Cast albums, theatre books, videos and upcoming releases from the world of Broadway.
Producers Paul Blake and Sony/ATV Music Publishing welcome the stars of the Broadway smash hit Beautiful-The Carole King Musical, about the early life and career of the legendary and groundbreaking singer/songwriter, to discuss their Grammy Nominated Originally Broadway Cast Recording at the Apple…
The Collective NY is launching VOL.2 of The COLLECTIVE:10 ANTHOLOGY today, December 16 at the Drama Book Shop. The anthology contains the 12 original short plays that premiered as part of the 2nd annual Collective:10 this past October. It also includes a special forward by Emmy-recognized actor and…
THE LAST SHIP - the new musical with music and lyrics by 16-time Grammy Award-winner Sting and book by Tony Award-winner John Logan and Pulitzer Prize-winner Brian Yorkey opened on Broadway on October 26 with overwhelming praise for its emotionally powerful score. Today, December 16, Universal…
The new musical VALLEY OF SONG opened to positive notices from critics. Left incomplete at Ivor Novello's death, Christopher Hassall finished the piece. The recording captures the spirit of classical musicals as the score abounds with the whimsy of Rodgers + Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe…
Celebrated solo cabaret performer Stearns Matthews recently released his debut solo album SPARK. The record serves as a wonderful introduction to his earnest and soothing lyrical baritone instrument. Each of the 11 tracks on the album is a song most already know and love, piquing interest in SPARK…
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Fresh from New York presentations of his works Outlaws and A Night Like this, Alexander Sage Oyen is set to release the celebrated "Moment by Moment" on December 23, in time for a Christmas.
Sim G Records has released an array of wonderful recordings over the past couple of years, many of which I have had the pleasure of reviewing. Based and inspired by John Milton's poem, Paradise Lost is their latest studio recording release, just in time for Christmas!
Theatre Communications Group (TCG) is pleased to announce the publication of Richard Nelson's The Apple Family: Scenes from Life in the Country, his triumphant American epic in the form of a four-play cycle. The plays premiered at The Public Theater in New York City over the course of 2010 through…
Yellow Sound Label has announced the release of the world premiere recording of Stars of David on December 16 on iTunes and Amazon.com The album is produced by Michael Croiter (Matilda, Heathers, Big Fish) and Executive Produced by Daryl Roth, featuring the talents of Alex Brightman, Joanna…
Journey Press announces the release of A Blessing Well Disguised: A Blinded Artist's Inner Journey Out of the Dark by Lloyd Burlingame.
This year, Ron Lytle released the original studio cast recording to his musical THE MAN WHO SAVED CHRISTMAS: A NEW OLD-FASHIONED MUSICAL. Like the made for TV CBS film, the World War I set musical is based on the true story of A.C. Gilbert. However, Ron Lytle tells the heartwarming holiday story…
The 2014 Broadway's Carols for a Cure, Volume 16 is now available on iTunes. The 21-track album of original and traditional holiday music features stars and casts from the current Broadway line-up, and benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA), one of the nation's leading industry-based…
Surprise! Perez Hilton just unveiled an early Christmas present - a music video of him singing 'My Simple Christmas Wish (Rich, Famous & Powerful)' to support Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS' CAROLS FOR A CURE. Watch below!
Recently Ghostlight Records released the astounding original cast recording of VENICE. The Off-Broadway musical features a book by Eric Rosen, music by Matt Sax, lyrics by Sax and Rosen, and additional music by Curtis Moore. The cast album is quite possibly one of the most exciting recordings I…
Few singers have the expertly unique phrasing or deeply felt emotional delivery of Ellen Greene. She is a one.of.a.kind first class gem and after 10 long years, has finally released a second CD entitled Songs for a Winter's Night with her terrific musical partner Christian Klikovits at the piano…
On December 9, Yellow Sound Label will release the debut solo album of Tony nominee and BEAUTIFUL star Anika Lasen, titled 'Sing You to Sleep.' Anika writes: 'I have cared for a lot of little ones in my time, and I have sung all of them to sleep with some of my all-time favorite songs. I am so…
Cirque du Soleil's the soundtrack to KURIOS -- Cabinet of Curiosities -- the latest Big Top spectacle from Cirque du Soleil -- will be available on CD and digital release beginning today, December 9.
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Just in time for Christmas, Wicked's current Elphaba Christine Dwyer now in her final week, will release two Christmas songs tomorrow, December 9, on Apple's iTunes.
Fans of Tony Award-winning singer/actor Idina Menzel's new Christmas album, titled 'Holiday Wishes,' can now purchase an exclusive signed version of the album through Amazon.com. Proceeds benefit Menzel's A BroaderWay Foundation through Amazon Smile. Click here to get a signed version today!
Anika Larsen (Cynthia Weil in BEAUTIFUL) is releasing her debut CD - SING YOU TO SLEEP: a tuneful and personal album for adults and children alike.
As I sit here writing this review I have David Lanz and Kristin Amarie's latest release, FOREVER CHRISTMAS, playing in the background. Any regular reader of my music reviews knows that I have a genuine soft spot in my heart for David's elegant and brilliantly inventive work on piano. He's simply…
Having seen Mary Testa in a cabaret concert in Houston, I feel I had an idea of what to expect from her and Michael Starobin's album HAVE FAITH. While I expected it to be eccentrically eclectic and haunting, nothing could have prepared me for how it was beautifully hypnotizing and simultaneously so…
On Wednesday 17th December 2014, just in time for Christmas, SimG Records, the leading independent British label devoted to new musical theatre writers and artists, is to release this exciting new studio cast recording.
