By Farin Schlussel
25 Dec 2011
FORTHCOMING
Silence! The Musical
- Release: December 6, 2011
- Label: Ghostlight Records
- Writers: music and lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan
- Performers: Brent Barrett, Jenn Harris, and members of the 2011 off-Broadway cast.
The People in the Picture
- Release: December 15, 2011 (estimated)
- Label: Kritzerland
- Writers: music by Mike Stoller, lyrics by Iris Rainer Dart
- Performers: Donna Murphy and the original Broadway cast.
- Miscellaneous: This album was produced by Steve Epstein.
Godspell (2011 Broadway Revival)
- Release: January 2012
- Label: Ghostlight Records
- Writers: music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
- Performers: Hunter Parrish and the 2011 Broadway cast.
- Miscellaneous: This album was produced by Stephen Schwartz and Kurt Deutsch. It was recorded on November 8 and 14, 2011.
RELEASE DATE TBA:
The Black Monk
- Release: TBA
- Writers: music and lyrics by Wendy Kesselman.
- Performers: Austin Pendleton, Elon Rutberg, Julie Craig and Scott Robertson.
- Miscellaneous: Based on the 2008 Off-Broadway production, the CD was recorded May 25.
Back in the Day
- Release: TBA
- Writers: music and lyrics by Lance Horne
- Performers: Cast of the Cape Cod Repertory Theatre production
- Miscellaneous: The CD was recorded Sept. 26, 2009.
People Like Us
- Release: TBA
- Label: Jay Records
- Writers: music by Todd Almond, lyrics by Almond and Gus Kaikkonen
- Performers: Matt Bogart and Pamela Bob
The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County
- Release: TBA
- Producer: T-Bone Burnett
- Writers: music and lyrics by John Mellencamp, book by Stephen King
- Performers: Kris Kristofferson, Elvis Costello, Roseanne Cash, Will Daily, Dave Alvin, Phil Alvin, John Mellencamp, Sheryl Crow, Neko Case, Joe Frazier, Stephen King and Glenn Morshower
NO RECORDING ANNOUNCED:
On a Clear Day... (Revival)
Porgy and Bess (Revival)
OTHER RECORDINGS:
Stage Door Canteen: Broadway Responds to WWII - DRG Records - December 1, 2011
Betty Buckley: Ah Men! The Boys of Broadway - Palmetto - Spring/Summer 2012
AVAILABLE NOW
The Burnt Part Boys
- Release: December 6, 2011
- Label: Yellow Sound
- Writers: music by Chris Miller, lyrics by Nathan Tysen
- Performers: Michael Park, Evan Harrington, and cast members from the 2010 production.
- Miscellaneous: This is a recording of the 2010 co-production from Playwrights Horizons and the Vineyard Theatre.
Follies (2011 Broadway Revival)
- Release: November 29, 2011
- Label: PS Classics
- Writers: music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
- Performers: Bernadette Peters, Elaine Paige, and the 2011 Broadway Revival cast.
- Miscellaneous: This album was recorded on October 3-4, 2011.
Road to Qatar!
- Release: November 8, 2011
- Label: Jay Records
- Writers: music by David Krane, lyrics by Stephen Cole.
- Performers: The original 2011 off-Broadway cast.
- Miscellaneous: This album was recorded on March 7, 2011.
Elf (Original Broadway Cast)
- Release: November 1, 2011
- Label: Ghostlight Records
- Writers: music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin
- Performers: Sebastian Arcelus and the original Broadway cast
Death Takes a Holiday
- Release: October 11, 2011
- Label: P.S. Classics
- Writers: music and lyrics by Maury Yeston.
- Performers: Kevin Earley, Jill Paice, Rebecca Luker, and the 2011 off-Broadway cast.
- Miscellaneous: This album was recorded on August 8, 2011.
Matilda: The Musical
- Release: September 13, 2011 (UK release)
- Writers: music and lyrics by Tim Minchin
- Performers: Lauren Ward, Bertie Carvel, and members of the RSC cast.
- Miscellaneous: This recording is currently available for purchase from DressCircle for £14.99. Includes a 28 page lyric booklet.
A Minister's Wife
- Release: August 30, 2011
- Label: PS Classics
- Writers: music by Joshua Schmidt, lyrics by Jan Tranen.
- Performers: Bobby Steggert, Marc Kudisch, and the original off-Broadway cast.
Anything Goes (2011 Broadway Revival)
- Release: August 23, 2011 (digital) / September 20, 2011 (in store)
- Label: Ghostlight Records
- Writers: music and lyrics by Cole Porter.
- Performers: Sutton Foster, Joel Grey, and the 2011 Broadway cast.
Lend Me a Tenor: The Musical
- Release: August 15, 2011 (UK Release)
- Label: Warner Bros. UK
- Writers: music by Brad Carroll, lyrics by Peter Sham
- Performers: Joanna Riding, Damian Humbley, and the 2011 West End cast.
- Miscellaneous: This album is currently available for purchase at Dress Circle for £12.99.
Ghost (Original London Cast
- Release: July 26, 2011 (U.S. Release)
- Label: Ais
- Writers: music by Dave Stewart, lyrics by Dave Stewart and Bruce Joel Rubin.
- Performers: Sharon D. Clarke Richard Fleeshman Caissie Levy, and the original London cast.
Baby It's You!
- Release: June 14, 2011 (digital and in-store)
- Label: Universal Music Group/Verve
- Writers: Various artists
- Performers: Beth Leavel and the original Broadway cast.
- Miscellaneous: This album was recorded between April 17 and 25, 2011
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
- Release: June 14, 2011
- Label: Interscope Records
- Writers: music and lyrics by Bono and The Edge.
- Performers: Reeve Carney, Jennifer Damiano, Patrick Page, and the original Broadway cast.
Dracula (Studio Recording)
- Release: June 6, 2011
- Label: GlobalVision
- Writers: music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black and Christopher Hampton.
- Performers: James Barbour, Kate Shindle, Lauren Kennedy, Rob Evan, Norm Lewis and Euan Morton.
- Miscellaneous: A concept recording that includes four songs that were not used in the 2004 Broadway production.
Other Recordings:
Linda Lavin: Possibilities - Ghostlight Records - November 29, 2011 (in-store)
Georgia Stitt: My Lifelong Love - Sh-k-Boom/Ghostlight Records - November 29, 2011
Mrs. Santa Clause - Masterworks Broadway - November 15, 2011
Shuffle Along / Blackbirds of 1928 - Masterworks Broadway - November 15, 2011
The Sound of Music (Original Australian Cast) - Stage Door Records - November 14, 2011
James Barbour: Bring Me Giants - BMG - November 11, 2011 (UK release. Available at DressCircle)
Do Re Mi (Original London Cast) - Sepia Records - November 2011
Follies in Concert - Masterworks Broadway - October 24, 2011
Babes in Arms (1951 Studio Cast) - Masterworks Broadway - Octber 24, 2011
Melissa Errico: Legrand Affair - Ghostlight Records - October 18, 2011
Million Dollar Quartet (Original London Cast) - Rhino UK - September 29, 2011
Anastasia Barzee: The Dimming of the Day - Ghostlight Records - September 27, 2011
Divine Hair/Mass in F - Masterworks Broadway - September 20, 2011
Kristin Chenoweth: Some Lessons Learned - Sony Masterworks - September 13, 2011
John Barrowman: Tonight's the Night - Sony Music - September 5, 2011 (UK Release)
Barbra Streisand: What Matters Most - Columbia - August 23, 2011
Half Past Wednesday - Masterworks Broadway - August 23, 2011
Twelfth Night (2011 Stratford Festival) - August 12, 2011 through The Stratford Store and CD Baby
David Burnham: One Day - LML Music/Allegro - August 9, 2011
Lea Salonga: The Journey So Far - LML Records - August 9, 2011
Jason Graae: Perfer Hermany - Kritzerland - August 2011
The Saint of Bleecker Street - Masterworks Broadway - July 19, 2011