2020: October 27, 20, 13, 6 | September 29, 22, 15, 8, 1, August 25, 18, 11, 4 | July 28, 21, 14, 7 | June 30, 23, 16, 9, 2 | May 26, 19, 12, 5 | April 28, 21, 14, 7 | March 31, 24, 17, 10, 3 | February 25, 18, 11, 4 | January 28, 21, 14, 7
2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
CDs Now Available:
Doktor Schiwago das Musical (original Gmunden cast)
(MFiG Live Records - new on 2 CDs/on mp3/at iTunes)
Austrian premiere of musical by Lucy Simon, Michael Korie, Amy Powers, and Michael Weller. In German. Cast includes Yngve Gasoy-Romdal and Elizabeth Sikora. Recorded live at the Gmunden City Theater. Released 10/30/20.
Harvey Schmidt: Merry Christmas 1975
(Musical Theater Project/Harbinger Records - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
An audio Christmas card, with Harvey Schmidt on piano. A variety of songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway, originally released on LP as a gift to lucky friends of his. "I Feel a Song Comin' On," "Yesterdays," "Looking for a Boy," "You Are Beautiful," "My Favorite Things," "Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney Medley:," "Babes In Arms," "They All Laughed," "The Sweetest Sounds," "Lucky Day," "No More Waiting," "A Chorine Medley:," "Oh, Kay!," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Produced by Ken Bloom. Associate productions Bill Rudman. Remastering: Alan Silverman / ARF! Mastering.
Leslie Odom Jr.: The Christmas Album
(S-Curve Records - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
"Snow," "Last Christmas," "Little Drummer Boy" (with Mzansi Youth Choir), "Winter Song" (with Cynthia Erivo), "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," "O Holy Night," "Ma'oz Tzur" (with Nicolette Robinson), "Mele Kalikimaka" (with The Walls Group & Michea Walls), "Auld Lang Syne," "Heaven & Earth."
Mary Poppins 2020
(First Night Arts Music - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
2020 London cast recorded live at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman with new songs and additional music by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Zizi Strallen, Charlie Stemp, Joseph Millson, Amy Griffiths, Petula Clark, Claire Moore, Claire Machin, Jack North, and Paul F Monaghan. "Prologue/Chim Chim Cher-ee," "Cherry Tree Lane/The Perfect Nanny," "Practically Perfect," "Jolly Holiday," "Let's Hope She Will Stay," "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Precision and Order," "Feed the Birds," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," "Playing the Game," "Chim Chim Cher-ee," "Entr'acte," "Brimstone and Treacle Pt. 1," "Let's Go Fly A Kite," "Good for Nothing," "Being Mrs. Banks," "Brimstone and Treacle Pt. 2," "Step in Time," "A Man Has Dreams/A Spoonful of Sugar," "Anything Can Happen," "The Task Is Done," "A Shooting Star," "Finale."
Straight No Chaser: Social Christmasing
(Arts Music - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
"Silver Bells," "The First Noel," "I'm Your Snowman," "Frosty the Snowman," "A Holly Jolly Christmas," "The Cold Don't Bother Me," "Please Come Home for Christmas," "What Christmas Means," "A Long December," "Away in a Manger," "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?," "Office Party Blues," "Snow Globe," "Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season Medley," "Come O Come Emmanuel / O Come All Ye Faithful."
West Side Story
(Orchid Classics - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
With unique arrangement for violin and saxophone quartet made by composer-conductor Henk Huizinga, performed by Gwendolyn Masin and the Melisma Saxophone Quartet. "Prologue," "Jet Song," "Blues," "Somewhere," "Procession & Nightmare," "Scherzo," "Mambo," "Cha-Cha," "I Feel Pretty," "Maria," "Cool," "America," "One Hand, One Heart," "Gee, Officer Krupke," "Tonight," "A Boy Like That," "I Have a Love," "The Rumble," "Finale."
DIGITAL MUSIC Now Available:
"Bad Cinderella"
(Polydor Records - new digital single on mp3/at iTunes)
First single from new musical adaptation of Cinderella, by Andrew Lloyd Webber and David Zippel. Sung by Carrie Hope Fletcher. Released 10/30/20. Full album expected in early 2021.
Beetlejuice: The Demos The Demos The Demos
(Ghostlight Records - new digital album on mp3/at iTunes)
Beetlejuice musical composer and lyricist Eddie Perfect performs 24 tracks, including original pitch demos and 17 cut songs (including two cut opening numbers and a cut closing number). On Spotify and YouTube, the album is accompanied by track-by-track commentary from Perfect. Released 10/30/20.
I Put a Spell on You
(Broadway Records - new digital album on mp3/at iTunes)
Expanded from the annual, sold-out concert-meets-party conceived by Jay Armstrong Johnson. Gavin Creel, Nick Rashad Burroughs, Drew Gehling, J. Harrison Ghee, Todrick Hall, 2020 Tony Nominee Robyn Hurder, Julia Mattison, Eva Noblezada, Will Swenson, Skizzo Arnedillo Arteaga, Allison Griffith, Sarah Kleist, Ilda Mason, Jennifer Reed, Alanna Saunders, Claire Saunders, Heath Saunders. "Massacre," "Witchcraft/I Put a Spell on You," "I Put a Spell on You," "The Sanderson Sisters," "Dinero," "Doggie Fever," "Evil Step Trio," "Make 'em Laugh," "Juice," "Roar/Eye of the Tiger," "Boss Bitch," "Attention," "Disco Inferno/Hot Stuff," "Bang Bang," "Oogie Boogie," "Bad Romance," "Toxic Love," "Witch Medley." Proceeds will benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Produced by Will Van Dyke with Johnson, Con Limón Productions, and Emily Marshall. Released 10/29/20. Also at BroadwayRecords.com.
The Rocky Horror Skivvies Show
(new digital album on iTunes)
"Science Fiction Double Feature," "Dammit Janet," "Over at the Frankenstein Place," "Time Warp," "Sweet Transvestite," "Sword of Damocles," "I Can Make You a Man (Charles Atlas Song)," "Hot Patootie," "Touch-A Touch-A Touch Me," "Once in a While," "Eddie's Teddy," "Planet Schmanet," "Floor Show/Rose Tint My World," "Don't Dream It," "I'm Going Home," "Super Heroes," "Science Fiction Double Feature." Lauren Molina (vocals, cello, kazoo) and Nick Cearley (vocals, ukulele, banjolele, kazoo). The Band: Rob Morrison, Eric Shorey, Debbie Christine Tjong, Joshua Roberts, Andrew Gutauskas, Nate Hopkins. Engineering by Debbie Christine Tjong and Joshua Roberts. Sound Mixing by Debbie Christine Tjong. Mastering by Tom Rogers at Atomix Media. Also at Bandcamp.com.
"Tonight Belongs to You"
(Sony - new digital single on mp3/at iTunes)
Single track from upcoming Netflix production of The Prom. Score by Matthew Sklar (music) and Chad Beguelin. Ensemble performance with Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key as well as newcomers Jo Ellen Pellman and Ariana DeBose. Released 10/30/20.
Books Now Available:
The ABC's of Broadway Musicals: A Civilian's Guide
(Paperback Book/Kindle Edition)
By Scott Miller (New Line Theatre). Presents a basic understanding of this most American of art forms, the musical theatre, including a very brief history of musicals, a survey of important and well-known shows, examples of the wide and wild variety of musicals, a look at the amazing people who create musicals, and a sense of how Broadway musicals reflect and comment on our culture. 72 pages.
Lucy Prebble Plays 1: The Sugar Syndrome; Enron; The Effect; A Very Expensive Poison
(Methuen Drama - Paperback Book)
Also at Amazon UK. 384 pages.
MUSIC to be released this Friday, November 6:
Harvey Schmidt: Merry Christmas 1975
(Musical Theater Project/Harbinger Records - new on CD)
An audio Christmas card, with Harvey Schmidt on piano. A variety of songs from the Golden Age of Hollywood and Broadway, originally released on LP as a gift to lucky friends of his. "I Feel a Song Comin' On," "Yesterdays," "Looking for a Boy," "You Are Beautiful," "My Favorite Things," "Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney Medley:," "Babes In Arms," "They All Laughed," "The Sweetest Sounds," "Lucky Day," "No More Waiting," "A Chorine Medley:," "Oh, Kay!," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Produced by Ken Bloom. Associate productions Bill Rudman. Remastering: Alan Silverman / ARF! Mastering.
Leslie Odom Jr.: The Christmas Album
(S-Curve Records - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
"Snow," "Last Christmas," "Little Drummer Boy" (with Mzansi Youth Choir), "Winter Song" (with Cynthia Erivo), "It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas," "O Holy Night," "Ma'oz Tzur" (with Nicolette Robinson), "Mele Kalikimaka" (with The Walls Group & Michea Walls), "Auld Lang Syne," "Heaven & Earth."
Mary Poppins 2020
(First Night Arts Music - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
2020 London cast recorded live at the Prince Edward Theatre, London. Score by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman with new songs and additional music by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe. Zizi Strallen, Charlie Stemp, Joseph Millson, Amy Griffiths, Petula Clark, Claire Moore, Claire Machin, Jack North, and Paul F Monaghan. "Prologue/Chim Chim Cher-ee," "Cherry Tree Lane/The Perfect Nanny," "Practically Perfect," "Jolly Holiday," "Let's Hope She Will Stay," "A Spoonful of Sugar," "Precision and Order," "Feed the Birds," "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious," "Playing the Game," "Chim Chim Cher-ee," "Entr'acte," "Brimstone and Treacle Pt. 1," "Let's Go Fly A Kite," "Good for Nothing," "Being Mrs. Banks," "Brimstone and Treacle Pt. 2," "Step in Time," "A Man Has Dreams/A Spoonful of Sugar," "Anything Can Happen," "The Task Is Done," "A Shooting Star," "Finale."
Straight No Chaser: Social Christmasing
(Arts Music - new on CD/mp3/at iTunes)
"Silver Bells," "The First Noel," "I'm Your Snowman," "Frosty the Snowman," "A Holly Jolly Christmas," "The Cold Don't Bother Me," "Please Come Home for Christmas," "What Christmas Means," "A Long December," "Away in a Manger," "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?," "Office Party Blues," "Snow Globe," "Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season Medley," "Come O Come Emmanuel / O Come All Ye Faithful."
West Side Story
(Orchid Classics - new on CD/at iTunes)
With unique arrangement for violin and saxophone quartet made by composer-conductor Henk Huizinga, performed by Gwendolyn Masin and the Melisma Saxophone Quartet. "Prologue," "Jet Song," "Blues," "Somewhere," "Procession & Nightmare," "Scherzo," "Mambo," "Cha-Cha," "I Feel Pretty," "Maria," "Cool," "America," "One Hand, One Heart," "Gee, Officer Krupke," "Tonight," "A Boy Like That," "I Have a Love," "The Rumble," "Finale."
Recordings RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
Marisha Wallace: Tomorrow digital
(Decca - new on mp3/at iTunes)
Singer/actress Marisha Wallace (Aladdin, The Book of Mormon) with covers as well as four new, original tracks. "Somewhere," "Alive," "Tomorrow," "The Show Must Go On," "Rainbow," "Before I Go," "My Declaration," "Faith," "You're The Voice," "Divine," "Purple Rain," "Reflection," "I'm Free," "Angel," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain." CD release 1/8/21.
The Pirate
(Warner Archives - on Blu-ray)
1948 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical film. Newly remastered from the original Technicolor negatives. Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, Walter Slezak, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, George Zucco, and the Nicholas Brothers. Directed by Vincente Minnelli. Cole Porter songs. Extras: commentary by John Fricke; making-of featurette The Pirate: A Musical Treasure Chest; vintage M-G-M short You Cant Win; vintage M-G-M cartoon Cat Fishin; Mack the Black musical sequence in HD with stereo audio; audio-only outtakes; Roger Edens' guide/rehearsal recordings; Judy Garland and Gene Kelly radio promotional interviews; original theatrical trailer.
Vera Lynn: Keep Smiling Through
(Decca UK - on CD)
Featuring never-before-heard and reorchestrated versions of classic songs performed by Dame Vera Lynn with various orchestras. "Somewhere Over the Rainbow," "Well Meet Again," "My Son, My Son," "White Cliffs Of Dover," "As Time Goes By," "Wish Me Luck As You Wave Me Goodbye," "Close To You," "High Flight," "A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square," "When You Wish Upon A Star," "From the Time You Say Goodbye," "White Christmas," Medley ("White Cliffs Of Dover" / "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" / "Well Meet Again").
Books/Plays RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
Another Day's Begun: Thornton Wilders Our Town in the 21st Century
(Methuen Drama - Paperback Book)
By Howard Sherman. Shines a light on the play's continued impact in the 21st century and makes a case for the healing powers of Wilder's text to a world confronting multiple crises. Through extensive interviews with more than 100 artists about their own experience of the play and its impact on them professionally and personally—and including background on the play's early years and its pervasiveness in American culture ... shows why this particular work remains so important, essential, and beloved. 280 pages.
Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.
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