BROADWAY MUSICALS: JOHN MCGLINN ON BROADWAY - 12 BOX SET - Dress Circle exclusive brings together the five complete studio cast recordings made under the direction of the American conductor and musical theatre archivist John McGlinn: SHOW BOAT, ANYTHING GHOES, ANNIE GET YOUR GUN, BRIGADOON and KISS ME, KATE. Cast members include Brent Barrett, Josephine Barstow, Kevin Colson, Kim Criswell, George Dvorsky, Davis Gaines, Jack Gilford, Cris Groenendaal, Jerry Hadley, Thomas Hampson, Bruce Hubbard, Jeanne Lehman, Michael Pearn, Teresa Stratas and Frederica Von Stade.

OLIVER! (Jay) Studio Cast Recording of Lionel Bart’s musical, starring Julian Forsyth, Sheila Hancock, Stuart Kale, Will Kenning and Sally Ann Triplett, with the National Symphony Orchestra

FIVE COURSE LOVE (Ghostlight/Razor & Tie) Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording of the musical seen at the Minetta Lane Theatre in 2005. Book, Music and Lyrics by Gregg Coffin. Starring Heather Ayers, John Bolton and Jeff Gurner, with Gerald Rheault on piano, Larry Kelly on bass and Chad Ryan Baker on drums.

GUTENBERG! THE MUSICAL (PS Classics) Original Off-Broadway of the 2007 musical by Scott Brown and Anthony King. Starring Christopher Fitzgerald and Jeremy Shamos.

WHITE HORSE INN (Sepia) Selections from the 1936 RCA Radio Broadcast recording featuring Kitty Carlisle, Robert Halliday, William Gaxton, William House, Mme. Reverelly and Albert Korff. Plus tracks from the London production, the 1959 BBC Radio Broadcast and from the 1930 German production. Music by Ralph Benatzky and Lyrics by Harry Graham & Irving Caesar, with additional songs by Robert Stoltz and Robert Gilbert.

NINE (Sony Masterwoks) Restored 1982 Original Broadway Cast recording of the Maury Yeston musical. Starring Raul Julia, Karen Akers, Liliane Montevecchi, Shelley Burch, Anita Morris, Taina Elg, Kathi Moss, Camille Saviola, Stephanie Cotsirilos. Rated by Jorge:

THE SOUND OF MUSIC (Sony Masterwoks) 50th Anniversary Edition of the Original Broadway Cast recording. Starring Mary Martin, Theodore Bikel, Patricia Neway, Kurt Kasznar, Marion Marlowe, Lauri Peters and Brian Davies. With rare bonus tracks: early recording of the original Trapp Family Singers; 1962 spoof of "The Sound of Music", performed by Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett; and others. Rated by Jorge:

HOOKED - 2009 Original Cast Recording starring Laura Bailey, Terry Burns, Manal El-Feitury, Jason Langley, Jessica Sherman and Lucy Smethurst. Music and Lyrics by Nick Hale & Matthew James.

TWELFTH NIGHT - Score by Hem from Shakespeare in the Park production with Anne Hathaway, Raúl Esparza, Audra McDonald, David Pittu and Jon Patrick Walker. Bonus material: instrumental and vocal passages cut from the production. Hem band members include Dan Messe, Steve Curtis, Gary Maurer, Sally Ellyson, Mark Brotter and George Rush.

THE FAR PAVILLIONS (Stage Door) Studio Cast Recording of the musical adaptation of M. M. Kaye’s novel with Music by Philip Henderson and Lyrics by Michael E. Ward. Featuring Paul Baker, Helen Hobson, Ian Bartholomew and Hadley Fraser. The show opened in London in 2005.

CRY FOR US ALL (Kritzerland) For the first time on CD the Original Broadway Cast recording of the 1970 flop with Music by MAN OF LA MANCHA’S Mitch Leigh and Lyrics by William Alfred & Phyllis Robison. Starring Joan Diener, Robert Weed, Helen Gallagher, Tommy Rall and Steve Arlen. Limited edition available at Kritzerland.

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ETHEL MERMAN'S BROADWAY (Original cast recording of Rita McKenzie's show, which she performed Off-Broadway, Carnegie Hall, Pasadena Playhouse, Harrah's Casino Hotel in Atlantic City, and on an eight-city tour in Japan. Available at CD Baby.

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THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER (Exiled Productions) Original Cast Album of the 2009 FringeNYC and DC Fringe Festival show with Mike Johnson and Brent Cirves score.. Available at CD Baby.

SISTER ROBERT ANNE'S CABARET CLASS (CDBaby) Original Cast Album of new musical by Dan Goggin (Nunsense). Featuring Deborah Del Mastro. Available at CD Baby.