Kismet 1953 Original Broadway Cast
Alexander Borodin (Composer), Alfred Drake (Performer), Doretta Morrow (Performer), Richard Kiley (Performer), Henry Calvin (Performer), Joan Diener (Performer) & 3 more Format: Audio CD
| Brand | N/A |
| Rating | 4.8 (48 ratings) |
| Price | $13.48 |
| Category | Middle East |
Description
EDITORIAL REVIEWS AMAZON.COM Using themes by 19th-century Russian composer Alexander Borodin to musicalize a play set in ancient Baghdad seems the kind of harebrained idea only a crazed producer would have. And we should thank him for it. For Kismet is Broadway at its most demented--just the way we like it. Robert Wright and George Forrest reworked Borodin's music so that it would function as the basis for show songs. And what songs: "Stranger in Paradise" and "Baubles, Bangles and Beads" have become classics, and the rest of the score is delightfully kitsch. Alfred Drake equals his performance in Kiss Me, Kate in a bombastic tour-de-force, and to top it all off, Borodin got a posthumous Tony. Fans (you know who you are) will enjoy the bonus interviews with the leads. --Elisabeth Vincentelli