Upcoming Cast Recordings

By Farin Schlussel
25 Dec 2011

Here is a survey of upcoming and recent cast album releases (and significant Broadway-related recordings).



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