Masterworks Broadway is proud to release the Encores! Cast Recording of the classic musical Gentlemen Prefer Blondes. Starring as Lorelei Lee is Sony recording artist and star of NBC's hit series Smash, Megan Hilty. The cast also includes Rachel York as Dorothy, Clark Thorell as Gus, Aaron Lazar as Henry along with Simon Jones, Stephen R. Buntrock, PhillipAttmore and Jared Grimes. Blondes features a bouncy score composed by the legendary Jule Styne (Gypsy, Funny Girl) and includes the hits 'A Little Girl from Little Rock,' 'Bye Bye Baby,' and of course, the classic made famous by Marilyn Monroe, 'Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend.' Based on Anita Loos' bestselling novel of the same name, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes made a Broadway star of Carol Channing and later cemented Monroe's status as an American film icon and sex symbol in the 1953 screen version.
1) Overture
2) It's High Time
3) Bye Bye Baby
4) A Little Girl from Little Rock
5) A Little Girl from Little Rock (Encore)
6) I Love What I'm Doing
7) I Love What I'm Doing (Dance)
8) Just a Kiss Apart
9) Scherzo
10) It's Delightful Down in Chile
11) Sunshine
12) Park Scene
13) Pas de Deux
14) Sunshine (Reprise)
15) I'm A-Tingle I'm A-Glow
16) You Say You Care
17) Act 1 Finale
18) Mamie Is Mimi
19) Coquette
20) Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend
21) Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (First Encore)
22) Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend (Second Encore)
23) Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
24) Homesick Blues
25) Keeping Cool with Coolidge
26) Button Up with Esmond
27) Act 2 Finale