I have recently been listening to the original cast recording of House of Flowers and wanted to see if anyone here had the pleasure of seeing it with Pearl Bailey and what they thought of it. I love the score - some really amazing songs. And such incredible orchestrations - shame to think they were destroyed!
"Sticks and stones, sister. Here, have a Valium." - Patti LuPone, a Memoir
I've never heard anything about the orchestrations having been destroyed!
"A coherent existance after so many years of muddle" - Desiree' Armfelt, A Little Night Music
"Life keeps happening everyday, Say Yes" - 70, Girls, 70
"Life is what you do while you're waiting to die" - Zorba
Lost, but maybe not destroyed. Jonathan Tunick did a new orchestration for the Encores production which was, sadly, not a good production. But the score sounded great.
Wasn't even born when this premiered but I do love the score.....I have the OBC and the 68 Off Broadway recording. I love 2 Ladies Sitting Under De Shade of Da Banana Tree...