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Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice Recap 11/27/12

Complete information on all known upcoming releases of theatre related audio and video recordings can be found on our Upcoming Releases page. Recordings released last week and earlier can be viewed here.

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Earlier recaps:

November 20, 13, 6 | October 30, 23, 16, 9, 2 | September 4, 11, 18, 25 | August 7, 14, 21, 28 | July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 | June 5, 12, 19, 26 | May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 | April 3, 10, 17, 24 | March 6, 13, 20, 27 | February 7, 14, 21, 28 | January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31


CDs Now Available:

Forbidden Broadway Alive & Kicking 2012 Cast
(DRG Records - new on CD/mp3/iTunesForbidden Broadway Vol. 11 Alive And Kicking! The Un-Original Cast Recording - Forbidden Broadway
New version by Gerard Alessandrini. Natalie Charle Ellis, Scott Richard Foster, Jenny Lee Stern, Marcus Stevens. "Prologue and Forbidden Broadway: Alive and Kicking," "Livin' Evita Loca," "Matthew Broderick & Kelli O'hara Do Nice Work," "Annie/Granny," "Once Is Enough," "Sondheim and Bernadette," "Rock of Ages (Nascar Shows)," "Sutton Foster in Anything Goes," "Catherine-Zeta Jones on the Tony Awards," "Newsies," "Julie Taymor & Bono in Spider-Man," "Porgy & Mess Segment," "Smashed," "Mandy & Patti," "Judy Garland at the End of the Rainbow," "The Book of Morons," "Finale," "On Our Way Encore."

Scrooge & Marley
(Sam I Am Films - new on CD/mp3)
From 2012 film. Original holiday songs as well as new performances of Christmas carol standards. Includes Jason Gould singing end credit song "Amazing," written for the film by Marsha Malamet, Liz Vidal and Stephan Oberhoff. Other performers include Matt Alber, BETTY, Amber deLaurentis, the Plush Interiors, The Joans, Jeannie Tanner Quartet, and the Chicago Gay Men's Chorus.


DIGITAL DOWNLOADs Now Available:

Gay Marshall: Go Back Where You Stayed Last Night
(new on iTunesGo Back Where You Stayed Last Night - Gay Marshall
Actress/Singer Gay Marshall (currently in La Cage aux Folles tour) collection of '20s and '30s New Orleans blues. In addition to the title track by Ethel Waters and Sidney Easton, selections include "Sweet Man," "West End Blues" and "Brother You Got Me Wrong." Recorded in Cleveland and New York. 15 tracks. Digital release of album released earlier in 2012 on CD.

A Violent Holiday Explosion
(new at iTunesA Violent Holiday Explosion - Julia Mattison
Julia Mattison (Godspell) comedy album. With Hunter Parrish, Nick Blaemire, Telly Leung, George Salazar, Wallace Smith and Quinn Marcus. "A Violent Holiday Explosion," "Brrrr... It's Cold... Out... There...," "Santa Claus Is the Ultimate Creeper," "A Christmas Miracle," "The Truth About Christmas," "Snow Day! High Five!," "The Loneliest Elf," "Elves On a Stoop," "Ho-Liday Freestyle," "Happy Holidays With Jerry & Friends," "Joy and Carol's Christmas Recipes," "Elf Voicemail."


DVD/Blu-Rays Now Available:

Jesus Christ Superstar Live Arena Tour
(new on Blu-Ray)
UK arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber/ Tim Rice musical, shown in theaters. Ben Forster, Tim Minchin and Melanie Chisholm. U.S. release date of DVD later this year; PBS telecast in 2013.


BOOKs Now Available:

Anton Chekhov Uncle Vanya in a Version by Christopher Hampton
(Faber & Faber - Kindle book)
Christopher Hampton translation of Chekhov play. Currently playing the Vaudeville Theatre in London.

Edward Albee: A Singular Journey
(Simon & Schuster - Kindle Edition)
Kindle edition of Mel Gussow's 1999 book about Edward Albee's life and career. Includes photographs and letters to and from Albee.


Recordings RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:

Rebecca Luker: I Got Love (Songs of Jerome Kern)
(PS Classics - new on CD)
From her 54 Below show, Luker covers three decades of Kern songs. "Can't Help Singing," "Not You," "Saturday Night," "Bill / Can't Help Lovin' That Man," "My Husband's First Wife," "And I Am All Alone," "The Song Is You," "I Got Love," "The Folks Who Live on the Hill," "The Enchanted Train," "Once in a Blue Moon," "I'm Old Fashioned," "I'll Be Hard to Handle," "April Fooled Me," "Why Was I Born?."Arrangements by music director and orchestrator Joseph Thalken.

Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap: Something to Remember
(Ghostlight - new digital)
"Where or When," "I Thought About You," "Why Did I Choose You," "Somebody Loves Me," "A Ghost Of A Chance," "Isn't This A Lovely Day?," "Something To Remember You By," "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," "I Was Telling Him About You," "Stars," "Where Do You Start?," "The Best Thing for You," "Solitude," "When You Wish Upon A Star," "Two for the Road." CD to be released 1/8/13.

OTHER NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:

Digital versions to be released December 4:

Chaplin: The Musical OBC
(Masterworks Broadway - new digital)
Recorded November 5. Score by Christopher Curtis. Cast includes Rob McClure, Jim Borstelmann, Jenn Colella, Ethan Khusidman, Erin Mackey, Michael McCormick, Christiane Noll, Zachary Unger and Wayne Alan Wilcox. "Overture/Prologue," "Look at All the People," "Whatcha Gonna Do?," "If I Left London," "Sennett Song," "Look at All the People," "Tramp Shuffle - Part 1," "Tramp Shuffle - Part 2," "Life Can Be Like the Movies," "The Look-A-Like Contest," "Just Another Day in Hollywood," "The Life That You Wished For," "All Falls Down," "Man of All Countries," "What Only Love Can See," "The Exile," "Where Are All the People?," "What Only Love Can See (Reprise)," "This Man," "Finale/Tramp Reprise." CD to be released 1/8/13.

Leap of Faith the Musical OBC
(Ghostlight - new digital)
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater score. Cast includes Raúl Esparza. "Rise Up," "Rise Up (Reprise 1)," "Fox In The Henhouse," "Fields Of The Lord," "Step Into The Light," "Walking Like Daddy," "Lost," "I Can Read You," "Like Magic," "I Can Read You (Reprise)," "Dancing In The Devil's Shoes," "King Of Sin," "Long Past Dreaming," "Are You On The Bus?," "People Like Us," "Last Chance Salvation," "If Your Faith Is Strong Enough," "Jonas's Soliloquy," "Rise Up (Reprise 2)," "Leap Of Faith." CD to be released 12/25/12.

Now. Here. This.
(Sh-K-boom - new on CD)
Off-Broadway cast recording of Jeff Bowen/Hunter Bell/Susan Blackwell score. Musical direction and arrangements by Larry Pressgrove. Cast includes the writers plus Heidi Blickenstaff (all from [title of show]. "What Are the Odds?," "More Life," "Dazzle Camouflage," "Give Me Your Attention," "Archer," "I Rarely Schedule Nothing / Cacophony," "Members Only," "That'll Never Be Me," "Kick Me," "Then Comes You," "The Amazing Adventures of the "Doc" Wilbert S. Pound," "That Makes Me Hot," "Golden Palace," "Get Into It," "This Time," "Now. Here. This."; Bonus track: "That'll Never Be Me" (Composer Demo). Recorded 9/17/12.

CD moved to 12/25/12:

Leap of Faith the Musical OBC
(Ghostlight - new on CD)
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater score. Cast includes Raúl Esparza. "Rise Up," "Rise Up (Reprise 1)," "Fox In The Henhouse," "Fields Of The Lord," "Step Into The Light," "Walking Like Daddy," "Lost," "I Can Read You," "Like Magic," "I Can Read You (Reprise)," "Dancing In The Devil's Shoes," "King Of Sin," "Long Past Dreaming," "Are You On The Bus?," "People Like Us," "Last Chance Salvation," "If Your Faith Is Strong Enough," "Jonas's Soliloquy," "Rise Up (Reprise 2)," "Leap Of Faith." Released on mp3 12/4/12.

Now. Here. This.
(Sh-K-boom - new on CD)
Off-Broadway cast recording of Jeff Bowen/Hunter Bell/Susan Blackwell score. Musical direction and arrangements by Larry Pressgrove. Cast includes the writers plus Heidi Blickenstaff (all from [title of show]. "What Are the Odds?," "More Life," "Dazzle Camouflage," "Give Me Your Attention," "Archer," "I Rarely Schedule Nothing / Cacophony," "Members Only," "That'll Never Be Me," "Kick Me," "Then Comes You," "The Amazing Adventures of the "Doc" Wilbert S. Pound," "That Makes Me Hot," "Golden Palace," "Get Into It," "This Time," "Now. Here. This."; Bonus track: "That'll Never Be Me" (Composer Demo). Recorded 9/17/12.