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 Ian Prattis Releases New Short Story Collection - "Past, Present, Future: Stories That Haunt"Poet and author Dr. Ian Prattis has announced the release of his new short story collection, Past, Present, Future: Stories that Haunt. Released by Manor House Publishing in April 2021, the book is already receiving rave reviews from readers and reviewers.  Krystina Alabado, Alex Boniello, Gabi Campo and More to be Featured on STONE CROSSED, A NEW MUSICAL Concept RecordingBroadway Records announced today the release of the 2021 studio concept recording of STONE CROSSED, the new musical by Philip David Stern. The recording features performances by Krystina Alabado (Green Day's American Idiot), Alex Boniello (Dear Evan Hansen), Gabi Campo (The Prom), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill) and more.  Criterion Will Release Special Edition of ORIGINAL CAST ALBUM: COMPANY Documentary in AugustOn August 17, 2021, Criterion will release the documentary film Original Cast Album: Company, which follows the original Broadway cast and creative team of the musical into the recording studio, on DVD and Blu-ray.  BWW Exclusive: Listen to Antonio Cipriano and Krystina Alabado Sing from STONE CROSSED Concept RecordingBroadway Records announced today the release of the 2021 studio concept recording of STONE CROSSED, the new musical by Philip David Stern. The recording features performances by Krystina Alabado (Green Day's American Idiot), Alex Boniello (Dear Evan Hansen), Gabi Campo (The Prom), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill), Will Connolly (Once), Telly Leung (Allegiance), Elle McLemore (Heathers: The Musical), Celia Rose Gooding (Jagged Little Pill), Jon Rua (Hamilton) and Samantha Williams (Dear Evan Hansen).  Exclusive New Lay-In Pages Released for DEAR AUDIENCE by Danny Kaan and Sophie RossWith Theatres finally allowed to re-open and to celebrate shows coming back Danny Kaan and Sophie Ross, creators of Dear Audience have produced 32 additional lay-in pages with performers and other theatre creatives to add to their coffee table photo-book 'Dear Audience'.  Betty Buckley Stars In Psychic Thriller THE VANISHING NEGATIVE For AudibleTony Award winner Betty Buckley stars as a controversial celebrity psychic with blood on her hands in the latest Grand Guignolesque monologue play written & directed by Aaron Mark (The Horror of Dolores Roach), available exclusively on Audible beginning today, May 20th, 2021.  Clubbed Thumb Announces New Play Anthology UNUSUAL STORIES, UNUSUALLY TOLDClubbed Thumb has announced the publication of Unusual Stories, Unusually Told: 7 Contemporary Plays From Clubbed Thumb. The anthology, published by Bloomsbury / Methuen Drama, is available now wherever books are sold.  Daniel Quadrino Releases New Single 'Feel Your Love'Singer / songwriter and Broadway veteran, Daniel Quadrino, has released Feel Your Love, the ultimate summer Pride anthem, on Friday, May 21, 2021. The single, which features big, sassy pop beats and passionate vocals, is now available on all digital platforms.  SAY IT WITH MUSIC Cast Album Out NowASCAP Award-winner Chip Deffaa's 'Say it with Music' cast album--with a cast of 21 led by Michael Townsend Wright and Jed Peterson, who helped develop the show at New York's 13th Street Theater--is out now! The album--featuring no less than 40 songs by Irving Berlin---may be ordered now (as either a physical CD or digital download).  LISTEN: Barbara Barrie and Margot Zucker Mindich Chat with John Cullum and Barbara Zucker on New Podcast, BLINDED BY LOVEBarbara Barrie, 89, is today officially releasing Blinded by Love, a new podcast hosted by the actress (Company, California Suite, The Killdeer, I Remember Mama, Significant Other), and her longtime friend, poet, business executive and community organizer, Margot Zucker Mindich, 85. Blinded by Love aims to share the rarely heard, honest, and often hysterical stories and experiences of people in their 70’s, 80’s and 90’s in their own words.  America Ferrera Will Narrate IN THE HEIGHTS: FINDING HOME AudiobookAward-winning actor, director and producer America Ferrera will join authors Lin-Manuel Miranda, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and Jeremy McCarter in narrating the upcoming audiobook for IN THE HEIGHTS: Finding Home. The audiobook will be published by Penguin Random House Audio along with the Random House hardcover and ebook on June 15, 2021.  bwaySHO: The Podcast Joins Broadway Podcast Network with LIVE Launch Party: SHO & TellTheatre favorites Fergie L. Philippe (Hamilton), L Morgan Lee (A Strange Loop, The Danish Girl), Drew Gasparini (The Karate Kid, It's Kind of A Funny Story) and Kimberly Marable (Hadestown) help welcome Shoshana Medney to BPN with SHO & Tell, which she coined on her live YouTube Series: The SHO Must Go On...line!  Fred Odgaard Joins This Week's Episode Of TAKE A BOWFred Odgaard (Moulin Rouge, Kinky Boots, Finding Neverland) joins this week's episode of Take A Bow.  David Rockwell to Donate Royalties From His New Book DRAMA to The Actors FundThe Actors Fund announced today that Tony Award®-winning set designer and architect David Rockwell will donate his royalties from the new book Drama to The Fund and its vital efforts to support those in the performing arts and entertainment community.  BWW Review: BLUE SKIES: AN AMERICAN SONG BOOK By Mario FrangoulisBWW Review: BLUE SKIES: AN AMERICAN SONG BOOK BY MARIO FRANGOULIS  BWW Album Review: Laura Bell Bundy's WOMEN OF TOMORROW is Poignant and Thought-ProvokingLaura Bell Bundy has returned to us with the poignant album WOMEN OF TOMORROW, which keenly mixes the vintage aural soundscapes of The Andrew Sisters, Doris Day, Peggy Lee, and classic MGM movie musicals with many of the contemporary issues facing women, including equal pay, the psychological aspects of motherhood, unrealistic beauty standards, ownership over women's bodies, and more.  BWW Exclusive: COME FROM AWAY's J. Breckenridge Previews Track from New Album- MONOTONYTomorrow, May 28, RED CARD RECORDS releases a new album, Monotony, from J. BRECKENRIDGE, the singer/songwriter and recording artist persona of noted stage and screen performer Josh Breckenridge.  Sutton Foster's HOOKED: HOW CRAFTING SAVED MY LIFE to be Published in OctoberSutton Foster's new book Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life will be published by Grand Central Publishing on October 12, 2021.  New Book WORDS MATTER, THE LYRICS OF ANYA TURNER & ROBERT GRUSECKI Now AvailableANYA TURNER & ROBERT GRUSECKI have announced the publication of their first book, WORDS MATTER, a collection of lyrics, essays, monologues, and photographs. The 301-page book with 125 color pages includes 108 lyrics from their CD recordings, Off-Broadway musicals, revues, and their recent #SongsOfComfort YouTube Music Video Series.  New Episode of DORIS DEAR'S GURL TALK Begins Streaming TodayDeForest Theatricals announces Doris Dear, “America's Perfect Housewife” streaming season 2, episode 5, of her hit, Telly Award winning show, “Doris Dear's Gurl Talk”, on Broadway On Demand Friday May 28th starting at 3pm ET.  Billy Porter Will Release Autobiography, UNPROTECTED, This FallTony and Emmy winner Billy Porter made headlines last week when he revealed his HIV status. Now the star has announced that he will discuss it even more in a new autobiography. Unprotected will be released by Abrams Press on October 19, 2021.  A PERFECT LITTLE DEATH, New Album Melding Stephen Sondheim & Sufjan Stevens, to be Released in JuneGHOSTLIGHT RECORDS will release the new album A Perfect Little Death by SUF/SOND – the brainchild of New York singer/songwriter Eleri Ward – in streaming and digital formats on Friday, June 4.  J. Breckenridge's Album MONOTONY Out TodayRED CARD RECORDS has announced the release of Monotony debut album of all-original music from J. BRECKENRIDGE – the singer/songwriter and recording artist persona of noted stage and screen performer Josh Breckenridge – on all digital and streaming platforms today, Friday, May 28.  Photo Flash: Ramin Karimloo In Studio To Record Johanna Telander's KALEVALA THE MUSICALLead Producer Quentin Garzón and Co-Producer Kristi Roosmaa will release a star-studded original concept album for Johanna Telander's 'Kalevala: The Musical,' adapted from the national epic poem of Finland in August 2021. The creative team is joined by orchestrator Marko Hilpo and brand marketing director Valev Laube of The VL Studios.  BITTERSUMMER: A NEW MUSICAL Concept Recording Released in Celebration of Pride MonthIn celebration of Pride Month, Broadway Records has announced the release of the new concept recording of BITTERSUMMER: A New Musical. This recording establishes a new frontier of LGBT musical theater storytelling with queer stories, queer writers, all queer characters and an entirely queer cast. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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