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Digital Music Now Available:

Jason Robert Brown and Stephen Sondheim: Live in Concert
(Concord Music - new digital album)
Recorded June 2019 at The Town Hall in New York City. Broadway stars performing the music and lyrics of Jason Robert Brown and Stephen Sondheim alongside the songwriters themselves, in what would become Sondheim's final public performance. A SubCulture benefit for Brady: United Against Gun Violence with Katrina Lenk, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Rob McClure, Shoshana Bean, Joshua Henry, and an orchestra conducted by Georgia Stitt. "Franklin Shepard, Inc," "Melinda," "Children and Art," "Another Life," "Cassandra," "Last Midnight," "A Song About Your Gun," "Nothing's Bigger Than Kong," "I Love Betsy," "The Next Ten Minutes," "Move On," "Sondheim Introduction," "Good Thing Going," "Sondheim Interview," "It's Hard To Speak My Heart (Reharmonization)," "Not While I'm Around," "Wait 'Til You See What's Next." Concert directed by Daisy Prince. Album produced by Jeffrey Lesser and Brown and co-produced by Sean Patrick Flahaven. Recorded by Jon Weston, mixed and edited by Lesser and mastered by Oscar Zambrano. 2-LP limited vinyl release coming on Friday, December 13.

Rachel Zegler: "Man of the House"
(Shadow of the City - new digital single)
One of two songs from Broadway's Romeo + Juliet, performed by Zegler and written by Jack Antonoff alongside Ryan Beatty.

Third Reprise: "Some Enchanted Evening"
(new digital single)
In partnership with Rodgers & Hammerstein, a reimagined, soul-filled take on the classic song to celebrate the 75th anniversary of South Pacific. Featuring lead vocals by singer-songwriter Alita Moses

Books Now Available:

Beautiful: The Story of Julian Eltinge, America's Greatest Female Impersonator
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Andrew L. Erdman. Biography of the famous, successful, and highly-regarded Julian Eltinge (1881-1941), from vaudeville to Broadway and beyond. 368 pages.

Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969
(Schiffer - Hardcover Book)
By Nicholas van Hoogstraten (Triton Gallery). 750 advertising posters for the musicals and plays of Broadway's golden age, plus behind-the-scenes stories. Also included: never-before-seen artist progressions from conception to completion, as well as alternate and rejected designs; facts and legends about the productions; a look at how the posters were used around the city; rare images - many one of a kind - from private collections, archives, and libraries nationwide; and an index of artists and shows. 304 pages.

Cambodian Rock Band
(Theatre Communications Group - Paperback Book)
Play by Lauren Yee. 96 pages.

Music to Be Released This Friday, November 1:

Lea Salonga: Sounding Joy
(Center Stage Records - new on CD/digital)
"Christmas Time / The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Sleigh Ride," "River," "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)," "Last Christmas," "Christmas on Broadway," "All I Want for Christmas is You," "Love is Our Christmas Star," "What Child is This / Silent Night," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "This Christmas," "Angels We Have Heard (Glory Be)" (with Clay Aiken). Released in conjunction with Salonga's "Sounding Joy" holiday, which will make stops in San Francisco, San Diego, Northridge, Scottsdale and New York.

Talking Hadestown
(Warner Music Group - new digital album)
Sixteen-part, digital words-and-music experience. Featuring commentary and narration by composer Anaïs Mitchell about the inspirations, concepts and creative processes that lie behind the key songs. Plus excerpts from the original Broadway cast recording. First four tracks now available, with three additional weekly releases to come.

Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.