Talkin' Broadway Sound Advice Recap Week of 6/14/16 (updated 6/17/16)
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2016: June 7 | May 31, 24, 17, 10, 3 | April 26, 19, 12, 5 | March 29, 22, 15, 8, 1 | February 23, 16, 9, 2 | January 26, 19, 12, 5, 2016 | 2015
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CDs Now Available:
Alexa Green: So Good (Broadway Records - new on CD/mp3) Actress/singer (West Coast Wicked, PBS Company) debut album. "A Piece of Sky," "New York Medley (I Guess The Lord Must Be In New York City/Another Hundred People/I Miss New York/New York State Of Mind)," "Merry Go 'Round," "Summerfling," "Twisted," "California/Come Rain or Come Shine," "Squeeze Me," "Being Good Isn't Good Enough," "Blues In The Night," "If It's Over," "Casanova Brown," Bonus Track: "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road/Look to the Rainbow." Also at BroadwayRecords.com.
Arlington (World Premiere Recording) (Broadway Records - new on CD/mp3) One-woman musical focuses on a young Army wife trying to keep herself from a nervous breakdown as her husband fights overseas. Written by Victor Lodato and Polly Pen (Goblin Market, Bed and Sofa). Featuring Alexandra Silber (Fiddler on the Roof) and pianist/actor Ben Moss . Produced at the Vineyard Theatre in 2014. Produced by Michael Moritz, Jr. Also available at BroadwayRecords.com.
Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley: Unattached - Live at Feinstein's/54 Below (Broadway Records - new on CD/mp3) Emily Skinner and Alice Ripley. "I Will Never Leave You," The Two Of Us Wearing The Same Dress, "Friendship Medley," "Best Friends/She Needs Me," Are there any Harry Nilsson fans out there?, "Life Line" (Alice), Songs that speak to us..., "I Don't Need a Roof" (Emily), Mother's favorite charm song, "Tonight You Belong to Me," Now that i'm left all by myself..., "As If We Never Said Goodbye" (Alice), Matchy-patchy, "Lave Me Alone," Niche fields, "When It Ends" (Emily), Wearing the same dress, part 2, "Bosom Buddies," This next song sums it up perfectly, "Reminder Song," Without you here, all of this would seem incredibly self-indulgent, "Two Little Sisters." Also at BroadwayRecords.com.
Samantha Barks (new import CD) UK/U.S. actor/singer (Les Misérables, City of Angels, Amelie. "Troublemaker," "Stay," "If I Die Young," "On My Own," "As Long As He Needs Me," "One Day I'll Fly Away," "Holding on," "When He Loved Me," "Hard to Find," "This House Is Empty Now," "Go the Distance," "Ellan Vannin." Also available directly from the UK at Dress Circle and Amazon UK.
DIGITAL DOWNLOADs Now Available:
Dude (Kilmarnock Records - new digital album on mp3/iTunes) Recording of musical score by Galt MacDermot and Gerome Ragni. 26 tracks. CD format available at CDBaby.com. Released in March 2016.
I Miss My Broadway Show (J L W Music - digital single on mp3/iTunes) Joseph Lorenzo Wise (one of the original four porters in On the 20th Century).
She Loves Me Digital (Ghostlight Records - new on mp3) 2016 Roundabout production. Score by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick. Cast includes Laura Benanti, Zachary Levin, Gavin Creel, Byron Jennings, Michael McGrath, and Jane Krakowski, Peter Bartlett, with Nicholas Barasch. "Overture," "Good Morning, Good Day," "Sounds While Selling," "Days Gone By," "No More Candy," "Three Letters," "Tonight at Eight," "I Don't Know His Name," "Perspective," "Goodbye, Georg," "Will He Like Me?," "Ilona," "I Resolve," "A Romantic Atmosphere," "Mr. Nowack, Will You Please...," "Dear Friend," "EntrÂ’acte," "Try Me," "Where's My Shoe?," "Vanilla Ice Cream," "She Loves Me," "A Trip to the Library," "Grand Knowing You," "Twelve Days to Christmas," "Finale," "Bows," " Recorded 4/25/16. Also at GhostlightRecords.com. Released 6/10/16.
Recordings RECENTLY MADE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER:
Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway (Columbia - new on CD/mp3/vinyl) Streisand duets. "At the Ballet" (with Anne Hathaway and Daisy Ridley), "Loving You" (with Patrick Wilson), "Who Can I Turn To (When Nobody Needs Me)" (virtual duet with Anthony Newley), "The Best Thing That Ever Has Happened" (with Alec Baldwin), "Any Moment Now" (with Hugh Jackman), [Track 6], "Pure Imagination" (with Seth MacFarlane), "Take Me to the World" (with Antonio Banderas), "I'll Be Seeing You / I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face" (with Chris Pine), "Climb Ev'ry Mountain" (with Jamie Foxx).
Fanny (Shout! Factory - new on Blu-ray) 1961 non-musical film based on the book of the 1954 stage musical; Joshua Logan and S.N. Behrman. Leslie Caron, Horst Buchholz, Maurice Chevalier, Charles Boyer. Directed by Joshua Logan. Music by Harold Rome. 134 minutes.
Lost West End 2: London's Forgotten Musicals (Stage Door Records - new import CD) From 1970 to 2008. Performers include Hannah Waddingham, Michael Crawford, Colm Wilkinson, Paul Jones and many more. "Bordello" (Bordello), "I've Always Had A Dream" (Drake's Dream), "Winnie" (Winnie), "Step Across The River" (Jack The Ripper), "Damsels In Distress" (After Shave), "Whatever Time There Is" (Flowers For Algernon), "Till The End Of Time" (Maggie), "Sincerely Yours" (The Importance), "Waiting And Hoping" (Napoleon), "Imagine This" (Imagine This), "The Man Behind The Mask" (Zorro), "Love Will Always" (Moby Dick), "The Least Of My Troubles" (Blondel), "Running Out Of Time" (Dean), "My Body's Weary" (Fire Angel), "More Than Earth" (Isabel's A Jezebel), "It's So Much Fun To Be Gay" (Murderous Instincts), "More" (Casper), "Gentle Love" (Boyband - The Musical), "I'd Die For You" (Voyeurz), "Fire With Fire" (Money To Burn); Bonus Track: "Second Hand Rag" (Wild Wild Women).
Tell Me That You Love Me, Junie Moon - Blu-ray (Olive Films - on Blu-ray) 1970 film featuring Liza Minnelli, Ken Howard, Robert Moore, Kay Thompson, James Coco, Fred Williamson, Leonard Fry. Marjorie Kellogg adapted her novel for the screen. Directed by Otto Preminger. Score by Philip Springer with Pete Seeger performing the opening and closing credits tune "Old Devil Time." 113 minutes.
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