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Author Flaherty, Stephen, composer.

Title Once on this island : original cast recording / book and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens ; music by Stephen Flaherty.

Publication Info. [New York, N.Y.] : RCA Victor, [1990]
New York, N.Y. : Manufactured and distributed by BMG Music.
℗1990

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 Talbott Media  CD 21454    Available  Ask at Circulation Desk
Description 1 audio disc (71 min., 2 sec.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Playing Time 011102
Physical Medium 4 3/4 in.
plastic metal
Description digital
optical
stereo
1.4 m/s
audio file
CD audio
Note Based on: My love, my love, by Rosa Guy.
Performer Jerry Dixon, Andrea Frierson, Sheila Gibbs, La Chanze, Kecia Lewis-Evans, Gerry McIntyre, Afi McClendon, Milton Craig Nealy, Nikki Rene, Eric Riley, Keith Tyrone, Fuschia Walker, Ellis E. Williams, vocals ; orchestra ; Steve Marzullo, musical director.
Event Recorded 1990 July 11-13 BMG Studio C, New York City.
Note Title from disc label.
Program notes by Bill Rosenfield and libretto (32 pages : color illustrations) inserted in container.
Contents We dance -- One small girl -- Waiting for life -- And the gods heard her prayer ; Rain -- Pray -- Forever yours -- Sad tale of the Beauxhommes -- Ti Moune -- Mama will provide -- Some say -- Human heart -- Pray (reprise) -- Some girls -- Ball -- Ti Moune's dance -- When we are wed -- Forever yours (reprise) -- A part of us -- Why we tell the story.
Language Sung in English.
Subject Musicals.
Musicals.
Social classes -- Drama.
Social classes.
Genre/Form Drama.
Subject Man-woman relationships -- Caribbean Area -- Drama.
Man-woman relationships.
Caribbean Area.
Caribbean Area -- Drama.
Genre/Form Original cast recordings.
Musicals.
Musicals.
Original cast recordings.
Adaptations.
Adaptations.
Studio recordings.
Studio recordings.
Subject Musicals.
Genre/Form Sound recordings.
Sound recordings.
Drama.
Added Author Ahrens, Lynn, librettist, lyricist.
Dixon, Jerry, singer.
Frierson, Andrea, singer.
Gibbs, Sheila, singer.
LaChanze, singer.
Lewis-Evans, Kecia, singer.
McIntyre, Gerry, singer.
McClendon, Afi, singer.
Nealy, Milton Craig, singer.
Rene, Nikki, singer.
Riley, Eric, singer.
Tyrone, Keith, singer.
Walker, Fuschia, singer.
Williams, Ellis E., singer.
Marzullo, Steve, conductor.
Rosenfield, Bill, writer of added commentary.
Musical theatre adaptation of (work): Guy, Rosa. My love, my love.
Container of (work): Flaherty, Stephen. Once on this island.
Standard No. 090266059522
Music No. 60595-2-RC RCA Victor