Head over Heels Cast Recording?

[drew288]

It's curious to me that this hasn't been announced yet. Obviously the show isn't a gigantic hit and is on shaky ground but to me recording this is a no-brainer. It's all new (and excellent) arrangements of some well known songs and despite the show's reception in NYC it's likely to have at least some life in regional theatre and, I would think, substantial life in high school theatre. And yet there is no mention anywhere of plans to record this.

Am I missing something? Anybody have any inside scoop on this one?

[CATSNYrevival]

It think it just depends on who's willing to throw their money away. Granted, as you said, it'll probably have a life beyond Broadway but someone still has to pay for the album.

[JennH]

^^^ True enough, but if there's one thing I've learned and what many a Broadway writer has said, if you want your show to have any life like, AT ALL....the one investment that should be made is a cast album for sure. Everything else could be debated, but when shows never got a cast album, history shows us that most of them died. I can't imagine HoH won't, it sounds like it absolutely should, but we can only speculate for now.

[DCS]

I think a cast recording would be a smart investment for promoting future regional productions of the show and I suspect a recording announcement could come soon.....I am surprised that there don't appear to be any show posters for sale for this....at least not online at Triton Gallery.....are they selling at the theatre?  Seems like a no-brainer as a souvenir for fans of the show.

[Kitsune]

DCS said: "I think a cast recording would be a smart investment for promoting future regional productions of the show and I suspecta recording announcement could come soon.....I am surprised that there don't appear to be any show posters for sale for this....at least not online at Triton Gallery.....are they selling at the theatre? Seems like a no-brainer as a souvenir for fans of the show."

They're selling window cards at the theater. Just got a frame for mine 

[DCS]

They're selling window cards at the theater. Just got a frame for mine"

 

Very interesting....they aren't even selling them on the show's website....they do have clothing and magnets, etc, but no show cards.....I'll have to see if I can find one online somewhere to add to my collection!

 

[Jordan Catalano]

Blame the marketing company for Windowcards not being for for sale at Triton.

[DramaTeach]

I was at a taping of Seth Speaks on Sirius Broadway Tuesday and Bonnie said that a cast recording is in their contracts (which I’m sure is typical), but they haven’t heard anything yet. They’re hoping it happens.

[Anshel2]

Jordan Catalano said: "Blame the marketing company for Windowcards not being for for sale at Triton."

There are a couple up on eBay.  

[Jordan Catalano]

Well, they’re for sale at the theater.

[newintown]

Cast recordings are very expensive, and seeing as they're practically asking strangers on the street for investments to keep it running, it may be that they simply have no funds for it.

[UncleCharlie]

drew288 said: "Obviously the show isn't a gigantic hit and is on shaky ground but to me recording this is a no-brainer."

It's always a no-brainer when it's someone else's money that needs to be spent.