Noted scholar and conductor of Broadway shows; it was he who was one of
the first to bring to public attention (in 1987) the incredible
discovery, in a Seacaucus, New Jersey warehouse, of the original
versions of the scores of many Broadway shows by the most noted
composers and lyricists of the musical theatre. Many of these original
versions were presumed lost forever. He recorded several of them on
CD in what are the first recorded versions of the scores in their
original form as seen and heard on opening night .Among them are "Show
Boat", "Kiss Me Kate", "Annie Get Your Gun", and "Brigadoon", as well
as little-known musicals, such as Kern's "Sitting Pretty". His
world-premiere recordings of the complete score of Victor Herbert's
"Babes in Toyland" and Kern's "Have a Heart" were supposed to be released
sometime in the (hopefully) near future. They were his first complete
recordings of Broadway scores in more than ten years. However, McGlinn's death in 2009 probably has put a damper on whether or not these recordings will ever be made available to the public. As of May 2011, both recordings remain unreleased, even online, and there is scant information
about them available, although the actual recording of "Babes in
Toyland" has been apparently finished, according to internet sources.
