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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: March 17, 2010

Most Recent Additions

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

LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40 - Concert Cast recording of the 3914 Broadway Revue starring Kate Baldwin, Philip Chaffin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Montego Glover, Rebecca Luker, Brad Oscar, Faith Prince, Graham Rowat and Jessica Stone. Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg. - Release date: Summer 2010

FELA! - Original Broadway Cast recording of the musical about Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, using his music. Featuring Sahr Ngaujah, Kevin Mambo, Lillias White and Saycon Sengbloh.

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.


Future Releases in Alphabetical Order

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

THE ADDAMS FAMILY - Original Broadway Cast album starring Nathan Lane, Bebe Neuwirth, Kevin Chamberlain, Jack Hoffman, Krysta Rodriguez, Wesley Taylor, Carolee Carmello and Terrence Mann. Music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa. - Release date: 2010

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.

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

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

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.

ENTER LAUGHING: THE MUSICAL - Cast Recording of the York Theatre’s production, starring Josh Grisetti, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker,Paul Binotto, Ray DeMattis, Erick Devine, Betsy DiLellio, Janine LaManna, Gerry McIntyre, Emily Shoolin, Allison Spratt , Matt Castle and George S. Irving. Music and Lyrics by Stan Daniels

FELA! - Original Broadway Cast recording of the musical about Fela Anikulapo-Kuti, using his music. Featuring Sahr Ngaujah, Kevin Mambo, Lillias White and Saycon Sengbloh.

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

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

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

KRISTINA - Carnegie Hall Cast Recording of the musical based on a series of novels by Vilhelm Moberg. Music by Benny Andersson with original Lyrics by Bjorn Ulvaeus and English Lyrics by Ulvaeus and Herbert Kretzmer

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

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

LIFE BEGINS AT 8:40 - Concert Cast recording of the 3914 Broadway Revue starring Kate Baldwin, Philip Chaffin, Christopher Fitzgerald, Montego Glover, Rebecca Luker, Brad Oscar, Faith Prince, Graham Rowat and Jessica Stone. Music by Harold Arlen and Lyrics by Ira Gershwin and Yip Harburg. - Release date: Summer 2010

A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC - Broadway Revival Cast recording of the Stephen Sondheim, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Alexander Hanson, Aaron Lazar, Angela Lansbury, Erin Davie, Leigh Ann Larkin, Hunter Ryan Herdlicka, Ramona Mallory, Stephen R. Buntrock, Bradley Dean, Katherine Leigh Doherty, Marissa McGowan, Betsy Morgan, Jayne Paterson, Kevin David Thomas, Keaton Whittaker, Karen Murphy, Erin Stewart and Kevin Vortmann.

A LITTLE PRINCESS - world-premiere recording of the musical based on the novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett . 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

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

MY VAUDEVILLE MAN - Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of the York Theatre production starring Shonn Wiley and Karen Murphy. Music by Bob Johnston and Lyrics by Bob Johnston and Jeff Hochhauser - Release date: 2009

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

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

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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