Just saw this done by a local company and thought it was incredible! Does anybody know how I can get a copy of the Original Cast Recording? If anybody has it, please PM me- I'd be willing to trade! =]
It doesn't exist. The show was produced by Mike Todd to run at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Then it played Broadway for a short period. It starred Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, the great African American song-and-dance man, now sadly mainly remembered as the courtly adult in Shirley Temple movies. During the 20s and 30s he was a beloved star. The show was actually only one of two musical versions of The Mikado to play that summer. Another troop of black performers did a ripoff called "The Swing Mikado" on Broadway for the WPA. Both shows ran 85 performances.
Obviously, this was before the time of original cast albums.
KirbyCat did you see the production at the Elmwood Playhouse in Nyack? I did about a month ago and thought it was fantastic. Great performances from the cast and a fun night overall.
And mijofly19- Yes, I did see it there... We have a friend in the cast who made us promise to go see it. To be honest, I really didn't want to go, but this show totally blew me away! I was in tears, I was laughing so hard!