| Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 book ([52] pages : color illustrations ; 12 x 14 cm.) |
| Note |
Compact disc. |
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Subtitle from container spine. |
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"A comedy written in 405 B.C. by Aristophanes ; freely adapted by Burt Shevelove ; even more freely adapted by Nathan Lane ; music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim"--Program notes. |
| Performer |
Nathan Lane, Roger Bart, Burke Moses, John Byner, Peter Bartlett, Daniel Davis, Michael Siberry, other cast and choruses ; conductor, Paul Gemignani. |
| Event |
Recorded Oct. 12, 2004, at The Hit Factory, New York, N.Y. |
| Note |
Program notes by Wendy Wasserstein and by Nathan Lane, synopsis by Ira Weitzman, and lyrics in booklet. |
| Contents |
Opening fanfare -- Invocation and instructions to the audience -- "It is time we start our journey" -- I love to travel -- Dress big -- I love to travel (reprise) -- All aboard -- On the river Styx -- Ariadne -- The frogs -- Hymn to Dionysos -- Hades -- It's only a play -- Shaw -- The contest -- Fear no more -- All aboard (reprise) -- Hymn to Dionysos (reprise) -- Final instructions to the audience. |
| Note |
GMD: sound recording. |
| Subject |
Musicals.
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| Added Author |
Shevelove, Burt.
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Lane, Nathan, 1956-
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Bart, Roger.
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Moses, Burke.
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Byner, John.
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Bartlett, Peter.
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Davis, Daniel.
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Siberry, Michael.
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Gemignani, Paul.
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Aristophanes.
Frogs.
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| Standard No. |
803607052522 |
| Music No. |
PS-525 PS Classics |
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