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CD/Vinyl Now Available:

The Flasher
(Real Gone Music - new vinyl LP)
First-ever reissue in any format soundtrack by Rupert Holmes and the band Pool-Pah for the 1973 X-rated film initially called Forbidden Under Censorship of the King, renamed The Flasher. Also includes four-page insert with rare photos and brand-new liner notes by The Second Disc's Joe Marchese drawing on interviews with Pool-Pah lead singer Lenie Colacino, bassist/trumpeter Bruce Handelman, guitarist/saxophonist Seth Handelman, guitarist Billye Arrington–and Rupert Holmes.

Some Like It Hot OBC
(Concord Theatricals Recordings - new on CD)
2022 original Broadway cast recording of score by Marc Shaiman (music/lyrics) and Scott Wittman (lyrics). Cast includes Christian Borle, J. Harrison Ghee, Adrianna Hicks, and Kevin Del Aguila. "What Are You Thirsty For?," "You Can't Have Me (If You Don't Have Him)," "Vamp!," "I'm California Bound," "A Darker Shade of Blue," "Take It Up a Step," "Zee Bap," "At the Old Majestic Nickel Matinee," "Poor Little Millionaire!," "Some Like It Hot," "Let's Be Bad," "Dance the World Away," "Fly, Mariposa, Fly," "You Coulda Knocked Me Over with a Feather," "He Lied When He Said Hello," "Ride Out the Storm," "Baby, Let's Get Good." Produced by Scott M. Riesett and Marc Shaiman. Released 7/7/23. Digital version released earlier. Vinyl version to be released 9/1/23.

DIGITAL MUSIC Now Available:

Other Lives: The Story Songs of Michael Colby
(JAY Records - new digital album/CD)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording. 2022 Urban Stages Theater (Winter Rhythms) cast. JAYRecords.com. Released 6/16/23

BOOKS Now Available:

Creating Back to the Future: The Musical
(Abrams - Hardcover Book)
By Michael Klastorin. Foreword by Bob Gale. About the creation of the musical that opened at the Manchester Opera House in February 2020, music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard and a book by Robert Zemeckis and Bob Gale (adapted from their original screenplay). Pairs exclusive, in-depth interviews with previously unpublished photography; excerpts from Bob Gale's personal journal; and a foreword by Gale to reveal and detail the years long process, and the creative ingenuity and technical innovation. 224 pages. Released 7/3/23.

RECORDINGS newly listed:

July 19:

Brian Gari: I Grew Up Here
(Original Cast Records - new album)
All songs written by Brian Gari except where noted. "Send Your Songs to Me"*, "Tell Your Sisters"**, "You Can Have Him Back," "Wedding Ring Guitar: Bg," "She's in No Rush to Love Me," "No Riding Today," "Try to Be Funny (Intended For the Broadway Musical "Late Nite Comic")," "Which One Do You Miss Most?," "What Does a Letter Mean?," "She Can't Get the Job Done," "I Grew Up Here Guitar, Piano: Bg," "Patron of the Arts," "I Don't Believe Her," "Legend of Town Hall," Bonus Track "Everybody Wants to Be Remembered" (from the Off Broadway Musical "Lyle"; music: Janet Gari, lyric: Toby Garson). Produced and arranged by Brian Gari and Peter Millrose. * recorded 4/1/76 at Lucas Warehouse NYC. **produced & arranged by BG & Jeff Olmsted.

August 25:

Barbra Streisand: Live at Bon Soir
(Columbia Records/Legacy Recordings - new vinyl LP)
Live album recorded over three nights, November 4-6, 1962. What was to be a debut album was ultimately shelved in favor of the 1963 studio effort, The Barbra Streisand Album. Introduction by David Kapralik/"My Name Is Barbra," "Much More," "Napoleon," "I Hate Music," "Right as the Rain," "Cry Me a River," "Value," "Lover, Come Back to Me," Band Introductions, "Soon It's Gonna Rain," "Come to the Supermarket (In Old Peking)," "When the Sun Comes Out," "Happy Days Are Here Again," "Keepin' Out of Mischief Now," "A Sleepin' Bee," "I Had Myself a True Love," "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered," "Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?," "I'll Tell the Man In the Street," "A Taste of Honey," "Never Will I Marry," "Nobody's Heart Belongs to Me," "My Honey's Lovin' Arms," "I Stayed Too Long at the Fair." Remastered from original master tapes. Produced by Streisand with Martin Erlichman and Jay Landers. New liner notes written by Barbra Streisand. Previously released on CD/digital.

August 11:

Perry Como Sings Songs at the Supper Club
(Sepia Records - new on 2 CDs)
63 tracks never commercially recorded by Perry Como and performed on the Chesterfield Radio Show, The Supper Club between 1944-1948. Featuring the orchestras of Ted Steele and Lloyd Shaffer with vocal harmonies from The Satisfiers and The Modernaires.

Rose Marie Sings: The Complete Mercury Recordings & More
(Sepia Records - new on CD)
First ever CD of TV and stage personality Rose Marie issued to celebrate her centenary and released with the support of her family. Featuring recordings from four decades (1938-1966), including previously unreleased tracks. Liner notes by her daughter and photos from the family archives. 29 tracks.

Release date TBA:

The Gospel According to Heather
(JAY Records - new album)
2023 Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Paul Gordon. Cast includes Lauren Elder, Badia Farha, Maria Habeeb, Jeremy Kushnier, Maya Lagerstam, Zach Rand, Katey Sagal, Carson Stewart, Brittany Nicole Williams, and Wayne Wilson. Produced by John Yap. Release date TBA.

The Nutty Professor
(new album)
Studio recording of score by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes. Based on the recent Ogunquit Playhouse staging of the musical based on the Jerry Lewis movie.. Cast TBA. 2024 release expected.

Walking With Bubbles
(new on CD/digital/vinyl)
Recording of score by Brianna Kothari Barnes for Jessica Hend's solo show. To include the seven songs from the show plus one bonus track of the cut title song. Release date TBA.

BOOKS newly listed:

July 20:

School Girls; Or, The African Mean Girls Play
(Methuen Drama - Paperback Book/Kindle Edition)
Play by Jocelyn Bioh. Published to coincide with the UK premiere at the Lyric Theatre, Hampstead, in June 2023. 96 pages.

August 8:

Frank and Percy
(Methuen Drama - Paperback/Kindle Edition)
Play by Ben Weatherill. Published to coincide with the world premiere at Theatre Royal Windsor, in June 2023, starring Roger Allam and Ian McKellen. 80 pages.

September 19:

Sondheim: His Life, His Shows, His Legacy
(Black Dog & Leventhal - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
By Stephen M. Silverman. "Offers a witty multidimensional look at the musical genius ..." Explores the bond between Sondheim and his audiences ... examines the challenging Sondheim works that continue to develop devoted new followings. "... a lavish, highly engrossing documentation of the dynamic force who reshaped twentieth-century American musical history." 304 pages.

September 27:

Backstage: Portraits of Actors at Work in the Theatre
(Lannoo Publishers - Hardcover Book)
Series of photographs by Simon Annand that go behind the scenes in London theaters, capturing actors before they go on stage. Foreword by Cate Blanchett. 256 pages.

October 3:

J Is for Judy: Classic Hollywood's Leading Ladies from A to Z
(Doubleday Books for Young Readers - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By John Robert Allman. Illustrations by Peter Emmerich. From Audrey Hepburn to Zsa Zsa Gabor, a star-studded alphabet book featuring the greatest ladies of the classic era of American movies (from the creators of "A Is for Audra and B Is for Broadway"). Hollywood history, spellbinding scenes, captivating costumes, and sparkling sets. Reading age 3 - 7 years. 48 pages.

October 5:

Reviewing the Situation: the British Musical from Noël Coward to Lionel Bart
(Methuen Drama - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By John Snelson. Traces what made shows like Oliver!, Me and My Girl, The Dancing Years, Bless the Bride and Expresso Bongo successes in the West End and how their qualities define a uniquely British interpretation of the genre. Detailed case studies, such as The Boy Friend and Bitter Sweet. 208 pages.

Seriously Mad: Mental Distress and the Broadway Musical
(Univ of Michigan Press - Hardcover Book/Paperback)
By Aleksei Grinenko. An account of stage musicals' engagement with historically significant theories about mental distress, illness, disability, and human variance in the United States. Shows how theater dramatized serious medical conditions and social problems. Among the many Broadway productions discussed are Next to Normal, A Strange Loop, Sweeney Todd, Man of La Mancha, Dear World, Anyone Can Whistle, Gypsy, Oklahoma!, and Lady in the Dark. 280 pages.

October 17:

Public/Private: My Life with Joe Papp at The Public Theater
(Applause - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Gail Merrifield. Memoir blending a behind-the-scenes history about New York City's Public Theater with an engrossing account of her life working alongside her husband, the Public's founder Joe Papp. 392 pages.

Details added

September 15:

Rogers & Hammerstein's Oklahoma!
(Chandos - new on 2 CDs/digital/2-LP vinyl)
First complete recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein score in the original Robert Russell Bennett orchestration, restored by Bruce Pomahac, Overture to Exit Music. Cast includes Nathaniel Hackmann, Laurey Sierra Boggess, Jud Fry Rodney Earl Clarke, Jamie Parker, Louise Dearman, Sandra Marvin, Nadim Naaman, Leo Roberts, Juan Jackson, Will Richardson, Sejal Keshwala. Sinfonia of London with John Wilson conducting. Media details: double hybrid SACD – CHSA 5322; limited edition double vinyl – ABRD 5322 (1,000 numbered copies). Recorded in Dolby ATMOS and available in spatial audio.sinfoniaoflondon.com

Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.