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CDs Now Available:
Rose-Marie
(Harbinger Records/The Musical Theater Project - new on CD)
In partnership with the Smithsonian: the first release in any format of their 1981 production of the classic operetta, starring Ron Raines and Debra Vanderlinde. With the Catholic University of America a capella Choir. The only complete recording of the score, which includes lyrics by Otto Harbach and Oscar Hammerstein II. Music by Rudolf Friml and Herbert Stothart. "Overture," "Prelude / Opening Chorus," "Hard-Boiled Herman," "Rose-Marie," "The Mounties," "Lak Jeem," "Rose-Marie - Reprise," "Indian Love Call," "Campfire Impression ," "Introduction and Rose-Marie - Reprise," "Pretty Things," "Why ShouldnT We?," "Totem Tom-Tom," "Rose-Marie - Reprise," "Finale Act I," "EntrActe," "Pretty Things - Reprise," "Only a Kiss," "Finaletto, Act 2," "Introduction to the Minuet of the Minute," "The Minuet of the Minute," "Bridal Procession: Door of My Dreams," "Bridal Finale," "Finale Ultimo." HarbingerRecords.com.
Books Now Available:
BAM... and Then It Hit Me
(powerHouse Books - Kindle Edition)
Memoir by Karen Brooks Hopkins, President Emerita of the Brooklyn Academy of Music. Numerous photographs. 320 pages.
Damn Shame: A Memoir of Desire, Defiance, and Show Tunes
(Random House Canada - new Paperback Book/Kindle Edition/Audible audiobook)
Memoir by Broadway/Off-Broadway/TV/fim performer David Pevsner. 368 pages.
The Phantom of the Opera Collection
(Titan Comics - Hardcover Book/Kindle & comiXology Edition)
Fully authorized graphic novel adaptation by Cavan Scott, illustrated by José María Beroy, of the Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charles Hart, Richard Stilgoe original libretto.
MUSIC to be released this Friday:
Caroline, or Change
(Broadway Records/Roundabout Records - new on 2 CDs)
New Broadway (Roundabout Theatre Company) cast recording of score by Jeanine Tesori (music) and Tony Kushner (lyrics). Produced by Elliot Scheiner, Nigel Lilley, Jeanine Tesori, and Van Dean. Edited and mixed by Lawrence Manchester. Sharon D Clarke, Gabriel Amoroso, Alexander Bello, John Cariani, Joy Hermalyn, Arica Jackson, Tamika Lawrence, Caissie Levy, Adam Makké, Kevin S. McAllister, Harper Miles, NKenge, Nya, Richard Alexander Phillips, Jayden Theophile, Nasia Thomas, Jaden Myles Waldman, Samantha Williams, Stuart Zagnit, and Chip Zien. Digital format released earlier. BroadwayRecords.com.
The Four Phantoms in Concert
(Broadway Records - new digital album)
Brent Barrett, John Cudia, Franc D'Ambrosio, and Ciarán Sheehan, plus special guest Kaley Ann Voorhees. Recorded live at Feinstein's/54 Below. "Overture," "Old Friends," Welcome to Feinsteins / 54 Below..., "This Is The Moment," Brent barrett intro, "All I Care About," Franc DAmbrosio intro, "Speak Softly Love," Ciarán Sheehan intro, "Danny Boy," John Cudia intro, "'Til I Hear You Sing," "The Impossible Dream," "Pretty Women," Kaley Ann Voorhees intro, "Home", Duet Medley: "The First Man You Remember / Youre Just in Love / It Only Takes A Moment / Tonight," "All I Ask of You," Bring Him Home intro, "Bring Him Home," "The Phantom of the Opera," The Music of the Night intro, "The Music of the Night," "I'm Nothing Without You," "Band Intro / The Best of Times." CD to be released 2/11/22. Broadway Records.
NEWLY LISTED Recordings:
January 21:
The Sunday Set: Billy Stritch & Jim Caruso
(Provident - new on CD/digital)
Recorded Live at the Birdland Theater. "Whistle While You Work," "You Are My Sunshine," "Lullaby of Birdland," "Lovin' at Birdland," "What Did You Do to Your Face?," "A Doodlin' Song," "Isn't It a Pity?," "Sinatra Saloon Medley: In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning / One More for My Baby (And One More for the Road) / Angel Eyes," "42nd Street." Stritch on piano and Steve Doyle on bass.
February 25, 2022:
Spencer Day: Broadway by Day
(Provident - new on CD)
Details to come.
NEWLY LISTED Books:
The Letters of Oscar Hammerstein II
(Oxford Univ Press - new hardcover book)
Mark Eden Horowitz, editor. Hundreds of previously unpublished letters that show off all facets of Hammerstein's many engagements and his personality: correspondence to and from major Broadway figures like Richard Rodgers, Stephen Sondheim, Jerome Kern, and Josh Logan, as well as those with politicians and activists. Reveals a man who was sharp, opinionated, and funny but also cared deeply about addressing the social ills that his musicals explored beyond the stage. 1000 pages.
Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.
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