The Playbill Broadway Yearbook: June 2013 to May 2014: Tenth Annual Edition – by Robert Viagas
Taking the format of a school yearbook, the ninth edition of The Playbill Broadway Yearbook is packed with photos (more than 4,000, many in color) and memorabilia from the entire 20132014 Broadway season. This edition documents the more than 70 Broadway shows of that season which is every show that ran during the seasonnot just the new shows like Bullets Over Broadway, Aladdin, After Midnight, Bridges of Madison County, If/Then and Beautiful, but the long-running ones from seasons past, like The Book of Mormon, Matilda, Once, Motown, and Wicked. In addition to all the headshots of all the actors who appeared in Playbill, the book has photos of producers, writers, designers, stage managers, stage hands, musicians, usherseven Sky the winner of the Westminster Kennel Club competition, who did a walk-on in Kinky Boots. This year's roster is expected to top 10,000 (human) names. There is also a wealth of photos from Broadway insider events, including Gypsy of the Year, Broadway Bares, Forbidden Broadway, and the annual Broadway League softball championship players. To top it all off, each production was asked to appoint a member of the cast or crew to report on things only those who worked backstage would know: Opening night presents, daily rituals, celebrity visits, ghostly encounters, favorite health tips and regimens, memorable ad-libs, etc. Correspondents range from stage managers and dancers to featured players, understudies, and, in some cases, the star of the show.
Octoverse Media and Warner Music Group's Arts Music will release the cast album of the Lincoln Center Theater musical, with a single from THE LAZOURS' score out now.
Studio Seven Classical has rereleased Robert Miller's MA PETITE FLEUR, a string quartet arranged by David Shenton, in a newly remixed and remastered version.
Today, the Tony Award winning Best Musical Schmigadoon! released its second single from the original Broadway cast recording, “Tribulation,” featuring Tony Award-nominee Ana Gasteyer, the Schmigadoon! Original Broadway Company and the Schmorchestra.
Atlantic Records has unveiled the pre-order for CATS: The Jellicle Ball (Original Broadway Cast Recording), the official companion to the wildly acclaimed Tony Award-winning musical revival.
Atlantic Records will release physical editions of Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown’s The Last Five Years (25th Anniversary Live at the London Palladium), starring Rachel Zegler and Ben Platt.
Keke Palmer's audio comedy THE WEDDINGS OF LADY MISS JACQUELINE will premiere on Audible, featuring Sheryl Lee Ralph, Danielle Brooks and Zachariah Porter, alongside a trailer for a companion microdrama series.
An EP of songs from Romero & Juliet, a new musical based on elements from Shakespeare’s timeless love story and the zombie lore of filmmaker George Romero, has been released.
Two-time Tony nominee Bill Russell has written a memoir chronicling his path from a South Dakota upbringing to a career as a Broadway writer, with a New York book signing planned to mark its release.
Center Stage Records announced the release of Sappho: The Poetess, an EP written and performed by Hayley Canham, ahead of performances at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and London's Young Vic.
Heartbeat Opera will release its first full-length recording, an English-language, Broadway-infused reimagining of Massenet's opera, made at Power Station Studios with Lexicon Classics.
A five-song studio cast recording of the new musical about balloonist Sophie Blanchard is available for streaming, featuring Tony winner Lauren Patten and Britney Coleman.
Sophia Anne Caruso released the single 'Higher State' ahead of her debut album On Ecstatic, a hyperpop record blending electronic production with personal songwriting.
Wicked Cool Records has released 'Ride With You,' the latest recording from the cast of The Wanderer, available August 7 on all digital streaming platforms.
The viral dark comedy musical SALEM will record a six-track EP featuring Bryce Pinkham, Kuhoo Verma, John-Andrew Morrison and Gabi Carrubba, with a listening party planned alongside the release.
Rachel Burttram's memoir on her 25-year career in American regional theatre opens for pre-order, with ebook and paperback editions set to launch together.
Rachel Burttram, a 25-year regional theatre veteran, will release a memoir chronicling her career as a working actor, director and educator in American regional theatre.
Keke Palmer's viral character Lady Miss Jacqueline returns in a new Audible memoir, recounting exaggerated tales of fame, fortune and reinvention in her own voice.
Drama Desk Award-winning theatrical poster designer Frank “Fraver” Verlizzo, the artist behind the iconic imagery of The Lion King, Sweeney Todd, and Sunday in the Park with George, will release his second mystery novel, Sanity Claus.
TCG Books has published The Balusters, a new play by Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award winner David Lindsay-Abaire, following its five Tony Award nominations including Best Play.
Hollywood Records released new music tied to three Marvel properties: Marvel Wolverine, MARVEL Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and Marvel Rivals, expanding the sonic universe across gaming and entertainment.
The cast of Broadway's The Lost Boys stopped by The View to discuss the show's award-winning season and perform a medley of songs from the hit new musical.