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DIGITAL MUSIC Now Available:
Anya Turner & Robert Grusecki: In this Raggedy Time
(new digital album)New songs written during and around the pandemic. Anya Turner and Robert Grusecki with John Putnam (guitar) Tod Hedrick (bass), and John Redsecker (drums). "In This Raggedy Time," "Never Let It Go," "What I Miss," "So Much More," "The Alibi," "I Am Such A Dreamer," "Stay Home," "Second Wave," "Dude Gotta Go," "Come November 2020," "Elizabeth 1918," "Glittering Prizes," "Don't Worry," "That's Why I Love You," "Something New (in the New Year)." AnyaRobertMusic.com.
Maureen Taylor: Cosmic Connections - The Lyrics of Michael Colby
(Brainstorm Records - new digital album)
Singer Maureen Taylor performs 19 songs by Michael Colby (Charlotte Sweet) collaborations with Artie Bressler, Ned Paul Ginsburg, John C. Introcaso, Paul Katz, Sheldon Levin, Gerald Jay Markoe, Peter Millrose, Steven Silverstein, Joseph Thalken, and Jack Urbont.
Peppermint: Moment Of Weakness: Letters To My Lovers
(Warner - new digital album)
Actress, singer, songwriter, television personality, drag queen, and activist Peppermint (Head Over Heels). "The Little Things," "Gifts," "Crumbs," "Stat," "The Fear," "Moment of Weakness," "Rush In," "Broken Home" (with Jerome Bell), "Last Breath," "Ends in Goodbye."
BOOKS Now Available:
Broadway Revival: What If Gershwin Had Lived?
(new Paperback Book)
By Laura Frankos (showtunetriva). "David Greenbaum ... hijacks his brother Nates time machine, the SlingShot, and jumps to 1934 to save George Gershwin from the brain tumor that killed him at age thirty-eight ... How much influence can one actor-songwriter have on the Great White Way, armed with a suitcase of modern medicine and advance knowledge of nearly 150 years of musical theatre history?" Kindle Edition released earlier.
Deep Are the Roots: Trailblazers Who Changed Black British Theatre
(The History Press - Hardcover/Paperback Book)
By Stephen Bourne. Celebrates the pioneers of Black British theatre, beginning in 1825, when Ira Aldridge made history as the first Black actor to play Shakespeare's Othello in the United Kingdom, and ending in 1975 with the success of Britains first Black-led theatre company.
For Black Boys Who Have Considered Suicide When the Hue Gets Too Heavy
(Methuen Drama - Paperback Book)
Play by Ryan Calais Cameron. Premiered at the New Diorama Theatre in 2021, now at the Royal Court in London. 80 pages. Kindle Edition previously released.
Randy Rainbow: Playing with Myself
(St. Martin's Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
Intimate and light-hearted memoir by viral sensation Randy Rainbow: "the highs, the lows, the lipstick, the pink glasses, and the show tunes."
DVD/BLU-RAY Now Available:
Singin' in the Rain 70th Anniversary Edition
(Warner Bros - 4K Blu-ray 4-disc set)
1952 musical film. Directors: Stanley Donen, Gene Kelly. Writers: Adolph Green, Betty Comden. Produced by Arthur Freed. Cast includes Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor, Debbie Reynolds, Jean Hagen, Millard Mitchell, Cyd Charisse. Many extras.
Items to be released by this Friday, April 29:
Fanny Brice The Real Funny Girl: Rare Performances Curated by Chip Deffaa
(Garret Mountain Records - new CD/digital)
Rare, and in some cases, never-before-released, recordings of Brice from Deffaa's personal collection. Remastered by Scott Gordon. Graphic design by Frank Dain. Dedicated to Marilyn Michaels.
Jesus Christ Superstar Highlights From the All-Female Studio Cast Recording
(digital album)
Final installment of tracks from the "She Is Risen" project recorded by an all-female cast, orchestra, and engineers. Morgan James, Shoshana Bean, Cynthia Erivo, Ledisi, Bridget Everett, Orfeh, and Debbie Gravitte. "The Temple," "Damned for All Time," "The Last Supper," "Pilate and Christ," and "Trial Before Pilate"
Joe Stilgoe: Theatre
(Westway - new album)
Singer/pianist/songwriter Joe Stilgoe, with the Metropole Orchestra. "Overture," "Take Me Back To The Theatre," "Cabaret," "Lost In The Stars," "Does Anybody Have A Map?," "On Broadway," "Mr Matcham," "The King's New Clothes," "Gonna Build A Mountain," "No More/ Nothing's Gonna Harm You/Children Will Listen," "Bring Down The Curtain," "Dad's Lullaby."
Terron Brooks: The Soul Of Broadway Deluxe Album
(Sony Music - new on CD/digital)
NAACP Award nominated singer-songwriter, actor and writer Terron Brooks. "Music of the Night," "Impossible Dream," "Something's Coming," "What About Love" (duet with Keala Settle), "Summertime," "One Song Glory," "Tomorrow," "Not While I'm Around," "Just My Imagination," "Circle of Life / Can You Feel the Love Tonight." Bonus Tracks: "Waving Through a Window," "History Has Its Eyes on You," "Something's Coming" (single version)," "Tomorrow" (single version)."
Newly listed RECORDINGS:
May 13:
Drag: The Musical
(Craft Recordings - new album)
Studio recording of score for musical by Tomas Costanza and Ashley Gordon. Alaska Thunderfuck, Bob The Drag Queen, Divina De Campo, Fortune Feimster, Ginger Minj, Jack Rodman, Jamie Torcellini, Jujubee, Lagoona Bloo, Margaret Cho, Max Von Essen, Michelle Visage, Monét X Change, Nick Adams, and Peppermint. Single "Drag is Expensive" to be released one week earlier. "Welcome to the Fishtank," "She's All That," "Cathouse Fever," "Queen Kitty," "The Accounting Song," "Drag is Expensive," "Wigs," "Gay As Hell," "Gloria Shmidt," "Out of Your League," "Mirian Mintz," "She's Such a Bitch," "It's So Pretty," "I'm Just Brendan," "We Need Money," "I Don't Like You But I Love You," "Girls Like Us," "Jerry's Dead," "Two Bitches Are Better Than One," "Real Queens," "Welcome to the Catfish," "Brendan Is My Name," "Get It Together."
May 20:
Carol Lipnik: Blue Forest
(Mermaid Alley - new EP)
"Blue Forest," "All the Colors of the Sky," "Birds of a Feather," "I Don't Work Hard," "Thrice Toss These Oaken Ashes (Thomas Campion)," "Tick Bite," "A Pure Dose of Mercy." Kyle Sanna (guitars, ukulele, and synths), Matt Kanelos (piano, harmonies, synths and Wurlitzer), and Mathias Künzli (percussion).
May 27:
Carnival
(Stage Door Records - new on 2 CDs)
Score by Merrill and book by Michael Stewart. Expanded release includes: the 1961 Broadway cast album, newly remastered from stereo reel-to-reel tape; a handful of pop covers by The Everly Brothers, Pat Boone, Mel Torme and more; special bonus track, a rare live performance of "Love Makes the World Go 'Round" by Anna Maria Alberghetti for the public service radio broadcast "Stars for Defense"; and bonus disc with instrumental albums, Carnival performed by Cyril Ornadel and The Starlight Symphony Orchestra and Carnival in Percussion by The Paul Smith Ensemble. Detailed sleeve notes by George Dansker. Part of Stage Door Records' Deluxe Edition Broadway Cast Album series. StageDoorRecords.com.
June 7:
Grease 2
(Paramount - new Blu-ray)
Limited edition, steelbook release of 1982 musical film. Directed and choreographed by Patricia Birch. Maxwell Caulfield, Michelle Pfeiffer, Adrian Zmed, Lorna Luft, Didi Conn, Eve Arden, Sid Caesar, Dody Goodman, Tab Hunter, Connie Stevens. Score by Louis St. Louis and others.
For Me and My Gal
(Warner Archive - new Blu-ray)
1942 musical film. Directed by Busby Berkeley. Judy Garland, Gene Kelly, George Murphy, and Martha Eggerth.
Ziegfeld Girl
(Warner Archive - new Blu-ray)
1941 musical film. Directed by Robert Z. Leonard, Busby Berkeley. James Stewart, Judy Garland, Hedy Lamarr, Lana Turner, Tony Martin, Jackie Cooper. Songs by Roger Edens and others include "I'm Always Chasing Rainbows," "You Stepped Out of a Dream."
June 10:
Debbie Wileman: I'm Still Here
(new digital album)
Vocal impressionist Debbie Wileman's tribute to Judy Garland's 100th birthday, featuring songs of the legendary Judy Garland and hits Garland would sing if she were still with us today. "It's Today," "Beauty and the Beast," "Never Gonna Give You Up," "If He Walked Into My Life," "Rolling in the Deep," "Crazy," "Yesterday/Into My Life," "Fifty Percent," "Evergreen/Shallow," "Defying Gravity," "Back to Black," "I'm Still Here," "Over the Rainbow" (recorded live at the Barbra Streisand Scoring Stage at Sony Pictures Studios). Orchestrated, conducted, & produced by Steve Orich. Released in conjunction with a national tour, including an appearance at Carnegie Hall.
June 17:
Jeff Harnar: I Know Things Now: My Life in Sondheim's Words
(PS Classics - new on CD/digital)
Jeff Harner weaves 25 Sondheim songs into an original narrative, reimagining them for an LGBTQ+ audience and creating a self-portrait of a proudly gay New Yorker in the contemporary world. Jon Weber serves as conductor and orchestrator, recasting the songs in a jazz idiom accompanied by a 20-piece orchestra conducted by Weber. "Children Will Listen / I Know Things Now/ More," "Old Friends," "Opening Doors / Live Alone and Like It / You Could Drive a Person Crazy," "Everybody Says Don't," "Loving You / Losing My Mind ," "The God-Why-Don't-You-Love-Me Blues / sorry-grateful," "The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened to Me / What Can You Lose?," "The Little Things You Do Together / Marry Me a Little / I'm Calm / Getting Married Today," "Every Day a Little Death," "Can That Boy Foxtrot!," "Anyone Can Whistle," "Send in the Clowns ," "Could I Leave You? ," "Children Will Listen / the Ballad of Sweeney Todd," "Now You Know/I Know Things Now," "Being Alive." Produced by Bart Migal, with Ronald Thomas serving as executive producer.
Release date TBA:
Paradise Square OBC
(new on CD/digital)
Broadway cast recording of score Jason Howland (music), Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare (lyrics), with additional music by Larry Kirwan, inspired by the songs of Stephen Foster. Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, John Dossett, Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Nathaniel Stampley, Gabrielle McClinton, Jacob Fishel, Kevin Dennis and Matt Bogart. Produced by Jason Howland and Billy Jay Stein. Recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC during the weeks of April 18 and April 25. Digital expected in May 2022, CD in Summer 2022.
New Listed BOOKS:
July 25:
Made-Up Asians: Yellowface During the Exclusion Era
(Univ of Michigan Press - Hardcover/Paperback Book)
By Esther Kim Lee. Traces the development of yellowface in the U.S. context during the Exclusion Era (18621940), when Asians faced legal and cultural exclusion from immigration and citizenship. Examines a wide-ranging set of primary sources, including makeup guidebooks, play catalogs, advertisements, biographies, and backstage anecdotes, providing new ways of understanding and categorizing yellowface as theatrical practice and historical subject. 296 pages.
September 20:
WARHOLCAPOTE: A Non-Fiction Invention
(Simon & Schuster - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook/Audiobook on CD)
Play by director Rob Roth (Beauty and the Beast, Lestat), who unearthed eighty hours of tapes of conversations between Andy Warhol and Truman Capote in 1978 (made to be the source of a play, then abandoned). Every word in the play comes directly from these two 20th century geniuses. The structure of the conversations springs from Roth's imagination. The play made its world premiere at American Repertory Theater in 2017. 224 pages.
Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.
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