Cast albums, theatre books, videos and upcoming releases from the world of Broadway.
On July 4, the Boston Pops will release a CD featuring the live recording of the world premiere performances of The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, which took place at Symphony Hall May 18 & 19 with guest narrators Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman, Ed Harris, and Cherry Jones, and…
An exclusive digital edition of Avenged Sevenfold's upcoming album Nightmare will be available for pre-order beginning on Tuesday, June 29th, on the iTunes Store. The Southern California band's fifth studio album, produced by Mike Elizondo, is due from Warner Bros. Records on July 27th.
It's an unprecedented meeting of two legendary musical minds, separated by 70 years. Pioneering musical genius Brian Wilson, co-founder of the Beach Boys, has teamed up with George Gershwin, in Wilson's Disney Pearl debut CD, Brian Wilson Reimagines Gershwin.
Following the June 18th opening of the feature film Jonah Hex, Reprise Records will release a 6-track EP from Mastodon from the film's original motion picture score Jonah Hex on June 29th, 2010.
Masterworks Broadway celebrates the 100th anniversary of composer/lyricist Frank Loesser's birth on June 29 with an all-new collection of his greatest songs entitled Heart & Soul: Celebrating the Unforgettable Songs of Frank Loesser. Available digitally and as a disc-on-demand from Arkivmusic.com…
Actors Scene Unseen is holding by-appointment-only auditions for its latest CD production of 'The Fifth Sun' by Nicholas Patricca. This CD will be Actors Scene Unseen's Spoken Word Grammy Award entry for 2010. 'The Fifth Sun' recounts the story of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in…
Actors Scene Unseen is holding by-appointment-only auditions for its latest CD production of 'The Fifth Sun' by Nicholas Patricca. This CD will be Actors Scene Unseen's Spoken Word Grammy Award entry for 2010. 'The Fifth Sun' recounts the story of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in…
An all-new collection entitled 'Heart & Soul: Celebrating the Unforgettale Songs of Frank Loesser' will be released on June 29, which is the 100th anniversary of Loesser's birth.
DRG RECORDS is proud to announce the solo album debut of JANE KRAKOWSKI, the Tony Award winning Broadway star of Nine and Damn Yankees and the Emmy Award nominated star of '30 Rock' and 'Ally McBeal.'
Yesterday, June 24, Sean Hayes, Kristin Chenoweth, Tony Goldwyn, Katie Finneran and Dick Latessa hosted a special 'Talk Back' and Q&A sessions as well as a CD signing in celebration of the new Broadway cast recording of Promises, Promises at Barnes and Noble in Lincoln Triangle. The Cast album is…
Billboard's Top Cast Albums chart for week ending 6/26/2010.
Jellyfish Jive Productions announces that the Original Off-Broadway Cast recording of John Tartaglia's ImaginOcean will be released on Yellow Sound Label on July 27. The Official Cast album features the vocal talents of Tony and Emmy Award Nominee John Tartaglia, who created and wrote the undersea…
PS_Classics_SONDHEIM_ON_SONDHEIM_20010101 As BroadwayWorld previously reported, PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, recorded the original Broadway cast album of SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM on June 6th and 7th. The production, presented by Roundabout…
Today, we are taking a listen to five of the greatest and most deservedly classic-status cast albums of all time, with all five selections also being Tony-winning Best Musicals recently remastered, repackaged and re-released by Masterworks Broadway in time for Tony Award season which this week is…
PS Classics, the label dedicated to the heritage of Broadway and American popular song, recorded the original Broadway cast album of SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM on June 6th and 7th. The production, presented by Roundabout Theatre Company (Todd Haimes, Artistic Director), began performances at Studio 54 on…
Acclaimed, award winning pop vocal group Uptown Express ® celebrates the release of their new CD 'Take You There' with a concert performance on Wednesday, June 23 at 6:00pm at Barnes & Noble's Lincoln Triangle location, 1972 Broadway, New York. They will be joined and accompanied by their musical…
Actors Scene Unseen is holding by-appointment-only auditions for its latest CD production of 'The Fifth Sun' by Nicholas Patricca. This CD will be Actors Scene Unseen's Spoken Word Grammy Award entry for 2010. 'The Fifth Sun' recounts the story of the assassination of Archbishop Oscar Romero in…
Stage star Gavin Creel has now released his EP 'Quiet' on iTunes. The song list includes: Green To Grey, Love Fell Down, Lonesome, Anything At All, Small Words and Hot Ohio.
RagTag Entertainment presents 'ENCORE: The Works of Andrew Lloyd Webber' including songs from the new London hit 'Love Never Dies' and featuring performances by cast members of 'Phantom: The Las Vegas Spectacular,' including Ian Jon Bourg, Sarah Elizabeth Combs, Kristen Hertzenberg, and Andrew…
The Stryker / Slagle Band's new album 'Keeper' (Panorama Records PAN003) is now available for purchase. After a successful two-night run at the Jazz Standard in January, The Stryker / Slagle Band decided to strike while the fire was hot and headed back up to bassist Jay Anderson's Mountain Rest…
Billboard's Top Cast Albums chart for week ending 6/19/2010.
Today, we are taking a First Listen to the forthcoming collection of opening numbers from the many spectacular Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS benefits packaged together and titled in an expectedly suggestive and sexy manner - BROADWAY BARES OPENINGS. A cavalcade of dazzling casts, these…
Sherie Rene Scott, star and creator of Everyday Rapture, along with her co-creator Dick Scanlan and co-stars Betsy Wolfe, Eamon Foley and Lindsay Mendez celebrated the release of the Everyday Rapture Cast Album (out by Ghostlight Records) with a CD signing for fans at the American Airlines Theatre.
According to the Nielsen SoundScan roundup, GLEE's 5th album, GLEE: The Music - Journey to Regionals has topped the Billboard 200 Chart in its debut week, selling 152,000 copies. Coming in at number 2 was the 'Twilight Saga: Eclipse' soundtrack, selling 144,000 copies, followed by Christina…
On June 16, The Kitano is holding a CD release show for Taeko's latest CD 'Voice.' There will be performances at 8pm (sold out) and 10pm. The Kitano is located at 66 Park Avenue at 38th Street in New York City. Reservations are recommended. To find out more information call (212) 885-7119 or email…
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