by Roman Hinze) Recordings Though there have been only two major Broadway productions of Wonderful Town, many recordings of the music have been made over the years. 1953: The Original Broadway Cast with Rosalind Russell as Ruth. 1958: The CBS TV Movie Cast with Rosalind Russell as Ruth. 1986: The Original London Cast with Maureen Lipman as Ruth. 1998: A Studio Cast recording with Karen Mason as Ruth. The first complete recording of the score. 1999: A Studio Cast recording with Kim Criswell as Ruth and Audra McDonald as Eileen, with Thomas Hampson, and Rodney Gilfry. The recording is conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. 2002: A live performance in Berlin on DVD with Kim Criswell as Ruth and Audra McDonald as Eileen, and with Thomas Hampson and Wayne Marshall, performed by the Berlin Philharmonic and conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. 2003: The cast recording of a new revival with Donna Murphy and Jennifer Westfeldt as Ruth and Eileen, respectively. 2004: A new recording of the 2003 production, with Brooke Shields and Jennifer Hope Wills as Ruth and Eileen, respectively. For this recording, the original orchestral tracks from the New Broadway recording were used, and only Ruth and Eileen's songs were rerecorded. 2017: Live recording with Danielle de Niese as Eileen and Alysha Umphress as Ruth, with Nathan Gunn as Bob, performed by the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Awards and nominations Original Broadway production 1986 London production 2003 Broadway revival See also Broadway Rose (panhandler) Notes References NY Times review of 2000 Encores! production Profile of the show at guidetomusicaltheatre.com Wonderful Town at Bernstein site Profile of the show from the Tams Witmark site Time Magazine article about Russell and the show External links (1958 TV film) The Best Musical Written in Five Weeks 1953 musicals Broadway musicals Musicals based on plays Musicals by Leonard Bernstein Musicals by Betty Comden and Adolph Green Plays set in New York City Tony Award for Best Musical Tony Award-winning musicals