Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre Explained

Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre
Type:studio
Artist:Various artists
Cover:Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre.jpg
Released:1963
Recorded:1963, Los Angeles
Label:Reprise
Producer:Sonny Burke
Chronology:Bing Crosby
Prev Title:Holiday in Europe
Prev Year:1962
Next Title:Return to Paradise Islands
Next Year:1964

Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of four 12" long playing vinyl albums recorded in Los Angeles in 1963. The four albums were sold through mail order as a box set in 1963, then released separately to retail in 1964.[1] They were conceived and produced by Frank Sinatra. Morris Stoloff was the musical director and the A&R Director was Sonny Burke.

The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time – namely Finian's Rainbow (1947), Kiss Me, Kate (1948), South Pacific (1949), and Guys and Dolls (1950) – as performed by various Reprise artists.

The "Guys and Dolls" album[2] was issued on CD in 1992 when the musical itself was enjoying a revival. All the albums were re-released in a box set on September 26, 2000.

Track listing

Disc One - Finian's Rainbow
  • Disc Two - Kiss Me, Kate
  • Disc three - South Pacific
  • Disc four - Guys and Dolls
  • Personnel

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: AllMusic. AllMusic. July 28, 2015.
    2. Web site: AllMusic. AllMusic. July 28, 2015.