Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice Recap Week of 12/12/23
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CDs Now Available:
Stephen Sondheim's Old Friends: A Celebration Live at the Sondheim Theatre
(First Night Records - new 2-CD set / digital album)
Recorded live at London's Sondheim Theatre. Shan Ako, Christine Allado, Michael Ball, Rob Brydon, Ashley Campbell, Helena Bonham Carter, Anna-Jane Casey, Petula Clark, Rosalie Craig, Janie Dee, Judi Dench, Daniel Evans, Maria Friedman, Josefina Gabrielle, Louis Gaunt, Amy Griffiths, Haydn Gwynne, Rob Houchen, Holly-Anne Hull, Bradley Jaden, Bonnie Langford, Julia McKenzie, Julian Ovenden, Bernadette Peters, Siân Phillips, Jon Robyns, Clive Rowe, Jenna Russell, Jeremy Secomb, Imelda Staunton, Gary Wilmot, Michael D. Xavier. 41 Sondheim songs. Currently running in the West End At The Gielgud Theatre. Produced by Lee McCutcheon, Stephen Metcalfe, and Cameron Mackintosh. Released 12/8/23.
Digital Music Now Available:
Well-Behaved Women
(Concord Theatricals - new digital album)
Studio cast recording of score by Carmel Dean (lyrics for "Stay and Fight" by Miriam Laube). Sasha Allen, Laura Benanti, Andréa Burns, Liz Callaway, Jenn Colella, Hannah Corneau, Melissa Rose Hirsch, Dee Hoty, Judy Kaye, LaChanze, Lindsay Mendez, Bonnie Milligan, Lauren Patten, and Pearl Sun, and others. Orchestrations by Lynne Shankel. Released 12/8/23.
To Be Released By This Friday, December 15:
Jesus Christ Superstar: Behind the Scenes of the Worldwide Musical Phenomenon
(Applause - Hardcover Book)
By Ellis Nassour ("Rock Opera: The Creation of Jesus Christ Superstar, from Record Album to Broadway Show and Motion Picture," 1973). Detailed account of the life of the musical from 19691973. Behind the scenes look at the evolution of Jesus Christ Superstar from an album to a Broadway musical, exploring the breakthroughs, the frustrations, and the pitfalls. Never-before-seen photos and new interviews. 232 pages.
Sweeney Todd 2023 revival cast
(Reprise Records - new on CD)
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. "Prelude," "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," "No Place Like London," "The Barber and His Wife," "The Worst Pies in London," "Poor Thing," "My Friends," "Green Finch and Linnet Bird," "Ah, Miss," "Johanna," "Pirelli's Miracle Elixir," "The Contest," "Wait," "Kiss Me (Pt. 1)," "Ladies in Their Sensitivities," "Kiss Me (Pt. 2)," "Pretty Women (Pt. 1)," "Pretty Women (Pt. 2)," "Epiphany," "A Little Priest," "God, That's Good!," "Johanna (Act 2 Sequence)," "By the Sea," "The Letter," "Not While I'm Around," "Parlor Song," "City on Fire!," "Searching," "The Judge's Return," "Final Scene," "The Barber and His Wife (Reprise)," "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd (Finale)." Orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick. Music supervision by Alex Lacamoire. Release at Target.com appears to be 11/24/23. Digital released earlier. Vinyl to be released 3/1/24.
The Time Traveller's Wife
(Sony Masterworks - new on CD)
Original cast recording of score by Joss Stone and Dave Stewart (the book is by Lauren Gunderson). The show is opening at the Apollo Theatre in London's West End in October 2023. Cast includes David Hunter, Joanna Woodward, Tim Mahendran, Hiba Elchikhe, Ross Dawes, and Eve Corbishley. "Prologue," "Masterpiece," "Wait for Me," "One Day," "Damn Fool Love," "I See Her," "Who Are We," "Entr'acte," "Journeyman," "This Time," "A Woman's Intuition," "I'm in Control," "Make It New," "On and On," "Love Wins the Day," "Story of Love" (Bonus Track). Digital released 9/26/23.
Newly Listed Recordings:
Late January 2024:
Mein Freund Bunbury
(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)
1964 German musical adaptation of The Importance of Being Ernest. Original cast recording of score by Gerd Natschinski (music) and Jurgen Degenhart (lyrics). Expected to ship by the end of January 2024. Kritzerland.com.
Tammy Grimes
(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)
Featuring songs by Rodgers and Hart, E.Y. Harburg and Sammy Fain, Harold Arlen and Ira Gershwin, Cole Porter, Burton Lane, and more. "Upstairs at the Downstairs Waltz," "Julius Monk Introduction," "Fit as a Fiddle," "We'll Be the Same," "The Springtime Cometh," "Take Him," "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block," "Molly Malone," "Limehouse Blues," "From Alpha to Omega," "What Shall I Do?," "I Loved Him But He Didn't Love Me," "Shoein' the Mare," "Blame It on My Youth," "Something Sort of Grandish," "Billboard," "Doodle Doo Doo." Limited to 500 copies only. Expected to ship by the end of January 2024. Kritzerland.com.
