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Schedule of New & Upcoming CD, DVD & Book Releases
Updated 5/29/26
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John Gallagher Jr.: Almost OK
(Grand Phony Music - new EP)
Singer/actor/songwriter John Gallagher Jr. (Swept Away, Spring Away"Tough Spit," "Never Leave," "All This Changing," "Mitsuko," "Lido Lane." Pre-save.
Les Misérables 40th Anniversary Cast Album
(First Night Records - digital album)
Performers from both the London production and the Arena Spectacular World Tour: Killian Donnelly, Bradley Jaden, Katie Hall, Shan Ako, Adam Gillen, Marina Prior, Beatrice Penny-Touré, Jac Yarrow, James D. Gish.
The Sherman Brothers Album
(Kritzerland - new on CD)
"Ten Feet Off The Ground: (Elena Bertacchi and Ava Madison Gray), "For Now, For Always" (Rebecca Luker), "That Darn Cat" (Michele Pawk), "The Age Of Not Believing" (Christine Ebersole), "Chin Up" (Susan Egan), "Are We Dancing?" (Adrienne Stiefel and Robert Yacko), "Hushabye Mountain" (Ava Madison Gray), "Busker Alley" (Gary Beach and Ensemble), "She Has A Way" (Brent Barrett), "Tin Whistle Tune" (Guy Haines), "A Rock & Roll Love Story" ("Tall Paul" / "Youre Sixteen" / "Youre Beautiful" / "And Youre Mine" / "Lets Get Together" - Elena Bertacchi And Benji Fox), "River Song" (Lawrence Clayton), ""Feed The Birds" (Liz Callaway), "Shermanized Word Medley" (Jason Graae), "Where Did The Good Times Go?" (Kerry OMalley), "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" (Natalie Toro). Musical Direction Todd Ellison. Arrangements by Bruce Kimmel and Todd Ellison. Orchestrations by David Siegel, Except "Tin Whistle Tune" orchestration by Richard Allen and "River Song and Your Heart Will Lead You Home" orchestration by Grant Geissman. Limited release of 500 copies. Expected by the end of May 2026. Kritzerland.com
Snow White & Me
(Joy Machine Records - new digital album)
Original cast recording of score by Pippa Cleary. UK cast.
Sunday in the Park with George
(Music on Vinyl - 2-disc vinyl LP set)
OBC recording of score by Stephen Sondheim. Mandy Patinkin, Bernadette Peters. Limited edition on translucent blue colored vinyl with four-page booklet, housed in a deluxe sleeve with linen laminate finish. Disc 1, Side A: "Sunday in the Park with George," "No Life," "Color and Light," "Gossip," Side B: "the Day Off," "Everybody Loves Louis," "Finishing the Hat," "We Do Not Belong Together," "Disc: 2, Side C: "Beautiful," "Sunday," "It's Hot Up Here," "Chromolume #7 / Putting It Together," Side D: "Children and Art," "Lesson #8," "Move on," "Sunday," "Putting It Together," "Sunday."
June 2, 2026
David Friedman, The Stories of My Life
(Library Tales Publishing - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
Subtitle: A Lifetime of Anecdotes, Gossip, Jokes, and Wisdom from a Jewish, Gay, Broadway, Movie, and TV Composer, ... of We Can Be Kind and The Thought Exchange. Composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor David Friedman reveals the stories behind nearly a thousand moments that shaped his life: tales of family, friends and fame; joy and heartbreak; absurdity and grace... with a generous amount of gossip and laughter along the way. 450 pages.
June 5, 2026
Night Blooms
(Decca - new digital album)
Jeff Goldblum and the Mildred Snitzer Orchestra. With Melody Gardot, Charlie Puth, Cynthia Erivo, dodie, Haley Reinhart, Ariana Grande, Maiya Sykes. "Misty," "Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered," "If I Only Had A Brain," "Over The Rainbow," "Mean To Me," "As Time Goes By," "Tattoo," "Lover," "We'll Meet Again," "I Don't Know Why (I Just Do)," "Stella By Starlight," "The Best Is Yet To Come."
June 12, 2026
Mario Lanza: The Definitive Student Prince
(Sepia - new on CD)
Spanning the years 1946 to 1959, every song Lanza recorded from The Student Prince, and the first compilation to bring together all the recordings from the 1954 film version. Includes live radio performances, an unreleased MGM rehearsal of "Gaudeamus Igitur," and seven restored gems from other operettas. In Digitally Extracted Stereo for the first time. 47 tracks. SepiaRecords.com.
June 16, 2026
Hamilton Collector's Edition (4K UHD)
(Sony - Blu-ray 2-disc set/2-disc Blu-ray)
2020 film version of Broadway show by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Upgrades the film to Dolby Vision picture quality and Dolby Atmos audio. Includes the new documentary Spark Into a Flame: Hamilton & Hip-Hop, the "Reuniting the Revolution" prologue, seen during the theatrical release in 2025; a poster, collectible art cards, and a booklet that contains both the sheet music and lyrics for "Alexander Hamilton."
June 12, 2026
Reunions
(Joy Machine Records - new digital album)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Jimmy Calire (music) and Jeffrey Scharf (lyrics/book). Bryan Fenkart, Joanna Glushak, Chilina Kennedy, Courtney Reed, Daniel Torres, and Chip Zien. Orchestrations and vocal arrangements by Sonny Paladino.
June 19, 2026
Caesar the Musical
(Center Stage Records - new EP)
Studio cast recording of score by Grace Yurchuk. Cast includes Samantha Pauly, Savy Jackson, Elizabeth Teeter, Samantha Pollino, and Sherz Aletaha. Produced by Robbie Rozelle with orchestrations by Alex Arlotta. Yasuhiko Fukuoka is music director.Pre-save.
The Queen of Versailles
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new on CD)
OBC cast recording of score by Stephen Schwartz (book by Lindsey Ferrentino). Cast includes Kristin Chenoweth, F. Murray Abraham, Stephen DeRosa, Greg Hildreth, Tatum Grace Hopkins, Isabelle Keating, and Nina White. "Because I Can," "Because We Can," "Caviar Dreams," "Mrs. Florida," "Each and Every Day," "The Ballad of the Timeshare King," "Trust Me," "The Golden Hour," "Pretty Wins," "I Could Get Used to This," "More and More," "Crash (2008)," "This Is Not the Way," "The Royal We," "Show 'Em You're the Queen," "Pavane for a Dead Lizard," "Watch," "The Book of Random," "Little Houses," "Higher Than Ever," "Grow the Light," "Crash (1793)," "I Could Get Used to This (Reprise)," "This Time Next Year." Digital released 4/3/26.
June 26, 2026
Bat Boy
(Ghostlight Records/Yellow Sound Label - new album)
2025 NY City Center Gala cast recording of score by Laurence O'Keefe. Cast includes Kerry Butler, Gabi Carrubba, Andrew Durand, Tom McGowan, Jacob Ming-Trent, Alex Newell, Christopher Sieber, Taylor Trensch, Marissa Jaret Winokur. Release date TBA.
The Book of Mormon 15th anniversary edition
(Rhino/Ghostlight - new on 2 CDs/double LP vinyl)
Includes a booklet featuring complete lyrics, production and studio photos, and commentary from writers Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, along with music director and vocal arranger Stephen Oremus. Liner notes by "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue drawn from interviews with the creative team. Score by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Cast includes Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, Rory O'Malley, Michael Potts, Lewis Cleale, Scott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon, Darlesia Cearcy, Kevin Duda, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Brian Tyree Henry, Clark Johnsen, John Eric Parker, Jason Michael Snow, Benjamin Schrader, Michael James Scott, Brian Sears, Lawrence Stallings, Rema Webb, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Tommar Wilson, Graham Bowen, Ta'rea Campbell and Tyson Jennette.
June 30, 2026
Kiss of the Spider Woman
(Kino Lorber - new on DVD/Blu-ray)
20205 film based on the musical with score by John Kander and Fred Ebb; book Terrence McNally. Screenplay by Bill Condon.
Diego Luna, Tonatiuh, Jennifer Lopez. Includes Audio Commentary by director Bill Condon and deleted scene. 128 minutes
July 1, 2026
Too Darn Hot: Kiss Me, Kate & the Making and Remaking of a Broadway Musical
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Hannah Thuraisingam Robbins. Traces the journey of Kiss Me, Kate, by Cole Porter, Sam and Bella Spewack, charting its development from concept to curtain call, a behind-the-scenes look at the artistic decisions that shaped its legacy. Through several case studies, Robbins examines how it has remained relevant, provocative, and beloved. 240 pages.
A Very Unusual Way: Maury Yeston and His Singular Path to Broadway and Beyond
(State Univ of New York Press - Paperback Book)
By Joshua Rosenblum. A career chronicle combined with close examinations of some of Yeston's most noteworthy compositions, including songs from his famous musicals as well as his lesser-known works. Behind-the-scenes accounts and analysis of Yeston's Broadway shows. From the author's full access to the composer's archive and over a dozen interviews with Yeston. Also highlights the numerous well-known artistic figures and collaborators who have featured prominently in Yeston's life, including Stephen Sondheim, Placido Domingo, Federico Fellini, Jane Krakowski, Alan Jay Lerner, Yo-Yo Ma, Alan Menken, Mike Nichols, Barbra Streisand, Tommy Tune, and Jonathan Tunick. As a bonus, "Advice to Young Composers," Yeston's legendary discourse, is included in full as an appendix. 314 pages.
July 17, 2026
Betty Buckley: Enough
(Palmetto Records - new digital album)
Recorded live at Joe's Pub. "Prowler," "Stuck In The Middle With You," "The Times They Are A Changin'," "Everything Must Change," "Always Something There To Remind Me," "You Matter To Me," "On The 4th of July," "Don't Think Twice," "Gentle By Nature/Enough," "American Tune," "Little Life," "Memory," "Vultures." With pianist and musical director Christian Jacob.
Elaine Paige: Miscellaneous Paige
(Westway Music - new on CD/digital)
"Remember/Goin' Back" (Nilsson/Carole King & Gerry Goffin), "August Winds" (Sting), "A Real Emotional Girl" (Randy Newman), "Count On Me" (Bruno Mars), "In My Life" (Beatles), "Older" (Ben Platt), "Only a Lifetime" (Finneas), "Saltwater" (Julian Lennon), "If These Walls Could Speak" (Jimmy Webb), "Windows of the World/What the World Needs Now" (Bacharach & David), "Woodstock" (Joni Mitchell), "Immortality" (Bee Gees). Westway.com.
Penelope
(Joy Machine Records - new digital album)
Musical by Alex Bechtel, starring Grace McLean, who is also a co-creator. Recorded live at Joe's Pub in October 2025.
July 21, 2026
The Balusters
(Theatre Communications Group - Paperback Book)
Tony-nominated play by David Lindsay-Abaire. 174 pages.
August 11, 2026
Bowl EP
(53rd State Press - Paperback Book)
Play by Nazareth Hassan. Pulitzer Prize finalist produced in 2025 at the Vineyard Theatre. 150 pages.
Jazzed: Jack Cole and Twentieth-Century American Dance
(Univ Press of Kentucky - new Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Debra Levine. Biography and career retrospective. 336 pages.
August 28, 2026
Evita
(The Other Song Records - 3-disc vinyl LP set/digital)
2025 London cast recording. Cast includes Rachel Zegler, Diego Andres Rodriguez, James Olivas, Aaron Lee Lambert, and Bella Brown. Disc 1: "Requiem," "Oh What a Circus," "On This Night of a Thousand Stars," "Eva Beware of The City," "Buenos Aires," "Goodnight and Thank You," "The Art of the Possible," "Charity Concert," "I'd Be Surprisingly Good for You," Disc 2: "Hello and Goodbye," "Another Suitcase in Another Hall," "Peron's Latest Flame," "Dice Are Rolling (Part 1)," "A New Argentina," "On The Balcony of the Casa Rosada (Part 1)," "Don't Cry For Me Argentina," "On The Balcony of the Casa Rosada (Part 2)," "High Flying, Adored," "Rainbow High," "Rainbow Tour," Disc 3: "The Actress Hasn't Learned the Lines (You'd Like to Hear)," "And the Money Kept Rolling In (And Out)," "Santa Evita," "Waltz for Eva and Che," "She is a Diamond," "Dice Are Rolling (Part 2)," "You Must Love Me," "Eva's Final Broadcast," "Montage," "Lament."
September 18, 2026
Sydnie Christmas
(Westway Music - new on CD/digital)
Songwriter/singer/West End performer Sydnie Christmas performs songs she wrote. Westway.com.
November 3, 2026
Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
(St. Martin's Press - Hardcover/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
Memoir by Judi Dench, with Brendan O'Hea. Dench tells of her life on the stage, on the screen, and behind the scenes. 400 pages.
Release date unknown
About Time
(Yellow Sound Label - new album)
2026 Off-Broadway cast recording of Maltby & Shire revue. Allyson Kaye Daniel, Darius de Haas, Daniel Jenkins, Eddie Korbich, Sally Wilfert, Lynne Wintersteller. Details TBA.
Beau the Musical
(Joy Machine Records - new album)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Douglas Lyons and Ethan D. Pakchar. Matt Rodin, Jeb Brown, Max Sangerman, Miyuki Miyagi, Andrea Goss, Amelia Cormack, Ryan Halsaver, and Derek Stolten. Produced by Ian Kage. Release date TBA.
The Book of Joel
(powerHouse Books - Hardcover Book)
By Joel Grey. The visual life story of Joel Grey: actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer. This sprawling yet intimate scrapbook-style volume uncovers a kaleidoscope of both famous and previously unseen photographs, family snapshots, playbills, posters, and ephemera from Grey's personal archive, revealing an encyclopedic and all-absorbing visual romp through one of the last living greats of American entertainment. Excavated from Grey's personal archives and the treasure trove of his New York Public Library collection. Also included: intimate essays contributed by Eddie Redmayne Tony Kushner. 176 pages. Note: it's not clear whether or not this was released.
Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band
(new double album)
First recording from this band, which "puts both modern and classic showtunes on display, sung by the best and brightest of Broadway's young generation of leading performers, in the timeless tradition of Big Band. A full sized Jazz orchestra composed of 17 musicians play Rosen's re-imagined arrangements of an eclectic mix of tunes from Broadway's past, present, and beyond."
Complete Lyrics of Sheldon Harnick
(new book)
Empire: The Musical
(Yellow Sound Label - new album)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull. Produced by Michael Croiter. Recorded at PowerStation at BerkleeNYC. Release date TBA.
The Fantasticks
(JAY Records - new album)
Studio album recording of score by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones. Brad Oscar, Telly Leung, Elizabeth Teeter, Lewis Cleale, and Ron Raines.
Guys and Dolls
(Chandos Records - new album)
Studio album of score by Frank Loesser. First recording of the entire score in its original orchestration. Sinfonia of London. John Wilson conducts. Orchestration reconstruction by Larry Moore.
Harbinger Records upcoming releases: material from Eubie Blake; download only demos of Hugh Martin and Sheldon Harnick; Steve Ross' back catalog for download;
High Button Shoes
(Stage Door Records - new on CD)
Guildford School of Acting cast album of score by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. With Institute of Sound Recording and University of Surrey Department of Music and Media. Produced by Stewart Nicholls. Music director Brady Mould and arranger by Rowland Lee accompany on piano, with James Armstrong on bass and Richard Burden on drums/percussion. Sound engineering by Gabe Smith. Expected later in 2026.
Lizard Boy
(new album)
Live recording of 2023 Prospect Theatre cast. Score by Justin Huertas. Cast features Huertas, Kiki deLohr, and William A. Williams. Release date TBA.
The Lost Boys
(new album)
OBC recording of score by Kyler England, Adrianne E. Gonzalez, and Gabriel Mann. Details TBA.
Love Life
(new album)
2025 NY City Center Encores! production. Kurt Weill (music), Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics). Cast includes Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin. Further information TBA.
The Nutty Professor
(new album)
Studio recording of score by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes. Based on the recent Ogunquit Playhouse staging of the musical based on the Jerry Lewis movie.. Cast TBA. 2024 release expected.
Paradise Square OBC
(new on CD/digital)
Broadway cast recording of score Jason Howland (music), Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare (lyrics), with additional music by Larry Kirwan, inspired by the songs of Stephen Foster. Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, John Dossett, Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Nathaniel Stampley, Gabrielle McClinton, Jacob Fishel, Kevin Dennis and Matt Bogart. Produced by Jason Howland and Billy Jay Stein. Recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC during the weeks of April 18 and April 25.
Schmigadoon!
(Joy Machine Records - new on CD/digital)
2026 OBC recording of score by Cinco Paul. Alex Brightman, Sara Chase, Max Clayton, Ana Gasteyer, Ann Harada, Brad Oscar, Isabelle McCalla, Maulik Pancholy, Ayaan Diop, Ivan Hernandez, McKenzie Kurtz. Expected summer 2026.
Signs of Life
(new digital album)
Concept album for score by Christopher DeLair. Shoshana Bean, Jenn Colella, Leif Coomer, Deborah Cox, Bella Coppola, Damon Daunno, Charity Angel Dawson, Alexa Green, Jinkx Monsoon, Aoife O'Donovan, Solea Pfeiffer, Vanessa Williams, Jess Wolfe, and Holly Laessig.
Tammy Faye
(new album)
Music by Elton John; lyrics by Jake Shears. Cast from Almeida Theatre debut production. Details TBA.
This Side of the World
(new album)
East West Players cast recording of score by Paulo K Tiról.