House of Flowers - Broadway 1954

[Sally Durant Plummer]

House of Flowers - Broadway 1954#1

Posted: 7/4/14 at 7:06pm

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!

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[sondheimboy2]

House of Flowers - Broadway 1954#2

Posted: 7/5/14 at 9:52pm

I've never heard anything about the orchestrations having been destroyed!

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[yfs]

House of Flowers - Broadway 1954#2

Posted: 7/5/14 at 10:56pm

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.

[best12bars]

House of Flowers - Broadway 1954#3

Posted: 7/6/14 at 8:13am

My mother saw the show twice on Broadway. She absolutely loved it. I played her cast album a lot as a kid, growing up.

Favorite song: "I Never Has Seen Snow."

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[CarlosAlberto]

House of Flowers - Broadway 1954#4

Posted: 7/6/14 at 10:27am

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...