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CDs Now Available:

Steve Lawrence: Winners! / Come Waltz with Me
(Sepia Records - new on CD)
Steve Lawrence's first two albums on Columbia plus bonus tracks, including the Steve Lawrence composed "If You Love Her Tell Her So" on CD for the first time. 26 tracks. SepiaRecords.com.

Digital Music Now Available:

The Notebook
(Atlantic Records - new digital album)
OBC recording of score by Ingrid Michaelson. Cast includes Maryann Plunkett, Dorian Harewood, Joy Woods, Ryan Vasquez, Jordan Tyson, John Cardoza, Andréa Burns, and Carson Stewart. "Time," "Dance With Me," "Carry You Home," "Blue Shutters," "I Paint," "Sadness and Joy," "Leave The Light On," "What Happens," "I Wanna Go Back," "If This Is Love," "Kiss Me," "Home," "We Have To Try," "Forever," "Iron In The Fridge," "Don't You Worry," "It's Not Easy," "My Days," "I Love You More," "I Know," "Coda." Released 4/19/24. CD to be released 6/14/24.

Books Now Available:

Ageless Dancers
(Overhead Press - Hardcover Book)
Photographs by Betti Franceschi, from her collection of photographs of dancers age 70 and up. Forty iconic dancers from the disciplines of ballet, modern, contemporary, tap, and musical theater. 130 pages. Brilliant-editions.com.

Shakespeare: The Man Who Pays the Rent
(St. Martin's Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
By Judi Dench and Brendan O'Hea. Judi Dench opens up about every Shakespearean role she has played throughout her seven-decade career in a series of intimate conversations with actor and director Brendan O'Hea. Interspersed with vignettes on audiences, critics, company spirit and rehearsal room etiquette, she serves up priceless revelations on everything from the craft of speaking in verse to her personal interpretations of some of Shakespeare's most famous scenes. Previously released in paperback.

Song of the Season: Outstanding Broadway Songs since 1891
(Methuen Drama - Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition)
By Thomas Hischak. Charts the progress of American showtunes alongside popular music forms as songs evolved from the waltz and ragtime to jazz, rock, rap and hip-hop. Factual analysis and historical context combine to offer a rich picture of the American songbook from Irving Berlin to Elton John. 440 pages.

Newly Listed Recordings:

May 10:

Stereophonic
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new digital album)
OBC recording of score featuring original songs by Will Butler. Will Brill, Andrew R. Butler, Juliana Canfield, Eli Gelb, Tom Pecinka, Sarah Pidgeon, and Chris Stack. Produced by Playwrights Horizons.

June 4:

My Favorite Things: The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
(Liberator Films - new on Blu-ray/DVD)
Concert filmed at Theatre Royal Drury Lane, with songs from The Sound of Music, Carousel, South Pacific, and Oklahoma! Starring Joanna Ampil, Michael Ball, Maria Friedman, Daniel Dae Kim, Audra McDonald, Julian Ovenden, Lucy St. Louis, Aaron Tveit, Marisha Wallace and Patrick Wilson and featuring a 40-piece orchestra. Two hours.

Other Announcements:

Release date added:

May 3:

Gutenberg! The Musical!
(Center Stage Records/Yellow Sound Label - new digital album)
OBC recording of score by Scott Brown (music/lyrics) and Anthony King (lyrics). Josh Gad and Andrew Rannells. Recorded 1/29/24. Arrangements, and orchestrations are by T.O. Sterrett. Produced and mixed by Michael Croiter. BroadwayRecords.com. CD to be released 5/17/24.

Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.