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Books Now Available:
Gays on Broadway
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Ethan Mordden. Chronological review of the long journey to bring the culture of gay men and women onto the American stage. From the genteel female impersonators of the 1910s to the raucous drag queens of La Cage aux Folles, from the men of The Normal Heart to the women of Fun Home, and from Eva Le Gallienne and Tallulah Bankhead to Tennessee Williams and Nathan Lane .. chronicles the plays and people that brought gay culture to Broadway. 240 pages.
Music to Be Released This Friday, May 5:
Funny Girl
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - double vinyl album)
New Broadway cast recording. Based on 2022 revival, with some replacements. Lea Michele, Tovah Feldshuh, Ramin Karimloo, Toni DiBuono, Debra Cadona, Martin Moran, Jared Grimes, Kurt Csolak, Justin Prescott, Daniel Beeman. "Overture," "Who Are You Now?," "If a Girl Isn't Pretty," "I'm the Greatest Star," "Eddie's Tap," "Cornet Man," "His Love Makes Me Beautiful," "I Want to Be Seen with You," "Henry Street," "People," "You Are Woman, I Am Man," "Don't Rain on My Parade," "Sadie, Sadie," "Who Taught Her Everything She Knows?," "Temporary Arrangement," "Rat-Tat-Tat-Tat," "Who Are You Now? (Reprise)," "You're a Funny Girl / Beekman Call," "What Do Happy People Do?," "The Music That Makes Me Dance," "Dream Ballet," "Finale Act 2."
My Heart Says Go
(Broadway Records - new digital album)
Studio cast recording of score by Jorge Rivera-Herrans. Javier Muñoz and Jessie Mueller, with Rubén J. Carbajal, Erica Ito, Aurelia Williams, Jared Goldsmith, John Cardoza, Mili Diaz, Cailen Fu and Eric Peters.
Parade
(Interscope Records - on CD)
2023 Broadway revival cast recording of Jason Brown score. Ben Platt and Micaela Diamond, with Florrie Bagel, Kelli Barrett, Courtnee Carter, Eddie Cooper, Emily Rose DeMartino, Erin Rose Doyle, Manoel Felciano, Alex Joseph Grayson, Danielle Lee Greaves, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Beth Kirkpatrick, Sean Allan Krill, Douglas Lyons, Ashlyn Maddox, Sophia Manicone, Howard McGillin, William Michals, Paul Alexander Nolan, Jake Pedersen, Jackson Teeley, Charlie Webb. "Prologue: The Old Red Hills of Home," "The Dream of Atlanta," "How Can I Call This Home?," "The Picture Show," "Leo at Work / What Am I Waiting For?," "Interrogation Sequence," "Funeral Sequence: There is a Fountain / It Don't Make Sense," "Real Big News," "You Don't Know This Man," "The Trial: Hammer of Justice," "Twenty Miles from Marietta," "The Factory Girls / Come Up to My Office," "Minnie's Testimony," "My Child Will Forgive Me," "That's What He Said," "It's Hard to Speak My Heart," "Closing Statement & Verdict," "Act Two Prelude," "A Rumblin' and a Rollin'," "Do It Alone," "Pretty Music," "The Glory," "This Is Not Over Yet," "Blues: Feel the Rain Fall," "Where Will You Stand When the Flood Comes?," "All the Wasted Time," "Sh'ma," "Finale." Released 3/23/23.
Ramin Karimloo: The Road To Find Out - West
(Westway Music - new EP)
Final part of Ramin Karimloo's quartet of "The Road To Find Out" bluegrass EPs. "Bring Him Home," "Hushabye Mountain," and "Feed The Birds." Produced in London by Ben Robbins at Umbrella Studios.
Shucked
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new digital album)
Original Broadway cast recording of score by Brandy Clark and Shane McAnally. Cast includes John Behlmann, Kevin Cahoon, Andrew Durand, Grey Henson, Caroline Innerbichler, Ashley D. Kelley, and Alex Newell. CD format to be released June 9.
Six: Live On Opening Night OBC
(Absolute Label - new on CD)
Score by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss. Adrianna Hicks, Keirsten Nicole Hodgens, Nicole Kyoung-Mi Lambert, Andrea Macasaet, Brittney Mack, Courtney Mack, Mallory Maedke, Mallory Maedke, Abby Mueller, Samantha Pauly. "Ex-Wives," "Ex-Wives [Reprise]," "But there's only one you need to hear from tonight..."," "No Way," "The One You've Been Waiting For," "Don't Lose Ur Head," "Heart of Stone," "Now, seeing as Henry was running out of women to marry in England..."," "Haus of Holbein," "So I guess you already know what happened next..."," "Get Down," "All You Wanna Do," "I Don't Need Your Love," "I Don't Need Your Love [Remix]," "SIX," "The MegaSIX," "Playout," "Heart of Stone [alternates version]" The Ladies in Waiting band: Julia Schade (music director/keyboard), Michelle Osbourne (bass), Kimi Hayes (guitars), Elena Bonomo (drums), and Mariana Ramirez (percussion). Produced by Paul Gatehouse, Toby Marlow, Lucy Moss, Sam Featherstone, and Tom Curran. Recorded live on opening night at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre. Released earlier in digital format.
Newly Listed Recordings:
June 25:
Lewberger the Wizard of Friendship
(Broadway Records - new digital album)
Original cast recording of score from new musical by Hughie Stone Fish, Keith Habersberger and Alex Lewis. With special guests special guests Wayne Brady, Alex Brightman and Dashaun Wesley.
Release date TBA:
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street 2023 revival cast
(Reprise Records - new album)
Score by Stephen Sondheim. Josh Groban, Annaleigh Ashford, Jordan Fisher, Gaten Matarazzo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Maria Bilbao, Jamie Jackson, John Rapson, Nicholas Christopher And Jeanna De Waal. Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Music supervision by Alex Lacamoire. Release date TBA.
