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The Music Man (2003 Soundtrack)
- Release: Feb. 11
- Label: Disney
- Writers: Meredith Willson
- Performers: Matthew Broderick, Kristin Chenoweth and the 2003 TV movie cast br>
- Miscellaneous: This album is produced by Frank Wolf, Michael Kosarin and Jay Landers.
- Release: Feb. 11 (web release), Mar. 4 (store release)
- Label: ps classics
- Writers: Michael John LaChiusa
- Performers: Los Angeles' Blank Theatre cast
- Miscellaneous: The two piano arrangement will be augmented with additional instruments
- Release: Feb.
- Label: Original Cast Records
- Writers: Andrew Cadiff, Josh Rubins and Peter Larson
- Performers: Liz Callaway, Brian d'Arcy James, Rebecca Luker and Debbie Gravitte
- Miscellaneous: This is a studio cast recording of the 1986 Off-Broadway musical
- Release: April 1
- Label: LML Music
- Writers: Music and lyrics by Ralph Chicorel
- Performers: Lorna Dallas, Andrea Burns, Brian Noonan, Kit Carson, Ron Spivak, William Michals and Paul Stolarsky
- Miscellaneous: This is a studio album; the show - not intended for stage performance - is unrelated to the Circle in the Square musical.
- Release: Spring
- Label: JAY Records
- Writers: Music by Stephen Flaherty and lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
- Performers: Roger Rees, Faith Prince and the original Off-Broadway cast
- Miscellaneous: The album was recorded Dec. 16.
- Release: 2003
- Label: JAY Records
- Writers: Benjamin Salka, Eli Bolin, and Sam Forman
- Performers: Matt Bogart, Leslie Kritzer, Lauren Kennedy, Chad Kimball and Danny Gurwin
- Release: TBA
- Label: JAY Records
- Writers: Mathew Frank (music) and Dean Bryant (book and lyrics)
- Performers: Kerry Butler, Alison Fraser, Joshua Park, Christian Borle and David Hess
- Miscellaneous: The album was recorded Oct. 7 and 8
Lauren Kennedy: Lauren Kennedy Sings Jason Robert Brown - ps classics - Feb. 11 (web release)
Linda Eder: Broadway My Way - Atlantic - Feb. 18
Melissa Errico: Blue Like That - Manhattan Records - Feb. 25
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Little Fish
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Debbie Does Dallas
- Release: Jan. 14
- Label: Sh-K-Boom Records
- Writers: Andrew Sherman, Erica Schmidt, Tom Kitt and Jonathan Callicutt
- Performers: Sherie Rene Scott and the original Off-Broadway cast
- Release: Jan. 14
- Label: Sony
- Writers: John Kander and Fred Ebb
- Performers: Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere and the 2002 movie cast
- Miscellaneous: The recording includes "Class," cut from the movie, and "I Move On," a new song written for the movie.
- Release: Jan. 7
- Label: DRG
- Writers: Music by Richard Rodgers and Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
- Performers: Lea Salonga, Jose Llana and the 2002 Broadway cast
- Miscellaneous: The album was recorded Oct. 21
- Release: Jan. 7
- Label: RCA Victor
- Writers: Music by Mitch Leigh, lyrics by Joe Darion
- Performers: Brian Stokes Mitchell, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Ernie Sabella and the 2002 Broadway cast
- Miscellaneous: The album was recorded Nov. 14
- Release: Dec. 10, 2002
- Label: DreamWorks
- Writers: Puccini
- Performers: The rotating cast of the 2002 Broadway production
- Miscellaneous: This highlights recording will feature over 60 minutes of music and the rotating 2002 Broadway cast
- Release: Nov. 28, 2002
- Label: JAY Records
- Writers: Music and lyrics by Neil Berg, additional lyrics by Bernie Garzia
- Performers: Original Off-Broadway cast
- Release: Nov. 26, 2002
- Label: Columbia/Legacy
- Writers: Daryl Waters, Zane Mark and various
- Performers: BJ Crosby, Queen Esther, and the original Off-Broadway cast
- Miscellaneous: The album was executive produced by Mark Krantz, and produced by George C. Wolfe, Steve Berkowitz, Zane Mark and Daryl Waters.
- Release: Nov. 2002
- Label: available exclusively at Footlight Records
- Writers: Music by Judd Woldin, lyrics by Woldin and Richard Engquist
- Performers: Cheryl Alexander, D'Ambrose Boyd, Venida Evans, Carmen Ruby Floyd, Jerry Gallagher, Andre Garner, Julia Lema, Kevyn Morrow, Stacey Sargeant, Joy Styles, Lee Summers, Richard Vida and Joe Wilson, Jr.
- Miscellaneous: The recording cast varies slightly from the original Off Broadway cast
- Release: Oct. 1, 2002
- Label: ps classics
- Writers: Music by Ricky Ian Gordon, Words by Langston Hughes
- Performers: Jessica Molaskey, Darius De Haas, Philip Chaffin and others
- Miscellaneous: This live recording was made during a performance of the Muse Machine production in Dayton, OH.
- Release: Oct. 1, 2002
- Label: JAY Records
- Writers: Music by Paul McKibbins , lyrics by BT McNicholl
- Performers: The original 2001 Off-Broadway cast
- Release: Oct. 15, 2002
- Label: Sony
- Writers: Billy Joel
- Performers: Michael Cavanaugh
Redhead (reissue) - Fynsworth Alley - Dec. 10
Jamie deRoy & friends — Vol. 4: Family - Harbinger Records - Dec
Love Song (various artists) - Decca Broadway - Jan. 28
Ann Hampton Callaway: This Christmas (reissue) - N-Coded/After 9 Records - Dec. 2002
Betty Buckley: The Doorway - Fynsworth Alley - Nov. 2002
Mandy Patinkin Sings Sondheim - Nonesuch - Oct. 29, 2002
Broadway Romances Manhattan - Broadway Cares - Oct. 22, 2002
Parade (Jerry Herman, reissue) - Decca Broadway - Oct. 22, 2002
Christine Andreas: Here's to the Ladies - ps classics - Oct. 15, 2002
Heather Headley: This is Who I Am - RCA - Oct. 8, 2002
Flower Drum Song (soundtrack reissue) - Decca Broadway - Sept. 24, 2002
Brent Barrett: The Kander & Ebb Album - Fynsworth Alley - Sept. 24, 2002
Megan Mullally: Big as a Berry - Fynsworth Alley - Sept. 17, 2002
Audra McDonald: Happy Songs - Nonesuch - Sept. 17, 2002
Sweet Appreciation: Rusty Magee Live at the West Bank Cafe with Rebecca Luker, Mary Testa, Alison Fraser and Lewis Black - SixFootPlus Music
Teri Bibb, Karen Culliver and Lisa Vroman: The Leading Ladies
Hollis Resnik: Make Someone Happy - M.A.M. Records
Tap Your Troubles Away (Jerry Herman salute) - LML Records
Barbara Cook: It's Beter with a Band (reissue) - DRG Records
