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CDs Now Available:

Folk City: The Greenwich Village Musical Digimix
(JAY Records - new on 2 CDs/digital)
Original studio cast recording of score with music by Ronnie D’Addario, Nick Lohri, Lili Añel, Paula Brion, Pat DiNizio, Tracy Nelson, Gary English, Morgan Mallory, Abby Dormer, George Papas, Robbie Woliver, Emma Woliver, Filippo De Laura; lyrics by Robbie Woliver (book by Bernadette Contreras and Robbie Woliver). 84-page booklet with liner notes, full lyrics, and scene descriptions, bios of the cast and songwriters, credits, 60+ photos and more. 30 tracks. Released 7/9/24.

Sydnie Christmas: My Way
(Westway Music - new on CD/digital)
Debut album from English singer/actress, "Britain's Got Talent" winner. "My Way," "Tomorrow," "Over The Rainbow," "Believer," "She Used To Be Mine," "Gone Under," "The Impossible Dream," "Hall Of Fame," "Starlight Express," "Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "O Holy Night." Released 10/4/24.

Digital Music Now Available:

Boy on Billboard
(new digital album)
Concept album of score by Lisa Apple and Megan Parker-Wilson. Jack Austin, Laura Davis, Megan Dempsky, Mikaela Phillips, Ashley Seal, Noah Sowalskie. Produced in Richardson, Texas. Released 8/9/24.

Love's Concordia Bar
(new digital album)
Original cast recording of score by Olivia Amicangioli, Marjorie Murillo, and Edoardo Tesio. Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Released 8/5/24.

String
(new digital album)
Studio cast recording of score by Adam Gwon (book by Sarah Hammond). Ciara Renée, Mary Kate Morrissey, Kuhoo Verma, Katie Thompson, Diana Huey, Raymond J Lee, Jimmy Brewer, and Jay Armstrong Johnson. Produced by Frank Galgano, Adam Gwon and Sarah Hammond. The show premiered at the Village Theatre in Washington state in 2018. Released 7/16/24.

TL;DR: Thelma Louise; Dyke Remix
(new digital album)
Cast recording for show with book and lyrics by EllaRose Chary and music and lyrics by Brando(n) James Gwinn. Sara Porkalob, Sophia Araujo-Johnson. The Band includes Faith Carrion, Lyric Boothe, Steph Lehane, and MG Green, with additional vocals by E. Renée Gamez. Produced, mixed and mastered by Brandon James Gwinn at Teddy and the Fig Music. Recorded at Signature Sound in San Diego and at Second Story Sound in New York City. The show premiered at Diversionary Theatre in San Diego in May 2024. Released 10/11/24.

Books Now Available:

The Musical: A Research and Information Guide (Routledge Music Bibliographies) 2nd Edition
(Routledge - Paperback Book)
2nd edition of 2011 book by William Everett. More than 1,400 annotated entries; includes reference works, monographs, articles, anthologies, and websites related to the musical. Separate sections devoted to sub-genres (such as operetta and megamusical), non-English language musical genres in the U.S., traditions outside the U.S., individual shows, creators, performers, and performance. This second edition reflects the notable increase in musical theater scholarship since 2000. Also includes multimedia and electronic resources. 332 pages.

Sonny Boy: A Memoir
(Penguin Press - Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook
Memoir by Al Pacino. His life and career. 384 pages.

The Year that Made the Musical: 1924 and the Glamour of Musical Theatre
(Cambridge Univ Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By William A. Everett. About the remarkable mid-Roaring Twenties stagecraft to have been truly transnational, with a stellar cast of producers, performers and creators boldly experimenting worldwide. Revues, musical comedies, zarzuelas and operettas formed part of a thriving theatrical ecosystem, with many works - and their leading artists - now unpredictably defying genres. Demonstrates how fresh approaches became highly successful, with established leads like Marie Tempest and Fred Stone appearing in new productions even as Florence Mills, Fred and Adele Astaire, Gertrude Lawrence and George Gershwin now started to make their mark. 272 pages.

To Be Released by This Friday, October 18:

Jane Monheit
(Club44 Records - new on CD/digital)
Rick Montalbano on drums, Max Haymer on piano, Karl McComas Reichl on bass, Kevin Winard and Tiki Pasillas on percussion, and Joel Frahm on saxophone, in addition to The Nashville Recording Orchestra. Produced by Jane Monheit and Rick Montalbano, with Joel Lindsey serving as executive producer. "On a Clear Day You Can See Forever" (already available), "Young and Foolish," "Whatever Lola Wants" (already available), "My Brazil," "Green Finch and Linnet Bird," "In a World of My Own," "Not a Day Goes By," "Too Close for Comfort," "New Beginning," "And So It Goes."

Jennifer Hudson: The Gift of Love
(JHUD Productions/Interscope - new on CD/digital/vinyl
"Hallelujah," "Winter Wonderland," "Carol of the Bells," "Find the Love," "O Holy Night," "Make It Christmas," "Santa for Someone," "My Favorite Things," "Little Drummer Boy," "Go Tell It on the Mountain," "Almost Christmas," "Jingle Bells [Prelude]," "Jingle Bells," "The Christmas Song," "Auld Lang Syne."

London Tide
(Broadway Records - new digital album)
Cast recording of The National Theatre production of London Tide, score by by PJ Harvey and Ben Power. Single "Holloway," sung by Bella Maclean released early.

Stereophonic
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new on vinyl)
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. "Seven Roads," "Bright v1," "Masquerade," "Bright (Fast)," "Drive," "Champagne," "East of Eden," "Domino," It's made of teak, "In Your Arms," "BVs," "Exorcist II," "Campfire Masquerade," "Bright (Take 22)." Crystal clear, 180-gram vinyl housed alongside a special insert featuring images from the play. Produced by Playwrights Horizons. Limited edition of 750 copies. CD and digital released earlier.

Warriors
(Atlantic Records - new album)
Concept album for musical by Lin-Manuel Miranda and Eisa Davis. Utkarsh Ambudkar, Marc Anthony, Alex Boniello, Busta Rhymes, Cam'ron, Colman Domingo, Luis Figueroa, Aneesa Folds, Ghostface Killah, Amber Gray, Julia K Harriman, Joshua Henry, Lauryn Hill, Timothy Hughes, Sasha Hutchings, Michaela Jaé, Daniel Jikal, Gizel Jiménez, Jasmine Cephas Jones, David Patrick Kelly, Mykal Kilgore, Kim Dracula, Casey Likes, Kenita Miller, Nas, Flaco Navaja, Billy Porter, James Remar, Chris Rivers, RZA, Stephen Sanchez, Shenseea, and Phillipa Soo. Mike Elizondo, producer. Nas, executive producer.

Newly Listed Recordings:

October 21:

Welcome to Dangerville
(new digital album)
Pickleville Playhouse cast recording of score by Derek Davis and Logan Kyle. Tori Adler, Jordan Todd Brown, Jessica Cerreta, Adrian Graff, Jaycee Harris, Sutton Kaylor, Nathan Kremin, Katja Roberts. Josh Musselman on piano.

November 1:

Talking Hadestown
(Warner Music Group - new digital album)
Sixteen-part, digital words-and-music experience. Featuring commentary and narration by composer Anaïs Mitchell about the inspirations, concepts and creative processes that lie behind the key songs. Plus excerpts from the original Broadway cast recording. First four tracks now available, with three additional weekly releases to come.

November 22:

Wicked: The Soundtrack
(Republic Records - new on CD/digital)
Soundtrack for 2024 film based on the musical. Score by Stephen Schwartz. "No One Mourns the Wicked," "Dear Old Shiz," "The Wizard And I," "What Is This Feeling?," "Something Bad," "Dancing Through Life," "Popular," "I’m Not That Girl," "One Short Day," "A Sentimental Man," "Defying Gravity," "Ozdust Duet" (bonus track). Jonathan Bailey, Marissa Bode, Courtney-Mae Briggs, Sharon D. Clarke, Peter Dinklage, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, Ariana Grande, Ethan Slater, Michelle Yeoh.

Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.