard Bernstein/Stephen Sondheim/Arthur Laurents/Jerome Robbins
4. Tradition – Len Cariou & The Company, Violin solo by Christina Sunnerstam
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1964) Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick/Joseph Stein
5. Sunrise, Sunset – Len Cariou, Ria Jones & The Company
FIDDLER ON THE ROOF (1964) Jerry Bock/Sheldon Harnick/Joseph Stein
6. Wilkommmen – David Michael Johnson & The Company
CABARET (1966) John Kander/Fred Ebb/Joe Masteroff
7. Cabaret – Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
CABARET (1966) John Kander/Fred Ebb/Joe Masteroff
8. Overture – The Munich Radio Orchestra
CANDIDE (1974) Leonard Bernstein/Richard Wilbur/Hugh Wheeler/Stephen Sondheim
9. Glitter And Be Gay – Patricia Nessy
CANDIDE (1974) Leonard Bernstein/Richard Wilbur/Hugh Wheeler/Stephen Sondheim
10. Kiss Of The Spider Woman – David Michael Johnson
KISS OF THE SPIDER WOMAN (1992) John Kander/Fred Ebb/Terence McNally
11. Ice Cream – Teri Bibb
SHE LOVES ME (1963) Jerry Bock/SHeldon Harnick/Joe Masteroff
12. Don't Cry For Me Argentina – Kelli James Chase
EVITA (1978) Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice
extract from the PACIFIC OVERTURES SUITE OF DANCES arranged by William David Brohn (first performance):
13. Advantage – The Munich Radio Orchestra
PACIFIC OVERTURES (1976) Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman/Hugh Wheeler
14. March To The Treaty House – The Munich Radio Orchestra
PACIFIC OVERTURES (1976) Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman/Hugh Wheeler
15. Next – The Munich Radio Orchestra
PACIFIC OVERTURES (1976) Stephen Sondheim/John Weidman/Hugh Wheeler
16. The Ballad Of Sweeney Todd – Len Cariou & The Company
SWEENEY TODD (1979) Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler
17. Dimitri Weismann's Welcome – Len Cariou
FOLLIES (1971) Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman
18. Beautiful Girls – Robert DuSold & The Company
FOLLIES (1971) Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman
19. The Night Waltz – The Munich Radio Orchestra
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973) Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler
20. Losing My Mind – Kelli James Chase
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973) Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler
21. Not While I'm Around – Dave Willetts
SWEENEY TODD (1979) Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler
22. Send In The Clowns – Ria Jones
A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC (1973) Stephen Sondheim/Hugh Wheeler
23. Broadway Baby – Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
FOLLIES (1971) Stephen Sondheim/James Goldman
24. Overture – The Munich Radio Orchestra
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1986) Andrew Lloyd Webber/Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe; vocal arrangement by Kevin Amos (first performance)
25. All I Ask Of You – Robert DuSold & Teri Bibb
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1986) Andrew Lloyd Webber/Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe
26. The Music Of The Night – The Company
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA (1986) Andrew Lloyd Webber/Charles Hart/Richard Stilgoe; vocal arrangement by Kevin Amos (first performance)
27. Ol' Man River – Kenneth Nichols & The Company
SHOW BOAT (1994 revival) Jerome Kern/Oscar Hammerstein II
28. Side By Side (By Prince!) – The Company & Rainer Wallraf
COMPANY (1970) Stephen Sondheim/George Furth



Rainer Wallraf for Bayerischer Rundfunk, München presents
A Gala Concert For Hal Prince

The Company:
Teri Bibb
Kelli James Chase
Len Cariou
Robert DuSold
Debbie Shapiro Gravitte
David Michael Johnson
Ria Jones
Patricia Nessy
Kenneth Nichols
Christina Sunnerstam
Rainer Wallraf
Dave Willetts

The Munich Radio Orchestra/Das Münchner Rundfunkorchester (Konzertmeister Janos Maté)
Conducted by Charles Prince

The Beautiful Girls:
Leigh Jane Clüver, Michel Geiser, Petra Gill, Nicole von Hartjenstein, Marie Holtmann, Carola Nicole Jehle, Eva von Keszthely, Monique Kieler, Georgia Lawrence, Eva Mend, Michaela Niegel, Tralee O'Farrell, Andrea Osterried, Sabrina Reichert, Sabine Rickauer, Andrea Sokol, Tanya Sotia, Barbara Streif, Ann Karolin Thueland, Sabine Varga, Andrea Widdel

Executive Producers
John Craig & Rainer Wallraf

CD Engineered & Mastered by David Hamilton-Smith
assisted by Matt Howe

Producer
Hugh Wooldridge

This concert was recorded by Bayerischer Rundfunk on a Sony 3324 24-track digital machine. It was performed by the 95 members of the Munich Radio Orchestra, 10 singers and various surprise guests. Curious lyric changes, extraneous buzzes, squeaks and hisses from moving lights, smoke machines and other technical wizardry have not been altered or edited out. Instead of trying to emulate a studio recording we have attempted to recreate the concert that was watched by Hal Prince and 2,399 others at the Philharmonie Im Gasteig.