2021: August 17-24, 10, 3 | July 27, 20, 13, 6 | June 29, 22, 15, 8, 1 | May 25, 18, 4-11 | April 27, 20, 13, 6 | March 30, 23, 16, 9, 2 | February 23, 16, 9, 2 | January 26, 19, 12, 5
2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015
BLU-RAY/DVDs Now Available:
Barber Shop Chronicles
(Paperback Book - Methuen Drama)
Play by Inua Ellams. First produced by the National Theatre, Fuel and Leeds Playhouse in 2017. 96 pages.
Books Now Available:
Paramount Presents: Bugsy Malone
(Paramount - new Blu-ray)
1976 musical comedy film. Directed by Alan Parker. Starring Jodie Foster, Scott Baio, John Cassisi, Martin Lev, Donald Waugh. Score by Paul Williams. 93 minutes.
MUSIC to be released this Friday, September 3:
Chris Standring: Wonderful World
(Ultimate Vibe - new on CD/digital/vinyl)
Jazz trio album. Chris Standring with Randy Brecker, Kathrin Shorr, Peter Erskine, Chuck Berghofer and Harvey Mason. "How Insensitive," "Night & Day," "Autumn in New York," "Estate," "What a Wonderful World," "Green Dolphin Street," "Alfie," "Falling in Love with Love," "Sunrise," "Maxine," "My Foolish Heart."
Cinderella
(Epic - new on CD/digital)
Soundtrack from 2021 Amazon Original film. Various writers. Camila Cabello, Idina Menzel, Ben Bailey Smith, Nicholas Galitzine, Billy Porter. "Rhythm Nation / You Gotta Be," "Million To One," "The New Barry," "Somebody To Love," "Material Girl," "Shot at the Crown," "Am I Wrong," "Million To One (Reprise)," "Shining Star," "Whatta Man / Seven Nation Army," "Perfect," "Perfect (Reprise)," "Dream Girl," "Shoe Made of Glass," "Million To One / Could Have Been Me (Reprise)," "Let's Get Loud," "Million To One (Remix)," "Dream Girl (Nile Rodgers Remix)," "Score Suite."
Recordings RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
September 7:
Because of Him
(Universal Studios - new Blu-ray)
1946 romantic comedy film directed by Richard Wallis. Deanna Durbin, Charles Laughton and Franchot Tone. Songs include "Lover," "Danny Boy," "Good Bye!."
Can't Help Singing
(Universal Studios - new Blu-ray)
1944 musical Western film. Directed by Frank Ryan. Deanna Durbin, Robert Paige, Akim Tamiroff, Thomas Gomez, David Bruce, Clara Blandick. Score by Jerome Kern with lyrics by E. Y. Harburg. Songs include "Can't Help Singing," "Elbow Room," "Any Moment Now," "Swing Your Sweetheart," "More and More," "Californ-I-Ay."
For the Love of Mary
(Universal Studios - new Blu-ray)
1948 film directed by Frederick De Cordova. Deanna Durbin (her last film), Edmond O'Brien, Don Taylor, Jeffrey Lynn. Songs include "On the Wings of a Song," "Moonlight Bay," "I'll Take You Home Again, Kathleen," "Let Me Call You Sweetheart," "Largo al factotum," "In the Gloaming."
September 24:
Dear Evan Hansen
(Interscope - new on CD/digital)
Original motion picture soundtrack for 2021 film based on the musical. Score by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. Cast includes Amy Adams, DeMarius Copes, Kaitlyn Dever, Nik Dodani, Hadiya Eshe, Liz Kate, Danny Pino, Larry Murphy, Ben Platt, Isaac Powell, Colton Ryan, Amandla Stenberg. "Waving Through A Window," "For Forever," "Sincerely, Me," "Requiem," "If I Could Tell Her," "The Anonymous Ones," "You Will Be Found," "Only Us," "Words Fail," "So Big / So Small," "A Little Closer," "You Will Be Found," "The Anonymous Ones," "Only Us," "A Little Closer," "Waving Through A Window."
October 5:
The Audrey Hepburn 7-Film Collection
(Paramount - 7-disc blu-ray set)
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Funny Face, My Fair Lady, Paris When it Sizzles, Roman Holiday, Sabrina, War and Peace.
Books RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
September 13:
Undiminished Glamour: The Musical Theatre Life of Stephanie Lawrence
(Kindle Edition)
By Rob Merlevede. Biography of the late West End actress Stephanie Lawrence (Evita, Marilyn! The Musical, Starlight Express).
November 1:
Making Broadway Dance
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Liza Gennaro. Examines choreography for musical theatre through the lens of dance studies, script analysis, movement research and dramaturgical inquiry ... the choreographic systems of some of Broadway's most influential dance-makers including George
Balanchine, Agnes de Mille, Jerome Robbins, Katherine Dunham, Bob Fosse, Savion Glover, Sergio Trujillo, Steven Hoggett and Camille Brown. 232 pages.
November 2:
Booze Over Broadway: 50 Cocktails for Theatre Lovers
(Tiller Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Michael Goff. Recipes include Hello, Daquiri!, The Best Little Whiskey Sour in Texas, Don't Cry for Me, Appletini, I Don't Know How to Love Gin, Bloody, Bloody, Mary Jackson, Once on this (Long) Island Iced Tea, Brandy Alexander Hamilton, If I Were a Rich Man(hattan), and more. 160 pages.
November 9:
The Art of Bob Mackie
(Simon & Schuster - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Frank Vlastnik, Laura Ross. Foreword by Carol Burnett. Afterword by Cher. Comprehensive and authorized showcase of legendary fashion designer Bob Mackies fabulous life and work, featuring hundreds of photos and dozens of never-before-seen sketches from his personal collection. 304 pages.
November 11:
A Bit of Me: From Basildon to Broadway, and back
(Ebury Digital/Penguin - Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
Memoir by West End/Broadway and TV performer Denise Van Outen (Chicago, Tell Me on a Sunday, Legally Blonde).
November 15:
Everything is Choreography: The Musical Theater of Tommy Tune
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Kevin Winkler (Big Deal: Bob Fosse and Dance in the American Musical). Broadway Legacies series. First full scale book about the career of the director-choreographer Tommy Tune (Grand Hotel, My One and Only, Nine, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, A Day in Hollywood/A Night in the Ukraine, The Will Rogers Follies). "Celebrates and examines with a critical eye his major projects, and summons for readers a glorious period of dance, performance, and theatrical imagination." 288 pages.
November 19:
West Side Story, Gypsy, and the Art of Broadway Orchestration
(Routledge - Hardcover Book)
By Paul Laird. Routledge Research in Music series. Draws on extensive archival research with original manuscripts to provide a detailed account of the process of orchestration for West Side Story and Gypsy, and their context in the history of Broadway orchestration. Breaking down how the two composers, Leonard Bernstein and Jules Styne, collaborated with orchestrators Sid Ramin, Irwin Kostal, and Robert Ginzler to better understand both these two iconic shows and the importance of orchestration within musical theatre in general. 248 pages.
Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.
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