# Tony Nominated Shows Yet To Be Released on CD **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 15, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-nominated-shows-yet-to-be-released-on-cd/188632 "2003-07-15T13:02:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Alzarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 1:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-nominated-shows-yet-to-be-released-on-cd/188632/1 "2003-07-15T13:02:02Z")
This is gonna be really obscure, that I’ll be surprised if anyone has any sort of comment to make at all. Anyway, I’ve been collecting cast albums of all the shows that were nominated for Tony Awards. In some cases, I had to go with a London version, when there was no Broadway recording, but all in all, I’ve managed to buy every musical CD with the exception of 16 shows which either haven’t been released on CD yet, or were never recorded. Just thought I’d share… 1959 - La Plume De Ma Tante 1965 - Oh, What A Lovely War! 1968 - Illya, Darling 1972 - Ain’t Supposed To Die A Natural Death 1973 - Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope 1975 - The Lieutenant 1977 - Happy End 1978 - Dancin’ 1981 - Sophisticated Ladies 1983 - Merlin 1985 - Quilters 1985 - Leader of the Pack 1986 - Big Deal 1994 - Cyrano: The Musical 1996 - Chronical of a Death Foretold 2000 - James Joyce’s The Dead (Told ya it’d be obscure…) ---
**Author:** ![Mehitabel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8797f3/32.png) [@Mehitabel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mehitabel)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-nominated-shows-yet-to-be-released-on-cd/188632/2 "2003-07-15T15:16:36Z")
**Alzarain** , check out the sites of Fynsworth Alley and DRG, two NY-based record companies that specialize in the less commercial musicals. Unfortunately, I know for a fact that THE DEAD, which I adored, was not recorded. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-nominated-shows-yet-to-be-released-on-cd/188632/3 "2003-07-15T16:10:30Z")
How about the most current Broadway season- is there a cast CD for “A Year With Frog and Toad”? I looked for one for my nieces a while back, and couldn’t find one. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2003, 4:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-nominated-shows-yet-to-be-released-on-cd/188632/4 "2003-07-15T16:30:22Z")
Frog & Toad is out. One of the best sites for cast CDS is [www.eur.com/musicals](http://www.eur.com/musicals) NYC’s Footlight Records is great for finding cast CDS. They know everything and their service is really, really good. [www.footlight.com](http://www.footlight.com) ---
**Author:** ![Alzarian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@Alzarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alzarian)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-nominated-shows-yet-to-be-released-on-cd/188632/5 "2003-07-17T05:47:57Z")
Wow, I’m glad I’m not the only fan of original cast albums! By the way, does anyone know of a message board that is devoted to fans of musicals? I’d love to find others to chat with. I was a little worried about whether “Amour” or “Year with Frog and Toad” would be released, but I happily have both now! It’s a shame the Tonys showed that ballad for F&T, as there were songs that were more fun on the CD. And I’m floored by how much I love “Amour”. This is a real find! Thanks, Annie-Xmas. This site is incredible: [www.eur.com/musicals](http://www.eur.com/musicals) So, now I’ve discovered that of the 16 CDs I didn’t have: 3 Released on CD: Happy End (There is an old German version from 1929? Still, I’m thinking the 1977 version on Broadway was the original Weill opera in German as well and nominated that year cause it had never been seen in New York, and 1977 was a bad year for new musicals) Sophisticated Ladies (back in 1981, out of print and yet to be rereleased) Cyrano (There is a Dutch recording from the early 90’s, sounds like it may be the one that eventually went to Broadway. Looks like it may have English lyrics too.) 6 Released on LP (so, chance of CD release one day): La Plume de ma Tante Oh, What a Lovely War! Illya, Darling Ain’t Supposed to Die a Natural Death Don’t Bother Me, I Can’t Cope Leader of the Pack 7 Never Released (Maybe a studio recording someday?) The Lieutenant Dancin’ Merlin Quilters Big Deal Chronicle of a Death Foretold James Joyce’s The Dead ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2003, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tony-nominated-shows-yet-to-be-released-on-cd/188632/6 "2003-07-17T11:59:33Z")
Ask (me about musicals) and ye shall receive: [www.talkingbroadway.com](http://www.talkingbroadway.com) THE best site for musicals. Their All That Chat forum is for discussion of musicals only.