THE CROOKED MILE - MCSR 3002

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No less than a hymn of affection to London’s Soho, The Crooked Mile was one of the interesting batch of ‘verismo’ musical plays about London that sprang up in the late 50s – and it is certainly the grandest, with its supremely confident score and big orchestrations. Peter Greenwell’s music, with the lyrics of Peter Wildeblood, drew glowing praise from the critics. Its cast, too, brought together some of the finest performers of the period, including Millicent Martin, the distinguished Irish actor Jack MacGowran, and the legendary Elisabeth Welch, who sings a song that many regard as one of the best ever written for the musical stage ‘If I ever fall in love again’. This highly acclaimed reissue, in stereo, catches the theatrical span of this exciting work, and was the subject of a whole programme on BBC Radio 3’s Stage and Screen.

With: Millicent Martin, Elisabeth Welch, Jack MacGowran