CDs Now Available:

Annaleigh Ashford Live at 54 BELOW: Lost in the Stars
(Broadway Records - new on CD/mp3)
Live recording. Features Ashford with songwriter and music director Will Van Dyke and the Whiskey 5 band. Celebrates the classic cabaret with an eclectic mix of music from the disco days of Donna Summer to the haunting melodies of Kurt Weill and Stephen Sondheim to a sing-a-long of Alanis Morrisette. "Overture," "One Night Only," "Donna Summer Medley," Welcome To 54 Below..., "Love Hurts," "Someone Like You/Crazy," What A Great Holiday Song..., "Date With Myself," "Another Time," Miss Kitt..., "Come Rain Or Come Shine," "Hand In My Pocket," Famous Voices..., "Good Enough," "Another Hundred People/Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters," Thank You..., "Last Dance," "For Good," "Lost In The Stars ." Produced by Ashford, Andy Jones, Will Van Dyke, and Derik Lee.

Barbara Fasano: Busy Being Free
(Harbinger/Naxos - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)
"How Little We Know," "Cactus Tree," "Remind Me," "Dancing in the Dark," "If I Loved You," "It Never Was You," "Roundabout," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Time Flies," "I Got Lost in His Arms," "Hurry on Down," "But Beautiful," "Photographs," "Where or When." John Di Martino, piano; Warren Vaché, cornet; Aaron Heick, soprano saxophone, flute; Paul Meyers, guitar; Boris Kozlov, bass; Vince Cherico, drums, percussion. Produced by John di Martino & Barbara Fasano, by Ken Bloom for Harbinger Records. Arranged by John di Martino.

John Kander: Hidden Treasures 1950-2015
(Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project/Naxos - new 2-CD set)
Forty-nine tracks include rare demos recorded by Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, and new recordings. Deluxe 64-page booklet is lavishly illustrated, with extensive notes by Jesse Green that include comments on the songs by Kander himself. Newest edition in Harbinger Records' Songwriter Showcase Series. Disc 1: "I Love Music," (John Kander and Fred Ebb), "Janie," (Kander), "Excerpt from Requiem for Georgie," (Robert Mesrobian, Ray Pitt and Oberlin College Student Cast), "Dance with Me," (Kander), "There's a Room in My House," (John Riddle, Elena Shaddow and David Loud), "My Coloring Book," (Kander), "Happy New Year," (K&E), "A Simple Thing Like That," (K&E), "The Kid Herself," (K&E), "A Quiet Thing," (Kander), "So What?," (K&E), "Guten Abend," (K&E), "It'll All Blow Over," (K&E), "Cabaret), "In His Own Good Time," (K&E), "Walking Among My Yesterdays," (Kander), "Getting Younger Ev'ry Year," (K&E), "If You Leave Me Now," (K&E), "I Have a Friend," (K&E), "Look There," (K&E), "Only Love," (Anita Gillette and David Loud), "Seven O'clock," (K&E), "Coffee in a Cardboard Cup," (K&E), "You Old Bastards," (K&E); Disc 2: "Wait for Me, World," (K&E), "Isn't This Better?," (Kander), "Roxie," (K&E), "Windowpanes Of Rose," (Kander), "It," (K&E), "Good Thing Going," (K&E), "Theme from New York, New York (Original Version)," (K&E), "Theme from New York, New York (Final Version)," (K&E), "I Get My Music from My Dad," (Michael Winther), "Summer with You," (Brent Barrett), "The Man About Town," (K&E), "Not Enough Magic," (K&E), "Man Overboard," (K&E), "Never You," (K&E), "Nobody's Fault," (Karen Ziemba and David Loud), "The Wheel," (Clarke Peters and Jim Laev), "He Always Comes Home To Me," (Linda Emond and Kander), "Nice People," (Jim Newman and Jim Laev), "Military Man," (David Standish, Michael Mccormick and Jim Laev), "The Skin Of Our Teeth," (Brent Barrett), "You Know Me," (Alix Korey and Barbara Walsh), "Look Up," (Julia Murney, Paul Anthony Stewart and Paul Masse), "You, If Anyone," (Lewis Cleale and Greg Pierce), "People Like Us," (Kander and Greg Pierce), "Yes," (K&E). Also available at MusicalTheatreProject.org.

Lady, Be Good Encores! cast
(Ghostlight - new on CD)
George and Ira Gershwin score. Charissa Bertels, Colin Donnell, Danny Gardner, Joe Grandy, Tiffany Haas, Jeff Hiller, Drew Humphrey, Erin Mackey, Jason Mills, Patti Murin, Nicolas Dávila, Douglas Sills, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Tommy Tune and Kirsten Wyatt. "Overture," "Hang On To Me," "A Wonderful Party," "End of a String," "We're Here Because," "Fascinating Rhythm," "So Am I," "Oh, Lady, Be Good!," "Piano Specialty," "Finale (Act One)," "Entr'acte," "Linger in the Lobby," "The Half of it, Dearie, Blues," "Juanita," "I'd Rather Charleston," "So Am I (Reprise)," "Oh, Lady, Be Good! (Reprise)," "Little Jazz Bird," "Carnival Time," "Swiss Miss," "Finale." Released earlier on mp3 and at iTunes. Also available at www.sh-k-boom.com.

Steve Ross: Good Thing Going, the Songs of Stephen Sondheim
(Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project/Naxos - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)
"Another Hundred People," "Being Alive," "Johanna," "Pretty Women," "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues," "So Many People," "One More Kiss," "I've Got You to Lean On," "Anyone Can Whistle," "Ah, Paris!," "Too Many Mornings," "Sand," "Who Could Be Blue?," "We're Gonna Be All Right," "Marry Me a Little," "Sorry-Grateful," "Losing My Mind," "Broadway Baby," "Send In the Clowns," "With So Little to Be Sure Of," "Take the Moment," "Goodbye for Now."

Sublimities: Cy Walter Centennial Tribute Vol 1
(Harbinger/Musical Theater Project - new on CD)
Volume 1 focuses on rare recordings, radio appearances and solo performances remastered from original 78s of this dean of cocktail piano players. "All The Things You Are," "Begin the Beguine," "Body and Soul," "Dancing In the Dark," "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'," "I'll Be Around," "Music for Twilight," "Lover," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Crazy Rhythm," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "I Married an Angel Medley," "The Song Is You," "Warsaw Concerto," Intro to "Tea for Two"," "Tea for Two," Intro to "Through the Years"," "Through the Years," Intro to "Liza"," "Liza," Intro to "Bess, You Is My Woman Now"," "Bess, You Is My Woman Now," Intro to "Falling In Love With Love"," "Falling in Love With Love," Intro to "It's Only a Paper Moon"," "It's Only a Paper Moon," Intro to "Rachmaninoff Variations"," "Rhapsody and Variations On the Theme From Paganini," Intro to "It's April Again"," "It's April Again," Intro to "Star Dust"," "Star Dust," Intro to "Laura"," "Laura," Intro to "March of the Siamese Children"," "March Of the Siamese Children," Intro to "Mrs. Malaprop"," "Mrs. Malaprop." 24 page booklet with notes and essays by Chilton Ryan, Ruth McGirl, Peter Mintun, Benny Zeitlin, Stanley Turkel, and photos. Also available as a set at www.musicaltheaterproject.org.

Sublimities: Cy Walter Centennial Tribute Vol 2
(Harbinger/Musical Theater Project - new on CD)
Volume 2 focuses on Walter as accompanist and composer. Guest artists include Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Mabel Mercer, Benny Goodman, Art Tatum, and more. "Blue Skies," "Intro to "Lover," "Lover," "Over the Rainbow," "Rhode Island Is Famous for You," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight," "Minute Waltz," "Oh, Lady Be Good!/The Waltz In Swing Time," "Intro to "Ole Buttermilk Sky," "Ole Buttermilk Sky," "Intro to "Up a Lazy River," "Up a Lazy River," "The Girl That I Marry/Blue Moon/ Someone to Watch Over Me," "How to Win Friends and Influence People," "With a Twinkle In Your Eye," "Summertime," "Getting to Know You," "A Guy Is a Guy," "While We're Young," "Don't Think It Wasn't Lovely," "I Wish, I Wish, I Wish," "Some Fine Day," "The Next Time Around," "Moonbeam," "See a Ring Around the Moon," "Time and Tide," "Intro to "The Astaire," "The Astaire" [Piano], "The Astaire" [Orchestra]. 24 page booklet with notes essays by Mark Walter, Michael Feinstein, Alex Hassan, Michael Kanan, Adela and Larry Elow, Richard Behrens, Guy Beck, Ted Swift, Michael F. Clifton, and photos. Also available as a set at www.musicaltheaterproject.org.

DIGITAL DOWNLOADs Now Available:

Daddy Long Legs Off-Broadway cast Digital
(Ghostlight Records - at iTunes)
Paul Gordon score. Megan McGinnis and Paul Alexander Nolan. Produced by Kurt Deutsch and Brad Haak. "The Oldest Orphan In the John Grier Home," "Who Is This Man?," "Mr. Girl Hater," "She Thinks I'm Old," "Like Other Girls," "Things I Didn't Know," "What Does She Mean by Love?," "I'm a Beast," "When Shall We Meet?," "The Color of Your Eyes," "The Secret of Happiness," "My Manhattan," "Less," "The Man I'll Never Be," "The Secret of Happiness (Reprise)," "Graduation Day," "Charity," "I Have Torn You from My Heart," "I'm a Beast (Reprise)," "All This Time." Includes digital booklet.

DVD/Blu-Rays Now Available:

Deep in My Heart
(Warner Archive - new made on demand Blu-ray)
1954 biographical musical film about Sigmund Romberg. Jose Ferrer, Merle Oberon, Helen Traubel, Doe Avedon, Walter Pidgeon, Paul Henreid, Tamara Toumanova, Paul Stewart, Isobel Elsom, David Burns, Jim Backus. Written by Leonard Spigelgass. Directed by Stanley Donen.

Murder in the Private Car
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1934 mystery film based on a play The Rear Car by Edward E. Rose. Charles Ruggles, Una Merkel, Mary Carlisle. 63 minutes.

BOOKs Now Available:

Eclipsed
(TCG - Paperback Book)
Play by Danai Gurira. Currently in production at the Public Theater. [May not actually be released today] 80 pages. Kindle Edition released in April.

The Fourth Messenger: A Musical by Tanya Shaffer and Vienna Teng
(4m Productions - Paperback Book)
Musical by by Tanya Shaffer (book and lyrics) and Vienna Teng (music and additional lyrics). Produced in Berkeley CA in 2013. 142 pages.

Great Britons of Stage and Screen: In Conversation
(Rowman & Littlefield - Hardcover/Kindle Edition)
By Barbara Roisman Cooper. Foreword by Robert Osborne. Afterword by Kevin Brownlow. Barbara Roisman Cooper presents interviews she personally conducted with more than twenty stars of film, television, and theatre. Eileen Atkins, Isla Blair, Simon Callow, Joan Collins, Peggy Cummins, Sinead Cusack, Samantha Eggar, Stephen Fry, Julian Glover, Stephen Grief, Jeremy Irons, Derek Jacobi, Felicity Kendal, Ben Kinglsey, Angela Lansbury, John Mills, Alfred Molina, Lynn Redgrave, Jean Simmons, David Suchet, Richard Todd, Michael York. 424 pages. Released 10/1/15.

MUSIC to be available this Friday, November 13:

Annaleigh Ashford Live at 54 BELOW: Lost in the Stars
(Broadway Records - new on CD/mp3)
Live recording. Features Ashford with songwriter and music director Will Van Dyke and the Whiskey 5 band. Celebrates the classic cabaret with an eclectic mix of music from the disco days of Donna Summer to the haunting melodies of Kurt Weill and Stephen Sondheim to a sing-a-long of Alanis Morrisette. "Overture," "One Night Only," "Donna Summer Medley," Welcome To 54 Below..., "Love Hurts," "Someone Like You/Crazy," What A Great Holiday Song..., "Date With Myself," "Another Time," Miss Kitt..., "Come Rain Or Come Shine," "Hand In My Pocket," Famous Voices..., "Good Enough," "Another Hundred People/Mona Lisas And Mad Hatters," Thank You..., "Last Dance," "For Good," "Lost In The Stars ." Produced by Ashford, Andy Jones, Will Van Dyke, and Derik Lee. Also at special pre-order price at BroadwayRecords.com.

Barbara Fasano: Busy Being Free
(Harbinger/Naxos - new on CD/mp3)
"How Little We Know," "Cactus Tree," "Remind Me," "Dancing in the Dark," "If I Loved You," "It Never Was You," "Roundabout," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Time Flies," "I Got Lost in His Arms," "Hurry on Down," "But Beautiful," "Photographs," "Where or When." John Di Martino, piano; Warren Vaché, cornet; Aaron Heick, soprano saxophone, flute; Paul Meyers, guitar; Boris Kozlov, bass; Vince Cherico, drums, percussion. Produced by John di Martino & Barbara Fasano, by Ken Bloom for Harbinger Records. Arranged by John di Martino.

John Kander: Hidden Treasures 1950-2015
(Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project/Naxos - new 2-CD set)
Forty-nine tracks include rare demos recorded by Kander and lyricist Fred Ebb, and new recordings. Deluxe 64-page booklet is lavishly illustrated, with extensive notes by Jesse Green that include comments on the songs by Kander himself. Newest edition in Harbinger Records' Songwriter Showcase Series. Disc 1: "I Love Music," (John Kander and Fred Ebb), "Janie," (Kander), "Excerpt from Requiem for Georgie," (Robert Mesrobian, Ray Pitt and Oberlin College Student Cast), "Dance with Me," (Kander), "There's a Room in My House," (John Riddle, Elena Shaddow and David Loud), "My Coloring Book," (Kander), "Happy New Year," (K&E), "A Simple Thing Like That," (K&E), "The Kid Herself," (K&E), "A Quiet Thing," (Kander), "So What?," (K&E), "Guten Abend," (K&E), "It'll All Blow Over," (K&E), "Cabaret), "In His Own Good Time," (K&E), "Walking Among My Yesterdays," (Kander), "Getting Younger Ev'ry Year," (K&E), "If You Leave Me Now," (K&E), "I Have a Friend," (K&E), "Look There," (K&E), "Only Love," (Anita Gillette and David Loud), "Seven O'clock," (K&E), "Coffee in a Cardboard Cup," (K&E), "You Old Bastards," (K&E); Disc 2: "Wait for Me, World," (K&E), "Isn't This Better?," (Kander), "Roxie," (K&E), "Windowpanes Of Rose," (Kander), "It," (K&E), "Good Thing Going," (K&E), "Theme from New York, New York (Original Version)," (K&E), "Theme from New York, New York (Final Version)," (K&E), "I Get My Music from My Dad," (Michael Winther), "Summer with You," (Brent Barrett), "The Man About Town," (K&E), "Not Enough Magic," (K&E), "Man Overboard," (K&E), "Never You," (K&E), "Nobody's Fault," (Karen Ziemba and David Loud), "The Wheel," (Clarke Peters and Jim Laev), "He Always Comes Home To Me," (Linda Emond and Kander), "Nice People," (Jim Newman and Jim Laev), "Military Man," (David Standish, Michael Mccormick and Jim Laev), "The Skin Of Our Teeth," (Brent Barrett), "You Know Me," (Alix Korey and Barbara Walsh), "Look Up," (Julia Murney, Paul Anthony Stewart and Paul Masse), "You, If Anyone," (Lewis Cleale and Greg Pierce), "People Like Us," (Kander and Greg Pierce), "Yes," (K&E). Currently pre-ordering at MusicalTheatreProject.org for pre-release shipping.

Lady, Be Good Encores! cast
(Ghostlight - new on CD)
George and Ira Gershwin score. Charissa Bertels, Colin Donnell, Danny Gardner, Joe Grandy, Tiffany Haas, Jeff Hiller, Drew Humphrey, Erin Mackey, Jason Mills, Patti Murin, Nicolas Dávila, Douglas Sills, Jennifer Laura Thompson, Tommy Tune and Kirsten Wyatt. "Overture," "Hang On To Me," "A Wonderful Party," "End of a String," "We're Here Because," "Fascinating Rhythm," "So Am I," "Oh, Lady, Be Good!," "Piano Specialty," "Finale (Act One)," "Entr'acte," "Linger in the Lobby," "The Half of it, Dearie, Blues," "Juanita," "I'd Rather Charleston," "So Am I (Reprise)," "Oh, Lady, Be Good! (Reprise)," "Little Jazz Bird," "Carnival Time," "Swiss Miss," "Finale." Released earlier on mp3 and at iTunes. Also available at www.sh-k-boom.com.

Steve Ross: Good Thing Going, the Songs of Stephen Sondheim
(Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project/Naxos - new on CD)
"Another Hundred People," "Being Alive," "Johanna," "Pretty Women," "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues," "So Many People," "One More Kiss," "I've Got You to Lean On," "Anyone Can Whistle," "Ah, Paris!," "Too Many Mornings," "Sand," "Who Could Be Blue?," "We're Gonna Be All Right," "Marry Me a Little," "Sorry-Grateful," "Losing My Mind," "Broadway Baby," "Send In the Clowns," "With So Little to Be Sure Of," "Take the Moment," "Goodbye for Now."

Sublimities: Cy Walter Centennial Tribute Vol 1
(Harbinger/Musical Theater Project - new on CD)
Volume 1 focuses on rare recordings, radio appearances and solo performances remastered from original 78s of this dean of cocktail piano players. "All The Things You Are," "Begin the Beguine," "Body and Soul," "Dancing In the Dark," "I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'," "I'll Be Around," "Music for Twilight," "Lover," "The Way You Look Tonight," "Crazy Rhythm," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," "I Married an Angel Medley," "The Song Is You," "Warsaw Concerto," Intro to "Tea for Two"," "Tea for Two," Intro to "Through the Years"," "Through the Years," Intro to "Liza"," "Liza," Intro to "Bess, You Is My Woman Now"," "Bess, You Is My Woman Now," Intro to "Falling In Love With Love"," "Falling in Love With Love," Intro to "It's Only a Paper Moon"," "It's Only a Paper Moon," Intro to "Rachmaninoff Variations"," "Rhapsody and Variations On the Theme From Paganini," Intro to "It's April Again"," "It's April Again," Intro to "Star Dust"," "Star Dust," Intro to "Laura"," "Laura," Intro to "March of the Siamese Children"," "March Of the Siamese Children," Intro to "Mrs. Malaprop"," "Mrs. Malaprop." 24 page booklet with notes and essays by Chilton Ryan, Ruth McGirl, Peter Mintun, Benny Zeitlin, Stanley Turkel, and photos. Also available as a set at www.musicaltheaterproject.org.

Sublimities: Cy Walter Centennial Tribute Vol 2
(Harbinger/Musical Theater Project - new on CD)
Volume 2 focuses on Walter as accompanist and composer. Guest artists include Hoagy Carmichael, Frank Sinatra, Fred Astaire, Mabel Mercer, Benny Goodman, Art Tatum, and more. "Blue Skies," "Intro to "Lover," "Lover," "Over the Rainbow," "Rhode Island Is Famous for You," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "If I Could Be with You One Hour Tonight," "Minute Waltz," "Oh, Lady Be Good!/The Waltz In Swing Time," "Intro to "Ole Buttermilk Sky," "Ole Buttermilk Sky," "Intro to "Up a Lazy River," "Up a Lazy River," "The Girl That I Marry/Blue Moon/ Someone to Watch Over Me," "How to Win Friends and Influence People," "With a Twinkle In Your Eye," "Summertime," "Getting to Know You," "A Guy Is a Guy," "While We're Young," "Don't Think It Wasn't Lovely," "I Wish, I Wish, I Wish," "Some Fine Day," "The Next Time Around," "Moonbeam," "See a Ring Around the Moon," "Time and Tide," "Intro to "The Astaire," "The Astaire" [Piano], "The Astaire" [Orchestra]. 24 page booklet with notes essays by Mark Walter, Michael Feinstein, Alex Hassan, Michael Kanan, Adela and Larry Elow, Richard Behrens, Guy Beck, Ted Swift, Michael F. Clifton, and photos. Also available as a set at www.musicaltheaterproject.org.

Recordings RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:

Daddy Long Legs Off-Broadway cast
(Ghostlight Records - new on CD)
Paul Gordon score. Megan McGinnis and Paul Alexander Nolan. Produced by Kurt Deutsch and Brad Haak. Release date TBA.

Devil-May-Care
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1929 musical film starring Ramón Novarro. Score by Dimitri Tiomkin, plus seven songs by Herbert Stothart and Clifford Grey. 97 minutes.

Everything I Have Is Yours
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1952 musical film. Starring Gower Champion, Marge Champion, Dennis O'Keefe. Written by Ruth Brooks Flippen and George Wells. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard. Songs by Burton Lane & Harold Adamson, Walter Donaldson & Bob Wright and Chet Forrest, Johnny Green & Clifford Grey, Rex Newman and Douglas Furber, Richard Priborsky, Saul Chaplin, Johnny Green & Johnny Mercer, Walter Donaldson & Gus Kahn. 92 minutes.

In Gay Madrid
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1930 musical comedy film starring Ramón Novarro and Dorothy Jordan. Songwriters include Herbert Stothart, Xavier Cugat, Clifford Grey, Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk, Herbert Stothart. 82 minutes.

The Girl Most Likely 1958
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1957 musical comedy film with Jane Powell, Cliff Robertson, Keith Andes, Kaye Ballard, Tommy Noonan. Songs by Ralph Blane and Hugh Martin. Choreography by Gower Champion. Music arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. 98 minutes.

The Latin Lovers
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1953 romantic musical comedy MGM film. Cast includes Lana Turner, Ricardo Montalban, John Lund, Louis Calhern, Jean Hagen, Eduard Franz, Beulah Bondi, Joaquin Garay, Archer MacDonald, Dorothy Neumann, Robert Burton, Rita Moreno. Songs by Nicholas Brodszky and Leo Robin. Directed by Mervyn LeRoy. 104 minutes.

The Merry Widow 1952
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1952 film adaptation of Franz Lehár/Victor Léon/Leo Stein opera. Cast includes Lana Turner, Fernando Lamas, Una Merkel, Richard Haydn, and Gwen Verdon. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt. 137 minutes.

The Night Is Young
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1935 musical comedy film featuring Ramón Novarro, Evelyn Laye, Charles Butterworth, Una Merkel, Edward Everett Horton, Donald Cook, Henry Stephenson, Rosalind Russell, Herman Bing. Songs by Sigmund Romberg and Oscar Hammerstein II. Directed by Dudley Murphy. 81 minutes.

The Son-Daughter
(Warner Archive - made on demand DVD)
1932 film based on the play (November 1919 - June 1920, Belasco Theatre) by George Scarborough and David Belasco. Cast includes Helen Hayes, Lewis Stone, H.B. Warner, Warner Oland, Ramón Novarro, Ralph Morgan, Louise Closser Hale. 79 minutes.

Books RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:

Al Pacino: In Films and on Stage, 2D Ed
(McFarland & Company - Paperback Book)
By William Schoell. In its second edition, this book critically reevaluates his many onscreen and onstage roles.

Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts
(Andrews McKeel Publishing - Hardcover Book)
"The definitive, authorized story of the development, design, and construction of Kansas City's Kauffman Performing Arts Center (KCPA), acclaimed as one of the fifteen greatest performance halls in the world (and one of only two in the United States). With a Foreword by His Royal Highness Prince Charles, The Prince of Wales." 192 pages.