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Many of these CDs may not be released as soon as planned, and a few of those will probably be postponed (some indefinitely).

Last update: July 26, 2010

Most Recent Additions

PROMISES, PROMISES - for the first time on CD the Original 1969 London Cast recording of the Burt Bacharach & Hal David musical that is currently enjoying a revival at the Broadway Theatre, in September. Starring Anthony Roberts, Betty Buckley, Jack Kruschen, James Congdon, Ronn Carroll, Jay Denyer, Ivor Dean, Don Fellow, Donna McKechnie, Miranda Willis, Susi Pink, Toni Eden, Eula Parker, Jackie Lee, Barbara Moore and Kelly Britt. Pre-order at Kritzerland. Release date: September 2010

MAKE ME AN OFFER - For the first time on CD the 1959 Original London Cast recording starring Daniel Massey, Dilys Laye, Diana Coupland, Sheila Hancock, Meier Tzelniker, Wally Patch, Victor Spinetti, Martin Lawrence, Chuck Julian and Roy Kinnear.   Music and Lyrics by David Heneker and Monty Norman. Includes bonus tracks. Release date: September 2010

THE MOST HAPPY FELLA - For the first time on CD the 1960 Original London Cast of the Frank Loesser musical. Starring IniaTe Wiata, Helena Scott, Art Lund, Libi Staiger, Jack DeLon, Peter Rhodes, Alan Thomas, John Lloyd Parry, William Dickie, Rico Froehlich, Ralph Farnworth, John Clifford and Nina Verushka. Includes bonus tracks. Release date: September 2010

FOLLOW THAT GIRL - another release of the 1960 Original London Cast recording of the Julian Slade & Dorothy Reynolds musical, starring Susan Hampshire, Peter Gilmore, Patricia Routledge, Newton Blick, James Cairncross and Marion Grimaldi. Includes bonus tracks. Release date: September 2010

SONG OF NORWAY - For the first time on CD the 1959 Jones Beach Marine Theater cast recording or Robert Wright/George Forrest operetta score. Starring Peryne Anker, Sig Arno, Brenda Lewis, William Linton, William Olvis, Muriel O'Malley, John Reardon and Helena Scott. Conducted by Lehman Engel. To be available as a digital download through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand from ArkivMusic.com. Release date: August 2010


Future Releases in Alphabetical Order

42ND STREET - JAY's complete studio cast of the Harry Warren & Al Dubin musical

ANNIE - JAY's complete cast studio cast recording

ANNIE GET YOUR GUN - 1966 Lincoln Center Cast Recording of the Irving Berlin musical. Starring Ethel Merman, Jerry Orbach, Rufus Smith, Benay Venuta and Bruce Yarnell

ANYONE CAN WHISTLE - JAY's studio cast recording of the Stephen Sondheim score, starring Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie and John Barrowman

BACK IN DAY - Selections from a new musical by Jonathan Larson award winning writer Lance Horne. Featuing the Cape Cod Repertory Theatre cast: Trish LaRose, Kate Pazakis, Ethan Paulini, Matthew Morris, Aaron Libby and Justyn Eldredge

BANG GOES THE MERINGUE! - Original Cast recording of an earlier Julian Slade (SALAD DAYS) musical

BARE - Studio Recording of Jon Hartmere & Damon Intrabartolo musical; reflects changes since the 2004 Off-Broadway production.

BIG BANG - Original Cast Recording of the Off-Broadway musical

THE BLACK MONK - Cast Recoridng based on the 2008 Off-Broadway production of the musical by Wendy Kesselman. Featuring Austin Pendleton, Elon Rutberg, Julie Craig and Scott Robertson.

BLOODY BLOODY ANDREW JACKSON - Off- Broadway Cast Album of the Public Theater production starring Benjamin Walker, River Aguirre, James Barry, Michael Crane, Michael Dunn, Greg Hildreth, Jeff Hiller, Lucas Near-Verbrugghe, Maria Elena Ramirez, Kate Cullen Roberts, Ben Steinfeld, Colleen Werthmann and Emily Young. Music and Lyrics by Michael Friedman.

BOOBS, THE MUSICAL - cast album of the revue of Ruth Wallis songs

BRIGADOON - complete Studio Cast recording in two CDs of the Frederick Loewe & Alan Jay Lerner musical

CABARET - reissue of the Original London Cast Recording of the Kander & Ebb musical, starring Judi Dench as Sally Bowles, plus Kevin Colson, Peter Sallis, Lila Kedrova, Richard Owens, Barry Dennen and Pamela Strong

LA CAGE AUX FOLLES - 2010 Broadway Revival Cast recording of the Jerry Herman musical, starring Douglas Hodge, Kelsey Grammar, Fred Applegate, A.J. Shively, Veanne Cox, Robin de Jesús, Christine Andreas, Elena Shaddow, Nick Adams, Nicholas Cunningham, Sean Patrick Doyle, Yurel Echezarreta, Terry Lavell and Logan Keslar.

CYRANO DE BERGERAC - Concept Cast Recording of a new musical with Music by Frank Wildhorn and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse

DADDY COOL - 2006 Original London Cast Recording of the Boney M. musical, starring Harvey, Javine and Michelle Collins

DADDY-LONG-LEGS - Original Cast recording of Rubicon (California) production starring Megan McGinnis and Robert Adelman Hancock. Music and Lyrics by Paul Gordon / Book by John Caird, based on the classic novel by Jean Webster - Release date: 2010

THE DANCING YEARS - JAY's complete studio cast recording of the Ivor Novello's 1939 score, includes songs like "My Dearest Dear", "Waltz of My Heart" and "I Can Give You the Starlight"

DARLING LILI - American release of the 1970 movie soundtrack starring Julie Andrews, with a score by Henry Mancini & Johnny Mercer

THE DESERT SONG - 1952 Studio Cast Recording starring Gordon Macrae, Lucille Norman, Thurl Ravenscroft and Bob Sands. Music by Sigmund Romberg and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II

DOLL'S LIFE - cast recording to be released by Original Cast

DRACULA - studio cast recording of the Frank Wildhorn and Don Black & Christopher Hampton musical, starring James Barbour (Dracula), Kate Shindle (Mina), Rob Evan (Jonathan Harker), Lauren Kennedy (Lucy), Norm Lewis (Van Helsing, the Vampyre Hunter), Euan Morton (Renfield), Tracy Miller & Christiane Noll (Girls of the Night)

DREAMGIRLS - New Revival Cast recording, starring Moya Angela, Syesha Mercado, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Chester Gregory, Adrienne Warren, Trevon Davis, Margaret Hoffman, Milton Craig Nealy. Music by Henry Krieger and Lyrics by Tom Eyen.

FIDDLER ON THE ROOF - Jay's complete studio cast recording

A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE - 2006 York Theatre Cast Recording of Erik Haagensen and Richard Isen musical. Featuring Glenn Seven Allen, Christiane Noll, Joseph Kolinski, Evalyn Baron and Gabriel Barre

FOLLOW THAT GIRL - another release of the 1960 Original London Cast recording of the Julian Slade & Dorothy Reynolds musical, starring Susan Hampshire, Peter Gilmore, Patricia Routledge, Newton Blick, James Cairncross and Marion Grimaldi. Includes bonus tracks. Release date: September 2010

THE GHOST BROTHERS OF DARKLAND COUNTY - Cast recording of the new John Mellencamp-Stephen King stage musical, starring 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.

HIGH SOCIETY - Original Movie Soundtrack starring Frank Sinatra, Bing Crosby, Louis Armstrong, Grace Kelly and Celeste Holm. Songs by Cole Porter

HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS - Original Cast album

IMAGINOCEAN - Original Off-Broadway cast recording featuring John Tartaglia. Score by William Wade. Release date: August 2010

KISS ME, KATE / SOUTH PACIFIC - Twofer of Capitol albums of songs from the two musicals, featuring vocals by Jo Stafford, Gordon MacRae, Peggy Lee and Margaret Whiting

LADY MAY - Original Cast recording of an earlier Julian Slade (SALAD DAYS) musical

LEGALLY BLONDE - Original London Cast recording recorded live at the Savoy Theatre. Starring Sheridan Smith, Alex Gaumond, Duncan James, Peter Davison,, Jill Halfpenny and Aoife Mulholland,. Songs by Nell Benjamin & Laurence O`Keefe. Release date: 2010

LESTAT - Original Broadway Cast Recording of the Elton John and Bernie Taupin musical. Starring Hugh Panaro, Carolee Carmello, Drew Sarich, Jim Stanek, Roderick Hill, Michael Genet and Allison Fischer

A LITTLE PRINCESS - world-premiere recording of the musical based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnet . Music by Andrew Lippa and Lyrics by Brian Crawley, featuring Will Chase and Julia Murney

LOVELY LADIES KIND GENTLEMEN - studio cast recording of the Stan Freeman / Franklin Underwood's musical with Lou Diamond Phillips, Mickey Rooney, Charles Nelson Reilly, John Schneider and Eleanor Cables

MAKE A WISH - 1951 Original Broadway Cast recording of Hugh Martin score. Starring Dean Campbell, Stephen Douglass, Nanette Fabray, Helen Gallagher and Harold Lang. Also includes a rare cover version of a song from the score: Judy Holliday's 1958 recording of "What I Was Warned About." To be available as a digital download through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand from ArkivMusic.com. Release date: September 2010

MAKE ME AN OFFER - For the first time on CD the 1959 Original London Cast recording starring Daniel Massey, Dilys Laye, Diana Coupland, Sheila Hancock, Meier Tzelniker, Wally Patch, Victor Spinetti, Martin Lawrence, Chuck Julian and Roy Kinnear.   Music and Lyrics by David Heneker and Monty Norman. Includes bonus tracks. Release date: September 2010

MILK AND HONEY - Backers Audition Recording with Don Appell giving the entire plot and Jerry Herman accompanying (and singing Molly Picon's songs). A possible two-CD set

MISS CHICKEN LITTLE - PS Classic will release a studio cast recording of this 1954 television musical with music by Alec Wilder and lyrcis by William Engvick. You can help this project, to see how visit www.psclassics.org

THE MOST HAPPY FELLA - For the first time on CD the 1960 Original London Cast of the Frank Loesser musical. Starring IniaTe Wiata, Helena Scott, Art Lund, Libi Staiger, Jack DeLon, Peter Rhodes, Alan Thomas, John Lloyd Parry, William Dickie, Rico Froehlich, Ralph Farnworth, John Clifford and Nina Verushka. Includes bonus tracks. Release date: September 2010

NAPOLEON - original London cast recording, music by Timothy Williams and lyrics by Andrew Sabiston, with Paul Baker and Anastasia Barzee

ONLY YOU CAN SAVE MANKIND - Studio Cast Recording of the sci-fi musical based on the book by Terry Pratchett, Music by Leighton James House and Lyrics by Shaun McKenna. Featuring Kerry Ellis, Oliver Tompsett, Sharon D. Clarke, Zubin Varla and cellist Zoe Martlew. The recording will be available for download in June by visiting pjsmprints

PEOPLE LIKE US - Cast Recording of the new musical with Lyrics by Todd Almond & Gus Kaikkonen and Music by Todd Almond. Starring Matt Bogart and Pamela Bob

THE PHILADELPHIA - Studio Cast Recording of the musical by J. Eccleshare. Featuing Sean Hargreaves, Vicki Forrester, Sophie Elliot, Daniel Whitehead, Nicole Thomason, Tom Kirk, Arran Kent, Craig Nixon, James Barber, Emily Cookson and Jonny Pryor

PRINCE OF GRAND STREET - Cast recording of the 2003 Jewish Repertory Theatre production of this Bob Merrill that closed out of town. Starring Mike Burstyn and Brooke Sunny Moriber

PROMISES, PROMISES - Original Broadway Cast recording of the Burt Bacharach / Hal David score with Jerry Orbach, Jill O'Hara and Marian Mercer. Newly remastered version of the original album mix. Second CD includes a newly mixed (with some pitch correcting) version from the original eight-track edited session masters. Both versions in show order. Limited release of 1000 units. To ship in early August; pre-orders at Kritzerland.com will ship several weeks earlier.

PROMISES, PROMISES - for the first time on CD the Original 1969 London Cast recording of the Burt Bacharach & Hal David musical that is currently enjoying a revival at the Broadway Theatre, in September. Starring Anthony Roberts, Betty Buckley, Jack Kruschen, James Congdon, Ronn Carroll, Jay Denyer, Ivor Dean, Don Fellow, Donna McKechnie, Miranda Willis, Susi Pink, Toni Eden, Eula Parker, Jackie Lee, Barbara Moore and Kelly Britt. Pre-order at Kritzerland. Release date: September 2010

REGINA - For the first time on CD the 1958 New York City Opera revival recording of Marc Blitzstein operatic version of Lillian Hellman's “The Little Foxes”. Starring Brenda Lewis, Elizabeth Carron, George S. Irving, Loren Driscoll and Carol Brice. Conducted by Samuel Krachmalnik. To be available as a digital download through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand from ArkivMusic.com. Release date: July 2010

THE SCOTTSBORO BOYS - Original Off-Broadway Cast recording of the new John Kander & Fred Ebb musical. Starring John Cullum, Sean Bradford, Josh Breckenridge, Derrick Cobey, Rodney Hicks, Kendrick Jones, Forrest McClendon, Julius Thomas III, Sharon Washington, Cody Ryan Wise and Christian Dante White. Release date: September 2010

SEUSSICAL - Cast Recording of the revised score of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty's musical, starring Brian Michael Hoffman, Shorey Walker, Karen Weinberg, Ebony Marshal, Michael Wartella, Kelly Felthous, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Amelia Morgan-Rothschild, Ellen Zolezzi, Willie Lee-Williams, Ben Tostado and Josh Walden

SEVEN BRIDES FOR SEVEN BROTHERS - JAY's complete studio cast recording

SHLOMO - Cast Recording of the musical based on the life of the singing rabbi Shlomo Carlebach, starring David Rossmer, Josie de Guzman, Thursday Farrar, Paul Jackel, James Judy, Brooke Moriber, Daniel Rudin, David Reiser, Aaron Kaburick, Jillian Louis, Gary Patent, Luke Rosen, Talya Smilowitz, Noah Solomon and Lauren Weisman. Music by Shlomo Carlebach and Lyrics by David Schechter, with additional material by Carlebach's daughter, Neshama Carlebach

SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM - Original Broadway Cast recording starring Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton, Erin Mackey and Matthew Scott. Music and Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. Release date: August 2010

SONG OF NORWAY - For the first time on CD the 1959 Jones Beach Marine Theater cast recording or Robert Wright/George Forrest operetta score. Starring Peryne Anker, Sig Arno, Brenda Lewis, William Linton, William Olvis, Muriel O'Malley, John Reardon and Helena Scott. Conducted by Lehman Engel. To be available as a digital download through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand from ArkivMusic.com. Release date: August 2010

SPRING AWAKENING - Original London Cast Recording using the OCR's backing tracks

SWEET BYE AND BYE - PS Classics announced that they’re planning to produce a studio cast recording of the 1946 musical with Music by Vernon Duke and Lyrics by Ogden Nash

SWEET CHARITY - another recording of the Coleman & Fields' musical, this time the 1966 French Cast recording, starring Magali Noel, Sidney Chaplin, and Collette Marchand

THINGS TO RUIN - Cast recording of the theatrical rock concert by composer Joe Iconis that was seen in May 2009 at Second Stage Theatre. Featuring Nick Blaemire, Katrina Rose Dideriksen, Badia Farha, Sarah Glendening, Eric William Morris, Lance Rubin, Jason "SweetTooth" Williams and Joe Iconis. The band features Ian Kagey, Brent Stranathan and Mike Pettry. - Release date: Summer 2010

THUNDER KNOCKING ON THE DOOR - Off-Broadway Cast recording of the Blues musical starring Chuck Cooper, Leslie Uggams, Peter J. Fernandez, Marva Hicks and Michael McElroy. Music by Keb' Mo', Anderson Edwards and Keith Glover, Lyrics by Keith Glover


FOREVER POSTPONED OR CANCELLED

BABES IN TOYLAND - Studio Cast recording of the Victor Herbert's 1903 musical conducted by John McGlinn, includes numbers like "March of the Toys", "Go to Sleep, Slumber Deep", "Toyland".

COME SPY WITH ME - Original Cast recording of the 1966 Bryan Blackburn's show, starring Danny La Rue and Barbara Windsor.

HAVE A HEART - John McGlinn and the London Sinfonietta studio cast recording of the Jerome Kern & P. G. Wodehouse 1917 musical, includes songs like "Napoleon", "I Am All Alone" and "They All Look Alike".

JUMBO - this CD of Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart score will include radio tracks of the show, cut numbers and other historic material. Miles Kreuger is writing the notes, like he did for the studio cast of SHOW BOAT. The scores includes "The Most Beautiful Girl in the World", "Little Girl Blue" and "My Romance".

LEAVE IT TO JANE - John McGlinn and the London Sinfonietta studio cast recording of the Jerome Kern, Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse musical, starring Jason Graae, Judy Kaye, Rebecca Luker and Alix Korey. The score includes "Cleopatterer", "Sir Galahad" and "The Sun Shines Brighter".

A MOTHER'S KISSES - studio cast recording of the Richard Adler musical based on Brue Jay Friedman's novel. Although Beatrice Arthur had the leading role, this show closed-on-the-road. Debbie Reynolds will play the role for this recording.

OH, BOY! - Studio Cast recording of the Jerome Kern and Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse's 1917 musical conducted by John McGlinn, includes songs like "Till the Clouds Roll By" and "An Old-Fashioned Wife".

OH, LADY! LADY! - Studio Cast recording of the Jerome Kern and Guy Bolton & P. G. Wodehouse's 1918 musical conducted by John McGlinn, includes songs like "Bill" (heard here for the first time) and "Not Yet".

ONE TOUCH OF VENUS - JAY's studio cast recording of the Kurt Weill / Ogden Nash's musical, starring Melissa Errico, Brent Barrett, Kim Criswell and Ron Raines. The score includes "Speak Low" and "I'm a Stranger Here Myself".

SPRING IS HERE - studio cast recording of the Richard Rodgers & LorenZ Hart 1925 musical comedy, produced by Tommy Krasker for his PS Classics label with Aaron Gandy as musical director (two of the responsibles for the deligthful THROUGH THE YEARS cast recording). The score includes "With a Song in My Heart", "Why Can't I" and "Yours Sincerely".

STRIKE UP THE BAND - studio cast recording of the 1930 revival of George & Ira Gershwin's usical. The score includes "Soon" and "I've Got a Crush on You".

WHOOPEE - PS Classics will release a studio cast version of this 1928 musical with Music by Walter Donaldson and Lyrics by Gus Kahn. The score includes “Makin’ Whoopee” and “Love Me or Leave Me”. With the assistance of the Donaldson family a reconstruction is now underway and the entire score will be restored and recorded. The cast will include Karen Ziemba, Marin Mazzie and Erin Dilly.

 

 

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