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UPCOMING RELEASES

The Greatest Showman: Reimagined Release Date: 11/16
It's Almost Christmas Eve Release Date: 11/16
Ry Armstrong & Friends: Crossroads Release Date: 12/1
Jesus Christ Superstar (Highline Ballroom, 2017) Release Date: 12/1
Mary Poppins Returns Release Date: 12/7
Golden Girls (Maria Friedman, Lesley Garrett, Bonnie Langford) Release Date: 12/7
Cole Porter's Something for the Boys: 2018 Studio Cast Release Date: 12/7
Lost West End Revues: London's Forgotten Revues 1940-1962 Release Date: 12/7
Brigadoon (2018 New York City Center Production) Release Date: 12/7
Anastasia [Vinyl] Release Date: 12/14
Songs For A New World (New York City Center Encores!) Release Date: TBA
Neurosis Release Date: TBA
Eric Millegan - "Better... With Friends" Release Date: TBA
Follies (National Theater Live) Release Date: TBA
The Prom: A New Musical Original Broadway Cast Recording Release Date: 1/11
The Jonathan Larson Project Release Date: TBA

SÅ SOM I HIMMELEN (AS IF IN HEAVEN) at Oscars Album Recording

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PS Classics Presents The Fifth Solo Album From Philip Chaffin WILL HE LIKE ME?

PS CLASSICS, the label that celebrates the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, has released its groundbreaking new recording Philip Chaffin: Will He Like Me? today, Friday, November 9. The album is featured in The New York Times "2018 Holiday Gift Guide," which raves, "From 'When I Marry Mr. Snow' to 'I Got Lost in His Arms,' Chaffin tells a familiar story that has never sounded so new." (more...)

BRIGADOON Cast Recording Set for December 7th Release

Ghostlight Records has announced the release of Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon - New York City Center 2017 Cast Recording in physical, digital and streaming formats on Friday, December 7. Brigadoon has book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe. Released to celebrate both the 70th anniversary of the original production of the show and the Alan Jay Lerner Centennial, the recording is based on the New York City Center Annual Gala Production, which was directed and choreographed by Christopher Wheeldon, with Jack Viertel serving as artistic advisor. Brigadoon stars Kelli O'Hara, Patrick Wilson and Stephanie J. Block, and features the Encores! Orchestra led by Music Director Rob Berman (more...)

Violinist Jennifer Koh Traverses Kaija Saariaho's Distinctive Sound World On New Cedille Records Album

American violinist Jennifer Koh showcases chamber works and a violin concerto by the visionary and much-honored contemporary Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho on her new album Saariaho X Koh from Cedille Records. (more...)

SINGING YOU HOME, featuring Audra McDonald, Lin-Manuel Miranda & More, Reaches #1 on Children's Album Charts!

Singing You Home: Children's Songs for Family Reunification - a new bilingual children's album featuring multiple award-winning artists - has debuted at #1 on the Billboard 'Top Children's Current Albums' chart its first week of release. It also charted #2 on Billboard's 'Top Children's Overall Albums' chart, #112 on the 'Top Current Albums' chart and #162 on the 'Top Albums' chart. (more...)

Michael Longoria Teams Up With Broadway Records For Christmas Album Debut

Broadway Records today announced that Michael Longoria: Merry Christmas Darling will be released digitally and in stores on Friday, November 9, 2018. This will be Broadway Records first Christmas album. The album is currently available for pre-order at www.BroadwayRecords.com and Amazon.com. (more...)

Liz Callaway Releases Single of GODSPELL's 'Beautiful City' Today

Working Girl Records announced today that Tony nominee and Emmy winner Liz Callaway will release "Beautiful City" on Friday, November 9, 2018. The single is available on iTunes, Amazon.com, Spotify, Apple Music and all digital outlets. (more...)

THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT Will Get Album Release in 2019!

Ghostlight Records has announced that it will record The Jonathan Larson Project to be released in early 2019. The album will be based on a concert originally presented at Feinstein's/54 Below, directed and conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, and featuring music supervision, orchestrations and arrangements by Charlie Rosen. The show features the music of the late composer Jonathan Larson, who wrote Rent and tick tick BOOM, the former an iconic Broadway landmark and the latter a beloved musical gem. The Jonathan Larson Project is an evening of Jonathan's unheard work featuring songs from never-produced shows like 1984 and Superbia; songs that were cut from Rent and tick tick BOOM; songs written for theatrical revues and songs written for the radio; songs about politics and love and New York City; songs never before publicly performed or recorded. The album will be produced by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, Charlie Rosen and Kurt Deutsch. (more...)

BWW Album Review: Lena Hall's OBSESSED: NIRVANA is a Bewitching Treat

Lena Hall's second to last entry in her ambitious year-long EP series is OBSESSED: NIRVANA. When this project was first announced, I figured the novelty and gimmick of it all would wear thin a few months in; however, almost every title has been met with excitement and Hall has consistently delivered. This is true for November's bewitching treat of an EP, which is replete with soul shaking, gritty grunge vocals, mesmerizing guitars, and masterful artistry. (more...)

Listen to Two New Tracks from THE PROM Plus Pre-Order the Album Now

Available now to stream and download are two brand new tracks from the ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING of THE PROM, set for digital release December 14th and physically January 11th via Sony Masterworks Broadway. (more...)

BWW Album Review: DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe Album] Glitters with Solid Performances

Today, Atlantic Records digitally dropped DEAR EVAN HANSEN (Original Broadway Cast Recording) [Deluxe Album]. This version of the lauded and critically acclaimed cast album offers four songs cut from the show, an acoustic version of 'Disappear,' and a Katy Perry cover of 'Waving Through A Window.' (more...)

VIDEO: First Listen- Katy Perry Sings DEAR EVAN HANSEN Anthem, Plus Cut Songs on Deluxe Album!

Atlantic Records just released 'DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) - DELUXE ALBUM,' a newly expanded edition of the GRAMMY-winning companion to the Tony® Award-winning musical. 'DEAR EVAN HANSEN (ORIGINAL BROADWAY CAST RECORDING) - DELUXE ALBUM' is available digitally today, Friday November 2nd with physical release to follow. (more...)

Matt Oestreicher, Music Director For SMOKEY JOE'S CAFE Releases 80's Pop Inspired Album DREAM THE WORLD NEW

Musician and Producer Matt Oestreicher recently found himself mired in a troubling paradox. While mentoring kids in his music program, he realized he was encouraging children to aspire high, but he wasn't pursuing his own dreams. Despite becoming an accomplished sideman musician, he had yet to fulfill his desire to record and release any of his work. (more...)

Telly Leung Debuts New Holiday Single ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU To Benefit ASTEP

TELLY LEUNG - currently starring as the title role in Disney's Aladdin on Broadway - will release a new digital single, an updated version of the holiday classic "All I Want for Christmas Is You" to benefit ASTEP (Artists Striving to End Poverty) from Yellow Sound Label on Friday, November 30. The song is arranged by Lynne Shankel. (more...)

SOMETHING FOR THE BOYS Cast Recording Featuring Danny Burstein, Elizabeth Stanley and More Due 12/7

PS CLASSICS will release a new studio cast recording of Cole Porter's 1943 smash hit musical, Something for the Boys. Seventy-five years after it took Broadway by storm, the full score to one of Porter's most forgotten musicals is finally preserved on disc, complete with its original orchestrations for 26 musicians - plus a marching band. (more...)

Photo Flash: Stars Toast Melissa Errico on Release of New Album, 'Sondheim Sublime'

Tuesday night, luminaries from the Broadway and music industries gathered at the stunning new landmark building 108 Leonard Street in Tribeca to celebrate the release of Sondheim Sublime, the new album from Tony Award-nominated singer & actress Melissa Errico. Co-Hosted by Cristina Cuomo, guests included music icon Peter Yarrow (Peter, Paul & Mary), Errico's husband tennis star and ESPN commentator Patrick McEnroe, acclaimed NYC artist Rachel Feinstein, Apple VP Doug Beck, handbag designer Kathy Kwei, restaurateur & burlesque star Marja Sampson, Tony Award-winners Karen Ziemba & Alice Ripley, Tony Award-nominees Stephen Bogardus, Robert Cuccioli & Will Swenson, Broadway stars Ben Davis and Ken Jennings (one of the original stars of Sweeney Todd on Broadway opposite Angela Lansbury), Met Opera star tenor Richard Troxell, singer Sasha Lazard, Indian film star & producer Ritu Pande, million dollar Met Museum donor Ellen Marcus, and the album's producer Rob Mathes (who is also the main producer for Sting and Elvis Costello). (more...)

Upcoming CD Releases for November 2018

Check out the latest in upcoming releases of Broadway and theatre related CDs for November, 2018. (more...)

First Listen/Sneak Peek of HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD Track 'Godric's Hollow'

"Godric's Hollow," a never-before-heard track from The Music of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, an album of music by Imogen Heap from the internationally acclaimed stage production, makes its premiere today - Listen here. In honor of this magical day, also making its debut is a new clip featuring never-before-seen footage from the play - watch below! (more...)

BWW Album Review: THE MUSIC OF HARRY POTTER AND THE CURSED CHILD

Excitement has enveloped the internationally acclaimed stage production, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, since its London opening in July 2016. The show is now playing on Broadway and will soon have productions opening in Melbourne, San Francisco and Hamburg - the latter marking its first non-English production. Last month, it was announced that an album would be released showcasing the music of the show, created by the multi-award-winning British musician, composer and producer Imogen Heap, who has already earned a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Music in a Play for her work on Cursed Child. (more...)

MY FAIR LADY Cast Album Will Be Released on Vinyl

The 2018 Broadway Cast Recording of Lincoln Center Theater's new production of Lerner & Loewe's MY FAIR LADY will be released on vinyl on December 14, 2018. (more...)

Jason Robert Brown will Celebrate New CD With Jamie Bernstein

Ghostlight Records will celebrate the release of How We React and How We Recover, the new album from three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown, with an exclusive in-store event at Barnes & Noble on Wednesday, November 28 at 7:00 PM. (more...)

IMMIGRANT DREAMS Featuring Randy Graff and Brian Stokes Mitchell is Now Available

Broadway Records today announced Immigrant Dreams, with Essential Voices USA (Judith Clurman, conductor) featuring Tony winners Randy Graff and Brian Stokes Mitchell, is now available (more...)

Lena Hall's New EP OBSESSED: NIRVANA is Now Available For Pre-Order

SKB Records has announced the eleventh month of the groundbreaking new music series LENA HALL Obsessed from the Tony Award winner and Grammy nominee. Obsessed: Nirvana - exploring the subversive songs of the 90s grunge rock pioneers - is now available for pre-order at www.LenaHallObsessed.com as well as iTunes and Amazon. (more...)

Margo Seibert's Debut Album 77TH STREET is Now Available

Yellow Sound Label has announced that 77th Street, the compelling and heartfelt debut solo album from MARGO SEIBERT - the performer who has taken Broadway by storm in musicals such as Rocky and In Transit - is now available on CD online and in stores Friday, October 26. (more...)

VIDEO: Preview the Starry Album Supporting Family Reunification with Audra McDonald Performing Jason Robert Brown's 'Singing You Home'

Multiple award-winning artists are joining forces to release a new bilingual children's album. Singing You Home - Children's Songs for Family Reunification, to be released digitally on Friday, October 26. Get a preview below as Audra McDonald sings 'Singing You Home' by Jason Robert Brown! (more...)

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