{"id":9003,"date":"2019-07-18T10:17:01","date_gmt":"2019-07-18T10:17:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9003"},"modified":"2025-01-16T12:55:41","modified_gmt":"2025-01-16T12:55:41","slug":"city-of-joseph-%e2%80%a2-1976-original-cast-cd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9003","title":{"rendered":"City of Joseph \u2022 1976 Original Cast CD"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Book &amp; Lyrics by <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=704\"><strong>R. Don Oscarson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Music by<a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8999\"><strong> Maughan W. McMurdie<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The establishment, growth, development, and history of Nauvoo, Illinois under the direction and influence of the Prophet Joseph Smith is unique in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and America.<br \/>\nCity Of Joseph was first produced for the dedication of the NRI Visitor\u2019s Center in Nauvoo during the summer of 1971.<br \/>\nCity of Joseph was produced in Nauvoo, Illinois as part of the nation\u2019s Bicentennial celebration in the summer of 1976. This recording stems from that production. The following year it became an official pageant of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which continued for 27 years. It was presented on a 200-foot, 3-level stage that overlooked historic Nauvoo and the bend of the Mississippi River that inspired the production\u2019s opening song.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>RECORDING DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>List Price: <strong>$14.95<\/strong><br \/>\n36 minutes<br \/>\n10 tracks<br \/>\nZion Theatricals<br \/>\nUPC: <strong>636160243157<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PURCHASE the CD<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>Original Cast Album<\/strong> is now available\u00a0 on CD<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>COMPLETE TRACK LISTING<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>City of Joseph &#8212; Chorus (2:45)<\/li>\n<li>Bend of the River &#8212; Don Norton &amp; Chorus (3:00)<\/li>\n<li>Have You Heard &#8212; Chorus (3:37)<\/li>\n<li>Long-Time Friends &#8212; Judith McMurdie &amp; Brad Graff (3:15)<\/li>\n<li>I\u2019ll Think of You &#8212; Priscilla Brockway &amp; Maughan W. McMurdie (5:08)<\/li>\n<li>Somethin\u2019 To Do &#8212; Kid\u2019s Chorus (2:02)<\/li>\n<li>Many Flowers &#8212; Women\u2019s Chorus (3:36)<\/li>\n<li>How Do You Build a City? &#8212; Chorus (3:37)<\/li>\n<li>Inasmuch As Ye Have Done It Unto the Least of These &#8212; Emma &amp; Women of Nauvoo (3:27)<\/li>\n<li>We Believe &#8212; Chorus (5:02)<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3><strong>DEMO SAMPLER<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>from the original cast album, remastered from the only existing source, a vinyl LP recording. This version represents the show as it stood before the rewrite of the 1990s, and still can be performed today.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"618\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-CityofJoseph.mp3'>1 City of Joseph<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/2-BendoftheRiver.mp3'>2 Bend of the River<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/5-IllThinkofYou.mp3'>5 I'll Think of You<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/8-HowDoYouBuildACity.mp3'>8 How Do You Build A City?<\/a><\/li><li><a href='https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/10-WeBelieve.mp3'>10 We Believe<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/1-CityofJoseph.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"1 City of Joseph\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"1 City of Joseph\\\" from City of Joseph 1976 Cast Album by Chorus. 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It will automatically calculate the shipping for your order.<br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"G2LJN92RP9GJ8\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERFORMANCE RIGHTS<\/strong>:<\/h2>\n<p>CITY OF JOSEPH can be optioned for production by interested producers exclusively through Zion Theatricals <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=8964\"><strong>HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">from the catalog of<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1128 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall-153x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"153\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall-153x300.jpg 153w, https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/Zion-Theatricals-Logo-2-Tall.jpg 307w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Book &amp; Lyrics by R. 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