Michael James Scott News

The Tony Awards have spurred a significant increase in Broadway cast recording sales this week.

Ghostlight Records just announced that the Original Broadway Cast Album for Something Rotten!, the new musical comedy nominated for 10 Tony Awards including Best Musical, hit #1 on the Billboard Top Broadway chart its first week in digital release. The album also debuted on the Billboard Top 200 chart at #94, the Billboard Top Current Albums chart at #45, and the Billboard Overall Digital Albums chart at #22. This marks the strongest overall cast album debut since June 2014, and the third-strongest sales week of any cast recording in five years. Something Rotten! is officially available now on iTunes here and other digital formats with a 36-page booklet. The disc will be available in stores and online July 17. The album is produced by Kurt Deutsch, Wayne Kirkpatrick, Karey Kirkpatrick and Kevin McCollum. It is co-produced by Lawrence Manchesterand Phil Reno. The album has special liner notes by Time Out New York theater editor David Cote. To order the album, please visit www.sh-k-boom.com/somethingrotten.

Something Rotten! feels the LES MIZ love!

Something Rotten! celebrates being a Tony loser!

All day yesterday, Something Rotten!'s Michael James Scott took BroadwayWorld readers behind the scenes of Broadway's biggest night with an all-day 'Renaissance Runway' Instagram takeover. Just in case you weren't following along live, we bring you a recap below!

THE 69TH ANNUAL TONY? AWARDS, aired live from Radio City Music Hall, last night Sunday, June 7 (8:00-11:00 PM, live ET/delayed PT) on the CBS Television Network. The fun didn't stop after the cermony though, as most of Broadway continued the celebration long into the night. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the Something Rotten! party below!

The cast of Broadway's SOMETHING ROTTEN performed on this morning's 'The View' on ABC, and you can check out the full appearance below!

A preview of this weekend's Something Rotten! Tony Awards showstopper!

In a new interactive video below, SOMETHING ROTTEN co-creators Wayne and Karey Kirkpatrick reveal the many references to other musicals packed into the production's show-stopping number 'A Musical'.

Welcome to the Tony Race, indeed! This Sunday, June 7, Something Rotten!'s Michael James Scott will take BroadwayWorld readers behind the scenes of Broadway's biggest night with an all-day 'Renaissance Runway' Instagram takeover.

Welcome to the Tony Race, indeed! This Sunday, June 7, Something Rotten!'s Michael James Scott will take BroadwayWorld readers behind the scenes of Broadway's biggest night with an all-day 'Renaissance Runway' Instagram takeover.

A preview of tomorrow's Something Rotten! showcase!

Abbiamo gia visto i candidati a miglior attrice ed attore protagonista,e anche quelli a miglior attrice ed attore non protagonista.  Eccoci dunque a IL PREMIO che tutti stiamo aspettando: MIGLIOR MUSICAL!

Grab the cast album for for Something Rotten!

Ghostlight Records has recorded and released the Original Broadway Cast Album of the new musical comedy Something Rotten!.

Mark Ballas recently stopped by the St. James Theatre to see SOMETHING ROTTEN! After the show, the DANCING WITH THE STARS alumnus ducked backstage to pose for a picture with the Tony-nominated leading man, Brian d'Arcy James. Check out the photo of the two below!

On her night off this week, the queen paid the Bard a visit.

It's almost here! The 2015 Tony Awards will air on CBS Sunday night, June 7 at 8pm and, as usual, BroadwayWorld.com will be your one-stop shop for all things Tonys on Tony Day, Night and Beyond!

Preview the cast album for for Something Rotten! Of note, the new cast recording is streaming in full here.

SOMETHING ROTTEN!, directed and choreographed by Tony Award winner Casey Nicholaw, with music and lyrics by Grammy Award winner Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe Award nominee Karey Kirkpatrick and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author John O'Farrell, has been nominated for a whopping ten Tony Awards - in honor of Broadway's biggest night, the cast of the show has recorded an original song. Check it out below!