BWW Album Review: How Wonderful Life Is Now ROCKETMAN Is in the World
As any Broadway theater-goer knows, jukebox bio-musicals are surprisingly difficult to pull off well.
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BWW Album Review: BEETLEJUICE (Original Broadway Cast Recording) is a Rib-Tickling Treat
BEETLEJUICE is a giddily irreverent musical that has left audiences laughing themselves to death since it began its out-of-town tryouts in Washington, D.
BWW Album Review: Laura Benanti Arrives in MY FAIR LADY
the latest revival of My Fair Lady proved that they're all for breaking traditions, and this is just the latest one: releasing an EP with Laura Benanti.
BWW Album Review: So In Love (Mostly) with KISS ME KATE's Revival Cast Album
It's another op'nin' of another version of Kiss Me, Kate, the iconic Cole Porter musical that adds a sassy, meta-theatrical, mid-century twist to Shakespeare's battle of the sexes The Taming of the Shrew.
BWW Album Review: A New ALADDIN For a Whole New World
The soundtrack for the live-action remake of Aladdin manages to tweak the classic score just enough to not sound like a pale imitation while keeping the core of the magic that's made it one of the most enduring scores of its generation.
BWW Album Review: Michelle Vezilj's 'Fire Goes to Die' is an Empowering Anthem
Michelle Vezilj is making a profound and timely statement with her latest single, 'Fire Goes to Die.
BWW Album Review: BE MORE CHILL (Original Broadway Cast Recording) Does Not Always Compute
With a slightly different cast and some changes to the music, it is no surprise that BE MORE CHILL's Broadway production was recorded for Ghostlight Records BE MORE CHILL (Original Broadway Cast Recording).
BWW Album Review: WE ARE THE TIGERS (Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording) Bops with Beats and Bite
Preston Max Allen's WE ARE THE TIGERS Off-Broadway run had music and lyrics that were fully realized and demanded to be recorded.
BWW Album Review: THE CHER SHOW Takes a Triple Dose of an Icon
The onslaught of jukebox musicals doesn't seem to be ending anytime soon, which, in turn, means that there are an awful lot of cast albums that also double as very well-sung cover albums.
BWW Album Review: THE JONATHAN LARSON PROJECT Is An Uncovered Musical Treasure Trove
It's not everyday you get rediscovered music, posthumously released music from a musical theater icon, but alas that day has come.
BWW Album Review: Ben Platt's SING TO ME INSTEAD Radiates Pure Joy
Ben Platt's SING TO ME INSTEAD is ready to be the pop album you leave on repeat all spring long, and deservedly so.
BWW Album Review: Max von Essen's CALL ME OLD-FASHIONED Makes Old Hits New Again
With his new album Call Me Old-Fashioned, Tony nominee Max von Essen proves that he's found the perfect balance between modern Broadway star and golden age elegance.
BWW Album Review: AIN'T TOO PROUD Lives Up To Legends
Reviewing the cast album for Ain't Too Proud, the new bio-musical tracing the origins of the Motown vocal group the Temptations, is an unusually tricky task.
BWW Album Review: TINA – THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL (Original London Cast Recording) Lets Adrienne Warren Shine
The London production of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL Is slated to transfer to Broadway this fall, but Ghostlight Records is offering audiences a sneak peek into the critically well-received show through their release of TINA - THE TINA TURNER MUSICAL (Original London Cast Recording).
BWW Album Review: Michael Ball's COMING HOME TO YOU Has Mixed Results
With his new album Coming Home to You, Michael Ball expands his reach with a sound that's part country, part easy listening pop.
BWW Album Review: CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL (Original Cast Album) Rests On Nostalgia
ABKCO's CRUEL INTENTIONS: THE '90S MUSICAL (Original Cast Album) is undoubtedly Kidz Bop for adults.
BWW Album Review: MYTHIC (Original London Cast Recording) Delivers Bland Pop Schmaltz
Musicals inspired by the Greek myths are a dime a dozen, and Marcus Stevens' and Oran Eldor's MYTHIC is just another entry in that overpopulated canon.
BWW Album Review: Welcome to HEATHERS' Sweet and Sour Candy Store
The newly released West End cast recording of Heathers includes all the fan-favorite songs from the original version, as well as a few new additions.
BWW Album Review: John Owen-Jones Shines On With New Solo Album, SPOTLIGHT
John Owen-Jones is best known for two distinctive roles - Jean Valjean in Les Miserables and The Phantom in The Phantom of the Opera.
BWW Album Review: UNBREAKABLE (Original Cast Recording) is Stirring and Evocative
Broadway composer Andrew Lippa has written a poignant song cycle with UNBREAKABLE, which was premiered by The San Francisco's Gay Men's Chorus at Nourse Theater in San Francisco, CA on June 22-23, 2018.
BWW Album Review: Here's To The COMPANY 2018 LONDON CAST RECORDING
Phone rings, door chimes, in comes musical modernization! Closing in on 50 years since its Broadway debut, George Furth and Stephen Sondheim's COMPANY returns with a revolutionary new production in the West End.
BWW Album Review: RENT (Original Soundtrack of the Fox Live Television Event) Stumbles and Mostly Falls Flat
When it comes to RENT being on broadcast television, it was always going to be a dicey experience.
BWW Album Review: BULLDOZER: THE BALLAD OF ROBERT MOSES Tells a Tame Story of a Polarizing Figure
When a musical is titled 'Bulldozer,' listeners might expect its score to contain a blaze of sound, a rush of electric guitars, and a furious pounding of drums.
BWW Album Review: SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD (New York City Center 2018 Encores! Off-Center Cast Recording) is Glorious
Jason Robert Brown's beloved and thrilling song cycle SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD was recently produced.
BWW Album Review: Falling In Love Again With A Mid-Century EMMA
It is a truth universally acknowledged that there can never be enough Jane Austen adaptations - at least not for Austenites like me.
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