First time on CD! A surprise hit Off-Broadway in 1968, Dames at Sea had its London debut little more than a year later. The Original London Cast Recording features an all-British cast in a lively but distinctive interpretation of the show, under original director/choreographer Neil Kenyon, with orchestral arrangements that differ from those created expressly for the Off-Broadway cast recording – perhaps closer to what was actually heard in the theater. In the role that made Bernadette Peters famous, nineteen-year-old Sheila White brings a fresh, pixie-ish quality to the optimistic showgirl Ruby. (White played Brigitta in The Sound of Music in London and, in 1969, had just appeared as Nancy Sykes's best friend in the Oscar-winning film Oliver!). Dames at Sea has had an enduring popularity in England, and this production was the beginning of that.
Book and Lyrics by GEORGE HAIMSOHN and ROBIN MILLER Music by JIM WISE
CAST: Mona Kent -- Joyce Blair Joan -- Rita Burton Hennessey -- Kevin Scott Ruby -- Sheila White Dick -- Blayne Barrington Lucky -- William Ellis The Captain -- Kevin Scott
MUSICAL NUMBERS 1. Overture 2:52 2. Wall Street 2:41 - Mona 3. It’s You 2:02 - Dick, Ruby 4. Broadway Baby 2:53 - Dick 5. That Mister Man of Mine 4:04 - Mona, Chorus 6. Choo-Choo Honeymoon 2:56 - Joan, Lucky 7. The Sailor of My Dreams 3:01 - Ruby 8. Singapore Sue 5:21 - Lucky, Company 9. Good Times Are Here to Stay 3:49 - Joan, Company 10. Dames at Sea 3:34 - Company 11. The Beguine 5:22 - Mona, The Captain 12. Raining in My Heart 5:04 - Ruby, Chorus 13. There’s Something About You 2:20 - Dick, Ruby 14. The Echo Waltz 2:18 - Mona, Joan, Ruby, Company (Lyrics by George Haimsohn) 15. Star Tar 2:46 - Ruby, Chorus 16. Let’s Have a Simple Wedding 2:25 - Company
