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Milton Rosenstock (June 9, 1917, New Haven, Connecticut - April 24, 1992, New York City) was an American conductor, composer, and arranger. Trained at the Juilliard School, he was highly active as a musical director for Broadway musicals from 1942 through 1980; serving in that capacity for 29 productions, including the original productions of Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1949), Can-Can (1953), Bells Are Ringing (1956), Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (1962), Oliver! (1963), Funny Girl (1964), and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1972). He also composed the music for the 1973 revue Nash at Nine and worked as musical supervisor for the 1989 production of Meet Me in St. Louis; the latter of which was his last project on Broadway. In 1948 he won the Tony Award for Best Conductor and Musical Director for Finian's Rainbow. He was nominated twice more for that award: for The Vamp (1956) and the original Broadway production of Gypsy (1960). He served as the music director of the Lyric Chamber Theater during the 1960s and was the music director of the American Ballet Theatre during the late 1960s. From 1981 until his death eleven years later of heart disease he was principal conductor of the Dance Theater of Harlem.

APPEARANCES +


Cole Porter Featuring Lilo* & Peter Cookson, June Havoc & Wilbur Evans, Judy Garland & Gene Kelly
Can-Can (Original 1953 Cast Recording) / Mexican Hayride (Original 1944 Cast Recording) / The Pirate (1948 Film Soundtrack)
2007, CD, Comp, RM, Naxos Musicals, ,
Musical
Various
Say It Isn't So - Songs Of Irving Berlin
2006, CD, Comp, Mono, Naxos Nostalgia,
Various
The Best Of Broadway : The American Musical
2004, CD, ,
Musical
Irving Berlin, Harold Rome
This Is The Army / Call Me Mister
2002, CD, ,
Musical
Various
Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings
1999, ,
Musical/Theme
Various
Greatest Hits Broadway
1996, CD, Comp, Sony Classical, ,
Musical
Various
The Best Of Broadway: The Late '50s
1995, CD, Comp, Time Life Music, Sony Music Special Products
Various
Original Cast! 100 Years Of The American Musical Theater - The Early Years
1995, 2xCD, Comp, Metropolitan Opera Guild, RCA Special Products, ,
Musical
Various
There Is Nothin' Like A Dame
1993
Various
Remember Pearl Harbor!
1992, 8xCass, Comp + Box, Nostalgia Archive, ,
Big Band
Cole Porter
From This Moment On - The Songs Of Cole Porter
1992, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Swing/Easy Listening
Jule Styne
The Great American Composers: Jule Styne
1991, 2xCD, Comp, Mono, Club, RM, Columbia Music Collection, Columbia Music Collection
Barbra Streisand
Just For The Record...
1991, 4x CD, Box Set, ,
Ballad/Vocal/Musical
Mickey Rooney, Ann Miller
Sugar Babies (The Burlesque Musical)
1987
Donald Driver, Michael Valenti
Oh Brother!
1983
Jule Styne, Herb Gardner
One Night Stand (Original Cast)
1981
Chita Rivera, Donald O'Connor
Bring Back Birdie
1981
Robert Morse, Kaye Ballard - Stan Daniels*
So Long, 174th Street
1981
Irving Berlin
The Vintage Irving Berlin
1977, LP, Comp, Mono, New World Records
Rodgers & Hammerstein / Featuring Yul Brynner And Constance Towers (2) , Presented By Lee Guber & Shelly Gross
The King And I
1977
Hugh Martin - Nanette Fabray
Make A Wish
1976
Carol Channing
Men
1974, 7", Mono, Promo, MGM Records
Carol Channing
Lorelei: A Musical Comedy (The Original Cast Album)
1973
Frank Gorshin, Anita Gillette, Julie Wilson
Jimmy (Original Cast Recording)
1969, ,
Musical
WWf*
Intermezzo - Zwischenspiele 1967
1967, LP, Mono, Westdeutsches Werbefernsehen GmbH, ,
Field Recording/Poetry/Promotional
Ray Stark Presents Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin
Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast)
1964, 7", Jukebox, Capitol Records
Barbra Streisand
Complete Barbra Streisand Solo Tracks From The Capitol Original Broadway Cast Album "Funny Girl"
1964, 7", EP, Promo, Capitol Records
Jule Styne / Bob Merrill Featuring Barbra Streisand And Sydney Chaplin
Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast)
1964
Anthony Newley With Anna Quayle
Stop The World - I Want To Get Off (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
1962, ,
Musical
Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green - Sydney Chaplin, Carol Lawrence
Subways Are For Sleeping (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
1962, Vinyl Gatefold, ,
Musical
Ethel Merman
Gypsy - A Musical Fable
1959
Judy Holliday
Bells Are Ringing
1956, 7", EP, Mono, 5 D, Columbia Masterworks
Judy Holliday, Betty Comden And Adolph Green, Jule Styne
Bells Are Ringing
1956
Various
Cole Porter: Kiss Me Kate; Anything Goes
1953, 10", RCA Victor
Helen Gallagher, Jack Cassidy
Songs From Anything Goes
1953, 7", EP, RCA Victor, RCA Victor
George & Ira Gershwin
Songs From Porgy And Bess / Songs From Girl Crazy
1953, 10", RCA Victor
Various
Songs From Girl Crazy
1953, 7", EP, RCA Victor
The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra*
"The Sauter-Finegan Orchestra" Vol. I
1953, 7", EP, RCA
Cole Porter
Cole Porter's Can-Can (Original Broadway cast)
1953
Bette Davis With Two's Company Original Broadway Cast
Song Hits From Two's Company
1952
Herman Levin & Oliver Smith (3) Present Carol Channing, Yvonne Adair And The Original Broadway Cast*
Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
1949
Phil Silvers, Nanette Fabray
High Button Shoes
1947
Pte. Stuart Churchill* And Soldier Octet* / Staff-Sgt. Ezra Stone* ; Cpl. Philip Truex* ; Pte. Julie Oshins*
I'm Getting Tired So I Can Sleep / The Army's Made A Man Out Of Me
1944, Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Various
Irving Berlin's All-Soldier Show This Is The Army
1942, 4x Shellac, ,
Musical
Cpl. James "Stump" Cross* With The All-Soldier Swing Band / Pte. Robert Shanley And Soldier Chorus*
What The Well-Dressed Man In Harlem Will Wear / American Eagles
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
The All Soldier Orchestra & Chorus, Irving Berlin
Oh, How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning - How About A Cheer For The Navy
Shellac, 10", Brunswick
Anthony Newley With Anna Quayle
Stop The World - I Want To Get Off (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
CD, Album, RE, RM, Decca Broadway
Various
The Best of Broadway - The Revues
1998, CD, Comp, Mono, Flapper
Jule Styne, Herb Gardner
One Night Stand
1994
Jule Styne
American Songbook Series: Jule Styne
1993, CD, Comp, American Songbook Series, ,
Vocal
Various
The American Musical Theater
1967, 2xLP, Comp, CBS Legacy Collection
Barbra Streisand, Sydney Chaplin
Funny Girl (Original Broadway Cast)
1964