Will there be a Hedwig and the Angry Inch BRC album

[carlodowd]

Does anyone know of information weather or not they plan to record a new album with the Revival cast?

[madlibrarian]

Yes, they plan to record.

[tazber]

I think it's already been confirmed. Or an I imagining that?

[carlodowd]

Well playbill on their website says that no recording has been announced

[themysteriousgrowl]

Whether anything's been announced or not, come on. Is there even the remotest chance this won't get a recording? I think not.

[Sutton Ross]

Absolutely nothing has been confirmed. But, at this point it's pretty inevitable.

[Jane2]

I can add it to the list of those I already have - original off broadway cast, other off broadway casts, film soundtrack.

[carlodowd]

Ya i suppose. Hopefully there will be i can’t wait to buy it!

[Jordan Catalano]

I asked Lena and she said that yes, they are recording one.

[Wee Thomas2]

I asked NPH on Sunday and he said he's hearing rumblings, but nothing is certain. He "hopes they do it before I totally lose my voice, I'd hate to be croaking on it"

[Testing1232]

When asked @ "TimesTalks", NPH and JCM both seemed to imply that there would not be a new recording.

[xxdrewboy85xx]

Jane, do you have the Australian cast recording ? That one is my favorite, I think it's because of the orchestrations. I didn't know the recording existed until I directed the show and stumbled upon it.

[Scarywarhol]

It would be insane for this not to get recorded! This is a show that nearly everyone who attends would buy. And many who can't...

[bryan]

if this show gets a cast cd and after midnight does not then there is something wrong in the cast cd buiness

[mjohnson2]

bryan, we have been over this before. After Midnight cannot get a cast album made easily because of licensing issues.

[somethingwicked]

The mystery around this is so bizarre. I heard from someone involved with the show that not only is there going to be a cast album but that it was already recorded earlier this month.

[PlayItAgain]

^if thats the case it would explain why everyone is acting so weird, and if it truly has already been recorded then I feel 99% certain they will surprise drop it digitally the day after the Tonys.

[rlb237]

They better! I've been waiting for this cast recording since before I even saw the show in March!

[MichelleCraig]

Sadly, if this were true, HEDWIG would be one of the best-selling cast albums of the past decade...or more. Thinking that the majority of attendees for a Broadway show buy the cast album is just not true...

[averagebwaynut]

NPH noted at the Times Talk that there have been two prior recordings of this material as well as a third "celebrity" recording. So it wouldn't surprise me if record companies might normally shy away from financing another cast album of the same stuff.

To me, the two possible components that could change that would be a) a live album -- which at least right now, based on current union rules, could very well prove prohibitively expensive to create and/or b) Neil Patrick Harris. The problem even the presence of NPH doesn't solve is that even if the album was already recorded, it usually takes at least 4 weeks for a record company to make an album available digitally and 6 weeks or longer for a record company to actually get the physical album released in stores. If NPH ends his run on 8/17, that's still a pretty small window of time to sell a CD while he's still in the show -- another strike against a record company financing. Yes, if the show extends, they will keep selling after he's gone. And the album will keep selling anyway. But sales at the theatre are such a huge component of cast album sales in general and there isn't a lot of time to capitalize on that while the original star is still performing.

One more thought: it's becoming increasingly popular for shows to record their own albums (spend their own money) and just use a record company to release/distribute the album. With the incredible numbers Hedwig has been doing, maybe its producers would choose to go that route. It's not unheard of for investment papers to allow producers to spend money from the Broadway show on a cast album or on early financing for a tour or on other show-related activities, so who knows...

All I know is I share the collective sentiment that I very much hope this production is preserved on audio or video or both -- however/whoever gets it done!

[GavestonPS]

I know we don't do a lot of this here, but I want to say "thank you" for the informed and informative post above.

[Jane2]

"Jane, do you have the Australian cast recording ?"

No, i didn't know one existed. Besides the Jane St. and the film, I have a couple of um, other renditions of the off broadway show.


oh, and I have that album of Hedwig covers too, but I'm not crazy about it.

[MaddieBB12]

Yes, yes there will be!! :)
http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/HEDWIG-AND-THE-ANGRY-INCH-Original-Broadway-Cast-Album-Set-for-Release-July-1-20140529#.U4els_ldWSo

July 1st can't come soon enough!

[mschwager]

Welp. On cue. Atlantic Records will release the BCR on July 1st digitally and July 15th physically

[Sutton Ross]

Somethingwicked, I think you were right, it had already been recorded when they were asked those questions. Can't wait, this is great!

[IdinaBellFoster]

Ask and ye shall receive
Out July 1st