Original Cast Recording of LOVE, LINDA Released 2/9, Performances Resume 3/3 At The Triad

Following the sold-out run last year of LOVE, LINDA: THE LIFE OF MRS. Cole Porter, 150 Music presents Stevie Holland on the original cast recording of her new one-woman musical about Linda Porter and her life with husband Cole Porter, to be released February 9. The original cast recording of LOVE, LINDA coincides with the show's open-ended return engagement at The Triad Theater (158 West 72nd Street) in New York City, beginning March 3.

With music and lyrics by Cole Porter and book by Stevie Holland and Gary William Friedman, LOVE, LINDA stars Ms. Holland as Linda Lee Thomas, the Southern beauty who married and was a driving force behind legendary songwriter Cole Porter at the dawn of the roaring twenties. Though Cole Porter was gay, their companionship and love lasted through 35 years of marriage and together they lived a spectacular, glamour-filled life.

The 15-track original cast recording of LOVE, LINDA includes such beloved Porter songs as "So in Love," "I Love Paris", "In the Still of the Night," "Love for Sale," and "Night and Day." Woven through the compelling narrative of the musical, these songs, and lesser-known Porter gems as "The Scampi," "Let's Be Buddies," "Ours," and "When A Woman's In Love," unite to tell the story of Linda and Cole's unconventional relationship and great love for each other. Arrangements are by award-winning composer Gary William Friedman. Backing Ms. Holland is the gifted jazz trio of LanDon Knoblock on piano, Peter Brendler on bass, and Jeff Davis on drums. There is also select dialogue on the album.

A tall, slender beauty from a wealthy family in Kentucky, Linda Porter was a favorite of designers of couture clothing and opulent jewelry. She was also keenly intelligent and highly cultured -- and a driving force behind Cole Porter's success. Cole and Linda's dinner parties were graced with royalty and the literary and theatrical lights of their generation. Their life together also had its darker sides; they briefly separated when Cole's indiscreet gay relationships in Hollywood became too much for Linda to bear. But after a horseback riding accident left Cole crippled, they reunited, and remained devoted to each other to the end.

Stevie Holland is a critically acclaimed jazz vocalist and lyricist. Her most recent CD "Before Love Has Gone" was chosen by USA Today as a Top CD of 2008. Her previous CDs "More Than Words Can Say" and "Restless Willow" were included on a variety of top ten lists and played on jazz, smooth jazz and traditional pop and standards radio stations nationally. Ms. Holland has headlined at major New York City jazz venues, including Dizzy's Club Coca Cola and Iridium Jazz Club, in addition to concert halls and clubs around the country; her dynamic performances have also won her fans in the cabaret world, where she has been the recipient of the Back Stage Bistro Award for "Outstanding Vocalist of the Year."

For additional information about LOVE, LINDA, visit www.lovelindathemusical.com