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BOOKS Now Available:

Seeing Through: A Chronicle of Sex, Drugs, and Opera
(Farrar, Straus, and Giroux - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
Ricky Ian Gordon writes about his life and work. The true confessions of a working opera composer: an exhilarating story of "a life that comes out of chaos." 480 pages. Released 7/23/24.

MUSIC to be released this Friday, August 23:

Aaron Lazar: Impossible Dream
(new digital album)
Lazar sings with Neil Patrick Harris, Josh Groban, Kristin Chenoweth, Kelli O'Hara, Leslie Odom, Jr., Kate Baldwin, Norm Lewis, Loren Allred, the late Rebecca Luker, National Children's Chorus, and the Broadway Inspirational Voices. The album finale is group performance of "The Impossible Dream" with the aforementioned celebrities plus Lin-Manuel Miranda, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Liz Callaway, Joanna Gleason, Brian d'Arcy James, Adrienne Warren, Shoshana Bean, Christy Altomare, Christiane Noll, Adam Jacobs, and more. "I'd Give It All for You," "When You Believe," "I Am Loved," "Get Happy/Happy Days," "Make Our Garden Grow," "Fight the Dragons," "You'll Never Walk Alone," "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot," "The Impossible Dream." Album sales benefit ALS Network. Special preorder link.

Illinoise: A New Musical
(Nonesuch - new 2-disc vinyl LP)
Original cast recording of score by Sufjan Stevens (book by Justin Peck & Jackie Sibblies Drury). Arrangements and orchestrations by Timo Andres. 14-piece on-stage band: Elijah Lyons, Shara Nova, Tasha Viets-VanLear, Christina Courtin, Sean Peter Forte, Domenica Fossati, Daniel Freedman, Kathy Halvorson, Nathan Koci, Eleonore Oppenheim, Brett Parnell, Brandon Ridenour, Kyra Sims, and Jessica Tsang. "Chicago (Reprise)" and "The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades is Out to Get Us!" now available. Produced by Dean Sharenow, Timo Andres, Nathan Koci, Garth MacAleavey, and executive produced by Orin Wolf and Nate Koch. Edited, mixed, and mastered by Dean Sharenow at Steel Cut Audio and Garth MacAleavey served as recording engineer. Digital and CD versions previously released.

Ingrid Michaelson: For the Dreamers
(Cabin 24 - new digital album/CD/cloudy-clear vinyl LP)
Ingrid Michaelson (The Notebook) with Juan Ariza. "Wait There for Me," "Love Is," "We Belong," "A Dream Is a Wish Your Heart Makes," "If This Is Love (For the Dreamers version)," "What a Wonderful World," "Grow Up," "Only You," "You Make Me Feel So Young," "Hallelujah," "It Never Ends," "Backyard."

Lempicka
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new on CD)
OBC recording of score by Matt Gould and Carson Kreitzer. Eden Espinosa, George Abud, Amber Iman, Natalie Joy Johnson, Zoe Glick, Nathaniel Stampley, and Beth Leavel. Digital version previously released.

Vanessa Williams: Survivor
(Mellian Music / Mod Squad, LLC - new digital album)
"iLike Moonlight," "Legs (Keep Dancing)," "BOP! (with Trixie Mattel, LION BABE), "Survivor," "La Costa," "Vuelve" (with Romero Lumbambo, Roger Squitero, Marissa Lacata, Missael Mañon, & Anthony Almonte), "Junk Man," "Zaz Zuh Zaz" (with Wynton Marsalis), "Come Dance with Me," "On The Other Side of The Tracks," "Here’s to You," "I See You," "Being Good Isn’t Good Enough," "Come Dance with Me - 808 BEACH Juke Box Mix." In Standard audio and also in Dolby Atmos immersive audio across all streaming platforms.

RECORDINGS newly listed:

August 30:

Sycamore Trees
(PS Classics - new digital album)
Original cast recording of score by Ricky Ian Gordon (book by Gordon and Nina Mankin). Farah Alvin, Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn, Jessica Molaskey, Matthew Risch, Diane Sutherland, and Tony Yazbeck. The musical debuted at DC's Signature Theatre in 2010. Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin. Fred Lassen conducts the eight-piece orchestra, with Andrew Resnick at the piano. The album was produced by Tommy Krasker and Bart Migal, with audio restoration by Migal. Special limited edition of 250 CDs will follow on Friday, September 20.

September 6:

April & Joanie Sing!
(Southport Records - new on CD)
April Aloisio and Joanie Pallatto duets from 1986-2024. "I Feel Free," "Samba Do Soho," "True," "It Ain't Necessarily So," "Brazilian Rats," "Antonio's Song (The Rainbow)," "Two Sparrows," "Little Sparrow (Gorrion)," "Improv Sparrows," "Simone," "ive!," "Bebe," "Have A Merry Christmas," "While My Guitar Gently Weeps." Fareed Haque: guitars, Mark Walker: drums and percussion, Bradley Parker-Sparrow: piano, Howard Levy: piano and harmonica, Dedé Sampaio: percussion, Cliff Colnot: conductor and arranger, Tomas de Utrera: flamenco guitar, Johnny Frigo: violin, Bob Dorough: vocal and piano, Brad Goode: trumpet, Gerard Aloisio: bass trombone, and King Fleming: piano, among others.

Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.