December 18, 11, 4 | November 27, 20, 13, 6 | October 30, 23, 16, 9, 2 | September 4, 11, 18, 25 |
August 7, 14, 21, 28
| July 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 |
June 5, 12, 19, 26
| May 1, 8, 15, 22, 29
| April 3, 10, 17, 24
| March 6, 13, 20, 27
| February 7, 14, 21, 28
| January 3, 10, 17, 24, 31
CDs Now Available:
Leap of Faith the Musical OBC
(Ghostlight - new on CD/mp3) 
Alan Menken and Glenn Slater score. Cast includes Raúl Esparza. "Rise Up," "Rise Up (Reprise 1)," "Fox In The Henhouse," "Fields Of The Lord," "Step Into The Light," "Walking Like Daddy," "Lost," "I Can Read You," "Like Magic," "I Can Read You (Reprise)," "Dancing In The Devil's Shoes," "King Of Sin," "Long Past Dreaming," "Are You On The Bus?," "People Like Us," "Last Chance Salvation," "If Your Faith Is Strong Enough," "Jonas's Soliloquy," "Rise Up (Reprise 2)," "Leap Of Faith." Released on mp3 and iTunes 12/4/12.
Les Misérables: Highlights from the Motion Picture Soundtrack
(Universal Republic - new on CD/mp3/iTunes)
The film's songs, from Claude-Michel Schonberg and with lyrics by Alain Boublil score (includes one new song, "Suddenly"). Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Helena Bonham Carter, Sacha Baron Cohen, Samantha Barks, Aaron Tveit. "Look Down" (Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Convicts), "The Bishop" (Colm Wilkinson), "Valjean's Soliloquy - Hugh Jackman), "At the End of the Day" (Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Factory Girls), "I Dreamed a Dream" (Anne Hathaway), "The Confrontation" (Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway), "Castle On a Cloud" (Isabelle Allen), "Master of the House" (Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter), "Suddenly" (Hugh Jackman (new for the film)), "Stars" (Russell Crowe), "ABC Cafe/Red and Black" (Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit), "In My Life/A Heart Full of Love" (Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Banks), "On My Own" (Samantha Banks), "One Day More" (Cast), "Drink With Me" (Eddie Redmayne, Daniel Huttlestone), "Bring Him Home" (Hugh Jackman), "The Final Battle" (Cast), "Javert's Suicide" (Russell Crowe), "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (Eddie Redmayne), "Epilogue" (Cast).
DIGITAL DOWNLOADs Now Available:
Cousins: The Songs of Beck & May
(new mp3/iTunes)
Debut recording from from songwriters and cousins Jordan Beck and Jonathan May, alumni of the Johnny Mercer Songwriter's Project. James Snyder, Alistair Tober, Mazie Wilson, Todrick Hall, John Massey, Baraka May, Brad Standley, Destiny Lofton, Drew Tablak, Allie Trimm and David Burnham. MP3 clips, tracks and album also available at CD Baby, where the CD will be available January 1.
Recordings RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
Opus LA Theatre Works Cast
(L.A. Theatre Works - new Play on CD)
Michael Hollinger's play, as performed at L.A. Theatre Works before a live audience. Jonathan Adams, Jere Burns, Kevin Chamberlin, Steven Culp, Jon Matthews, Liza Weil. Also included, an interview with the playwright and with arts consultant Drew McManus.
Books RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
Behind the Scenes: Contemporary Set Design
(Black Dog Publishing - Paperback Book)
By Phoebe Adler. Survey of contemporary set design for the theater, opera and performance-based work. Including the work of Peter Brooks, Ming Cho Lee, Alison Chitty, Es Devlin, Robert Wilson, Robert Lepage, Romeo Castellucci and Chloe Lamford, Hotel Pro Forma, Ex Machina, Station House Opera and Punch Drunk. Sketches, diagrams and photographs, lavishly illustrated. 192 pages.
Gielgoodies!: The Wit and Wisdom of John Gielgud
(Oberon Books - Hardcover/Kindle Book [already available])
By Jonathan Croall, with a foreward by Simon Callow. Gielgud biographer on the wit, love of scandal and gossip, wicked put-downs, and bawdy humor of John Gielgud. Compiled from extensive interviews and unpublished letters
Greasepaint and Cordite: How ENSA Entertained the Troops During World War II
(Aurum Press - Hardcover Book)
By Andy Merriman. Story of the Entertainment National Services Association, or ENSA, in World War II. Singers, dancers, musicians and comedians sent to entertain the British troops, including Noel Coward, Gracie Fields, Tommy Cooper, Frankie Howerd, George Formby, Laurence Olivier, Vera Lynn, Dame Beryl Grey. The author has talked with surviving members.
The House of Redgrave: The Lives of a Theatrical Dynasty
(Aurum Press - Hardcover Book)
By Tim Adler. "From the landmark films of Tony Richardson to the untimely death of Natasha Richardson —this is the saga of one of the greatest dynasties in British film and theatre." U.S. release.
OTHER NEW ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Moved to 2/12/13:
Noël and Cole
(PS Classics - new on CD)
Arranged and music-directed by David Loud, an earlier version of which played in the 2011 Broadway Close Up series at Merkin Concert Hall. Sara Jean Ford, Elizabeth Stanley, Barbara Walsh, Philip Chaffin, Euan Morton and Matthew Scott. "Another Openin', Another Show/ Why Must the Show Go On?," "I Concentrate on You," "Mad About the Boy," "In the Still of the Night," "I Went to a Marvelous Party," "I'm a Gigolo," "I Went to a Marvelous Party 2," "Make It Another Old Fashioned, Please," "I Went to a Marvelous Party 3," "A Bar on the Piccolo Marina," "I Went to a Marvelous Party 4," "Well, Did You Evah?," "Someday I'll Find You," "Begin the Beguine," "London Pride," "I Happen to Like New York," "If Love Were All," "Just One of Those Things," "So in Love," "It's All Right With Me," "Trio," "Sail Away," "Let's Do It." Orchestrations by Jason Carr. Produced by Tommy Krasker.
Added to 4/9/13:
Molly Ringwald
Except ... Sometimes
(Concord Records - new on CD)
With Clayton Cameron on drums, Allen Mezquida on alto saxophone, Peter Smith on piano and Trevor Ware on bass. "Sooner Or Later," "I Get Along Without You Very Well," "I Believe In You," "I'll Take Romance," "The Very Thought Of You," "Exactly Like You," "Where Is Love," "Pick Yourself Up," "Ballad Of The Sad Young Men," "Don't You (Forget About Me)."
Added to February:
Hot Spell/The Matchmaker
(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)
Twofer of soundtracks: Hot Spell, music composed and conducted by Alex North; and The Matchmaker soundtrack, music composed and conducted by Adolph Deutsch. Limited release of 1000 copies.
