Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre
Reprise Musical Repertory Theatre is a series of four 12" long playing vinyl albums recorded in Los Angeles in 1963. The four albums were sold through mail order as a box set in 1963, then released separately to retail in 1964. They were conceived and produced by Frank Sinatra. Morris Stoloff was the musical director and the A&R Director was Sonny Burke.
The four discs feature the scores of four popular Broadway musicals of the time – namely Finian's Rainbow, Kiss Me, Kate, South Pacific, and Guys and Dolls – as performed by various Reprise artists.
The "Guys and Dolls" album was issued on CD in 1992 when the musical itself was enjoying a revival. All the albums were re-released in a box set on September 26, 2000.
Personnel
- Frank Sinatra – vocals
- Dean Martin – vocals
- Sammy Davis Jr. – vocals
- Bing Crosby – vocals
- Debbie Reynolds – vocals
- Rosemary Clooney – vocals
- Jo Stafford – vocals
- Keely Smith – vocals
- Dinah Shore – vocals
- The McGuire Sisters – vocals
- The Hi-Lo's – vocals
- Allan Sherman – vocals
- Nelson Riddle – arranger
- Marty Paich – arranger
- Skip Martin – arranger
- Billy May – arranger
- Morris Stoloff – conductor