Released the week of December 18

Ah, Wilderness!
(Image Entertainment - new on DVD)
1976 television presentation with Geraldine Fitzgerald , Richard Backus, William Swetland, Joyce Ebert, Swoosie Kurtz. From Broadway Theatre Archive.

Beauty & the Beast Special Edition soundtrack
(Disney - on CD)
Remastered and expanded soundtrack. Includes several demo cuts.

Beyond the Horizon
(Image Entertainment - new on DVD)
1975 television presentation of Eugene O'Neill play. With John Houseman, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Maria Tucci, John Randolph, James Broderick. From Broadway Theatre Archive.

Moulin Rouge
(Fox - new on 2 DVDs)
Bonuses include director's commentary, documentary, tv special, music videos.

Sayonara Love Theme, Songs from Shogun & Other Broadway Asiana ... with a Taste of Jazz
(Original Cast Records - new on CD)
Tony Award winner June Angela sings songs from Sayonara, Shogun, Sing to the Dawn, Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen, The King and I and more. Davis Gaines and John Schneider also appear. Available at Footlight.

True Colours
(Dress Circle - new on CD)
Linzi Hateley recording.

January 1, 2002

Gilbert & Sullivan - The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance, Iolanthe
(Acorn Media - new on DVD)
Set of three.

Iolanthe
(Acorn Media - new on DVD)
1984 Canada's Stratford Festival performance. Live, with some voices dubbed. Maureen Forrester, Eric Donkin.

Jerry Herman's Broadway at the Hollywood Bowl
(Universal Home Video - on DVD)
Gala tribute to Jerry Herman. Performers include Bea Arthur, Carol Channing, Michael Feinstein, David Gaines, George Hearn, Angela Lansbury, Paul & Linda McCartney, Liza Minnelli, Rita Moreno, Leslie Uggams. Previously released by Varese-Sarabande.

The Mikado
(Acorn Media - new on DVD)
1982 Canada's Stratford Festival performance. Live, with some singing dubbed. Eric Donkin, Gidon Saks, Marie Baron, Henry Ingram, Richard McMillan, Karen Wood.

Pirates of Penzance
(Acorn Media - new on DVD)
1985 Canada's Stratford Festival performance. Brent Carver, Jeff Hyslop, Caralyn Tomlin, Douglas Chamberlain.

Released the week of December 11

The Art of Mabel Mercer
(Collectables - new on CD)
Mabel Mercer puts her individual stamp on songs such as "Hello Young Lovers," "Little Girl Blue" and "Remind Me."

Daniel Rodriguez - God Bless America
(Manhattan Record - new on CD)
Single release featuring "God Bless America" and "We Will Go On." Profits go to the Twin Towers fund.

Hedwig and the Angry Inch
(New Line - new on DVD)
Film with deleted scenes, 90-minute documentary and more.

Released the week of December 4

Do I Hear a Waltz?
(Fynsworth Alley - new on CD)
Pasadena Playhouse cast recording including Alyson Reed, Anthony Crivello and Carol Lawrence. Will include never before recorded Rodgers/Sondheim song, "Everyone Loves Leona".

Pete 'n' Keely
(Fynsworth Alley - new on CD)
Off Broadway cast recording. Sally Mayes and George Dvorsky.

Uncharted Territory
(LML Music - new on CD/on mp3)
Songs by Stephen Schwartz performed by the composer, with others.

Released the week of November 27

Kurt Weill: The Centennial
(LML - new on 2 CDs/on mp3)
Shipping now if ordered from LMLMusic with a street date of January 8, 2002.

Sentimental Journey/Latin for Lovers
(Collectables - new on CD)
Doris Day twofer.

When the Sun Comes Out
(Jerome Records - new on CD)
Karen Mason collection of musical theater and cabaret staples. Release to coincide with Mason's starring role on Broadway in Mamma Mia! Available now at Footlight.com

Where Time Stands Still
(new on CD)
Howard McGillin recording. BC/EFA has signed and unsigned versions.

Released the week of November 20

Alice in Wonderland
(Image/BTA - new on DVD)
1983 production, shown on PBS.

Free to Be ... You and Me
(Hens Tooth - new on DVD and VHS)
Alan Alda, Dionne Warwick, Harry Belafonte, Marlo Thomas, Mel Brooks, Michael Jackson, Rosey Grier. Peabody and Emmy Award winning children's TV special on growth and change.

Now & Forever
(RUG/Decca Broadway - new on 5 CDs)
Box set celebrating the music of Lord Andrew in a compilation including tracks from concept, original cast, soundtrack, and "personality" albums, plus rare singles.

Raise the Roof
(LML - new on CD)
Sean Tristan Hayden live recording.

The Rise and Fall of Mahagonny
(Kultur - new on DVD/VHS)
The Salzburg Festival production of the Kurt Weill/Bertolt Brecht opera, starring Gwyneth Jones, Jerry Hadley and Catherine Malfitano.

Till the Clouds Roll By - the Songs of Jerome Kern
(Koch/ASV/U.K. - new on CD)
Period pop records of the '20s-'30s-early '40s.

Ultimate Cole Porter - Volume 2
(Koch/Pearl/U.K. - new on CD)
Stage and film cast recordings from the mid-'30s.

Released the week of November 13

All Alone by the Telephone/The Four Seasons of Love
(Collectables - new on CD)
Polly Bergen twofer.

Bright & Shiny / Cuttin' Capers
(Collectables - new on CD)
Doris Day twofer.

Centaur: Broadway Cares (Home for the Holidays)
(Centaur - new on CD)
Broadway seasonal CD for charity, featuring favorite Broadway and pop superstars. Produced by Tony Moran. Liza Minnelli, Alan Cumming, Audra McDonald, Jane Krakowski, Christine Ebersole, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Sam Harris, Lea DeLaria, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, Liz Callaway, Ann Hampton Callaway, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Patrick Wilson, Billy Porter, Lillias White, Victor Garber, Davis Gaines, and Everett Bradley. Arrangements and orchestrations include music from Marc Shaiman, Jason Robert Brown, Tony Moran, and more.

Broadway's Greatest Gifts Carols for a Cure 2001
(new on CD)
BC/EFA Featuring Broadway show cast members.

Sondheim: A Celebration At Carnegie Hall
(BMG - new on DVD)
1992 concert shown on PBS.

This Is America - a New Song for a Nation United
(150 Music - new on CD)
Single song by Stevie Holland and Gary Williams Freedman. Profits go to victims of 9//1 tragedy.

Ziegfeld Follies Of 1936
(Universal Classics/Decca Broadway - new on CD)
Encores! cast.

Released the week of November 6

All is Calm, All is Bright
(LML - new on CD)
Holiday CD from D.C. Anderson which includes a never-before recorded song by Stephen Sondheim & Mary Rodgers titled, 'Christmas Island at Christmas Time'.

Christine Ebersole: Live at the Cinegrill
(Wailing - new on CD)
Christine Ebersole solo album.

Everyone Has a Story
(LML - new on CD)
The songs of Adryan Russ, featuring Susan Egan, Jason Graae, Tami Tappan, Barbara Deutsch, Sharon McNight, Michelle Nicastro, Kirby Tepper, Susanne Blakeslee, David Burnham, Lisa Richard, Karen Benjamin, Cindy Benson.

Guys and Dolls - 50th Anniversary Production
(DRG - new on CD)
Touring cast with Maurice Hines.

Jamie deRoy and Friends: 'Tis the Season
(Harbinger - new on CD)
Jamie deRoy and friends Christmas album.

Jeff Harner: Sammy Cahn All the Way
(Bayview - new on CD)
Jeff Harnar set of classics including "Time After Time," "It¹s Magic" and "Come Fly With Me."

Liza Minnelli - The Ultimate Collection
(MCA/Hip-O - new on CD)
A mix of tracks from the A&M catalog and others licensed from Capitol and Sony.

Love Letters
(LML - new on CD)
Debut CD from Rondi Charleston.

One Voice
(LML - new on CD)
By 13-time Star Search® winner 'Nita Whitaker.

A Rare Find
(LML - new on CD)
Debut CD from Justin Hayford, winner of Chicago's 2001 After Dark Award for Outstanding Cabaret Artist.

Sings
(LML - new on CD)
Ted Keegan - currently starring as the Phantom in the national tour of The Phantom of the Opera.

Smokey Joe's Cafe - The Songs of Leiber and Stoller
(Goodtimes Home Video - new on DVD)
Broadway show recording.

A Star is Born - Special Edition Boxed Set
(Creative Design Arts - on DVD)
Collector's set includes lobby card prints, senitype image from film, one-sheet poster. Previously released DVD plus bonuses: deleted "When My Sugar Walks Down the Street," trailers from 3 film versions, 3 alternate clips of "The Man That Got Away," report from Jack Warner with cut footage.

-- Sound Advice Staff

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Max O. Preeo