Cast albums don't sell nearly as well as you seem to think. Many never make back the money it cost to produce them. Yes, there are the exceptions of the mega-hits (Wicked, Phantom, etc) but those are pretty few and far between.
I have a hard time believing they won't if any cast recording this season would make its money back I'd say this would be it. I'm sure there are many many people Potter fan girls and theatre lovers alike who would purchase this.
I've never seen a revival that didn't put out a cast album.
The 2009 Broadway revival of BYE BYE BIRDIE didn't get a cast recording AND it was the very first revival that musical ever had.
The 2004 Broadway revival of LA CAGE AUX FOLLES did not get a cast recording and THAT was the very first revival that musical ever had. The current Broadway revival did get a cast recording.
That wonderful roundabout production of FOLLIES didn't get a cast recording AND it was the very first revival that musical ever had. What a disgrace .
"You can't overrate Bernadette Peters. She is such a genius. There's a moment in "Too Many Mornings" and Bernadette doing 'I wore green the last time' - It's a voice that is just already given up - it is so sorrowful. Tragic. You can see from that moment the show is going to be headed into such dark territory and it hinges on this tiny throwaway moment of the voice." - Ben Brantley (2022)
"Bernadette's whole, stunning performance [as Rose in Gypsy] galvanized the actors capable of letting loose with her. Bernadette's Rose did take its rightful place, but too late, and unseen by too many who should have seen it" Arthur Laurents (2009)
"Sondheim's own favorite star performances? [Bernadette] Peters in ''Sunday in the Park,'' Lansbury in ''Sweeney Todd'' and ''obviously, Ethel was thrilling in 'Gypsy.'' Nytimes, 2000
I just saw the clip of Daniel on Regis and Kelly this morning and I thought he was funny when she said they had to record a cast album. He said "I DO have to! I'm contractually obliged!"
1. Overture 2. How to Succeed 3. Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm 4. Coffee Break 5. Company Way 6. Company Way (Reprise) 7. Rosemary's Philosophy 8. A Secretary is Not a Toy 9. Been a Long Day 10. Been a Long Day (Reprise) 11. Grand Old Ivy 12. Paris Original 13. Rosemary 14. Act One Finale 15. Cinderella, Darling 16. Happy to Keep His Dinner Warm (Reprise) 17. Love From a Heart of Gold 18. I Believe in You 19. Pirate Dance 20. I Believe in You (Reprise) 21. Brotherhood of Man 22. Finale