Description
DESCRIPTION
UK archive release. Continuing Stage Door's Cast Album Masters Series is the CD debut of the On the Level, an original musical centered around the theft of G. C. E. exam papers. On the Level opened at London's Saville Theatre on April 19th 1966 and ran for 118 performances. Presented in conjunction with the Beatles manager Brian Epstein, On the Level was set in the present day with a contemporary score that reflected the modern era of swinging '60s London. On the Level boasted a youth driven cast that included Angela Richards, Barrie Ingham, Gary Bond, Phyllida Law and a break out role for Sheila White who reportedly stopped the show with her solo number 'Bleep Bleep'. Produced for CBS by Reginald Warburton (whose past production credits included Paul Simon's debut solo album and the Original London Cast Albums of Charlie Girl and Instant Marriage), the album effectively captures the show's contemporary flare and it's many song highlights including 'Strangely Attractive', 'My Girl at the Dance' and 'Where the Action is'.
Tracks
1 Three Crazy Letters (G.C.E.) - Ensemble
2 Strangely Attractive - Gary Bond, Angela Richards
3 Bleep-Bleep - Sheila White
4 Thermodynamically Yours - Gary Bond, Angela Richards, Barrie Ingham and Ensemble
5 Very Good Friend - Phyllida Law, Barrie Ingham
6 My Girl at the Dance - Angela Richards, Gary Bond, Rod McLennan, Sandra Michaels
7 Let's Make the Most of Now - the Company
8 Where the Action Is - Rod McLennan, Sandra Michaels, Bernard Sharpe, Ensemble
9 Nostalgia - Barney Gilbraith, Irlin Hall, Robert Cawdron, Carolyn Hudson
10 Love Gets Younger Every Year - Bernard Sharpe, Sandra Michaels
11 Peaceful - Gary Bond, Ensemble
12 On the Level - Rod McLennan, Gary Bond, Bernard Sharpe, Ensemble
13 And Then I'll Go - Angela Richards, Gary Bond
14 Chorale - Finale - Ensemble
15 Play Out (Where the Action Is) - Orchestra
