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Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice Recap 7/23/13

Complete information on all known upcoming releases of theatre related audio and video recordings can be found on our Upcoming Releases page. Recordings released last week and earlier can be viewed here.

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Earlier recaps:

July 16, 9, 2 | June 18, 11, 4 | May 28, 21, 14, 7 | April 30, 23, 16, 9, 2 | March 26, 19, 12, 5 | February 26, 19, 12, 5; January 29, 22, 15, 8, 1


CDs Now Available:

I Dreamed A Dream: Hit Songs From Broadway
(new on CD)
Australian theatre performers Amanda Harrison, Trisha Crowe, Lucy Maunder, Jacqueline Dark, Andy Conaghan, Michael Falzon, David Parkin and Toni Lamond. "I Dreamed A Dream," "Stars," "The Music Of The Night," "All I Ask Of You," "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables," "Memory," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Send In The Clowns," "Over The Rainbow," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," "My Favourite Things," "Edelweiss," "Supercalifragilisticexpealidocious," "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," "Bring Him Home," "On My Own," "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'!," "Tonight." Available at Middle Eight Music.

Marina Prior - Encore
(new on CD)
Australian musical theatre performer sings "Meadowlark," "I'll Never Fall In Love Again," "When He Loved Me," "So In Love," Dream Medley: "Climb Every Mountain" / "Out Of My Dreams" / "I Have Dreamed," "Memory," "Tomorrow," "Edelweiss," "Before I Gaze At You Again," "I Dreamed A Dream," "The Winner Takes It All," "Music Of The Night." Available at Middle Eight Music.

Tyran Parke - Compositions: A Musical Closeup
(new on CD)
Trent Parke photos paired with original songs, sung by Ryan Parke, written by Broadway and Australian composers. "I Remember" (Scott Alan), "Kites And Children" (Georgia Stitt), "Effect Of A Sky" (John Bucchino), "Wonder Why?" (Matthew Robinson), "PDA" (Stephen Schwartz), "Colour My Life" (Anthon Costanzo) "The Sea" (Eddie Perfect), "Street Song" (Amanda McBroom and Michelle Brourman), "This Is My House" (Christopher Harley), "The Man You Are" (Robert Bertram), "End Of The Future" (Lance Horne), "Simplicity" (David Shire), "The Long Road Ahead" (Jeff Marx), "Choose Happy" (Jeff Blumenkrantz). 48-page booklet. Available at Middle Eight Music.


DIGITAL DOWNLOADs Now Available:

Broadway's "Voiceless"
(new mp3 single/iTunes)
Ann Crumb and Olga Merediz perform new song by June Rachelson-Ospa and Daniel Neiden, to benefit the protection of animals. Produced by Charles Czarnecki and Daniel Neiden. Proceeds will be donated to Charles Henderson Animal Rescue and The Rescue Express.

Suave & the Boner
(new digital)
Liz Rubino and John Paul Boukis act as performed at the Duplex. New songs and new arrangements of music hall and vaudeville songs. Clips, tracks and album available at CD Baby.

Travis Moser: Born for You & Get Here
(mp3 singles/iTunes | iTunes 2)
David Pomeranz and David Zippel's "Born For You" and Brenda Russell's "Get Here" sung by Travis Moser. Proceeds from the sale of this single go to the Human Rights Campaign.


BOOKs Now Available:

On My Way: The Untold Story of Rouben Mamoulian, George Gershwin, and Porgy and Bess
(W.W. Norton - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/)
By Joseph Horowitz (NY Times music critic). About Rouben Mamoulian, original director of Porgy and Bess. Sources include newly released information from the Mamoulian Archives at the Library of Congress. Re-creates Mamoulian's unique directorial style, his collaboration with George Gershwin, and the opera that changed the face of American musical life. 10 illustrations. 256 pages.


Recordings RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:

A Little Night Music Soundtrack
(Masterworks Broadway/ArkivMusic - new on CD-R/download)
1978 film soundtrack, first time on CD. Stephen Sondheim score. Newly remastered, transferred from the original stereo masters. Includes a previously unreleased instrumental cue, along with two other instrumental cues taken from the mono soundtrack of the film and the complete version of "Every Day a Little Death" from the mono soundtrack. Elizabeth Taylor, Diana Rigg, Lesley-Ann Down, Len Cariou and Hermione Gingold. "Overture" / "Night Waltz" (Love Takes Time), "The Glamorous Life," "Now" / "Soon" / "Later," "You Must Meet My Wife," "Every Day a Little Death," "Night Waltz 1:06," "A Weekend in the Country," "It Would Have Been Wonderful," "Send in the Clowns," "Poor Old Frederick" (previously unreleased), "Send in the Clowns" (Reprise)" / "Finale"; "Bonus Tracks: "Every Day a Little Death" (film version, previously unreleased), "Night Waltz" (film version, previously unreleased), "End Credits" (film version). At MasterworksBroadway.com on August 13, then ArkivMusic and download September 10. Liner notes by Peter E. Jones.

Shrek the Musical
(Fox - Streaming Video)
Filmed Broadway show with score by Jeanine Tesori and David Lindsay-Abaire. Brian d'Arcy James, Daniel Breaker, Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber. Expected formats: iTunes, HD for playback on Kindle Fire HD, Xbox 360, PS3, Roku or other HD compatible devices.