The musical, based on an original play by Arnold Weinstein, features music by Sam Davis and book and lyrics by Arnold Weinstein and John Wulp.
The studio cast recording of the show is led by Tony winner Kelli O'Hara, Tony nominee Brad Oscar and Josh Grisetti with Sam Bolen, Sarah Corey, Nikki Renee Daniels, Christine DiGiallonardo, John Morton, Greg Roderick, Leah Horowitz and Matthew Zimmerman. The album features a 12-piece band led by music director Greg Jarrett. Orchestrations are by Bruce Coughlin.
Red Eye of Love, according to press notes, “is a girl-meats-boy love story. Selma Chargesse is torn between her love of great wealth and her passion for idealism and the two men in her life who offer her one or the other—Wilmer, a naïve young dreamer and O.O. Martinas, the proprietor of the world’s largest meat department store. Could she have both? Don’t miss this rare musical ready for prime time that tugs at the heart and tickles the funny bone. Any way you slice it, this is red meat for musical theater lovers and that’s no bum steer.”
The complete track listing follows:
1. Good Old O.O.
2. Park Scene
3. I’m Going to the Movies
4. Rain
5. Dolls
6. Open Your Eyes
7. Seize the Opportunity
8. How Much?
9. The Meat Ballet
10. What Happened?
11. Yes, Well, Anyway
12. Say, Fella
13. The Word on the Street
14. Two Fat Cats
15. Red Eye of Love
16. Among the Navajo
17. Three’s the Key Finale
(Updated September 16, 2016)