Tracie Bennett: Songs From the Broadway Production End of the Rainbow and other Garland Classics
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Vocal Pop on Jul 12th, 2012
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Bobbi Carrey & Tomi Hayashi: Between the Wars: Music From 1918 to 1941
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Performed at the Crane, Vocal Pop on Apr 23rd, 2012
Between the World Wars, America was on a wild roller coaster ride. After peace was declared in 1918, the country soared to giddy heights in the Roaring ’20s, crashed deep into the Depression, climbed the long hill back to prosperity—and then found itself once again at war. The stresses created a new and altered nation, [...]
Godspell: 40 Anniversary Celebration
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Movies, Soundtracks on Feb 4th, 2012
“The musical Godspell first opened in New York in a tiny off-off-Broadway theater in Greenwich Village in 1971 before moving to a slightly larger off-Broadway house on the Upper West Side and, eventually, onto Broadway itself; a movie version was released in 1973. This two-CD set packages the original cast and original soundtrack albums together [...]
Anything Goes: New Broadway Cast Recording
Posted in Broadway Musicals on Jan 27th, 2012
“The Roundabout Theatre Company’s 2011 Broadway revival of Anything Goes offers a fresh take on Cole Porter”s 1934 hit musical while keeping close to the freewheeling spirit of the original. The production was a huge success, winning Tony Awards for Best Revival of a Musical and for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a [...]
American Idiot: The Original Broadway Cast Recording featuring Green Day
Posted in Broadway Musicals on Oct 28th, 2010
Check Our Catalog “Unique among rock musicals, the original cast recording actually feels like rock & roll, no doubt because Green Day functioned as the house band for this original cast recording, lending muscle so heavy it’s disarming, particularly when it’s paired with the cast’s ready-for-the-stage vocals…there’s never been a Broadway cast album that sounds [...]
Chita Rivera: And Now I Swing
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Vocal Pop on Apr 2nd, 2010
Check Our Catalog “Rivera is an expressive singer with a limited range who shows her age here and there, but she puts across the songs well, especially those that have more rhythm. She is really at home when the rhythm turns Latin.”–All Music Guide
Next to Normal: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Soundtracks on Oct 2nd, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Next to Normal captured the Tony Award for best score. The indie film-like story is a contemporary examination of an American family in which a trauma has unbalanced the mind of the mother, leading to encounters with the prescription drugs and therapy that characterize current medical treatment for mental illness. Brian Yorkey, [...]
Shrek, the Musical: Original Broadway Cast Recording
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Soundtracks on Apr 28th, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Declared a “big fat hit” by USA Today, and “true happiness” by The New York Times, Shrek – The Musical features music by Jeanine Tesori (Thoroughly Modern Millie; Caroline, or Change), book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire (Rabbit Hole), and direction by Jason Moore (Avenue Q).”–From the Label
Magic Tree House: The Musical
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Music for Children, Soundtracks on Feb 3rd, 2009
Check Our Catalog “Based on Mary Pope Osborne’s beloved series of children s books, Magic Tree House: The Musical brings Osborne s enchanting tales to life onstage. With the author s blessing, playwright Will Osborne (Mary Pope s husband) and composer Randy Courts fashioned a Broadway-style musical that expands on the books. The result is [...]
South Pacific: the New Broadway Cast Recording
Posted in Broadway Musicals, Soundtracks on Oct 17th, 2008
Check Our Catalog The landmark musical’s first-ever Broadway revival! Considered by many the finest musical ever written, the score’s songs include such musical theater classics as “Some Enchanted Evening,” “Younger Than Springtime,” “Bali Ha’i,” “There is Nothin’ Like a Dame” and “A Wonderful Guy.”