Original London Cast of Mrs Henderson Presents on CD

Description

MRS HENDERSON PRESENTS, the hilarious, new, five-star musical that’s had critics in raptures, makes its West End debut in February 2016. Based on the much-loved film that starred Dame Judi Dench and Bob Hoskins, the show’s run at the Theatre Royal Bath was hailed by the Guardian as “a shot in the arm for the British musical” and led Quentin Letts of the Daily Mail to exclaim, “I have not emerged from the theatre feeling quite so cheerful in a long time”. It's London, 1937, and recently-widowed eccentric, Laura Henderson (Tracie Bennett), is looking for a way of spending her time and money when her attention falls on a run-down former cinema in Great Windmill Street. Hiring feisty impresario Vivian Van Damm (Ian Bartholomew) to look after the newly renovated Windmill Theatre, the improbable duo present a bill of non-stop variety acts. But as war looms something more is required to boost morale and box office... When Mrs Henderson comes up with the idea of The Windmill Girls – glamorous young women posing as nude statues – audiences flock. And as the Blitz hits London, The Windmill provides a refuge for all, boasting the spirit-raising slogan "We Never Close". Tracie Bennett received Olivier Awards for her performances in the musicals She Loves Me and Hairspray and huge acclaim all over the world for her award-winning portrayal of Judy Garland in End of the Rainbow. Her West End credits include Les Miserables and La Cage Aux Folles, and she is well-known to television viewers as Sharon Gaskell in Coronation Street. Ian Bartholomew was nominated for Olivier Awards for Into The Woods and Radio Times. Other West End credits include Shakespeare in Love, Tommy and Dead Funny. Emma Williams played Truly Scrumptious in the original cast of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. She was Olivier-nominated for Zorro and Love Story. Terry Johnson's many West End productions as director and/or writer include One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest, Hitchcock Blonde, Entertaining Mr Sloane, The Graduate, Dead Funny, Hysteria, Elton John's Glasses and The Memory of Water. He won the 2010 Tony Award for Best Director of a Musical for La Cage aux Folles. George Fenton has composed numerous film scores including for the original film of Mrs Henderson Presents, The Lady in the Van, Gandhi, Cry Freedom, Dangerous Liaisons, The Wind that Shakes the Barley and Memphis Belle and music for television series including The Jewel in the Crown, The Blue Planet and Planet Earth. Simon Chamberlain was the original Music Director on the film Mrs Henderson Presents. Don Black's stage musicals include Billy, Tell Me on a Sunday, Aspects of Love and Stephen Ward and he won two Tony Awards for Sunset Boulevard. Film lyrics include Diamonds are Forever, Born Free and The Italian Job. Among his many popular hit songs are Michael Jackson's Ben and Lulu's To Sir With Love, both of which were U.S. number one hits.

Tracks

Disk 1 - Track 1-Everybody Loves the Windmill
Disk 1 - Track 2-Mrs Henderson Presents
Disk 1 - Track 3-Whatever Time I Have
Disk 1 - Track 4-Lord Chamberlain's Song
Disk 1 - Track 5-What a Waste of a Moon
Disk 1 - Track 6-Rubens and Renoir
Disk 1 - Track 7-Ordinary Girl
Disk 1 - Track 8-It Starts With a Dream
Disk 1 - Track 9-Perfect Dream
Disk 1 - Track 10-Living in a Dream World
Disk 1 - Track 11-He's Got Another Think Coming
Disk 1 - Track 12-Women at War (Medley)
Disk 1 - Track 13-Now Is Not the Time
Disk 1 - Track 14-Anything But Young
Disk 1 - Track 15-We'll Never Close
Disk 1 - Track 16-What a Waste of a Moon (Reprise)
Disk 1 - Track 17-Innocent Soldier
Disk 1 - Track 18-If Mountains Were Easy to Climb
Disk 1 - Track 19-We'll Never Close (Reprise)