Ira Levin in an interview in Dramatist Magazine about Drat! The Cat! has this to say about our own BK: In 1997 a superb studio recording was made, with our permission and cooperation. The producer, Bruce Kimmel, dug up the original Broadway orchestrations and assembled a first-rate cast, including Susan Egan, Jason Graae, Judy Kaye, and Elaine Stritch. With the release of the CD, Drat's cult status grew."
I picked up the Gary Cooper box set. I find it amusing that two of the three Beau Geste stills displayed on the packaging are actually from the 1926 silent Ronald Colman version of the film.