Over the weekend, Kritzerland announced the latest two titles in its ongoing reissue campaign of Ben Bagley’s Revisited series: Cole Porter Revisited and The Unpublished Cole Porter Vol. 2. The pride of Peru, Indiana, Porter (1891-1964) remains one of the Great American Songbook’s most renowned exponents. He lived long enough to see his classic songs such as “I’ve Got You Under My Skin,” “Night and Day,” “I Get a Kick Out of You,” “Just One of Those Things,” and “Anything Goes” become standards, and they’re still performed and recorded today. But Ben…
Dropsy Cure Weather: Kritzerland Reissues “The Grass Harp” with Barbara Cook, Karen Morrow
The Babylove Miracle Show is back in town. Kritzerland has announced the reissue of the 1971 original cast recording of composer Claibe Richardson and lyricist-librettist Kenward Elmslie’s The Grass Harp, the cult favorite musical that played seven performances at the Martin Beck Theatre (today, the home of Kinky Boots). Based on the novella and subsequent play by Truman Capote, the musical told the tale of spinster sisters Dolly (Barbara Cook) and Verena (Ruth Ford). Verena becomes captivated by Dr. Morris Ritz (Max Showalter), and the pair decides to bottle and market Dolly’s…
