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| re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? | |
| Last Edit: BroadwayTonyJ 12:39 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 12:36 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? - bmc 11:42 am EST 12/30/22 | |
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| The 1962 Jumbo is an enjoyable movie musical with delightful performances by Doris Day, Jimmy Durante, and Martha Raye. However, it only features two songs from the original Rodgers & Hart Broadway score, "My Romance" and "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World". According to IBDB, the original 1935 score had 11 musical numbers. For decades AEI records claimed their label had a radio broadcast recording of the entire show featuring the complete score sung by the original cast. For years Ken Mandlebaum wrote columns about this upcoming release in ShowMusic magazine and other sources. Eventually the AEI owner passed away and his Jumbo recording was obtained by Harbinger Records. Unfortunately, (from what I have been told) the musical elements of that radio performance had various quality issues that have made releasing a commercial recording highly unlikely. I would imagine the best chance of a stage revival would be by an organization like Encores, which at least could do justice to the score (if not the incredible physical production of the original show). |
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| re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? | |
| Posted by: Ludlow29 05:20 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? - BroadwayTonyJ 12:36 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
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| The movie included more than those two songs. Also featured were "Little Girl Blue," "The Circus Is On Parade," and "Over and Over" (each a classic). Another Rodgers & Hart song "Why Can't I" (from SPRING IS HERE" was interpolated. | |
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| re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? | |
| Posted by: BroadwayTonyJ 06:04 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? - Ludlow29 05:20 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
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| My apologies. You are correct. It's been many years since I've seen the Jumbo film. It does feature 5 songs from the Broadway score plus additional interpolated Rodgers & Hart songs and a new number by Roger Edens. I was basing the statement in my earlier post on the Wikipedia article about the film which said it included only 2 of the Broadway songs. I should have checked the song list from the soundtrack recording, available on Amazon. The film is delightful. | |
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| re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? | |
| Posted by: Jackson 01:10 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? - BroadwayTonyJ 12:36 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
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| The York Theatre Company did a very small-scale version of JUMBO a number of years ago. Hugh Panaro played the lead. J |
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| re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? | |
| Posted by: AlanScott 02:13 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? - Jackson 01:10 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
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| And MIchael McGrath played the Durante role, and he was terrific. Very funny. It was a nice but very small taste of the show. |
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| re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? | |
| Posted by: jssteitzer 08:25 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
| In reply to: re: Any chance to see JUMBO revived? - AlanScott 02:13 pm EST 12/30/22 | |
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| Well, there is this footage from a newsreel on YouTube which should give you an idea of just how big this show was. It's from Opening Night: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXmv58tG-5s | |
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