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Digital Music Now Available:
Get Up, Stand Up! The Bob Marley Musical
(Island Records - new digital album)
Original London cast recording of score of songs by Bob Marley. Original cast includes Arinzé Kene, Michael Duke, Gabrielle Brooks, Shanay Holmes, Sophia Mackay, Melissa Brown-Taylor, Jacade Simpson, Natey Jones. "Lively Up Yourself," "Trenchtown Rock," "Duppy Conqueror," "Is This Love (One Love)," "Small Axe," "Lively Up Yourself (a cappella)," "Roots Rock Reggae," "Turn Your Lights Down Low," "Jamming," "Exodus," "Lee 'Scratch' Perry ," "Punky Reggae Party," "Waiting In Vain," "Running Away," "No Woman No Cry," "So Much Things to Say," "Three Little Birds," "One Love," "Could You Be Loved," "Get Up Stand Up." Released 10/10/11
Remixes: The Phantom Of The Opera
(new digital EP)
"The Phantom of the Opera (Supermini & 2118 Remix)" [Killian Donnelly & Lucy St. Louis], "The Phantom of the Opera (About That Remix)" [Ben Crawford & Meghan Picerno], "The Phantom of the Opera (Supermini & 2118 Extended Mix)" [Killian Donnelly & Lucy St. Louis], "The Phantom of the Opera (About That Extended Remix)" [Ben Crawford & Meghan Picerno], "The Phantom of the Opera (Supermini & 2118 Extended Instrumental)."
Public Domain: A Verbatim Musical
(new digital album)
Original cast recording of Jordan Paul Clarke / Francesca Forristal score for new West End musical. "Facebook Ad," "Get Ready," "We Work Together On This," "Greatest Job Thing Ever," "Really Good Stuff," "Rise & Conquer," "Nine Minutes To Cry," "Cheerios," "TikTok," "Censorship," "Lovely Boat," "Finale." Released 10/14/22.
Books Now Available:
Carefully Taught: American History through Broadway Musicals
(Applause - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Cary Ginell. Looks at American history as depicted in forty Broadway musicals. Categories include: biographies of famous Americans, (Andrew Jackson and Fiorello LaGuardia), stories with national conflicts (Hamilton, South Pacific), events that captured the attention of the American public (Floyd Collins, Newsies), and sociological studies or satires of specific eras (The Music Man, Hair). Approaches American history from two vantage points: the point of view of the playwright and composer accompanied with the context of how these events were seen when they were produced versus how they are seen today. 284 pages.
Madly, Deeply: The Diaries of Alan Rickman
(Henry Hold and Co. - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
By Alan Rickman. Introduction by Kate Winslet. Twenty-five years of diaries, from thoughts and insights on theater performances, the craft of acting, politics, friendships, work projects, and his general musings on life. 480 pages.
Sondheim & Me: Revealing a Musical Genius
(Bancroft Press - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition (9/6/22)
By Paul Salsini. A memoir chronicling the relationship between Stephen Sondheim and journalist Salsini during the latter's time as the founder and editor of The Sondheim Review. 252 pages.
Music to Be Released This Friday, October 21:
Back to the Future: The Musical
(Masterworks Broadway - new 2-disc vinyl set)
Original cast recording. Existing pop songs plus new songs by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard. Cast includes Roger Bart, Olly Dobson, Will Haswell, Cedric Neal, Hugh Coles, Rosanna Hyland. "Overture," "It's Only a Matter of Time," "Audition/Got No Future," "Wherever We're Going," "Hello, Is Anybody Home?," "It Works," "Don't Drive 88!," "Cake," "Gotta Start Somewhere," "My Myopia," "Pretty Baby," "Future Boy," "Something About That Boy," "21st Century," "Put Your Mind to It," "For the Dreamers," "Teach Him a Lesson," "The Letter/Only a Matter of Time (reprise)," "Deep Divin'," "Earth Angel (Will You Be Mine)," "Johnny B. Goode," "The Clocktower/For the Dreamers (reprise)," "The Power of Love," "Doc Returns/Finale," "Back in Time," "Exit Music (Back in Time)."
Debbie Gibson: Winterlicious
(Stargirl Records - new on CD/digital/vinyl)
Singer/actress Debbie Gibson. "Let It Snow," "I Wish Everyday Is Christmas," "God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen," "Heartbreak Holiday (Duet with Joey McIntyre)," "The Gift," "Christmas Star," "Jingle Those Bells," "The Candy Man," "Christmas Dreams," "Sleigh Ride," "Jingle Bell Rock/The Christmas Song," "Illuminate," "White Christmas (Duet with Daddy Joe)," "Cheers!."
My Son's a Queer (But What Can You Do?)
(Westway Music - new on CD)
Musical by Rob Madge. First produced at the Turbine Theatre in 2021. Announced for the West End. "Anything Is Possible," "Yellow Dress," "Anything Is Possible (Reprise)," "Pied Piper," "Pieces Of My Heart," "A Conversation with Dad #1: A Wool Wig," "We Will Be Loved Anyway," "A Conversation with Dad #2: Passing The Baton," "Finale"; Bonus track: "Granny Grimble's Yellow Dress." WestwayMusic.com.
Nikki By Starlight
(MNRK Music Group - new digital album)
New album from Montreal-based jazz singer. "I Get Along Without You Very Well (Except Sometimes)," "Comes Love," "Crazy He Calls Me Ft. Greg Phillinganes," "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Comment Allez Vous," "Stella By Starlight," "They Say Its Spring," "It Never Entered My Mind," "C'est Si Bon," "West Coast Blues," "Let Me Love You," "Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) ft. Nathan East," "Estate ft Arturo Sandoval," "You Stepped Out Of A Dream," "Some Other Time."
Roberta Donnay: BLOSSOM-ing! - Celebrating the Music of Blossom Dearie
(Village Jazz Café - new album)
Tribute album from singer, composer, and producer Roberta Donnay. 16 tracks: "Peel Me a Grape," "Spring in Manhattan," "Just One of Those Things," "The Party's Over," "Moonlight Savings Time," and "Someone To Watch Over Me," among others. Mike Greensill (piano), Ruth Davies (bass), Mark Lee (drums), Jose Neto (guitar), David Sturdivant (harmonica), and MB Gordy (percussion).
Newly Listed Recordings:
November 3:
The Violet Hour
(new digital album)
Score by Will Reynolds (music) and Eric Price (lyrics) for musical version of Richard Greenberg's The Violet Hour. Santino Fontana, Erika Henningsen, Brandon Uranowitz, Solea Pfeiffer, Jeremy Jordan. Orchestrations by Charlie Rosen. "Overture," "Know How It Ends," "Walk Me Around," "Sail On, Santa Maria!," "A Machine, Pt. 1," "Soar or Plummet," "Rosamund," "The Violet Hour," "Great Interest," "You Want Time," "Rosamund (Reprise)," "Ease," "Ease (Reprise)," "A Machine, Pt. 2 (End of Act One)," "Entr'acte," "Bright," "A Special Word," "I Know How It Ends (Reprise)," "Dear John," "The Truth Is," "As Fast As I Can," "At the Plaza," "Soar or Plummet (Reprise)," "You In This Light," "Great Interest (Reprise)," "Along for the Ride," "Moment to Moment," "The Violet Hour (Finale)."
November 4:
A Strange Loop OBC
(Ghostlight Records/Yellow Sound Label - new on CD)
2022 Broadway cast recording of score by Michael R. Jackson. Jaquel Spivey, Antwayn Hopper, L Morgan Lee, John-Michael Lyles, James Jackson, Jr., John-Andrew Morrison, and Jason Veasey. "Intermission Song," "Today," "We Wanna Know," "Inner White Girl," "Didn't Want Nothin'," "Exile in Gayville," "Second Wave," "Tyler Perry Writes Real Life," "Writing a Gospel Play," "A Sympathetic Ear," "Inwood Daddy," "Boundaries," "Periodically," "Didn't Want Nothin' Reprise," "Precious Little Dream / AIDS Is God's Punishment," "Memory Song," "A Strange Loop." Produced by Michael Croiter and Michael R. Jackson, with Kurt Deutsch and Barbara Whitman as executive producers. Recorded 4/10/22. Digital version released 6/7/22.
November 22:
Ramin Karimloo: The Road to Find Out - North
(Westway Music - new EP CD)
Third in the series. "Driftwood," "Music of the Night," "I Vow to Thee My Country," "When Does It Go Away," "Once Upon a December," "Androgynous."
November 25:
Joe Stilgoe: Theatre
(Westway - 2-disc vinyl set)
Deluxe double vinyl version of singer/pianist/songwriter Joe Stilgoe's album, 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."
Newly Listed Books:
November 29:
Streisand: The Mirror of Difference
(Wayne State Univ Press - Hardcover Book/Paperback)
By Garrett Stewart. The author "notes the gender and ethnic stereotypes that Streisand shattered as the first openly Jewish superstar, while concentrating not just on the cultural difference she made but on the internal differentials of her unholy vocal gift-whose kinetic volatility shapes a kind of cinematic terrain all its own." 252 pages.
