Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice Recap Week of 4/9/24

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Books Now Available:

Dancing on the Edge: A Journey of Living, Loving, and Tumbling through Hollywood
(Blackstone Publishing - new Hardcover/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook/Audiobook on CD)
By Russ Tamblyn. Tamblyn writes about his career and his personal life. 360 pages.

Music to Be Released by This Friday:

Dreams of Dracula: The Immersive Show
(new digital album)
Off-Broadway cast recording, music by Dian Shuai.

The Shining
(Pentatone - new 2-CD set/digital)
Lyric Opera of Kansas City recording of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell's opera based on the novel by Stephen King. Conductor Gerard Schwarz. Cast includes Edward Parks. Apparently moved from April 5.

Newly Listed Recordings:

May 22:

The Outsiders
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new digital album)
2024 OBC recording of score by Jamestown Revival and Justin Levine (the book is by Adam Rapp with Justin Levine). Three tracks released early. Cast includes Brody Grant, Sky Lakota-Lynch, Joshua Boone, Brent Comer, Jason Schmidt, Emma Pittman, Daryl Tofa, Kevin William Paul, and Dan Berry. CD to be released June 28.

June 28:

Schwartz Songs
(Westway Music - new on CD/digital/vinyl)
New recordings of songs by Stephen Schwartz. With Samantha Barks, Jamie Muscato, Lucie Jones, Louise Dearman, Kerry Ellis, Rachel Tucker, Billy Luke Nevers, John Owen-Jones, Oliver Thompsett, Rob Houchen, Hiba Elchikhe, Alice Fearn, Rachel John, Peter Jöback And Emma Kingston. Conceived and produced by Rhydian Roberts and Stephen Schwartz.

Other New Information:

Release dates added:

May 17:

Here We Are
(Concord Theatricals Recordings - on CD/digital)
Score by Stephen Sondheim (book by David Ives). Cast includes Francois Battiste, Tracie Bennett, Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, Jin Ha, Rachel Bay Jones, Denis O'Hare, Steven Pasquale, David Hyde Pierce, and Jeremy Shamos. Recorded week of January 10, 2024. Produced by Sean Patrick Flahaven and Bill Rosenfield. 2-LP, 180g baby blue vinyl due on September 6.