R.S.V.P. The Cole Porters

R.S.V.P. The Cole Porters [program]

A Musical Memoir based on the lives of Cole and Linda Porter
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Conceived by Noel Reardon
Original Book by Kenneth Lewis

Produced by Ralph P. Bridges
Directed by Noel Reardon
Musical Arrangements, Orchestration and Direction by Mac Frampton
Scenic Design by Luis Maza
Costume Designs by James Weiss
Choreography by Robert Karl and Sandra DiMarco
Assistant to Mr. Reardon: Robert King




Cast

Jack Jenkins (Cole Porter), Sally Jenkins (Linda Porter), Joseph Wise (Mime), Mary Margaret McBride (Prologue), and Mac Frampton and Douglas Smith (pianos)

Musical Numbers

Act One: Menu Du Soir

    Amuses Geules (Appetizers)
    • "Ev'rybod-ee Who's Anybod-ee"
    • "That Black and White Baby of Mine"
    Aperitif (Cocktails)
    • "Oh What a Pretty Pair of Lovers"
    Vin Choisis (Selected Wines)
    • "We're Throwing a Ball Tonight"
    • "We Shall Never Be Younger"
    Soupe (Soup)
    • "We Open in Venice" / "I Love Paris" / "I Happen to Like New York" / "Come to the Supermarket in Old Peking" / "I've a Shooting Box in Scotland"
    Vin Choisi (Selected Wine)
    • "I Get a Kick Out of You"
    Poisson (Fish)
    • "Friendship"
    Plat Principal (Main Course)
    • "What is This Thing Called Love?" / "I Love You" / "Let's Not Talk About Love" / "So in Love" / "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" / "Easy to Love" / "Always True to You in My Fashion" / "True Love" / "At Long Last Love" / "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love"
    Salade (Salad)
    • "Anything Goes"
    Cafe (Coffee)
    • "Love for Sale"
    Dessert (Dessert)
    • "Well, Did You Evah"
    Cognac (Brandy)
    • Reprise: "Well, Did You Evah" / "We're Throwing a Ball Tonight"

Act Two: Menu Du Buffet

    Casse-Oroute Chaude (Canape Tray)
    • Entr'Acte: "We're Throwing a Ball Tonight" / "I Love Paris" / "You're the Top" / "I Get a Kick Out of You" / "I Love You" / "Anything Goes"
    Boisson (Beverage)
    • "Be a Clown"
    Buffet Froid (Cold Table)
    • A Treasury of Cole Porter's Five Greatest Flops
    Vins Choisis (Selected Wines)
    • "Wunderbar" / "You're the Top"
    • Reprise: "We Shall Never Be Younger"
    Liqueurs Choisis (Selected Liqueurs)
    • "Good-bye, Little Dream, Good-bye"
    • "I Concentrate on You"
    • "A Picture of Me Without You"
    En Au Revoir (Stirrup Cup)
    • Reprise: "Anything Goes"

Original Cast Recording

Produced by Alkahest Attractions, Inc.
Executive Producer: Ralph Bridges
Engineer: Phil Benton
Recorded at Master Sound Studio, Atlanta GA

  • LP, 1974 [Respond PMS 299]

    • Selections:

    • Prologue - "We're Throwing a Ball Tonight" (4:00)
    • "I Get a Kick Out of You" (3:32)
    • A Little Traveling Music (medley) (6:30)
      • "We Open in Venice"
      • "I Love Paris"
      • "I Happen to Like New York"
      • "Come to the Supermarket in Old Peking"
      • "I've Got a Shooting Box in Scotland"
    • "Love For Sale" (3:48)
    • "Anything Goes" (3:45)
    • "Be a Clown" (1:53)
    • "In the Still of the Night" (2:45)
    • "Night and Day" (2:43)
    • "We Shall Never Be Younger" / "Goodbye, Little Dream, Goodbye" (4:06)
    • "I Concentrate on You" (5:46)