SMILE -- Remastered and tracked soundboard recording of the original 1986 Broadway production; Restoration released: July 18, 2021. SCROLL DOWN FOR TRACK LISTING. This was truly a labor of love as Howard Ashman and Marvin Hamlisch's SMILE is a show I hold close to my heart. Working from an extremely problematic soundboard recording, nearly every piece of the score and all book scenes required intense special treatment, note by note, word by word, syllable by syllable. When compared to the original master, the differences are legion. Created, little by little, over the course of three months, I am thrilled to present SMILE as it was meant to be heard. A completely different version of the show from the heavily revised licensed version, SMILE is a cut-throat look at the backstage traumas of the American beauty pageant phenomenon. I am deeply proud of the final result of this project. SMILE played Broadway's Lunt-Fontanne November 14, 1986 - January 3, 1987, closing after 11 previews and 48 regular performances. HOWARD ASHMAN: "A major theme of the show is the dual messages parents send to children when they push them to become successful. Most people only see black and white -- they don’t see gray, which is salvation. I don’t want to hammer people over the head and be preachy, but in some way the show is about learning to see gray.� The events in SMILE take place at Santa Rosa Junior College. ACT ONE: Three Days Last Summer 0:00:00 OVERTURE 0:02:51 PROLOGUE: TYPICAL HIGHSCHOOL SENIOR -- Robin Gibson, The Contestants 0:06:41 ORIENTATION / POSTCARD #1 -- Brenda DiCarlo Freelander, Robin Gibson, Big Bob Freelander, Carol, The Contestants 0:14:13 THE HORNY DERMATOLOGIST -- Doria Hudson 0:16:41 DISNEYLAND -- Doria Hudson 0:22:28 SHINE -- The Contestants, Tommy French, Brenda DiCarlo Freelander 0:30:26 POSTCARD #2 -- Robin Gibson 0:34:34 NERVES -- The Contestants 0:43:26 PRELIMINARY NIGHT 0:44:06 - A) YOUNG AND AMERICAN -- The Contestants 0:45:42 - B) VIM AND VIGOR COMPETITION - The Contestants 0:46:19 - C) SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMANT QUIZ - Robin Gibson, The Contenstants 0:46:51 - D) TALENT COMPETION 0:47:43 ---- 1) SANDRA-KAY MACAFFEE AND HER PAL JERRY - Sandra Kay Macaffee 0:47:54 ---- 2) COOKIE WILSON AND THE GRAPES OF WRATH - Cookie Wilson 0:48:35 ---- 3) CONNIE SUE WHIPPLE AND HER AMAZING FLORESCENT BATONS - Connie Sue Whipple 0:49:02 ---- 4) MARIA GONZALEZ'S MUSICAL COOKING DEMONSTRATION - Maria Gonzales 0:51:17 ---- 5) DORIA'S INSPIRATIONAL DRAMATIC RECITATION - Doria Hudson 0:53:23 - C) YOUNG AND AMERICAN (REPRISE) - The Contestants 1:00:20 UNTIL TOMORROW NIGHT - Doria Hudson, The Contestants, Brenda DiCarlo Freelander, Big Bob Freelander ACT TWO - Saturday Night 1:05:48 ENTR'ACTE 1:06:35 POSTCARD #3 / DRESSING ROOM SCENE - Robin Gibson, Doria Hudson, Carol, Ted Farley, The Contestants 1:14:48 SMILE - Ted Farley, The Contestants 1:22:50 GET THE GIRLS - The Contestants 1:25:20 BRENDA'S SPEECH - Brenda DiCarlo Freelander 1:28:23 WE WISH WE WERE YOU - The Contestants 1:32:37 IN OUR HANDS - Robin Gibson, The Contestants 1:38:48 PRETTY AS A PICTURE - Ted Farley, Big Bob Freelander, Robin Gibson, The Contestants 1:45:46 FINALE: DISNEYLAND - Doria Hudson 1:46:56 BOWS Book & Lyrics by Howard Ashman; Music by Marvin Hamlisch; Based on the screenplay by Jerry Belson; Directed by Howard Ashman; Musical Staging by Mary Kyte; Scenic Design by Douglas W. Schmidt; Costume Design by William Ivey Long; Lighting Design by Paul Gallo; Sound Design by Otts Munderloh; Hair Design by Angela Gari; Musical Director: Paul Gemignani; Music orchestrated by Sid Ramin, Bill Byers, Dick Hazard & Torrie Zito; Vocal arrangements by Buster Davis THE CONTESTANTS JODI BENSON — Doria Hudson, Contestant/Yuba City ANNE MARIE BOBBY — Robin Gibson, Contestant/Antelope Valley MANA ALLEN — Patti-Lynn Bird, Contestant/El Centro VEANNE COX — Sandra-Kay Macaffee, Contestant/Bakersfield DONNA MARIE ELIO — Gina Minelli, Contestant/San Luis Obispo LAUREN GOLER — Valerie Sherman; Contestant/Sacramento VALERIE LAU-KEE — Linda Lee, Contestant/San Francisco ANDREA LEIGH-SMITH — Debralee Davis, Contestant/Eureka MIA MALM — Kate Gardner, Contestant/Fresno; Joanne Marshall, Last year's winner CINDY OAKES — Connie-Sue Whipple, Contestant/Visalia NIKKI RENE — Cookie Wilson, Contestant/Carson TIA RIEBLING — Shawn Christianson, Contestant/La Jolla CHERYL-ANN ROSSI — Maria Gonzales, Contestant/Salinas JULIE TUSSEY — Kimberly Lyons, Contestant/Palo Alto RENÉE VENEZIALE — Dana Simpson, Contestant/Sausalito DEANNA D. WELLS — Heidi Anderson, Contestant/Anaheim THE ADULTS MARSHA WATERBURY — Brenda DiCarlo Freelander JEFF McCARTHY — Big Bob Freelander LAURA GARDNER — Robin's mom; Judge; Volunteer MICHAEL O'GORMAN — Tommy French DICK PATTERSON — Ted Farley JEFFREY WILKINS — Tony RUTH WILLIAMSON — Carol K. C. WILSON — Photographer; Judge; Volunteer RICHARD WOODS — Dale Wilson-Shears THE KIDS ANDREW CASSESE — Freddy TOMMY DAGGETT — Little Bob Freelander

• published: 18 Jul 2021
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