Off Broadway (2000)

About this title: 26-year-old Jerry Orbach had recently made the leap from off-Broadway to Broadway stardom when he recorded his first (and, as it turned out, his only) solo album in three days in July 1962. But he was intent on looking back at the earlier stage of his career and illuminating a somewhat forgotten part of musical theater by filling the album with songs that originated in off-Broadway shows. Several were from shows that actually had turned up on Broadway or would later: "In a Little While" from Once Upon a Mattress, "I Could Be Happy With You" from The Boyfriend, "There's a Small Hotel" from On ... read more

Tracks:

1. In a Little While [From Once Upon a Mattress]
2. What Can It Be [From All in Love]
3. I Could Be Happy With You [From the Boy Friend]
4. There's a Small Hotel [From On Your Toes] [Hart/Rodgers]
5. Laddie [From Ben Bagley's Shoestring Revue]
6. King of the World [From King of the Whole Damn World]
7. Portofino [From Dressed to the Nines]
8. Try to Remember [From the Fantasticks] [Schmidt/Jones]
9. I'm Going to Find a Girl [From Leave It to Jane]
10. Lazy Afternoon [From the Golden Apple] [Latouche/Moross]
11. Once in a Blue Moon [From Little Mary Sunshine]
12. Mack the Knife [From "The Three Penny Opera"] [Blitzstein/Brecht]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.