2021: October 12 | 5 | September 28, 21, 14, 7 | August 31, 17-24, 10, 3 | July 27, 20, 13, 6 | June 29, 22, 15, 8, 1 | May 25, 18, 4-11 | April 27, 20, 13, 6 | March 30, 23, 16, 9, 2 | February 23, 16, 9, 2 | January 26, 19, 12, 5
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DIGITAL MUSIC Now Available:
Billy Porter: "Children"
(Republic Records - digital single)
Billy Porter song inspired by his life, co-written by MNEK and Jade Thirwall of Little Mix. Released 10/15/21.
Books Now Available:
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.
Lying in the Middle: Musical Theater and Belief at the Heart of America (Music in American Life)
(Univ of Illinois Press - Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition)
By Jake Johnson. How musical theater between the coasts inhabits the middle spaces between professional and amateur, urban and rural, fact and fiction, fantasy and reality, and truth and falsehood. 192 pages.
DVD Now Available:
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.
MUSIC to be released this Friday, October 22:
Kristin Chenoweth: Happiness Is ...Christmas!
(Concord Records - new on CD/digital)
"Happiness (Is Christmas) / Christmas Time Is Here (Medley)," "Why Couldn't It Be Christmas Every Day?," "Merry Christmas, Darling," "(Everybodys Waitin For) The Man With The Bag / Jingle Bell Rock (Medley)," "The Stories That You Told," "The Little Road To Bethlehem," "Merry Christmas Baby," "Christmas Lullaby," "We Are Lights," "Santa, I've Got A Bone To Pick With You!," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "My Dear Acquaintance (A Happy New Year)."
Voctave: The Spirit of the Season Deluxe Edition
(Club44 Records - new on CD/digital)
11-member a capella group. Produced by Jamey Ray, who also provides arrangements. "Spirit of the Season," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "Carol of the Bells of Notre Dame," "All is Well," "Happy Holiday / The Holiday Season / Its the Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Merry Christmas, Darling," "Childhood Favorites: Frosty the Snowman / Santa Claus is Comin to Town / Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer," "Mary, Did You Know? featuring Mark Lowry," "The Christmas Song," "Where are You Christmas?," "The Man with the Bag," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel / The First Noel / I Wonder as I Wander," "Go Tell it on the Mountain," "O Holy Night," "This is My Wish / Let There Be Peace on Earth."
Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.
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