Anyone Can Whistle - Live at Carnegie Hall (1995 Broadway Concert Cast)
BecauseAnyone Can Whistlewas one ofStephen Sondheim's most notorious failures, lasting a mere nine performances in 1964, this 1995 gala benefit concert for Gay Men's Health Crisis was conceived as a one-night revival.  It's an exciting performance, anchored byBernadette Petersin Lee Remick's role as Nurse Apple (meaning she gets to sing "There Won't Be Trumpets," the title tune, and "With So Little to Be Sure Of"), plusMadeline Kahnas the Mayoress,Scott Bakulaas Hapgood, andAngela Lansbury, the original Mayoress, as narrator and host.  Other advantages include 20 additional minutes of music and dialogue, a detailed synopsis, a full libretto, and notes on the concert.  No, it's not a replacement for theoriginal Broadway cast, but it's a valuable complement and a significant addition to the Sondheim discography.--David Horiuchi