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CONCORD THEATRICALS RECORDINGS RELEASES “MY FAVORITE THINGS: THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT”

by DKC/O&M, May 31, 2024

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE, PLEASE

CONCORD THEATRICALS RECORDINGS RELEASES
LIVE CONCERT RECORDING OF
“MY FAVORITE THINGS:
THE RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN
80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT”
ON DOUBLE CD AND DIGITAL PLATFORMS WORLDWIDE

 

STAR-STUDDED CONCERT FILM PREMIERES TONIGHT
AS PART OF PBS’ “GREAT PERFORMANCES” SERIES

 

DOWNLOAD ALBUM ARTWORK HERE
DOWNLOAD PRODUCTION PHOTOS HERE

 

New York, NY (May 31, 2024) – Concord Theatricals Recordings announced today that the 42-track live recording of star-studded My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert is now available on double CD and digital platforms worldwide. Stream, download and purchase the album HERE.

Celebrating the historic partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II, the album features iconic songs from The Sound of Music, South Pacific, Oklahoma! and more, recorded live by stars of the stage and screen at the landmark December 2023 event in London.

Watch Audra McDonald’s concert performance of “Climb Ev’ry Mountain” HERE.

In tandem with the album release, a condensed version of the filmed concert will premiere on PBS as a part of their “Great Performances” programming tonight, May 31 at 9/8c. Learn more HERE.

The concert was headlined by recent R&H leading lady Joanna Ampil (Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific); two-time Olivier Award® winner Michael Ball; television, film and stage actor Daniel Dae Kim; four-time Olivier Award® winner Maria Friedman; Emmy®, two-time GRAMMY® and six-time Tony Award® winner Audra McDonald; Olivier Award® nominee Julian Ovenden; West End sensation Lucy St. Louis; Tony Award® winner Aaron Tveit; two-time Olivier Award® nominee Marisha Wallace; and two-time Tony®, two-time Golden Globe® and Emmy Award® nominee Patrick Wilson. Also featured are Anna-Jane Casey, Lily Kerhoas, Jonny Labey, and Jordan Shaw, among others.

The performance featured the 40-piece Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert Orchestra, conducted by music supervisor Simon Lee, with stage direction by Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli and associate choreography by Simon Hardwick.

“This is an extraordinary collection of performances of beloved classic songs by some of the finest voices and musicians working today,” said Sean Patrick Flahaven, producer of the album, Chief Theatricals Executive for Concord and a three-time GRAMMY®-winning producer.

The live concert recording of My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert was produced by Flahaven and co-produced by Rob Bagshaw and Austin Shaw. The album was recorded by Tim Clark, edited and mixed by Ian Kagey, and mastered by Oscar Zambrano, assisted by Piotr Garbaczonek. The album packaging was designed by Derek Bishop with original program design by ConcepTonic LTD. Complete production credits can be found in the album booklet available for free download HERE.

The concert was recorded on December 12 at London’s newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane – the same venue that premiered the original West End productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I. The event was produced by Concord Originals, Concord Theatricals, Kilimanjaro Live/JAS Theatricals, Bagshaw and Shaw.

Album Track List:

  1. Overture from Oklahoma! – Rodgers & Hammerstein Orchestra
  2. Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin’ – Patrick Wilson
  3. My Favorite Things – Audra McDonald
  4. The Surrey with the Fringe on Top – Patrick Wilson
  5. I Cain’t Say No – Marsha Wallace
  6. Out of My Dreams – Lily Kerhoas
  7. Mister Snow – Audra McDonald
  8. June is Bustin’ Out All Over – Anna-Jane Casey and Ensemble
  9. What’s the Use of Wond’rin’? – Lily Kerhoas
  10. Soliloquy – Aaron Tveit
  11. It Might as Well Be Spring – Lucy St. Louis
  12. Love, Look Away – Joanna Ampil
  13. The Gentleman is a Dope – Marisha Wallace
  14. No Other Love – Jordan Shaw
  15. Something Wonderful – Joanna Ampil
  16. You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught – Aaron Tveit
  17. Younger Than Springtime – Aaron Tveit
  18. I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair – Marisha Wallace and Ensemble
  19. A Wonderful Guy – Lucy St. Louis
  20. This Nearly Was Mine – Julian Ovenden
  21. You’ll Never Walk Alone – Michael Ball
  22. Entr’acte from South Pacific – Rodgers & Hammerstein Orchestra
  23. There Is Nothin’ Like A Dame – Jordan Shaw and Ensemble
  24. I Have Dreamed / We Kiss In A Shadow – Joanna Ampil
  25. A Puzzlement – Daniel Dae Kim
  26. Hello, Young Lovers – Maria Friedman
  27. Shall We Dance? – Maria Friedman and Daniel Dae Kim
  28. If I Loved You – Lily Kerhoas and Patrick Wilson
  29. In My Own Little Corner – Joanna Ampil
  30. Ten Minutes Ago – Aaron Tveit
  31. Impossible / It’s Possible – Anna-Jane Casey and Marisha Wallace
  32. All At Once You Love Her – Julien Ovenden
  33. Kansas City – Jonny Labey and Ensemble
  34. Some Enchanted Evening – Michael Ball
  35. The Sound Of Music – Lucy St. Louis
  36. Do-Re-Mi – Ensemble
  37. The Lonely Goatherd – Anna-Jane Casey
  38. Something Good – Maria Friedman
  39. Edelweiss – Ensemble
  40. Climb Ev’ry Mountain – Audra McDonald
  41. Oklahoma – Rodgers & Hammerstein Orchestra
  42. Carousel Waltz – Rodgers & Hammerstein Orchestra

Recent albums released by Concord Theatricals Recordings include the GRAMMY® Award-winning Into The Woods (2022 Broadway Cast Recording), starring Sara Bareilles, and Some Like It Hot (Original Broadway Cast Recording) by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman, the GRAMMY®-nominated Mr. Saturday Night (Original Broadway Cast Recording), starring Billy Crystal, Here We Are (Original Cast Recording), Come From Away (Original Broadway Cast Recording), Amélie (Original London Cast Recording) and Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Carousel (2018 Broadway Cast Recording). Other releases include Shaina Taub’s As You Like It (Original Public Works Cast Recording); Tom Kitt & Brian Yorkey’s The Visitor, starring David Hyde Pierce; Antonio Banderas and Teatro del Soho CaixaBank’s Spanish cast albums of Godspell, Company and A Chorus Line; and studio cast recordings of Carmel Dean’s Well-Behaved Women; Zachary & Weiner’s 17 Again, featuring Casey Likes and Eden Espinosa; Douglas J. Cohen’s The Big Time, starring Santino Fontana and Debbie Gravitte, and DRAG: The Musical (The Studio Recording). Theatre artist/songwriter albums include Jaime Lozano & The Familia’s Songs By An Immigrant Vol. 2), Sondheim In The City by Melissa Errico, and Jason Robert Brown’s Coming From Inside The House, featuring Ariana Grande and Shoshana Bean.

BIOGRAPHIES

Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II. After long and highly distinguished careers with other collaborators, Richard Rodgers (Composer, 1902-79) and Oscar Hammerstein II (Librettist/Lyricist, 1895-1960) joined forces in 1943 to create the most successful partnership in American Musical Theatre. Prior to joining forces, Rodgers collaborated with lyricist Lorenz Hart on musical comedies that epitomized wit and sophistication (Pal Joey, On Your Toes, Babes In Arms and more), while Hammerstein brought new life to operetta and created the classic Show Boat with Jerome Kern. Oklahoma!, the first Rodgers & Hammerstein musical, introduced an integrated form that became known as “the musical play.” Their shows that followed included Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, and The Sound of Music. Collectively, the Rodgers & Hammerstein musicals have earned Tony, Oscar, GRAMMY, Emmy, Pulitzer, and Olivier Awards. The Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization is a Concord Company, www.concord.com. 

Concord Theatricals is the world’s most significant theatrical company, comprising the catalogs of R&H Theatricals, Samuel French, Tams-Witmark and The Andrew Lloyd Webber Collection, plus dozens of new signings each year. Our unparalleled roster includes the work of Irving Berlin, Agatha Christie, George & Ira Gershwin, Marvin Hamlisch, Lorraine Hansberry, Kander & Ebb, Kitt & Yorkey, Ken Ludwig, Marlow & Moss, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Anaïs Mitchell, Dominique Morisseau, Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Thornton Wilder, and August Wilson. We are the only firm providing truly comprehensive services to the creators and producers of plays and musicals, including theatrical licensing, music publishing, script publishing, cast recording and first-class producing. www.concordtheatricals.com

Concord Originals is the narrative content creation division for Concord, the world’s leading independent music company and licensor of stage productions. Ready access to Concord’s vast well of iconic intellectual property and award-winning Concord-represented writers, along with robust in-house production capabilities, uniquely positions the Concord Originals team to swiftly develop and produce stories that satisfy the growing demand for fresh takes on beloved content. The division’s slate is comprised of feature films, series, documentaries and podcasts, including remakes and re-imaginings of properties from Concord’s legendary artists, music and theatrical works. Current projects include a multi-part docuseries about the culture-defining Stax Records for HBO, which debuted May 20, 2024, and and three feature documentaries: Let the Canary Sing about music icon Cyndi Lauper which streams on Paramount+ on June 4, 2024, Shari & Lamb Chop and Pretty Ugly: The Story of the Lunachicks which both premiered at DOC NYC 2023. Concord Originals also has an active scripted slate, including a remake of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s The King and I with Temple Hill for Paramount Pictures, and a limited series adaptation of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Cinderella” with Skydance TV and Jennifer Lopez’s Nuyorican Productions.

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