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Digital music now available:

Ava Della Pietra: truth or truth
(new EP)
Debut album from singer/songwriter and stage actress Ava Della Pietra.

A Commercial Jingle for Regina Comet
(new digital album)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Alex Wyse and Ben Fankhauser. Cast: Alex Wyse and Ben Fankhauser, and Bryonha Marie Parham. Produced by Rob Sher and Cody Lassen, with executive producers Huck Walton and Brian Gillet of InOvation Multimedia. Featuring original musicians Alex Goldie Golden on keys, Rosa Avila, and Sherisse Rogers. Produced by Robert Sher and Cody Lassen. Released 8/19/22.

"The Night-Time Sky's Got Nothing On You"
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new digital single)
Single track from upcoming cast recording for Almost Famous. By Tom Kitt (music and lyrics) Cameron Crowe (lyrics).. Performed by Chris Wood and Solea Pfeiffer.

Books now available:

Go Greased Lightning!: The Amazing Authenticity of Grease
(Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition)
By Scott Miller (New Line Theatre). Explores the world-famous musical's creation, evolution, musical roots, cultural context, its parallels to Hair, its film and TV versions, why it's been so wildly successful, how it's been changed over time, and lots more. 141 pages. Released 8/17/22.

Items to be released this Friday, August 26:

Julie Benko and Jason Yeager: Hand in Hand
(Club44 Records - new digital album)
Married couple, Broadway actress singer Julie Benko (Funny Girl) and jazz musician and composer Jason Yeager. Collection of standards and originals. "All I've Ever Known," "It Might As Well Be Spring," "People," "Louisiana Fairy Tale," "Gainesville," "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?," "Me, Myself, and I," "Mercedes Benz," "Sweet Pea," "If I Were Bell," "Just Begun," "Another Life," "The Nearness of You." Single track "Louisiana Fairy Tale" released 8/12/22.

The Pleasure Garden OLC
(JAY Records - new on CD/digital)
Music by Charles Miller; lyrics by Glenn Chandler. Jay Worley, Sam Baumal, Rory Charlie Campbell, Ashleigh Harvey, Ben Amora Wong, Jennie Jacobs, Steve Watts, Jonathan Harlaw.

Newly listed books:

November 1:

Magic To Do: Pippin's Fantastic, Fraught Journey to Broadway and Beyond
(Applause - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Elysa Gardner. Celebrating the 50th anniversary of Pippin. Dives deep into the legendary clashes, backstage drama, and incredible artistic synergy. An examination of the creative struggles between Pippin's director/choreographer, the iconic Bob Fosse, and Stephen Schwartz. 250 pages.

November 15:

Jack in the Box: or, How to Goddamn Direct
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Jack O'Brien. In a follow-up to his memoir, Jack Be Nimble, the director collects stories from the many productions he has worked on; the great talents he encountered and collaborated with; and the choices that he made, on the stage and off, that have come to define his career. He tells his readers how to become a director–or, at the very least, relates an unfailingly honest story of how he did. 272 pages.

Release date TBA:

Public/Private: My Years with Joe Papp at the Public Theater
(Applause - new book)
By Gail Merrifield Papp. Blending an affecting memoir of her life alongside the founder of the Public Theater Joe Papp with a behind-the-scenes portrait of the influential theater’s dazzling history. Paints a comprehensive portrait of the creative process of one of America’s most acclaimed theater artists, highlighting the innovative ways the Public operated, driven by Joe’s ambition to create a year-round producing home focused on original plays and musicals from new voices, while employing non-traditional casting which made it a home for scores of the most creative people in American pop culture. New aspects of Joe Papp’s many battles with the establishment are also highlighted, from tilts with Robert Moses to theater critics to conservative poohbahs in the US Congress.

Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.