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| 1966 Television Production |
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| Broadcast November 16, 1966 on _ABC Stage 67_Produced by Willard LevitasExecutive Producer: John Houseman for Gramercy Productions, Inc.Directed by Paul BogartMusic Arranged and Conducted by Norman ParisAssistant Conductor: David ShireScenic Designer: John WardCostumes Designer: William McHoneLighting: Walter UrbanMake-Up: Inez LopardoSound: Art ShineFilm Editor: John Wells |
| Cast Charles Snell - Anthony Perkins Ella Harkins - Charmian Carr Mrs. Monday - Dorothy Stickney Roscoe Potts - Larry Gates Store People - Margaret Bannerman, Margaret Barker, Leonard Elliott, Mike Meola, Dorothy Sands, and Margaretta Warwick |
| Musical Numbers "(If You Can Find Me) I'm Here" - Charles Charles Meets Mrs. Monday (instrumental) Charles And Ella (instrumental) Check List (instrumental) The Basement (instrumental) "I Remember" - Ella I Remember (underscore) "When" - Charles and Ella Sums /"When" (reprise) - Ella / Charles "Take Me to the World" - Ella and Charles The Ball (instrumental) Roscoe And The Guard (instrumental) The Ball (Part 2) (instrumental) Escape (instrumental) "Take Me to the World" (reprise) - Charles and Ella Final Credits (instrumental reprise of "Take Me to the World") |
Recording ![Evening Primrose [television soundtrack]](http://www.sondheimguide.com/graphics/primrosetv.jpg) Compact Disc, 2008 [Kritzerland KR-20011-6] (35:37 mins.) [Production limited to 3,000 copies] Selections: "If You Can Find Me, I'm Here", "Meeting the Others", "You're One of Us" / "Charles and Ella", "Charles' Schedule" / "If You Can Find Me, I'm Here" (reprise), "Looking for Ella", "I Remember", "Charles Touched Me", "When", "Take Me To The World", "The First Dance", "The Security Guard" / "The Second Dance", "Another Dance", "The Dark Men Come" / "Take Me To The World" (reprise), End Titles |
| Never released on home video. Available for viewing at the Museum of Television and Radio, 25 W. 52nd St, New York City. |
| 1990 Studio Recording | |
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| Mandy Patinkin - Dress Casual 
Produced by Steve EpsteinConductor and Musical Director: Paul GemignaniMusical arrangements by William Brohn, Bill Byers, Michael Starobin, and Don ByronMusical Consultant: Paul FordDigitally recorded at RCA/BMG Studio A, NYC Compact Disc, 1990 [Columbia FMK 45998] Cassette, 1990 [Columbia FMT 45998] Performers: Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters Selections: If You Can Find Me, I'm Here - Mandy Patinkin, I Remember - Bernadette Peters, When - Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters, Take Me to the World - Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin | |
| 1997 Studio Recording | |
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| Sondheim at the Movies 
Produced by Bruce KimmelMusical Direction by Tom FayOrchestrations by Larry Moore Compact Disc, 1997 [Varèse Sarabande VSD-5805] Cassette, 1997 [Varèse Sarabande VSC-5805] Performers: Liz Callaway and Gary Beach Selections: If You Can Find Me, I'm Here - Gary Beach, I Remember - Liz Callaway, When - Gary Beach and Liz Callaway, Take Me to the World - Liz Callaway and Gary Beach | |
| 2001 Studio Recording | |
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| The Frogs / Evening Primrose 
Produced by Tommy KraskerRecorded June 12, 2000 at The Hit Factory, NYCOrchestrations by Jonathan Tunick Conducted by Paul Gemignani Compact Disc, 2001 [Nonesuch 79638] (46:41 mins.) Performers: Neil Patrick Harris and Theresa McCarthy Selections: (If You Can Find Me) I'm Here - Neil Patrick Harris, I Remember - Theresa McCarthy, When - Neil Paatrick Harris and Theresa McCarthy, Take Me to the World - Theresa McCarthy and Neil Patrick Harris Also includes songs from The Frogs | |
| 2005 Lost Musicals Production |
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| Opened July 3, 2005 at the Lilian Baylis Theatre. LondonClosed July 24, 2005 after a limited run of 4 performancesDirected by Ian Marshall FisherMusical direction by Mark Warman |
| Cast Charles Snell - Michael MatusElla Harkins - Jennifer HighamMrs. Monday - Betsy BlairRoscoe Potts - Gary RaymondStore People - Sylvia Seymour, Andrew Beavis, Martin Gaisford,Maggie McCourt, Anthony Wolfe, James Vaughan, David O'Brien,Myra Sands, Thirl Drew, Bettina Horsfall, Sara Parr-Byrne |
| Musical Numbers "(If You Can Find Me) I'm Here" - Charles "I Remember" - Ella "When" - Charles and Ella "Take Me to the World" - Ella and Charles |
| Recordings of Songs |
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| Arts and Crafts Anthony Perkins Evening Primrose TV Soundtrack 2008 [as "Charles' Schedule" / "If You Can Find Me, I'm Here" (reprise)] Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... 2008 Charles' Schedule / If You Can Find Me I'm Here (reprise) [see "Arts and Crafts"] I Remember Charmian Carr Evening Primrose TV Soundtrack 2008 Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... 2008 Victoria Mallory Sondheim: A Musical Tribute 1973 David Kernan Side by Side by Sondheim 1976 A Collector's Sondheim 1985 Send in the Clowns: The Ballads 2002 Bartholomew John Side by Side by Sondheim Australian Cast 1978 Judy Collins [as I Remember Sky] Hard Times for Lovers 1979 [Elektra 171] Richard Rodney Bennett A Different Side of Sondheim 1979 Jackie Cain and Roy Kral A Stephen Sondheim Collection 1982 Geraldine Turner The Stephen Sondheim Songbook 1986 Cleo Laine Cleo Sings Sondheim 1988 Sarah Brightman The Songs That Got Away 1989 [Polygram 839116] Maureen McGovern Another Woman in Love 1990 [Columbia MK-42314] Bernadette Peters Dress Casual [Mandy Patinkin] 1990 Dianne Reeves [as I Remember Sky] I Remember 1991 [Blue Note 90264] Oystein Wiik Too Many Mornings 1991 Betty Buckley Children Will Listen 1993 Nancy Wilson Love, Nancy 1994 [Columbia CK-57425] Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh Mendelssohn Sings Sondheim 1995 Bill Wright Always Love 1995 [Original Cast Records 9516] Tim Seelig Everything's Possible 1995 Christine Sullivan [as I Remember Sky] Live at Meittas 1996 [Larriken 297] Myrra Malmberg What Can You Lose 1996 Megan McDonough My One and Only Love 1996 [Shanachie 5027] Roberta Alexander With You 1997 [Etcetera 1190] Mark Murphy Song for the Geese 1997 [RCA 44865] Liz Callaway Sondheim at the Movies 1997 Margaret Harris Quality Times 1998 [Original Cast Records 9855] Lynne and Mike The New Rememberings 1998 [Jazzheads 9507] Julia Migenes Sondheim Tonight 1999 The Musicality of Sondheim 2002 Robert Clary Louis Lebeau Remembers Cole Porter 2000 Theresa McCarthy The Frogs / Evening Primrose 2001 Barbra Streisand [revised lyrics] Christmas Memories 2001 [Sony/Columbia 85920] Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles Simply Sondheim 2001 Ben Black Remembered Face/Private Places 2001 [Origin 82387] Denyce Graves Kaleidoscope 2003 [Carmen 5030] Gary LeMel The Best of Times 2003 [Concord Jazz 2196] John Pizzarelli [string arrangement by Don Sebesky] Bossa Nova 2004 [Telarc 83591] If You Can Find Me, I'm Here [also known as "(If You Can Find Me) I'm Here"] Anthony Perkins Evening Primrose TV Soundtrack 2008 Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... 2008 Mandy Patinkin Dress Casual 1990 Gary Beach Sondheim at the Movies 1997 Neil Patrick Harris The Frogs / Evening Primrose 2001 Mandy Patinkin Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim 2002 Lauren Molina and Jason Tam Marry Me A Little Keen Company Production 2013 Take Me to the World Charmian Carr and Anthony Perkins Evening Primrose TV Soundtrack 2008 Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... 2008 Marti Rolph Sondheim: A Musical Tribute 1973 The Roy Budd Trio Everything's Coming Up Roses 1976 Richard Rodney Bennett A Different Side of Sondheim 1979 New York City Gay Men's Chorus New York, New York 1984 Mary D'Arcy Sondheim [BOMC] 1985 Geraldine Turner **The Stephen Sondheim Songbook **1986 Bernadette Peters and Mandy Patinkin Dress Casual 1990 Dawn Upshaw I Wish it So 1994 Mark Heller Take Me to the World 1996 Myrra Malmberg What Can You Lose 1996 Liz Callaway and Gary Beach Sondheim at the Movies 1997 Susannah Mars Take Me to the World 1998 [LML CD-106] Linzi Hateley and Robert Meadmore Moving On 2000 Theresa McCarthy and Neil Patrick Harris The Frogs / Evening Primrose 2001 Courtney Day State of Bliss 2002 [LML 151] When Anthony Perkins and Charmian Carr Evening Primrose TV Soundtrack 2008 Stephen Sondheim: The Story So Far... 2008 Mandy Patinkin and Bernadette Peters Dress Casual 1990 Liz Callaway and Gary Beach Sondheim at the Movies 1997 Neil Patrick Harris and Theresa McCarthy The Frogs / Evening Primrose 2001 Mandy Patinkin Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim 2002 |
| Notes | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | | The original source story for Evening Primrose was first published in 1940. It can be found in the John Collier collection Fancies and Goodnights [Doubleday & Co., 1951].A radio version of the story (adapted by John Dunkel and starring Elliott Lewis) was broadcast on the CBS program Escape on November 5, 1947. In 1975, a recording of the radio show was released by the American Forces Radio and Television Service on an LP entitled Mystery Theater #223.There is also a reading by Vincent Price on "Fancies and Goodnights", released in 1980 on LP by Caedmon (catalog number TC 1652). | |
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