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Books Now Available:
The Art of VIVO
(Abrams - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Ramin Zahed and Alex Laxamoire. Official behindthescenes companion book to VIVO, the first-ever musical from Sony Pictures Animation. (Vivo will be directed by Kirk DeMicco and co-directed by Brandon Jeffords, from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes and DeMicco, and a story based on the original idea by Peter Barsocchini, with songs written by Lin-Manuel Miranda, who voices the title character. With the voices of Ynairaly Simo, Zoe Saldana, Juan de Marcos González, Michael Rooker, Brian Tyree Henry, Nicole Byer, and Gloria Estefan.) Exclusive concept art, character designs, storyboards and commentary from the award-winning filmmaking team. 224 pages.
Photograph 51
(Methuen Drama - Paperback Book)
Play by Anna Ziegler. Introduction by Mandy Greenfield. Premiered in the West End in 2015. 96 pages.
MUSIC to be released this Friday, October 1:
Diana: The Musical
(UMe - new on CD)
Original Broadway cast recording for musical to premiere October 1 on Netflix November 2 on Broadway. Book and lyrics by Joe DiPietro. Music and lyrics by David Bryan. Cast includes Jeanna De Waal, Erin Davie, Judy Kaye, Roe Hartrampf, Zach Adkins, Tessa Alves, Ashley Andrews, Austen Danielle Bohmer, Bruce Dow, Holly Ann Butler, Stephen Carrasco, Richard Gatta, Lauren E. J. Hamilton, Emma Hearn, Shaye B. Hopkins, André Jordan, Gareth Keegan, Nathan Lucrezio, Tomás Matos, Chris Medlin, Laura Stracko and Bethany Ann Tesarck.. "Prologue," "Underestimated," "The Worst Job in England," "This Is How Your People Dance," "Snap, Click," "Whatever Love Means Anyway," "I Will," "The World Fell in Love" (released early), "Happiness / Simply Breathe," "She Moves in The Most Modern Ways," "Diana (The Rage)," "As I Love You," "I Miss You Most on Sundays," "Pretty, Pretty Girl," "Here Comes James Hewitt," "Him and Her (And Him and Her) / Just Dance," "Secrets and Lies," "The Main Event," "Whatever Love Means Anyway," "Pretty, Pretty Girl," "The Words Came Pouring Out," "The Dress," "An Officer's Wife," "If (Light Of The World)." Co-produced by David Bryan and Ian Eisendrath. Previously released in digital format.
George Gershwin de Broadway au Metropolitan Opera
(Fremeaux Heritage - on 3 CDs)
Classic jazz interpretations of the works of George Gershwin. Nina Simone, Sarah Vaughan, Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Chet Baker, Miles Davis, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, and others.
Incidental: Music for the Stage
(new album)
From Royal & Derngate Theatre. Original compositions by 12 of the most prominent British composers working today to write original music for the stage. Inspired by some of the most famous plays and novels in the English Language, featuring spoken performances by many of the stage's most acclaimed actors. It will raise vital funds to support Royal & Derngate's reopening, helping the venue to recover from the devastating impact of the pandemic and to continue to produce their ground-breaking filmtrax.bandcamp.com/album/incidental-music-for-the-stage.
Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein OLC
(Notefornote Entertainment - 2-LP vinyl)
OLC cast recording recorded live over several performances. Score by Mel Brooks ("Puttin' on the Ritz" by Irving Berlin). Ross Noble, Lesley Joseph, Dianne Pilkington, Patrick Clancy. "Overture," "The Brain," "Please Don't Touch Me," "Together Again," "Roll in the Hay," "He Vas My Boyfriend," "It Could Work," "Hang Him Till He's Dead," "The Experiment," "He Vas My Boyfriend Reprise," "Welcome to Transylvania," "Transylvania Mania," "He's Loose," "Listen to Your Heart," "Surprise," "Someone," "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Deep Love," "Hang the Doctor," "Deep Love Reprise and Finale," "Finale - Together Again," "The Bows," "Exit Music." Previously released on CD and in digital format.
Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga: Love For Sale
(Interscope - new album on CD/digital)
"It's De-Lovely," "Night And Day," "Love For Sale," "Do I Love You," "I Concentrate On You," "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "So In Love," "Let's Do It," "Just One Of Those Things," "Dream Dancing."
NEWLY LISTED Recordings:
Ben Bagley's Vernon Duke Revisited
(Kritzerland - on CD)
Music by Vernon Duke. Lyrics by Howard Dietz, Ted Fetter, Ira Gershwin, John Latouche, and Ogden Nash. Tammy Grimes, Anthony Perkins, Blossom Dearie, Gloria De Haven, Jack Haskell, and, in true Ben fashion, Rex Reed and Joan Rivers. The wonderful arrangements and orchestrations are by Norman Paris. Cover art by Harvey Schmidt. 500 copies only. To be released by the first week in November 2021. Kritzerland.com.
Ben Bagley's Vincent Youmans Revisited
(Kritzerland - on CD)
Music by Vincent Youmans. Lyrics by Harold Adamson, Ann Caldwell, Sidney Clare, B.G. DeSylva, Ira Gershwin, Mack Gordon, Clifford Grey, Oscar Hammerstein, Otto Harbach, Edward Heyman, Bryan Hooker, Gus Kahn, Bud McCreery, Billy Rose. Dorothy Loudon, Cab Calloway, Mary McCarty, Gloria DeHaven, Blossom Dearie, Charles Rydell, and the most surprising choice, the brilliant actress, Maureen Stapleton. The fifteen songs from the original LP release, plus seven additional songs with performances by Ann Hampton Callaway and Mary Cleere Haran. 500 copies only. To be released by the first week in November 2021. Kritzerland.com.
M. Butterfly
(Shout! Factory - new Blu-ray)
1993 film with screenplay by David Henry Hwang based on his play. Directed by David Cronenberg. Jeremy Irons, John Lone, Barbara Sukowa, Ian Richardson. Bonus content: audio commentary by William Beard, author of The Artist As Monster: The Cinema of David Cronenberg; interview with David Cronenberg; theatrical trailer. 101 minutes.
On Broadway
(Kino Lorber - new DVD)
Documentary features all-star cast telling the inside story of the last time Broadway theater came back from the brink. Hugh Jackman, Helen Mirren, Christine Baranski, August Wilson, James Corden, Alec Baldwin, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, and Ian McKellen, and others take us behind the scenes of Broadway's most groundbreaking and beloved shows. Archival clips of iconic performances by Lin-Manuel Miranda, Patti Lupone, Bernadette Peters, James Earl Jones and Mandy Patinkin. Directed by Oren Jacoby. Executive produced by Pat Schoenfeld, Stephanie P. MccLelland, No Guarantee Theatricals, John Breglio, Betsy West, Barbara H. Freitag, and Riki Kane-Larimer and produced by Jacoby and Holly Siegel. Special Features: Give My Regards to Broadway (2020 short documentary featuring interviews with John Lithgow, Christine Baranski, Brian Stokes Mitchell and more); trailer. Debuted in New York City 8/20/21. 84 minutes.
NEWLY LISTED Books:
Billy Porter: Unprotected: A Memoir
(Abrams Press - Hardcover Book/Audible Audiobook/Kindle Edition)
"The life story of a singular artist and survivor in his own words ... the story of a boy whose talent and courage opened doors for him, but only a crack ... the story of a teenager discovering himself, learning his voice and his craft amidst deep trauma. And it is the story of a young man whose unbreakable determination led him through countless hard times to where he is now; a proud icon who refuses to back down or hide." 288 pages.
Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.
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