The Scarlet Pimpernel: Recordings

The Scarlet Pimpernel: The New Musical Adventure. The Original Broadway Cast album, released February 1998. Music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Nan Knighton. With Douglas Sills, Christine Andreas and Terrence Mann. Essential!! (and the most Douglas for your money, as well) Order the CD from Amazon.com. Also available from Amazon UK and Amazon Germany Vocal selections are also available.
The Scarlet Pimpernel: Encore! 1998 Revival Cast, released November 1999. Tracks from the Original Broadway Cast album and the concept album, with new recordings by Rex Smith and Rachel York. Some songs have been cut from the OBC version -- this is sort of SP2. Order the CD from Amazon.com or Amazon UK or Amazon Germany Vocal selections are also available.
The Scarlet Pimpernel, Original German Cast (Halle). German cast recording released in 2003, with Christoph Götten, Ann Christin Elverum, and Christopher Murray. A very different recording from the Broadway recordings, as more instrumental music from later US stage versions was added. This recording also includes Marguerite singing "He Was There". Order from Amazon Germany
The Scarlet Pimpernel. The 1992 concept recording ("Miami"). With Chuck Wagner, Linda Eder and Dave Clemmons. Most of the songs are sung by Linda Eder and many of these did not survive to the Broadway production. Hear Percy as a baritone. Order from Amazon.com or Amazon UK or Amazon Germany
The Scarlet Pimpernel: Music from the BBC TV Series, composed by Michal Pavlicek. The soundtrack from the 1998 Richard E. Grant TV version and has nothing to do with the Wildhorn/Knighton musical. Order from Amazon.com or Amazon UK or Amazon Germany
In Love with Musical Again, a German CD sung in English, features "The Riddle" and "Where's the Girl?" as well as some Jekyll & Hyde songs. Released in 2001, featuring Pia Douwes, Uwe Kröger, Viktor Gernot, & Marika Lichter. Order from Amazon Germany
Great Historical Shakespeare Recordings and a Miscellany, features recorded performances of early 20th century actors. Included on this: Fred Terry and Julia Neilson perfrom excerpts from the original stage production of The Scarlet Pimpernel. Order from Amazon.com or Amazon UK

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Douglas Sills (Percy, SP1, SP2 and SP4) performs on the 2003 recording of Little Shop of Horrors, Tap Your Troubles Away: The Words & Music of Jerry Herman and the audio reading of Once Again La Fontaine. He also sings "Luana" on Life's a Funny Present (1993, Rialto Recordings SLRR 9306) and Cole Porter's "When Love Comes Your Way" on You Can't Put Ketchup on the Moon (1992, Rialto Recordings SLRR 9202). Both are very hard to find. He also reads 26 fables on the accompanying CD to the book Once Again La Fontaine.

Terrence Mann (Chauvelin, SP1) appears on the Broadway cast albums of Cats, Les Miserables, Assassins, and Beauty and the Beast and the TV soundtrack for Mrs. Santa Claus. He is also the reader of the audiobooks of The Last Juror, Beyond the Great Snow Mountains, Four Corners of the Night, Mustang Man, and Ride the Dark Trail.

Christine Andreas (Marguerite, SP1) has recorded The Carlyle Set, Love is Good and Here's to the Ladies. She also appears on The Musicality of Rodgers and Hart, the 1983 revival of On Your Toes, Lola, Lovesong and the 1979 Broadway cast album of Oklahoma!

George Dvorsky (standby Percy, SP1) has a solo release, In The Still Of The Night. He also appears on The Musicality of Porter, Pete 'n' Keely, Leading Men Don't Dance, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, Brigadoon, and I Love You, Madam President.

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Rachel York (Marguerite, SP2) appears on the 1993 recording of Putting it Together, Broadway's Victor/Victoria and Opal.

Rex Smith (Chauvelin, SP2) appears on the Canadian recording of Sunset Blvd and in the 1981 production of The Pirates of Penzance. His 1970s recordings on vinyl can often be found at eBay . His latest release, You Take My Breath Away, can be ordered from his website.

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Bryan Batt (standby Percy, SP2) appears on Forbidden Broadway Strikes Back , Forbidden Broadway Cleans up its Act and Drat the Cat.

Ron Bohmer (Percy, SP3) has 2 solo releases, 1998's Everyman and 2000's another life, the latter featuring "She Was There" from SP. He also appears on Forbidden Broadway: Special Victims Unit and The Thing About Men.

Carolee Carmello (Marguerite, SP3) sings with the great Anthony Warlow on the pre-Cuccioli (and far superior, IHMO) 1995 version of Jekyll and Hyde. She also appears on Parade, Infinite Joy: The Songs of William Finn , Elegies, Fine and Dandy, A Class Act, Hello Again, The Musicality of Porter, and John & Jen.

Marc Kudisch (Chauvelin, SP3) performs on the 2004 revival recording of Assassins, The Thing About Men, Thoroughly Modern Millie, 2001 revival cast of Bells are Ringing, LaChiusa's The Wild Party, 1998 cast recording of Cole Porter's High Society, 1995 TV soundtrack recording of Bye Bye Birdie; Billion Dollar Baby, Z: The Masked Musical and A Christmas Survival Guide.

William Michals (Chauvelin, SP4) has a CD available for his fan club, not commercially released.

Chuck Wagner (Percy, SP concept album) has a solo release called simply Chuck Wagner.

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"The Scarlet Pimpernel", from Crabapple Sound Presents Old Time Radio On Cassette & CD. These are the Marius Goring shows from 1952-53. There are 25 volumes in this set.