You Never Know

1973 Off-Broadway Revival

A Musical Comedy in Three Acts
Music and Lyrics by Cole Porter
Book adapted by Rowland Leigh from Siegfried Geiger's play By Candlelight

Opened March 12, 1973 at the Eastside Playhouse, NYC
Ran for 8 performances
Produced by Stanley H. Handman
Production Staged and Designed by Robert Troie
Musical Direction: Walter Geismar

Cast

Dan Held (Baron Romer)
Esteban Chalbaud (Gaston)
Grace Theveny (Ida Courtney)
Lynn Fitzpatrick (Maria)
Rod Loomis (Lord Baltin)
Jamie Thomas (Lady Baltin)

Musical Numbers

Act One

• Overture
• "By Candlelight" - Baron Romer [unused in the original production]
• "Maria" - Gaston
• "I'm Going in for Love" - Maria [unused in the original production]
• "What is That Tune?" - Gaston, Maria
• "I'm Back in Circulation" - Ida [unused in the original production]
• "From Alpha to Omega" - Maria, Gaston

Act Two

• Entr'acte
• "You've Got That Thing" - Gaston [from Fifty Million Frenchmen]
• "What Shall I Do?" - Maria, Gaston, Baron Romer
• "From Alpha to Omega" (reprise) - Maria, Gaston
• "For No Rhyme or Reason" - Gaston, Maria
• "At Long Last Love" - Gaston

Act Three

• Entr'acte
• "Greek to You" - Lady Baltin, Baron Romer [from Greek to You (unproduced)]
• "You Never Know" - Lady Baltin
• "Ridin' High" - Maria, Gaston [from Red, Hot and Blue]
• "They All Fall in Love" - Maria, Lady Baltin, Gaston, Baron Romer [from The Battle of Paris]
• From Alpha to Omega (Finale) - The Company

Original Cast Recording
 

This recording is taken from
a rare acetate pressing.
Liner notes by Niels Marsh

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