Updated 2/3/12

This Week's Recap

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Assisted Living: The Musical
(new on mp3)
Musical score by Rick Compton and Betsy Bennett. Available at CDBaby.

Godspell Revival Cast Recording
(Ghostlight Records - new on CD)
CDU | B&N 
2011 Broadway revival cast. Stephen Schwartz score. Hunter Parrish, Wallace Smith, Uzo Aduba, Nick Blaemire, Celisse Henderson, Morgan James, Telly Leung, Lindsay Mendez, George Salazar, Anna Maria Perez de Tagle, Joaquina Kalukango, Eric Michael Krop, Corey Mach, Julia Mattison. Expected early 2012. Co-produced by Kurt Deutsch and Stephen Schwartz. Previously released on mp3 and at iTunes

James Tormé: Love for Sale
(Entertainment One Music - new on CD/mp3)
CDU | B&N  
Solo album for 2010 John Lennon Award Winner and son of singer Mel Tormé and British actress Janette Scott. "Let's Stay Together," "Love For Sale," "A Better Day Will Come," "Passin' By," "What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life?," "Rock With You," "Autumn Leaves," "Come Back To Me," "Comin' Home Baby," "Reminiscing In Tempo," "One Or The Other," "Little Black Spider," "Soft Songs". Released May 2011.

To Kill a Mockingbird 50th Anniversary Edition
(Universal Studios - Blu-ray/DVD/Digital Copy set)
CDU | B&N
1962 film featuring Gregory Peck, Mary Badham, Frank Overton, Rober Duvall, Brock Peters. Extras: Fearful Symmetry feature-length documentary on the making of To Kill a Mockingbird with cast and crew interviews and a visit to Author Harper Lee's hometown; A Conversation with Gregory Peck feature-length documentary with interviews, film clips, home movies; Academy Award Best Actor Acceptance Speech; Gregory Peck's memorable remarks upon receiving the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award; Cecilia Peck's farewell to her father given at the Academy in celebration of his life; Scout Remembers, Mary Badham shares her experiences working with Gregory Peck; feature commentary with Director Robert Mulligan and Producer Alan Pakula; original theatrical trailer of the film; 100 Years of Universal: Restoring The Classics in-depth look at the process of preserving the studio's film legacy.

Nicholas Nickleby - The Musical Pre-Production Cast Recording
(Doggeral Records - new on mp3)
Music, lyrics and libretto by Tim Brewster. Leigh Smith and Brett Hanson. Available at CDBaby.

The Story of My Life Songbook
(Alfred Publishing - Paperback Book)
2009 Broadway musical directed by Richard Maltby, Jr., and starring Will Chase and Malcolm Gets. Music and lyrics by Neil Bartram. 14 songs: "Write What You Know," "Mrs. Remington," "The Greatest Gift," "1876," "Normal," "People Carry On," "The Butterfly," "Saying Goodbye (Part 1)," "Here's Where It Begins," "Independence Day," "I Like It Here," "I Didn't See Alvin," "This Is It," "Angels in the Snow." 120 pages.

February 4, 2012

After the Turn - A New Musical (Signed Copy)
(new on CD)
New brit-rock musical featuring the songs of Tim Prottey-Jones. Ashleigh Gray, Stephen Rolley, Tori Allen-Martin, Liam Doyle, Greg Oliver. Pre-ordering at Dress Circle

February 7, 2012

The Jazz Singer
(Inception Media Group - new on DVD)
CDU | B&N
1959 part of the live NBC Lincoln-Mercury Startime TV series. Based on the Jolson film, starring Jerry Lewis with Eduard Franz, Molly Picon, Alan Reed, Anna Maria Alberghetti. Digitally restored and remastered. Includes the black & white kinescope version and a rare color videotape version from the personal archives of Jerry Lewis. Also included, a featurette on the restoration and still gallery.

Lady And The Tramp: Diamond Edition
(Disney - new Blu-Ray/DVD 2-disc combo)
1955 animated musical film. Bonuses include Diane Disney Miller: Remembering Dad; PuppyPedia: Going To The Dogs; never-before-seen deleted scenes; never-before-heard deleted song; Inside Walt's Story Meetings With Disney Second Screen; Lady's Pedigree: The Making Of Lady and the Tramp; "The Siamese Cat Song": Finding A Voice For The Cats and more.

Paul McCartney: Kisses on the Bottom
(Hear Music/Concord Records - new on CD)
Paul McCartney's tribute to songs from his listened to in his childhood home. 12 American standards plus two new McCartney-penned songs. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Alhert/Young), "Home" (When Shadows Fall)" (Van Steeden/Clarkson/Clarkson), "It's Only a Paper Moon" (Arlen/Harburg/Rose, "More I Cannot Wish You" (Loesser, "The Glory of Love" (Hill), "We Three" (My Echo, My Shadow and Me), "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Arlen/Mercer), "My Valentine" (McCartney, performed with Eric Clapton), "Always" (Irving Berlin), "My Very Good Friend the Milkman" (Burke/Spina), "Bye Bye Blackbird" (Henderson/Dixon), "Get Yourself Another Fool" (Forrest/Heywood), "The Inch Worm" (Loesser), "Only Our Hearts" (McCartney, performed with Stevie Wonder). Produced by Tommy LiPuma. Diana Krall and her band.

Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Concert
(new 2 import CD set)
October 1 and 2 Royal Albert Hall event, featuring Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Liz Robertson, plus others and "surprise guest stars." Shown in U.S. movie theaters October 2, 2011. Avilable now in the U.K. at Dress Circle

Phantom of the Opera 25th Anniversary Concert
(new Blu-Ray/Region 2 DVD)
October 1 and 2 Royal Albert Hall event, featuring Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Liz Robertson, plus others and "surprise guest stars." Shown in U.S. movie theaters October 2, 2011. DVD is listed as NTSC. Region 2 DVD and Blu-Ray are available now in the U.K.

Gershwin: Porgy and Bess - The Sony Opera House
(RCA Red Seal - new on mp3/iTunes) 
1976 Tony Award winning Houston Grand Opera production. John DeMain, conductor. Donnie Ray Albert, Clamma Dale, Wilma Shakesnider, Carol Brice, Andrew Smith, Alexander B. Smalls, Betty Lane, Larry Marshall. John Demain. 57 tracks. Not sure if there is something different in this new listing, which is related to a newly listed import. The original CD was released 10/25/90 and is available at Amazon, and the iTunes listing is not new.

Steve Tyrell: I'll Take Romance
(Concord Records - new on CD)
New album by singer Steve Tyrell. "At Last," "That's All," "Taking a Chance on Love," "(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons," "I'll Take Romance featuring Judith Hill," "Talk to Me, Talk to Me," "You Turn Me Around," "A Love That Will Last," "All of You," "Trust in Me," "Don't Know Much," "The Way You Look Tonight."

February 14, 2012

Bing Crosby Through The Years – Volume Nine (1955-1956)
(Sepia Records - new on CD)
Volume Nine of the ongoing Bing Crosby Through the Years series. 26 recordings made between 1955 - 1956 in chronological order. "Christmas Is A-Comin'," "The First Snowfall," "The Possibility's There (With Peggy Lee)," "The Next Time It Happens," "Something In Common," "Look To Your Heart," "Suddenly There's A Valley," "Moments To Remember," "Is Christmas Only A Tree?," "The Longest Walk," "John Barleycorn," "When You're In Love," "April Showers," "Blues In The Night," "Prisoner Of Love," "Memories Are Made Of This," "My Blue Heaven," "Paper Doll," "Ain't Misbehavin'," "When My Baby Smiles At Me," "A Little Kiss Each Morning," "This Love Of Mine," "Mona Lisa," "Thanks For The Memory," "Around The World," "I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day."

Connie Francis Sings: Never On Sunday / Songs to a Swinging Band
(Sepia Records - new on CD)
Connie Francis twofer of 1960s albums, plus three bonus tracks from her singles. "Never On Sunday," "Young At Heart," "Around The World," "High Noon," "April Love," "Song From Moulin Rouge (Where Is Your Heart?)," "Three Coins In The Fountain," "Tammy," "Anna," "Moonglow (Theme From “picnic”)," "Love Me Tender," "Love Is A Many Splendored Thing," "Hollywood," "(He's My) Dreamboat," "When The Boy In Your Arms (Is The Boy In Your Heart)," "You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You," "Ol' Man Mose," "How Long Has This Been Going On," "My Love, My Love," "It Might As Well Be Spring," "Taboo," "Love Is Where You Find It," "I Got Lost In His Arms," "Dat's Love," "Angel Eyes," "Gone With The Wind," "Swanee."

Orange Blossom Special & Wheels / Berlin Melody: Billy Vaughn and His Orchestra
(Sepia Records - new on CD)
Two LPs in full: "Orange Blossom Special & Wheels" peaked at #11 in the U.S. Pop Album charts where it remained for 43 weeks while "Berlin Melody" reached #20 and stayed 18 weeks in the charts. Three bonus tracks. "Wheels," "Orange Blossom Special," "Are You Lonesome Tonight," "Marie," "My Dear," "C’est Si Bon," "Lazy River," "The Whiffenpoof Song," "Sorrento," "Green Grass Of Texas," "Summertime," "It’s A Lonesome Old Town," "Berlin Melody," "Michael," "Mexico," "Wooden Heart," "Together," "It Happened In Adano," "Autumn Love Song," "Blue Tomorrow," "Clair De Lune," "Blue Moon," "Till I Waltz Again With You," "Serenade Of The Bells," "Come September," "Red River Valley," "Side By Side," "You Are My Sunshine."

Robert Creighton: Ain't We Got Fun
(LML Music - new on CD)
Actor/singer Robert Creighton (Anything Goes, Chicago). Guest artists Joel Grey, Kate Baldwin, Heidi Blickenstaff and Tituss Burgess. Arrangements by Georgia Stitt. Two original tunes by Creighton ("Crazy 'Bout You," "Fallin' in Love") plus "Five Foot Two/Ain't She Sweet," "My Buddy," "Accentuate the Positive/Look for the Silver Lining," "I Want a Girl (Just Like the Girl)," "If You Were the Only Girl in the World," "You Are My Sunshine," "I'll Be Seeing You," "Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams," "Give My Regards to Broadway," "Yankee Doodle Dandy," "Chasing Rainbow."

This Was My Love / Shall We Dance: Jack Jones
(Sepia Records - new on CD)
Jack Jones 1960s twofer. First time on CD. "Shall We Dance," "The Spin I'm In ," "Change Partners ," "At Long Last Love ," "A String Of Pearls ," "Takes Two To Tango ," "Dancing On The Ceiling ," "Carioca ," "Ballerina ," "Invitation ," "Dixieland Band ," "The Last Dance ," "This Was My Love ," "There Will Never Be Another You ," "Lollipops And Roses ," "Moonlight Becomes You ," "They Didn't Believe Me ," "Love Letters ," "You Stepped Out Of A Dream ," "My Romance ," "The Girl Next Door ," "Julie ," "Corduroy Road ," "Tall Hope."

February 21, 2012

David Merrick Presents Hits from His Broadway Hits
(Masterworks Broadway/ArkivMusic - new on CD-R/mp3)
1964 album. John Gary, Ann-Margret and The Merrill Staton Voices. "Fanny," "Love Makes the World Go 'round" (Carnival), "Make Some One Happy" (Do Re Mi), "Small World" (Gypsy), "Our Language of Love" (Irma la Douce), "Take Me Along," "What Kind of Fool Am I?" (Stop the World, I Want to Get Off), "As Long As He Needs Me" (Oliver!), "Comes Once in a Lifetime" (Subways Are for Sleeping), "Anyone Would Love You" (Destry Rides Again), "Is It Really Me ?" (110 in the Shade), "Hello, Dolly!." New liner notes by Peter Filichia. Pre-ordering at ArkivMusic.com.

February 28, 2012

Oscar Hammerstein II Out of My Dreams
(Decca Broadway - on CD)
Companion CD to upcoming March PBS special comprised of previously issued tracks from Decca vault. "Getting To Know You" (Julie Andrews), "It Might As Well Be Spring" (Dick Haymes), "Do Re Mi" (Connie Fisher), "A Puzzlement" (Yul Brynner), "Mister Snow" (Sarah Brightman & Barbara Cook), "Some Enchanted Evening" (Reba McEntire & Brian Stokes Mitchell), "Love Look Away" (Rosemary Clooney), "If I Loved You" (Jan Clayton & John Raitt), "People Will Say We’re In Love" (Alfred Drake, Joan Roberts), "Dat’s Love" (Muriel Smith), "Ol’ Man River" (Simon Estes), "Out Of My Dreams" (Joan Roberts). Version sold through PBS will also include "Climb Ev’ry Mountain (Leslie Garrett), "All The Things You Are" (Tony Martin), "The Folks Who Live On The Hill" (Irene Dunne).

Vanya on 42nd Street
(Criterion Collection - new Blu-Ray/DVD)
André Gregory's staging of Chekhov's Uncle Vanya in a crumbling Manhattan playhouse. Wallace Shawn, Julianne Moore, Brooke Smith, and George Gaynes. Directed by Louis Malle. Digital restoration. Includes new documentary featuring interviews with André Gregory, Lynn Cohen, George Gaynes, Julianne Moore, Larry Pine, Wallace Shawn, Brooke Smith, Fred Berner; trailer; and booklet with essay by critic Steven Vineberg and 1994 on-set report by film critic Amy Taubin.

February, 2012 (no release date)

The Molly Maguires Soundtrack
(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)
Newly mixed, score by Henry Mancini plus bonus tracks. Also included, Charles Strouse's complete score for the film, which was scrapped early. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Official release is second week of March; orders placed at Kritzerland.com will ship about four weeks earlier.

March 1, 2012

The Astaires: Fred & Adele
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Kathleen Riley. Story of the dancing siblings told in depth and within its historical and theatrical context.

Marlene: Marlene Dietrich, A Personal Biography
(Applause Books - Paperback Book)
By Charlotte Chandler. In the mid-1970s Chandler interviewed the reclusive actress in Dietrich's Paris apartment. Chandler also interviewed others who knew Dietrich well, including Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Burt Bacharach. Relates how Dietrich began her career in Berlin as a model, then a stage and screen actress during the silent era, moving on to become one of the brightest lights in Hollywood. Dietrich spoke candidly with Chandler about her unconventional marriage. 304 pages.

The Molly Maguires Soundtrack
(Kritzerland Records - new on CD)
Newly mixed, score by Henry Mancini plus bonus tracks. Also included, Charles Strouse's complete score for the film, which was scrapped early. Limited edition of 1500 copies. Official release is second week of March; orders placed at Kritzerland.com will ship about four weeks earlier.

March 5, 2012

Ramin
(Sony - new import CD)
Debut album from UK performer Ramin Karimloo (Phantom of the Opera, Pirates of Penzance, Jesus Christ Superstar). Half of the tracks are songs written by Karimloo. "Show Me Light," "Coming Home," "Music of the Night," "Broken Home," "Guiding Light," "Human Heart," "Constant Angel," "Til I Hear You Sing," "Eyes of a Child," "Inside My World," "Everything I Do," "Cathedrals." Pre-ordering at Dress Circle and Amazon UK.

March 6, 2012

Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot At The Symphony
(Concord Jazz - new on CD)
Companion CD to PBS concert to be shown nationally beginning March 3. "Life Of The Party," "I'm Not That Girl," "Love For Sale / Roxanne," "Funny Girl / Don't Rain On My Parade," "Asleep On The Wind," "No Day But Today," "Poker Face," "Gorgeous," "Look To The Rainbow," "Good Morning Walker / I Feel Smoochie," "Where Or When," "Heaven Help My Heart," "For Good," "Defying Gravity," "Tomorrow." With Taye Diggs and Marvin Hamlisch.

Judy Garland: Carnegie Hall
(JSP Records - new import 2 CD set)
Original vinyl version, newly remastered. Winner of five Grammy Awards and the best-selling album in Judy Garland's career. Full Judy At Carnegie Hall album plus fourteen bonus tracks from her 1957 album Alone, her 1958 album Judy In Love and her 1960 album That's Entertainment!. Liner notes. Also pre-ordering at Dress Circle.

Once Original Cast Recording
(Masterworks Broadway - new on CD)
Cast recording for Broadway-bound show. Score by Glen Hansard& Markéta Irglová (book by Edna Walsh) 2007 film. Steve Kazee and Cristin Milioti, with David Abeles, Claire Candela, Will Connolly, Elizabeth Davis, David Patrick Kelly, Anne L. Nathan, Lucas Papaelias, Andy Taylor, Erikka Walsh, Paul Whitty, and J. Michael Zygo. Recorded January 17, 2012.

A Purple Summer: Notes of the Lyrics of Spring Awakening
(Applause - Paperback Book)
Steven Sater's notes on his lyrics, addressing the literary sources and allusions of each lyric, and what prompted the songs. 112 pages.

March 11, 2012

Idina Menzel Live: Barefoot At The Symphony
(Concord - new Amazon Exclusive DVD)
PBS concert to be shown nationally beginning March 3. Songs include "Life Of The Party," "I'm Not That Girl," "Love For Sale / Roxanne," "Funny Girl / Don't Rain On My Parade," "Asleep On The Wind," "No Day But Today," "Poker Face," "Gorgeous," "Look To The Rainbow," "Good Morning Walker / I Feel Smoochie," "Where Or When," "Heaven Help My Heart," "For Good," "Defying Gravity," "Tomorrow." With Taye Diggs and Marvin Hamlisch.

March 13, 2012

The Horse's Mouth: How Handspring and the National Theatre Made War Horse
(Oberon Books - Paperback Book)
B&N
By Basil Jones, Adrian Kohler and Simon Annand (illustrator). Generously illustrated with the work of award-winning photographer Simon Annand, this book takes you behind the scenes, describing how Tom Morris, director at the National Theatre, interacted with the Handspring Puppet Company in developing ideas for the staging of the piece. It also gives a clear account of how the puppets were designed and constructed.

Inside the Plaza: An Intimate Portrait of the Ultimate Hotel - Revised and Updated
(Applause Books - Hardcover Book)
Newly revised and updated edition, Morehouse recounts the hotel's recent $450 million transformation, with its 181 luxury condominium residences, 282 guest rooms and suites, and landmark public spaces, such as the Oak Room and Oak Bar.

The Vermont Plays: Four Plays by Annie Baker
(TCG - Paperback Book)
Circle Mirror Transformation, which takes place in a summer acting class and alternates between theater exercises and moments between classmates; The Aliens explores weighty topics of love and death through the easy banter of the slackers behind the local coffee shop; Body Awareness, set during Body Awareness Week at the local college; Nocturama, in which a twenty-six-year-old Brooklynite returns to live with his mom and video game obsessed stepfather.

March 25, 2012

Andrew Lippa Songbook
(Hal Leonard - Paperback book)
26 songs from The Wild Party, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, A Little Princess, Betty Boop, Jerry Christmas, john & jen, Life with Father; and Reform School Musical plus ten songs not composed for musicals. Includes notes on Lippa's inspiration for certain selections, and a bio. Most of the songs in the book have never before been published.

March 27, 2012

David Lean Directs Noël Coward
(Criterion Collection - new 4 Blu-Ray/4 DVD set)
New high-definition digital transfers of David Lean's '40s film versions of the Coward's In Which We Serve, This Happy Breed, Blithe Spirit, and Brief Encounter.  Bonuses include: audio commentary on Brief Encounter by film historian Bruce Eder; new interviews with Noel Coward scholar Barry Day on all of the films; interview with cinematographer-screenwriter-producer Ronald Neame from 2010; short documentaries from 2000 on the making of In Which We Serve and Brief Encounter; David Lean: A Self Portrait, a 1971 television documentary on Lean's career; episode of the British television series The Southbank Show from 1992 on the life and career of Coward; audio recording of a 1969 conversation between Richard Attenborough and Coward at London's National Film Theatre

April 1, 2012

The Sound of Music Family Scrapbook
(Applause - Hardcover Book/DVD)
The inside story of the beloved movie musical, revealed by the actors who starred as the Von Trapp children (Charmian Carr, Nicholas Hammond, Heather Menzies, Duane Chase, Angela Cartwright, Debbie Turner, Kym Karath). Tells the story of the iconic film's cast, both during the filming and once the movie was released. Include are a DVD with their own home-movie footage, memorabilia they have cherished and preserved over the years, including letters home to their families in America, a page from the script with edits marked in the margin and a ticket to the world premiere. Introduction by Ted Chapin. 96 pages

April 6, 2012

The Irving Berlin Reader (Readers on American Musicians)
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Benjamin Sears. Chronology of Berlin's life and work, each section with a critical introduction to contextualize the materials within the framework of American musical history. The writings, many by Berlin himself, provide a new perspective on Berlin that highlights his musical genius in the context of his artistic development.

Irving Berlin's American Musical Theater (Broadway Legacies)
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Jeffrey Magee. Study of Berlin's work in and for the theater ... does not shy away the darker aspects of Berlin's career.

April 10, 2012

Boleros for the Disenchanted and Other Plays by Jose Rivera
(TCG - Paperback Book)

Mr. Broadway: The Inside Story of the Shuberts, the Shows, and the Stars
(Applause Books - Hardcover Book)
Memoir by Gerald Schoenfeld. Foreword by Hugh Jackman. Completed just one month before Gerald Schoenfeld's death in 2008 at the age of 84. Brings the reader backstage ... recounting nightmarish tales of the Shuberts, themselves, the meanness of Lee, the madness of JJ, the turmoil surrounding John's personal life, and the drunken ineptitude of Lawrence Shubert Lawrence, Jr. ... describes how he and his partner, Bernie Jacobs, saved the Shubert Organization, bringing some of Broadway's greatest hits to the stage. 304 pages. Two 8-page photo inserts.

Theatre World Volume 67: 2010-2011
(Applause - Hardcover Book)
Ben Hodges, editor. In its 67th year, the most comprehensive record of the theatrical season-Broadway, Off-Broadway, and Off-Off-Broadway, including listings for over 60 regional companies. More than 2,000 productions listed, with photos, complete cast listing, producers, directors, authors, composers, opening and closing dates, song titles, and plot synopses. Also the year's obituaries, a listing of all nominees and winners of the major theatrical awards, the longest-running shows on and off Broadway, and a detailed index. Over 700 photos of the season.

April 24, 2012

Camelot 45th Anniversary Edition
(Warner - new on Blu-Ray digibook)
1967 film. Richard Harris, Vanessa Redgrave, Franco Nero. Directed by Joshua Logan. Lerner & Loewe score. Features: audio commentary; featurettes Camelot: the Fallen Kingdom, Camelot: The Castle That Never Was, The Story of Camelot, The World Premier of Camelot; trailer. Also included, 36 pages of production information and CD sampler: "I Wonder What The King Is Doing Tonight?,"Camelot and the Wedding Ceremony," "How to Handle a Woman," "If Ever I Would Leave You - Love Montage."

A Difficult Woman: The Challenging Life and Times of Lillian Hellman
(Bloomsbury Press - Hardcover Book)
By Alice Kessler-Harris. "A revelatory and provocative biography of one of the most controversial women of the twentieth century, by one of America's most renowned historians." 320 pages.

The Rest of the Story: A Continued Memoir of Broadway and Hollywood
(Applause - Hardcover Book)
Completed only days before his death, Arthur Laurents reveals all that happened in his life since Original Story By. The book ends with a coda by good friend and the editor of this book, David Saint, which reveals the real story of his death.

April, 2012 (no release date)

American Popular Music: Standards and Showtunes
(Facts on File - Hardcover Book)
Ken Bloom, Richard Carlin (Editor), foreword by Sean Patrick Flahaven. Young adult level.

George Dvorsky: All Through the Night
(JAY Records - new on CD) 
Solo album with National Symphony Orchestra. "Oh, What A Beautiful Mornin'," "Lucky To Be Me," "All Through The Night" (with Rebecca Luker) "She Was There," "I Wish I Could Forget You," "All I Care About Is Love (With Girls), "Lonely Town," "Soliloquy," "Almost Like Being In Love (with Janis Kelly), "The Impossible Dream," "Bring Him Home," "Something Wonderful," "I've Come To Wive It Wealthily In Padua (With Men), "Younger Than Springtime," "The Happy Time," "There But For You Go I."

May 29, 2012

Alfie: Alfie Boe U.S. Release
(Decca - new on CD)
New solo album by Alfie Boe (Les Miserable Anniversary concert). "Being Alive," "Maria," "When I Fall In Love," "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Music of the Night," "Someone to Watch Over Me," "Song to the Siren" (with Robert Plant), "In My Daughter?s Eyes," "Empty Chairs at Empty Tables" (with Michael Ball), "Wheels of a Dream," "It Was a Very Good Year," "Who Am I," "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas." Previously released in the UK and available at Dress Circle and Amazon UK.

Love Never Dies
(Universal - new on Blu-Ray/DVD)
Australian production of Andrew Lloyd Webber and Glenn Slater musical, filmed live. Stars Ben Lewis and Anna O'Byrne.

May 1, 2012

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Music on Film Series
(Limelight - Paperback Book)
156 pages.

May 15, 2012

Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: 20th Anniversary Edition Edition
(TCG - Hardcover)
B&N
By Tony Kushner. Millennium Approaches and Perestroika in the revised versions presented this season at the Signature Theatre Company, as well as a new author's foreword.

May, 2012 (no release date)

The Best Plays Theater Yearbook 2008-2009
(Limelight Editions - Hardcover Book)
Jeffrey Eric Jenkins, Editor. The 10 New York premieres honored are Becky Shaw by Gina Gionfriddo; Billy Elliot by Lee Hall and Elton John; Blasted by Sarah Kane; The Cripple of Inishmaan by Martin McDonagh; God of Carnage by Yasmina Reza; The Good Negro by Tracey Scott Wilson; reasons to be pretty by Neil LaBute; Ruined, by Lynn Nottage; 33 Variations by Moises Kaufman; and Why Torture Is Wrong, and the People Who Love Them by Christopher Durang. Special Citation: [title of show] by Jeff Bowen and Hunter Bell.

Rough Magic by Mike Daisey
(TCG - Paperback Book)
The first volume of work by Mike Daisey, a solo performer. Includes The Last Cargo Cult, Monopoly!, How Theater Failed America and If You See Something Say Something.

June 6, 2012

Women Vaudeville Stars: Eighty Biographical Profiles
(McFarland - Paperback Book)
By Armond Fields (Maude Adams: Idol of American Theater). Paperback version of 2006 book. Tells the stories of 80 who were among the top vaudeville acts in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Biographies of the performers in each category appear in order of the date they entered vaudeville. A final section concentrates on the headliners? heritage, taking a broad look at the group according to ethnic background, socioeconomic background, family life, and other factors, including what happened to them after vaudeville died.

October 9, 2012

Annie Get Your Gun (The Applause Libretto Library)
(Applause - new Paperback Book)
The original libretto and essays describing the history of the musical's productions.

South Pacific (The Applause Libretto Library)
(Applause - Paperback Book)

December, 2012 (no release date)

One Touch of Venus Studio Cast Recording
(JAY Records - new on 2 CDs)
Kurt Weill and Ogden Nash score for 1943 musical. Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Ron Raines, Victoria Clark, Judy Kaye, Lauren Worsham, Michael "Tuba" McKinsey. Complete score plus two cut songs: "Vive La Difference" and "Who Am I?." Original orchestrations by Kurt Weill.

No release date set

Andy Hardy Vol. 1
(Warner -DVD Set)
Mickey Rooney film series.

Barbara Cook at Avery Fisher Hall
November 2007/January 2008 concert.

Betty Buckley: Ghostlight
(Palmetto Records - new on CD)
Produced by T Bone Burnett. Expected Spring 2012.

Betty Buckley: Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway
(Palmetto Records - new on CD)
Buckley's Feinstein show. Expected in 2012.

Big Bang
(Original Cast Records - on CD)

Boobs! The Musical
(MOL - new on CD)
New York cast album of Ruth Wallis revue.

Bonnie & Clyde
(Broadway Records - new on CD)
Original Broadway cast recording of Frank Wildhorn Don Black score. Laura Osnes and Jeremy Jordan, Melissa van der Schyff, Claybourne Elder, Joe Hart, Louis Hobson, Talon Ackerman, Rozi Baker, Leslie Becker, Mimi Bessette, Alison Cimmet, Daniel Cooney, Jon Fletcher, Kelsey Fowler, Victor Hernandez, Sean Jenness, Katie Klaus, Michael Lanning, Garrett Long, Matt Lutz, Marissa McGowan, Cassie Okenka, Justin Matthew Sargent, Jack Tartaglia and Tad Wilson. Produced by Frank Wildhorn, John McDaniel and David Lai. Executive produced by Van Dean, Corey Brunish, Howard Kagan and Terry Schnuck. To be recorded January 2, 2012.

Bring It On: The Musical
(new on CD)
Tom Kitt, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Amanda Green score. Touring cast.

A Christmas Story (the musical)
(new on CD)
Seattle 5th Avenue Theatre production. Music and lyrics by Benj Pasek and Justin Paul. The cast includes Clarke Hallum as Ralphie, Matthew Lewis, John Bolton, Anne Allgood, Frank Corrado, Carol Swarbrick, Jadd Davis, Candice Donehoo, Brandon O'Neill and Billie Wildrick, Matt Wolfe, Orville Mendoza. Sold at theaters hosting the tour. Nationwide release fall 2012.

The Complete Show Boat
(Warner - DVD set)
1929 (Laura La Plante, Joseph Schildkraut, Otis Harlan, Emily Fitzroy, Stepin Fetchit), 1936 (Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, and Paul Robeson), 1951 (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Joe E. Brown) films.

Composers' CD (unnamed)
(Harbinger - new on CD)
Featuring Bock and Harnick, Vernon Duke, E.Y. Harburg, Meredith Willson, Stephen Sondheim, Otto Harbach.

Cyrano de Bergerac
(GlobalVision/Koch - new on CD)
Concept recording of new musical premiered in London in 2007. Music by Frank Wildhorn and Book and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.

Darling Lili
(DRG - new on CD)
First time U.S. release of 1970 soundtrack album. Mancini/Mercer score. Julie Andrews.

Doll's Life
(Original Cast Records - on CD)

Elaine Stritch At Liberty - HBO Special
(HBO - new on DVD)
2004 HBO documentary by D.A. Pennebaker.

Ellen Greene: All the Lives of Me
(new on CD)
Recorded in 1973-74 but not released. Songs by Peter Allen and a song from Rachael Lily Rosenbloom and Don't You Ever Forget It, Greene's Broadway debut. Originally produced by Joel Dorn and arranged by Arthur Jenkins Jr.

The Frogs - Vocal Selections
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
Sondheim score. New, with added songs.

Half a Sixpence
(Harbinger - on CD)
Tommy Steele demo recordings.

Harold Arlen Sings (with friend)
(Masterworks - new digital download)
Arlen and Streisand. "Blues in the Night," "Little Biscuit," "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead *," "A Sleepin' Bee," "In the Shade of the New Apple Tree," "Hit the Road to Dreamland," "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive," "My Shining Hour," "Today I Love Everybody," "House of Flowers *," "For Every Man There's a Woman," "That's a Fine Kind O' Freedom."

H.M.S. Pinafore
Minneapolis? Guthrie Theater and Twin Cities Public Television production to air on PBS on October 14 with possible DVD release.

Hark!
(PS Classics - new on CD)
Holiday album from the Broadway Boys. Landon Beard, Danny Calvert, Telly Leung, Maurice Murphy, Jesse Nager, Zak Resnick, Michael James Scott, Peter Matthew Smith, Lucas Steele, Marty Thomas and Daniel Torres. Unconfirmed track list: "Hark!," "Silent Night," "In the Bleak Midwinter," "Do You Hear What I Hear"(featuring Shayna Steele), "Drummer Boy," "The Lights (The Hanukkah Song)," "Just Come Home Today," "All I Want for Christmas Is You," "Breath of Heaven," "Angels," "The Christmas Song," "A Place Called Home," "Imagine Me."

How The Grinch Stole Christmas
(Time-Life - new on CD)
New cast album.

Hugh Panaro solo album
(new on CD)

I Got Rhythm: Mickey and Judy's Hollywood
(PS Classics - new on CD)
Jeff Harnar and Shauna Hicks June 9 Town Hall concert celebrating movie songs associated with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Barry Levitt, conductor; 30-piece orchestra.

JAY Records: 42nd Street studio cast recording; Anyone Can Whistle 2-CD studio cast recording with John Barrowman; Annie complete 2-CD studio cast; Brigadoon complete recording; The Dancing Years studio cast; Fiddler on the Roof studio cast; A Fine and Private Place 2006 York Theatre cast; Karen Ziemba tribute to Mary Martin; The Ladies Singing Their Songs with Carolee Carmello, Susan Egan, Karen Ziemba, Rebecca Luker, Debbie Gravitte, Alice Ripley, Kim Criswell, Melissa Errico, Judy Kaye; People Like Us 2005 NYMF show cast; Seven Brides for Seven Brothers complete studio cast recording; The Postman And The Poet a recording of an abridged presentation of the show (based on the film Il Postino) with The National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Craig Barna,

JAY Records Musicality Series: Cryer and Ford; Flaherty and Ahrens; Frank Loesser; George Gershwin; Lionel Bart; Vincent Youmans

John Raitt CD
(Harbinger Records)
Rare recordings from Raitt's personal collection. Produced with the Raitt family. Summer 2011.

Jumbo
(AEI - on CD)
Radio tracks by stars of Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's Broadway production

Karen Olivo solo album
(Yellow Sound Label - new on CD)
West Side Story performer.

Lovely Ladies Kind Gentlemen
(Original Cast Records)
Stan Freeman-Franklin Underwood musical version of Teahouse of the August Moon. Orchestrations by Irwin Kostal & Peter Matz. With Lou Diamond Phillips, Mickey Rooney, Charles Nelson Reilly, Robert Morse & Eleanor Cables. Vocals completed.

Lucky Guy
(new on CD)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of Willard Beckham score for musical that played the Little Shubert. Leslie Jordan, Varla Merman, Kyle Dean Massey, Jim Newman, Savannah Wise.

Mary Bond Davis Solo Album
(new on CD)
From Metropolitan Room performances.

Merrily We Roll Along: Vocal Selections, Revised Edition
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
Stephen Sondheim score. Newly edited, with new music engravings, added songs, articles and photos.

Metropolita(i)n
(new on CD)
Bilingual, socio-political musical revue by Christophe Mirambeau, Ken Bloom and Barry Kleinbort. Cast includes Edwin Cahill, Caroline Defauw, Simon Fortin, Vincent Heded, Liza Michael and Caroline Roelands. Recorded week of November 22.

Michael Rupert album
(The JRockingR Company - new on CD)
To include "Racing To The Moon", from a new musical Rupert is currently writing called Streets of America.

Milk and Honey Backers Audition
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
With Don Appell giving the entire plot and Jerry Herman accompanying (and singing Molly Picon's songs). May be a two-CD set.

Museum of Modern Art project [untitled]
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
Original recordings of songs by and about the movies written between 1907 and 1923 accompanied by an extensive booklet with four historical essays, many photos of nickleodeons and sheet music covers, the complete lyrics to the 26 songs, and annotations on all the songs.

Napoleon
(new on 2 CDs)
OLC cast recording.

Queen of the Mist Original cast recording
(Ghostlight Records - new on CDS)
Michael John LaChiusa score. Original Off-Broadway cast for the Transport Group: Mary Testa, Andrew Samonsky, D.C. Anderson, Stanley Bahorek, Theresa McCarthy, Julia Murney, Tally Sessions. Orchestrations by Michael Starobin. Musical direction by Chris Fenwick, who conducts a seven-piece orchestra. Recorded January 3, 2012.

Road Show Vocal Selections
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
Stephen Sondheim score. New, with added songs.

Robert Goulet on Broadway
(Masterworks - new digital download)
"Come Back to Me," "Dear Love," "Hello Dolly," "If I Ruled the World," "Long Ago and Far Away," "Look For Small Pleasure," "Night Song," "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever," "People," "She Touched Me," "Sunrise Sunset," "Who Can I Turn To."

Rosemary Clooney book
(Oxford Univ Press)
By Malcolm Macfarlane.

Sherman Edwards CD [untitled]
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
Sherman Edwards' 1776 demos and his last, unfinished score.

Sondheim S.T.A.G.E. Benefit
(new on CD)
March 2007 S.T.A.G.E. concert featuring Jamie Anderson, Ann Hampton Callaway, Len Cariou, Patrick Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy, Marc Cherry, Carole Cook, Veanne Cox, Wilson Cruz, Nancy Dussault, Kevin Earley, Betty Garrett, Randy Graff, Ronobir Lahiri, Pat Marshall, Sean McDermott, Linda Michele, Michele Nicastro, Michael Nouri, Sally Ann Howes, Valarie Pettiford, Charlotte Rae, Alice Ripley, Joan Ryan, Andrew Samonsky, Kevin Spirtas, KT Sullivan, Rip Taylor and Lisa Vroman.

Spring is Here
(PS Classics - new on CD)
First-ever recording of Rodgers & Hart's 1929 musical comedy.

Sweet Charity
(Koch/DRG - new on CD)
Reissue of 1966 French cast recording. Magali Noel, Sidney Chaplin, and Collette Marchand.

Walden Records: Songs by Arthur Schwartz
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
Final issue in Harbinger's Walden Records series. Bonus tracks.

-- Sound Advice Staff