Alfred Drake
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Biography
[Edit]With his deep, baritone, vocals, Alfred Drake (born: Alfred Capurro) reigned over Broadway during the 1940s and ‘50s. Best known for his portrayal of Curly in Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1943 musical, Oklahoma, he debuted such classic songs as "Oh, What A Beautiful Morning", "Surrey With A Fringe On Top", "People Will Say We're In Love" and the title tune.
Drake appeared in some of the era's most influential productions. Making his stage debut in Mikado, in 1935, he starred, with Mitzi Green and Ray Heatherton, in Babes In Arms, two years later. With music composed by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, and choreographed by George Balanchine, Babes In Arms was one of few musicals to be successfully staged at the height of the Depression.
The 1930s offered only a hint of Drake's versatility. In the 1940s, he co-starred, with Burl Ives, in a folk musical, Sing Out Sweet Land", in 1944, portrayed a union organizer in a revival of Marc Blitzstein's The Cradle Will Rock in 1947 and appeared in an updated version of The Beggar's Opera, composed by Duke Ellington. He capped the decade as star of Cole Porter's Kiss Me Kate.
Drake continued to find interesting roles in the 1950s and early-60s. Although he turned down an offer to portray the lead in The King And I, in 1951, he showed his strength in the role when he substituted for Yul Brynner for several weeks. He received a Tony award for his portrayal of Hadji, a street poet who becomes Wazir of Baghdad, in the 1953 folktale, Kismet, and made his television debut, in 1957, in a Hallmark Hall Of Fame production of Gilbert and Sullivan's operetta, Yeomen Of The Guard. He appeared, with Richard Burton, in John Gielgud's Hamlet, in 1964.
Making his final Broadway appearance, in a 1973 revival of Gigi, Drake continued to make occasional appearances in films, including Trading Places in 1983, and television for the remainder of his life. With his passing on July 25, 1992, Broadway lost one of its greatest leading men.
Title: The Rubáiyát and Sohrab & Rustum / The Rubaiyat and Sohrab & Rustum
Artist: Alfred Drake
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Collections
Title: Broadway - America's Music (1935-2005)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Broadway: The American Musical
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: This Is Broadway
Genre:
Title: The Essential Broadway
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Composers On Broadway (Box Set)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Remembering the 40's
Genre:
Title: The Greatest Hits of the Forties, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Kiss Me Kate (Original Broadway Cast 1949)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Broadway
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Humor, Classical
Title: A Time of Hope: Broadway 1935-1946
Genre: Jazz
Title: Oscar Hammerstein II Out of My Dreams
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Hits of '43
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kismet (A Musical Arabian Night)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Celebrate Broadway, Vol. 8: Duets
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Best of / 20th Century - Broadway
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Award Winning Musicals
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Kismet (Original Broadway Cast)
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A Centennial Celebration
Genre: Jazz
Title: Various Artists - The Great Stars, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Roberta (Original Musical Recording)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Kismet (Original Broadway Cast)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Kismet (Original Broadway Cast)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Rodgers and Hammerstein
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Broadway Musicals
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Broadway's Greatest Leading Men (2000 Compilation)
Genre:
Title: Hansel and Gretel / the Yeomen of the Guard
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: White Horse Inn
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Sing Out, Sweetland! (Original Broadway Cast)
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Memories of Broadway
Genre: Pop
Title: Oklahoma! (Original Broadway Cast)
Genre: Rock, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: A Retrospective Hits of 1943
Genre: Pop
Title: Kean (Original Broadway Cast Recording)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Lost Treasures
Genre: Pop
Title: Pure... Musicals (Original Soundtrack) (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Pure... Musicals 2013 (CD2)
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack
Featuring albums
Title: The Best of Broadway - The American Musical (PBS Series)
Artist: Best Of Broadway: American Musical
Genre:
Title: Broadway: The Great Original Cast Recordings
Artist: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Genre: Pop
Title: Oscar Hammerstein II Out Of My Dreams
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Oklahoma! (Original Broadway Cast)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Kismet (Original Broadway Cast)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Hansel and Gretel / The Yeomen of the Guard
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Pop, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Kiss Me, Kate: Music From The Original Broadway Cast
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Oklahoma! 75th Anniversary (Original Broadway Cast Album)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Kismet (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Original Broadway Cast
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Theatre/Soundtrack, Musical
Title: Oklahoma (Original Soundtrack)
Artist: Original Broadway Cast
Genre: Tech House, Hip Hop/R&B, Theatre/Soundtrack, Musical