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Schedule of New & Upcoming CD, DVD & Book Releases

Updated 10/15/24

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Boy on Billboard
(new digital album)
Concept album of score by Lisa Apple and Megan Parker-Wilson. Jack Austin, Laura Davis, Megan Dempsky, Mikaela Phillips, Ashley Seal, Noah Sowalskie. Produced in Richardson, Texas. Released 8/9/24.

Folk City: The Greenwich Village Musical Digimix
(JAY Records - new on 2 CDs/digital)
Original studio cast recording of score with music by Ronnie D’Addario, Nick Lohri, Lili Añel, Paula Brion, Pat DiNizio, Tracy Nelson, Gary English, Morgan Mallory, Abby Dormer, George Papas, Robbie Woliver, Emma Woliver, Filippo De Laura; lyrics by Robbie Woliver (book by Bernadette Contreras and Robbie Woliver). 84-page booklet with liner notes, full lyrics, and scene descriptions, bios of the cast and songwriters, credits, 60+ photos and more. 30 tracks. Released 7/9/24.

Love's Concordia Bar
(new digital album)
Original cast recording of score by Olivia Amicangioli, Marjorie Murillo, and Edoardo Tesio. Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Released 8/5/24.

The Musical: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2nd Edition
(Routledge - Paperback Book)
2nd edition of 2011 book by William Everett. More than 1,400 annotated entries; includes reference works, monographs, articles, anthologies, and websites related to the musical. Separate sections devoted to sub-genres (such as operetta and megamusical), non-English language musical genres in the U.S., traditions outside the U.S., individual shows, creators, performers, and performance. This second edition reflects the notable increase in musical theater scholarship since 2000. Also includes multimedia and electronic resources. 332 pages.

Sonny Boy: A Memoir
(Penguin Press - Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook
Memoir by Al Pacino. His life and career. 384 pages.

String
(new digital album)
Studio cast recording of score by Adam Gwon (book by Sarah Hammond). Ciara Renée, Mary Kate Morrissey, Kuhoo Verma, Katie Thompson, Diana Huey, Raymond J Lee, Jimmy Brewer, and Jay Armstrong Johnson. Produced by Frank Galgano, Adam Gwon and Sarah Hammond. The show premiered at the Village Theatre in Washington state in 2018. Released 7/16/24.

Sydnie Christmas: My Way
(Westway Music - new on CD/digital)
Debut album from English singer/actress, "Britain's Got Talent" winner. "My Way," "Tomorrow," "Over The Rainbow," "Believer," "She Used To Be Mine," "Gone Under," "The Impossible Dream," "Hall Of Fame," "Starlight Express," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "O Holy Night." Released 10/4/24.

TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix
(new digital album)
Cast recording for show with book and lyrics by EllaRose Chary and music and lyrics by Brando(n) James Gwinn. Sara Porkalob, Sophia Araujo-Johnson. The Band includes Faith Carrion, Lyric Boothe, Steph Lehane, and MG Green, with additional vocals by E. Renée Gamez. Produced, mixed and mastered by Brandon James Gwinn at Teddy and the Fig Music. Recorded at Signature Sound in San Diego and at Second Story Sound in New York City. The show premiered at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego in May 2024. Released 10/11/24.

The Year that Made the Musical: 1924 and the Glamour of Musical Theatre
(Cambridge Univ Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By William A. Everett. About the remarkable mid-Roaring Twenties stagecraft to have been truly transnational, with a stellar cast of producers, performers and creators boldly experimenting worldwide. Revues, musical comedies, zarzuelas and operettas formed part of a thriving theatrical ecosystem, with many works - and their leading artists - now unpredictably defying genres. Demonstrates how fresh approaches became highly successful, with established leads like Marie Tempest and Fred Stone appearing in new productions even as Florence Mills, Fred and Adele Astaire, Gertrude Lawrence and George Gershwin now started to make their mark. 272 pages.


October 17, 2024

London Tide
(Broadway Records - new digital album)
Cast recording of The National Theatre production of London Tide, score by by PJ Harvey and Ben Power. Single "Holloway," sung by Bella Maclean released early.


October 18, 2024

Jane Monheit
(Club44 Records - new on CD/digital)
Rick Montalbano on drums, Max Haymer on piano, Karl McComas Reichl on bass, Kevin Winard and Tiki Pasillas on percussion, and Joel Frahm on saxophone, in addition to The Nashville Recording Orchestra. Produced by Jane Monheit and Rick Montalbano, with Joel Lindsey serving as executive producer. "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (already available), "Young and Foolish," "Whatever Lola Wants" (already available), "My Brazil," "Green Finch and Linnet Bird," "In a World of My Own," "Not a Day Goes By," "Too Close for Comfort," "New Beginning," "And So It Goes."

Jennifer Hudson: The Gift Of Love
(JHUD Productions/Interscope - new on CD/digital/vinyl
"Hallelujah," "Winter Wonderland," "Carol of the Bells," "Find the Love," "O Holy Night," "Make It Christmas," "Santa for Someone," "My Favorite Things," "Little Drummer Boy," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Almost Christmas," "Jingle Bells [Prelude]," "Jingle Bells," "The Christmas Song," "Auld Lang Syne."

Stereophonic
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new on vinyl)
OBC recording of score featuring original songs by Will Butler. Will Brill, Andrew R. Butler, Juliana Canfield, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and Chris Stack. Produced by Playwrights Horizons. "Seven Roads," "Bright v1," "Masquerade," "Bright (Fast)," "Drive," "Champagne," "East of Eden," "Domino," It's made of teak, "In Your Arms," "BVs," "Exorcist II," "Campfire Masquerade," "Bright (Take 22)." Crystal clear, 180-gram vinyl housed alongside a special insert featuring images from the play. Produced by Playwrights Horizons. Limited edition of 750 copies. CD and digital released earlier.

Warriors
(Atlantic Records - new album)
Concept album for musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis. Utkarsh Ambudkar, Marc Anthony, Alex Boniello, Busta Rhymes, Cam'ron, Colman Domingo, Luis Figueroa, Aneesa Folds, Ghostface Killah, Amber Gray, Julia K Harriman, Joshua Henry, Lauryn Hill, Timothy Hughes, Sasha Hutchings, Michaela Jaé, Daniel Jikal, Gizel Jiménez, Jasmine Cephas Jones, David Patrick Kelly, Mykal Kilgore, Kim Dracula, Casey Likes, Kenita Miller, Nas, Flaco Navaja, Billy Porter, James Remar, Chris Rivers, RZA, Stephen Sanchez, Shenseea, and Phillipa Soo. Mike Elizondo, producer. Nas, executive producer. Cast to be announced.


October 21, 2024

Welcome to Dangerville
(new digital album)
Pickleville Playhouse cast recording of score by Derek Davis and Logan Kyle. Tori Adler, Jordan Todd Brown, Jessica Cerreta, Adrian Graff, Jaycee Harris, Sutton Kaylor, Nathan Kremin, Katja Roberts. Josh Musselman on piano.


October 22, 2024

The Wall of Life: Pictures and Stories from This Marvelous Lifetime
(Crown - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
By Shirley MacLaine. Extensive photo collection revealing both intimate family memories and images with some of the most significant figures from entertainment and politics. MacLaine reflects on each photo, exploring ambition, love, friendship, motherhood, art, political activism, curiosity, and more. 272 pages.


October 25, 2024

Karen Mason and All That Jazz!
(Zevely Records and King Kozmo Music - new on CD/digital)
"All That Jazz," "Wilkommen," "My Coloring Book," "Maybe This Time," "I'm One of the Smart Ones," "Go Back Home," "Colored Lights," "Theme from New York, New York / All I Need Is One Good Break," "Ring Them Bells," "Married / Sorry I Asked," "But the World Goes ‘Round," "Love and Love Alone," "Cabaret," "A Quiet Thing."

Playing with Fire
(Center Stage Records - new on CD/digital)
Concept recording of score by JC Chasez and Jimmy Harry. 16 tracks. Performances by Chasez, Cardamon Rozzi, and Lily Elise. 16 tracks. BroadwayRecords.com.

SUNSET BLVD: The Album
(The Other Songs Records - new digital album)
London cast recording of Sunset Boulevard score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton. Cast includes Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett-Young, David Thaxton. "Overture," "Let Me Take You Back," "Let's Do Lunch," "Betty's Pitch," "The Car Chase," "Surrender," "With One Look," Scene: Did you say you were a writer?, "Salome," "The Greatest Star Of All," "Schwab's Drugstore," "Girl Meets Boy," Scene: Where have you been?, "I Started Work," "What's On This Evening?," "New Ways To Dream," Scene: Today's the day, "New Year's Tango," "The Perfect Year," "This Time Next Year," Scene: Happy New Year, darling, "Entr'acte," "Sunset Boulevard," "There's Been A Call / It Took Her Three Days," "Arrival at Paramount," "Norma In The Studio," "As If We Never Said Goodbye," "Paramount Conversations / Surrender (Reprise)," "Girl Meets Boy (Reprise)," Scene: Who's Betty Schaefer? / I Should Have Stayed There, Scene: The Back Lot, "Too Much In Love To Care," Scene: I made her a star, "New Ways To Dream (Reprise)," "The Phone Call," "What's Going On, Joe?," "No One Ever Leaves A Star," "Max, Where Am I?," "End Credits."


October 28, 2024

Broadway Poster Art: 1945–1969
(Schiffer - Hardcover Book)
By Nicholas van Hoogstraten (Triton Gallery). 750 advertising posters for the musicals and plays of Broadway's golden age, plus behind-the-scenes stories. Also included: never-before-seen artist progressions from conception to completion, as well as alternate and rejected designs; facts and legends about the productions; a look at how the posters were used around the city; rare images - many one of a kind - from private collections, archives, and libraries nationwide; and an index of artists and shows. 304 pages.


October 29, 2024

Cambodian Rock Band
(Theatre Communications Group - Paperback Book)
Play by Lauren Yee. 96 pages.

Stereophonic
(Theatre Communications Group - Paperback Book)
Play by David Adjmi (songs by Will Butler). On Broadway this season. 160 pages.


November 1, 2024

Lea Salonga: Sounding Joy
(Center Stage Records - new on CD/digital)
"Christmas Time / The Most Wonderful Time of the Year," "Sleigh Ride," "River," "Christmas (Baby, Please Come Home)," "Last Christmas," "Christmas on Broadway," "All I Want for Christmas is You," "Love is Our Christmas Star," "What Child is This / Silent Night," "I'll Be Home for Christmas," "This Christmas," "Angels We Have Heard (Glory Be)" (with Clay Aiken). Released in conjunction with Salonga's "Sounding Joy" holiday, which will make stops in San Francisco, San Diego, Northridge, Scottsdale and New York.

Talking Hadestown
(Warner Music Group - new digital album)
Sixteen-part, digital words-and-music experience. Featuring commentary and narration by composer Anaïs Mitchell about the inspirations, concepts and creative processes that lie behind the key songs. Plus excerpts from the original Broadway cast recording. First four tracks now available, with three additional weekly releases to come.


November 8, 2024

Starlight Express
(The Other Songs Records - new digital album)
New Troubadour Wembley Park Theatre cast recording of score by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Richard Stilgoe. "Overture/Entry of Trains," "Rolling Stock," "Crazy," "I Am Me," "Whistle at Me," "Freight is Great," "Hydrogen," "AC/DC," "Pumping Iron," "Make Up My Heart," "Momma's Blues," "Starlight Express," "U.N.C.O.U.P.L.E.D," "Wide Smile," "The Race," "I Am the Starlight," "The Final Race," "One Rock 'N' Roll Too Many," "I Do," "Light at the End of the Tunnel," "Megamix."


November 19, 2024

Funny Girl
(The Criterion Collection - Blu-ray/4k UHD)
1968 musical film based on the stage musical with score by Jule Styne and Bob Merrill. Barbra Streisand, Omar Shariff, Kay Medford, Anne Francis, Walter Pidgeon. Directed by William Wyler. Screenplay by Isobel Lennart. 4K digital restoration, with 5.1 surround DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack; one 4K UHD disc of the film presented in Dolby Vision HDR and one Blu-ray with the film and special features; new audio interview with Barbra Streisand; new conversation between director William Wyler’s son David and author Alicia Malone; Directed by William Wyler (1986), a documentary on Wyler’s life and career; archival interview with actor Omar Sharif; deleted scene featuring Streisand and Sharif; featurettes from the original theatrical release; English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing. PLUS: An essay by author and film critic Michael Koresky.

How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
(Atria Books - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook/Audio CD)
Author Richard Schloch makes the case that Sondheim's greatness–beyond the clever lyrics and adventurous music–rests in his ability to tell stories that relate to us all. From Louise's desire for freedom to Sweeney Todd's thirst for revenge, we as an audience relate easily to Sondheim's characters. Follows the arc of Sondheim's career and includes stories about productions and iconic performers, deep readings of his music and lyrics, and insights into his creative process. 304 pages.

Merrily We Roll Along
(Theatre Communications Group - Paperback Book)
Libretto for musical by Stephen Sondheim (music and lyrics) and George Furth (book). 112 pages

Recording Broadway: A Life in Cast Albums
(Applause - Hardcover Book)
By Thomas Z. Shepard and Gayden Wren. Foreword by John Kander. Producer Thomas Z. Shepard's writes about his childhood as a piano prodigy, and of the making of fifty plus years' worth of show albums, featuring stories of his work with Broadway people including Julie Andrews, Leonard Bernstein, Sheldon Harnick, Barbara Cook, Placido Domingo, Gregory Hines, John Kander, Fred Ebb, Danny Kaye, Angela Lansbury, Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters, Chita Rivera, Stephen Sondheim, Barbra Streisand, Andrew Lloyd Webber, and many more. 408 pages.

Women Writing Musicals: The Legacy That the History Books Left Out
(Applause - Hardcover/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook/Audiobook on CD)
By Jennifer Ashley Tepper. Tells the stories of over 300 inspiring women who wrote Broadway and Off-Broadway musicals that Publishers Weekly calls "an exhaustive tribute to women whose contributions to Broadway musical history have often been overlooked." Covers prolific and celebrated Broadway writers like Betty Comden and Jeanine Tesori, women who have written musicals but gained fame elsewhere like Dolly Parton and Sara Bareilles, and dramatists you’ve never heard of—but definitely should have. 408 pages.


November 22, 2024

SUNSET BLVD: The Album
(The Other Songs Records - new on CD/vinyl)
London cast recording of Sunset Boulevard score by Andrew Lloyd Webber, Don Black and Christopher Hampton. Cast includes Nicole Scherzinger, Tom Francis, Grace Hodgett-Young, David Thaxton. "Overture," "Let Me Take You Back," "Let's Do Lunch," "Betty's Pitch," "The Car Chase," "Surrender," "With One Look," Scene: Did you say you were a writer?, "Salome," "The Greatest Star Of All," "Schwab's Drugstore," "Girl Meets Boy," Scene: Where have you been?, "I Started Work," "What's On This Evening?," "New Ways To Dream," Scene: Today's the day, "New Year's Tango," "The Perfect Year," "This Time Next Year," Scene: Happy New Year, darling, "Entr'acte," "Sunset Boulevard," "There's Been A Call / It Took Her Three Days," "Arrival at Paramount," "Norma In The Studio," "As If We Never Said Goodbye," "Paramount Conversations / Surrender (Reprise)," "Girl Meets Boy (Reprise)," Scene: Who's Betty Schaefer? / I Should Have Stayed There, Scene: The Back Lot, "Too Much In Love To Care," Scene: I made her a star, "New Ways To Dream (Reprise)," "The Phone Call," "What's Going On, Joe?," "No One Ever Leaves A Star," "Max, Where Am I?," "End Credits." Digital album released earlier.

Wicked: The Soundtrack
(Republic Records - new on CD/digital)
Soundtrack for 2024 film based on the musical. Score by Stephen Schwartz. "No One Mourns the Wicked," "Dear Old Shiz," "The Wizard And I," "What Is This Feeling?," "Something Bad," "Dancing Through Life," "Popular," "I’m Not That Girl," "One Short Day," "A Sentimental Man," "Defying Gravity," "Ozdust Duet" (bonus track). Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Courtney-Mae Briggs, Sharon D. Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh.


November 26, 2024

Ira Gershwin: A Life in Words
(Liveright - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Michael Owen. First full-length biography devoted to the life of Ira Gershwin. Draws on extensive archival sources and often using Ira's own words. 30 illustrations. 400 pages.

Suffs
(Theatre Communications Group - Paperback Book)
Libretto for musical by Shaina Taub. 144 pages.


November 30, 2024

Adventures in Theater History: Philadelphia
(Brookline Books - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Peter Schmitz. Collection of short, focused narratives on the history of theater in Philadelphia and the visitors to the city's theaters. Chapters: Only in Philadelphia; The Wicked Stage; Playhouses; Local Heroes; Visiting Stars; Disputes, Deaths, and Disasters; The Tryout Town; The Manning Street Theater. Images and illustrations. 328 pages.


December 3, 2024

It Happened at the Palace: A History of New York’s Iconic Broadway Theater
(Broad Book Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Stewart F. Lane. A historical account and love letter to the performing arts, a chronicle of New York's cultural evolution, and a business saga of revival and triumph. More than 175 photographs, untold stories, and intimate portraits of stage legends and the intricate process of preserving a landmark not only of bricks and mortar but of dreams and memories. 200 pages.


January 21, 2025

A Show Tune for Today: 366 Songs to Brighten Your Year Calendar
(Applause - calendar)
By Peter Filichia. Day-to-day calendar (one that can be used again and again, in any year). 366 bite-size entries, with anecdotes, observations, fun facts, and other confections tied to a single song, perfect for starting each day. Tied to a show's opening date, holidays, historic dates, lyrics, or connections more surprising. 400 pages.


February 25, 2025

The Book of Joel
(powerHouse Books - Hardcover Book)
By Joel Grey. The visual life story of Joel Grey: actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer. This sprawling yet intimate scrapbook-style volume uncovers a kaleidoscope of both famous and previously unseen photographs, family snapshots, playbills, posters, and ephemera from Grey’s personal archive, revealing an encyclopedic and all-absorbing visual romp through one of the last living greats of American entertainment. Excavated from Grey's personal archives and the treasure trove of his New York Public Library collection. Also included: intimate essays contributed by Eddie Redmayne Tony Kushner. 176 pages.


2026, date TBA

Liza Minnelli memoir
(Grand Central Publishing - new Hardcover book/ebook)
Liza Minnelli, with Michael Feinstein, Heidi Evans, and Josh Getlin. Audio edition will include bonus content with unreleased autobiographical recordings and musings that Minnelli and Feinstein have been working on for 15 years.


Release date unknown

Boop! The Musical
(new album)
Cast recording the score by David Foster and Susan Birkenhead of musical (book by Bob Martin) now playing at CIBC Theatre in Chicago. Cast includes Jasmine Amy Rogers, Faith Prince, Ainsley Melham, Erich Bergen, Stephen DeRosa. Recorded the week of November 12. Details TBA.

Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band
(new double album)
First recording from this band, which "puts both modern and classic showtunes on display, sung by the best and brightest of Broadway's young generation of leading performers, in the timeless tradition of Big Band. A full sized Jazz orchestra composed of 17 musicians play Rosen's re-imagined arrangements of an eclectic mix of tunes from Broadway's past, present, and beyond."

Complete Lyrics of Sheldon Harnick
(new book)

Empire: The Musical
(Yellow Sound Label - new album)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull. Produced by Michael Croiter. Recorded at PowerStation at BerkleeNYC. Release date TBA.

The Fantasticks
(JAY Records - new album)
Studio album recording of score by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones. Brad Oscar, Telly Leung, Elizabeth Teeter, Lewis Cleale, and Ron Raines.

The Fitzgeralds of St. Paul
(Brainstorm Live Entertainment - new album)
Concept album for score by Christie Baugher. Heidi Blickenstaff, Jewell Wilson Bridges, Jessica and Santino Fontana, Grace McLean, Shannon O'Boyle, Tiffany Topol, Alysha Umphress, and others. Kickstarter campaign to launch 11/8/24.

Harbinger Records upcoming releases: material from Eubie Blake; download only demos of Hugh Martin and Sheldon Harnick; Steve Ross' back catalog for download;

The Jerusalem Syndrome
(JAY Records - new on CD/digital)
Original Off-Broadway (2023 York Theatre Company) cast recording of score by Laurence Holzman, Felicia Needleman, and Kyle Rosen.Farah Alvin, Dana Costello, Scott Cote, Andrea Fleming, James D. Gish, Alan H. Green, Danielle Lee James, John Jellison, Josh Lamon, Garrett Long, Karen Murphy, Jeffrey Schecter, Jennifer Smith, Chandler Sinks, Pablo Torres, Curtis Wiley, Lenny Wolpe, and Laura Woyasz. Digital release expected in January 2024 and CD in March 2024.

I Can Get It for You Wholesale
(Concord - new album)
2024 Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Harold Rome (book by Jerome Weidman). Santino Fontana, Adam Chanler-Berat, Eddie Cooper, Victor de Paula Rocha, Adam Grupper, Darron Hayes, Greg Hildreth, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Judy Kuhn, Julia Lester, Hayley Podschun, Sarah Steele, Joy Woods, Ephie Aardema, Jennifer Babiak, Billy Cohen, and John Plumpis. Arrangements by David Chase. Expected Fall 2024.

Larry Kramer authorized biography
(Henry Holt & Co. - new book)
By Bill Goldstein. To include interviews with Kramer and his husband David Webster, along with friends, colleagues, and "foes" plus material from Kramer's archives at Yale University.

Lizard Boy
(new album)
Live recording of 2023 Prospect Theatre cast. Score by Justin Huertas. Cast features Huertas, Kiki deLohr, and William A. Williams. Release date TBA.

The Nutty Professor
(new album)
Studio recording of score by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes. Based on the recent Ogunquit Playhouse staging of the musical based on the Jerry Lewis movie.. Cast TBA. 2024 release expected.

Paradise Square OBC
(new on CD/digital)
Broadway cast recording of score Jason Howland (music), Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare (lyrics), with additional music by Larry Kirwan, inspired by the songs of Stephen Foster. Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, John Dossett, Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Nathaniel Stampley, Gabrielle McClinton, Jacob Fishel, Kevin Dennis and Matt Bogart. Produced by Jason Howland and Billy Jay Stein. Recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC during the weeks of April 18 and April 25.

Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
(Yellow Sound Label - new album)
Off-Broadway cast recording. Nikita Burshteyn (Newsies), Anna Kostakis, Carlos Lopez (Man of La Mancha), Michael Marotta (Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical), Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!), Michael Notardonato, Ari Raskin, Troy Valjean Rucker (August Rush), Zach Schanne (Pippin), and Viet Vo (Viet Gone). Lyrics by Mark Saltzman and music adapted from classic Italian melodies. Recorded 2/18/20. Late March release expected.

Sycamore Trees
(PS Classics - new album)
Original cast recording of score by Ricky Ian Gordon (book by Gordon and Nina Mankin). Farah Alvin, Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn, Jessica Molaskey, Matthew Risch, Diane Sutherland, and Tony Yazbeck. The musical debuted at DC's Signature Theatre in 2010. Orchestrations by Bruce Coughlin. Fred Lassen conducts the eight-piece orchestra, with Andrew Resnick at the piano. The album was produced by Tommy Krasker and Bart Migal, with audio restoration by Migal. Special limited edition of 250 CDs. PSClassics.com.

Tammy Faye
(new album)
Music by Elton John; lyrics by Jake Shears. Cast from Almeida Theatre debut production. Details TBA.

This Side of the World
(new album)
East West Players cast recording of score by Paulo K Tiról.

Three Houses - A Concept Album
(new album)
Score by Dave Malloy. Kickstarter.com.

White Rose: The Musical
(Yellow Sound Label - new album)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Natalie Brice (music) and Brian Belding (book and lyrics). Orchestrations by Charlie Rosen. Was produced in 2024 at Theatre Row.

-- Sound Advice Staff