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THE HUNCHBACK OF NOTRE DAME

Blu-ray release on 3 discs of Disney’s 1996 animated musical with a score by Alan Menken & Stephen Schwartz. Qith the voices of Tom Hulce, Demi Moore, Kevin Kline, Paul Kandel, Tony Jay, Jason Alexander, Charles Kimbrough, Mary Wickes and David Ogden Stiers.


THE POSTMAN AND THE POET - CD release of a new musical based on the novel "Ardiente Paciencia" by Antonio Skarmeta, with a score by Michael Jeffrey and Eden Phillips. Starring Ethan Freeman, Jennifer Hepburn, Simon Thomas, Stuart Pendred, Joanna Ampil, Siobhan McCarthy, Hal Fowler, Graham Bickley and Arvid Larsen. National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Craig Barna. Orchestrations by Craig Barna.


FANCY NANCY: THE MUSICAL - Original Off-Broadway Cast recording of the musical based on Jane O'Connor/Robin Preiss Glasser books. Lyrics by Susan DiLallo & Danny Abosch and Music by Danny Abosch. Featuring Alyson Bloom, Darilyn Castillo, Jes Dugger, Kyle Motsinger and Amanda Savan. Soon to be a motion picture.


THE CONCRETE JUNGLE - "A contemporary take on the Cyrano de Bergerac story with a female twist." Music and lyrics by Bobby Cronin. Featuring Rebecca Trehearn, Dean Chisnall, Kate Shindle, Ross Hunter Olivia Philip, Nick Adams, Jos Slovick and members of the original Arts Educational School of London cast.


SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER / GREASE

Blu-ray set with the two 70s musicals that starred John Travolta. On STN he stars along Karen Lynn Gorney and Barry Miller. On GREASE he co-stars woth Olivia Newton-John and Stockard Chaning.


SOUTH PACIFIC / GYPSY

DVD twofer of the TV versions of this classic musicals. SOUTH PACIFIC stars Glenn Close, Rade Serbedzija and Harry Connick Jr.. GYPSY stars Bette Midler, Cynthia Gibb and Peter Riegert.


THE YELLOW BRICK ROAD AND BEYOND - DVD release of the 2008 documentary of the complete history of “The Wizard of Oz”, the story, the stage and film productions, up to “Wicked”. Clips and interviews from Tommy Tune, Joan Leslie, Mickey Rooney, Dom DeLuise, Joel Grey, film cast members, Mervyn LeRoy and others. Directed by Rob Marshall.


SACRED COWS - Demo recording from the 1992 musical “ Sacred Cows A New Beginning (The Story of Adame and Yves)” by Bob Golden, Paul Scott Goodman, Jonathan Larson, Rusty Magee and Jeremy Roberts. Performed by the composers.


NOËL AND COLE - A new revue with sings by Noël Cole and Cole Porter arranged and music-directed by David Loud, an earlier version of which played in the 2011 Broadway Close Up series at Merkin Concert Hall. Featuring Sara Jean Ford, Elizabeth Stanley, Barbara Walsh, Philip Chaffin, Euan Morton and Matthew Scott.


EASTER PARADE

Blu-ray release of a new digital transfer of 1948 musical film from restored picture and audio elements. Johnny Green and Roger Edens score; songs and music by Irving Berlin. Fred Astaire, Judy Garland, Ann Miller. Extras: new making-of documentary Easter Parade: Beyond the Avenue; American Masters documentary profile Judy Garland: By Myself; outtake musical number "Mr. Monotony"; audio-only bonuses: radio production, radio promo; Garland trailer gallery.


BOMBSHELL - Recording of the fictional musical "written" on the TV show "Smash." Score by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Starring Katherine McPhee, Megan Hilty, Will Chase, Christian Borle, Uma Thurman, Nick Jonas, Jaime Cepero, Phillips Spaeth, Henry Stram, Wesley Taylor, Debra Messing, Leslie Odom Jr. and Bernadette Peters.


GAY’S THE WORD - London Revival Cast recording of the musical with Music by Ivor Novello and Lyrics by Alan Melville. Featuring Frank Barrie, James Bentham, Helena Blackman, Anna Brook-Mitchell, Daniel Cane, Valerie Cutko, Sophie-Louise Dann, Amy Hamlen, Doreen Hermitage, James Irving, Josh Little, Lindsey Nicholls, Eileen Page, Jonny Purchase, Myra Sands, Elizabeth Seal, Sophie Simms, Paul Slack and Sebastian Smith.


ROAD TO HONG KONG & SAY ONE FOR ME - Two Sammy Cahn and Jimmy Van Heusen soundtracks from Bing Crosby films. “Road To Hong Kong” songs performed by Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, Dorothy Lamour, Joan Collins, with music performed by Robert Farina and his orchestra. “Say One For Me” songs performed by Bing Crosby, Debbie Reynolds, Robert Wagner. Digitally remastered and in stereo.


IN HIS GRACE - Studio cast recording of the musical comedy score by Jane Martin Billeaudeaux. The show premiered at Cité Des Arts in Lafayette, Louisianan, in 2010. Original cast members Larry Blount, Jessica LeBlanc Berry, Caroline Helm, Chelsea Ellison, Lisa Shannon and Kara Boudreaux, plus Dana Duhon and Scott Alan Stagg. Available at CDBaby


CABARET

Warner Brothers celebrates the 40th anniversary of director Bob Fosse's legendary film (1972) with a Blu-ray release. Starring Liza Minnelli, Michael York, Joel Grey, Marisa Berenson and Helmut Griem. Contains 40 pages of insightful photos and text, plus plenty of special features.


A STAR IS BORN

Blu-ray release of the 1976 film featuring Barbra Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. 1080p video, a DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack. 40-page digibook. Extras to include: audio commentary by Barbra Streisand, additional scenes, wardrobe tests, and trailer gallery.


THE MYSTERY OF EDWIN DROOD - Broadway Revival Cast recording in a two-disc set. Music and Lyrics by Rupert Holmes. Starring Stephanie J. Block, Will Chase, Chita Rivera, Betsy Wolfe, Jim Norton, Gregg Edelman, Jessie Mueller, Andy Karl, Nicholas Barasch, Peter Benson, Robert Creighton, Alison Cimmet, Jim Walton, Nick Corley, Justin Greer, Shannon Lewis, Kiira Schmidt, Eric Sciotto, Janine DiVita, Jenifer Foote and Spencer Plachy. 


FROM UP HERE - Cast Recording of “an original, contemporary British musical that explores time, change and the choices that shape the lives of five very different people whose paths cross in the most unlikely of ways.” Featuring Leila Benn-Harris, Tommy Sherlock, Lisa Kerr, Tony Kemp and Russell Walker. Available at CDBaby.


JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Blu-ray release of the UK arena tour of Andrew Lloyd Webber & Tim Rice musical, shown in theaters. Starring Ben Forster, Tim Minchin and Melanie Chisholm.


BACKBEAT: THE MUSICAL - Original Cast album for new musical based on the 1994 Universal film. To play L.A. in January 2013, directed by David Leveaux. Co-written by Iain Softley and Stephen Jeffreys. Rock classic score.


BYE BYE BIRDIE - Possible remastered reissue of the Original Soundtrack of the movie adaptation of the Charles Strouse & Lee Adams with bonus tracks. Starring Dick Van Dyke, Janet Leigh, Ann-Margret, Bobby Rydell, Jesse Pearson, Paul Lynde, Mary LaRoche, Bryan Russell and Maureen Stapleton.


THE JAZZ SINGER - Blu-ray release of the 1927 classic Al Jolson film. All-new feature digital transfer and refurbished soundtrack from restored picture elements and original Vitaphone-Sound-on-Disc recordings. Includes plenty of extras.


SMASH: SEASON ONE - DVD release of the complete first season of series about making a musical. Written by Theresa Rebeck. Music by Marc Shaiman and Scott Wittman. Starring Megan Hilty, Katharine McPhee, Angelica Huston, Christian Borle, Debra Messing, Brian d'Arcy James and Jack Davenport. Extras to include gag reel, behind-the-scenes feature with Shaiman and Wittman, deleted and extended scenes.


STARTING HERE, STARTING NOW - Original Off Broadway Cast recording of the Richard Maltby & David Shire musical revue. Starring Loni Ackerman, George Lee Andrews and Margery Cohen.


BEGGAR'S HOLIDAY - Original Paris Cast recording sung in English of the 1946 Duke Ellington and Dale Wasserman musical. Featuring David Serero, Chiara di Bari, Laetitia Ayres, Isabelle Georges, Charlie Glad, Gilles san Juan and Kathryn Frady.


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