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Books Now Available:
Miracle of The Music Man: The Classic American Story of Meredith Willson
(Rowman & Littlefield - Hardcover Book)
By Mark Cabaniss. The author brings to life the origins of this classic show, the music behind it, and the unlikely story of its creator. Interweaving behind-the-scenes accounts of people who worked with Willson, Cabaniss looks at his long and unusual career as a composer, conductor, radio personality, and flutist. 208 pages. Released 9/15/22.
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.
Newly Listed Recordings:
October 7, 2022:
White Christmas & Holiday Inn
(Sepia Records - new 2-CD set)
First CD release of the complete film scores for both White Christmas and Holiday Inn, derived from pre-recordings made during the film making process. Also included is Holiday Inn Radio Preview; a previously unreleased 1942 recording of "White Christmas" as sung by Bing Crosby; and Rosemary Clooney's 1953 soundtrack sessions recorded for White Christmas. 29 tracks on first CD; 30 tracks on second. SepiaRecords.com.
November 1, 2022:
Holiday Inn 80th Anniversary Edition
(Universal - new 4K Ultra HD/Blu-ray/Digital set)
1942 musical film. Directed by Mark Sandrich. Score by Irving Berlin. Bing Crosby, Fred Astaire, Marjorie Reynolds, Virginia Dale, Walter Abel. Bonus content: A Couple of Song and Dance Men; All-Singing All-Dancing; Reassessing "Abraham"; theatrical trailer; feature commentary by Ken Barnes, including archival audio comments from Fred Astaire, Bing Crosby, and John Scott Trotter. One hour, 41 minutes.
Newly Listed Books:
November 15, 2022:
Fat Ham
(Theatre Communications Group - Paperback Book/Kindle Edition)
Play by James Ijames. Winner of the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Premiere at Public Theater in May 2022. 112 pages.
December 8, 2022:
Musical Theatre For Dummies
(For Dummies - Paperback Book)
By Seth Rudetsky. For those new to musical theatre. History of musical theater and shows born on Broadway or the West End that became cultural phenomena; development of productions, from the idea stage all the way through opening night and beyond; insights into how theater is made; insider advice on the skills you need to perform in professional or amateur musical theater productions; anecdotes and show recommendations. 384 pages.
March 9, 2023:
Careful the Spell You Cast: How Stephen Sondheim Extended the Range of the American Musical
(Methuen Drama - Hardcover Book)
By Ben Francis (Oxford Handbook of Sondheim Studies). "... argues that Sondheim firmly belongs to the Broadway aspirational tradition, in that many of his characters are defined by their dreams: to abandon one's dream (as Ben does in Follies, Frank does in Merrily We Roll Along, and Addison does in Road Show) is to lose one's soul. 192 pages.
Other New Announcements:
Release of 9/30/22 date and further information added:
Into the Woods
(Concord Theatricals/Craft Recordings - new digital album)
Recording of the 2022 Broadway / New York City Center Encores! cast. Score by Stephen Sondheim. Sara Bareilles, Brian dArcy James, Patina Miller, Phillipa Soo, Joshua Henry, Aymee Garcia, TaNika Gibson, Annie Golden, Albert Guerzon, Brooke Ishibashi, Kennedy Kanagawa, David Patrick Kelly, Julia Lester, Nancy Opel, Cole Thompson, David Turner, Alysia Velez. "Prologue: Into the Woods," "Cinderella at the Grave," "Hello, Little Girl," "I Guess This Is Goodbye," "Maybe They're Magic," "I Know Things Now," "A Very Nice Prince," "First Midnight," "Giants in the Sky," "Agony," "It Takes Two," "Second Midnight," "Stay with Me," "On the Steps of the Palace," "Ever After," "Prologue: So Happy," "Agony (Reprise)," "Witch's Lament," "Any Moment," "Moments in the Woods," "Your Fault," "Last Midnight," "No More," "No One Is Alone," "Finale: Children Will Listen." Music direction by Rob Berman with The Encores! Orchestra. CD format expected later. CD will be released 12/2/22, vinyl 3/17/23.
