Upcoming Cast Recordings

By Jennifer Brown
March 20, 2013

Upcoming and recent cast album releases (and significant Broadway-related recordings).

FORTHCOMING:

Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella

• Release: Spring 2013
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Richard Rodgers & Oscar Hammerstein II
• Performers: Laura Osnes, Santino Fontana, Victoria Clark, Harriet Harris, Ann Harada, Marla Mindelle, Peter Bartlett, Greg Hildreth, Phumzile Sojolaand and the original Broadway cast.

Kinky Boots

• Release: May 2013
• Label: Masterworks Broadway
• Writers: Cyndi Lauper
• Performers: Stark Sands, Billy Porter and the original Broadway cast.

RELEASE DATE TBA:

Dogfight

• Release: TBA
• Writers: Music & Lyrics by Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
• Performers: Annaleigh Ashford, Becca Ayers, Nick Blaemire, Steven Booth, Dierdre Friel, Adam Halpin, F. Michael Haynie, Derek Klena, Lindsay Mendez, James Moye, Josh Segarra

Scandalous

• Release: TBA
• Writers: Kathie Lee Gifford, David Friedman and David Pomeranz
• Performers: Carolee Carmello and the original Broadway cast

The Black Monk

• Release: TBA
• Writers: music and lyrics by Wendy Kesselman.
• Performers: Austin Pendleton, Elon Rutberg, Julie Craig and Scott Robertson.
• Miscellaneous: Based on the 2008 Off-Broadway production, This album was recorded on May 25.

Back in the Day

• Release: TBA
• Writers: music and lyrics by Lance Horne
• Performers: Cast of the Cape Cod Repertory Theatre production
• Miscellaneous: This album was recorded September 26, 2009.

People Like Us

• Release: TBA
• Label: Jay Records
• Writers: music by Todd Almond, lyrics by Almond and Gus Kaikkonen.
• Performers: Matt Bogart and Pamela Bob.

The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County

• Release: TBA
• Producer: T-Bone Burnett
• Writers: music and lyrics by John Mellencamp, book by Stephen King.
• Performers: 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.

AVAILABLE NOW:

See Rock City & Other Destinations

• Release: March 19, 2013 (digitally and in-store)
• Label: Yellow Sound Label
• Writers: music by Brad Alexander and lyrics by Adam Mathias
• Performers: Stanley Bahorek, Donna Lynne Champlin, Jonathan Hammond, Ryan Hilliard, Mamie Parris, Bryce Ryness & Sally Wilfert

The Mystery of Edwin Drood

• Release: January 29, 2013 (digitally and in-store)
• Label: DRG Records
• Writers: Rupert Holmes
• Performers: Stephanie J. Block, Chita Rivera, Jim Norton, Will Chase, Gregg Edelman, Jessie Mueller, Betsy Wolfe, Andy Karl, Nicholas Barasch, Peter Benson, Robert Creighton and the original Broadway cast.

Chaplin

• Release: December 4, 2012 (digitally) / January 8, 2012 (in-store)
• Label: Masterworks Broadway
• Writers: Christopher Curtis
• Performers: Rob McClure and the original Broadway cast.

Bring It On!

• Release: September 25, 2012 (digitally) / October 16, 2012 (in-store)
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: Lin-Manuel Miranda, Tom Kitt and Amanda Green
• Performers: Taylor Louderman, Adrienne Warren and the original Broadway cast.
• Miscellaneous: The cast recorded the album at MSR Studios in New York City on August 9, 10 and 16.

Nice Work If You Can Get It

• Release: September 25, 2012 (digitally) / October 30, 2012 (in-store)
• Label: Released by Shout! Factory and distributed by Sony Music Distribution
• Writers: George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin
• Performers: Matthew Broderick, Kelli O'Hara and the original Broadway cast.

Jekyll & Hyde 2012 Concept Recording

• Release: September 21 (digitally) / September 25, 2012 (in-store)
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: Frank Wildhorn and Leslie Bricusse
• Performers: Constantine Maroulis, Deborah Cox, Teal Wicks, Tom Hewitt, Shannon Magrane, Carly Robyn Green and Corey Brunish.
• Miscellaneous: Album recorded in July 2012.

Carrie: The Musical

• Release: September 25, 2012
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford
• Performers: Marin Mazzie, Molly Ranson and the original Off-Broadway cast.

Calvin Berger

• Release: September 25, 2012
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: Barry Wyner
• Performers: Noah Weisberg, Krystal Joy Brown, David Hull and Dana Steingold

Pipe Dream (Encores!)

• Release: September 18, 2012
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II
• Performers: Will Chase, Laura Osnes, Leslie Uggams, Tom Wopat, Stephen Wallem and the original Encores! cast.

35MM A Musical Exhibition

• Release: August 14, 2012 (digitally) / September 11, 2012 (in-store)
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: Ryan Scott Oliver
• Performers: Alex Brightman, Ben Crawford, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Lindsay Mendez and Betsy Wolfe

Queen of the Mist

• Release: June 19, 2012
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: Michael John LaChiusa
• Performers: D.C. Anderson, Stanley Bahorek, Theresa McCarthy, Julia Murney, Andrew Samonsky, Tally Sessions and Mary Testa

Merrily We Roll Along (Encores!)

• Release: June 19, 2012
• Label: PS Classics
• Writers: Stephen Sondheim and George Furth
• Performers: Celia Keenan-Bolger, Colin Donnell and Lin-Manuel Miranda and the original Encores! cast.
• Miscellaneous: This album was recorded on April 9-10, 2012.

Lysistrata Jones

• Release: May 15, 2012
• Writers: music and lyrics by Lewis Flinn.
• Performers: Patti Murin and the original Broadway cast.
• Miscellaneous: This album was recorded on March 1, 2012.

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess (Revival)

• Release: May 8, 2012
• Label: PS Classics
• Writers: music by George Gershwin, lyrics by Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward, Dorothy Heyward.
• Performers: Audra McDonald, Norm Lewis and the original Broadway cast.
• Miscellaneous: This album was recorded March 12-13, 2012.

How To Succeed... EP

• Release: May 8, 2012
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Frank Loesser.
• Performers: Nick Jonas and the 2012 Broadway cast.
• Miscellaneous: This album was recorded on February 19, 2012.

Other Recordings:

Barbara Cook: Loverman - DRG Records - September 25, 2012
Barbra Streisand: Release Me - Columbia Records - September 25, 2012 (Vinyl) / October 8, 2012 (CD and via download)
Laura Osnes: Dream A Little Dream - Broadway Records - September 18, 2012
Linda Lavin: Possibilities - Ghostlight Records - November 29, 2011 (in-store)
Georgia Stitt: My Lifelong Love - Sh-k-Boom/Ghostlight Records - November 29, 2011
Mrs. Santa Clause - Masterworks Broadway - November 15, 2011
Shuffle Along / Blackbirds of 1928 - Masterworks Broadway - November 15, 2011
The Sound of Music (Original Australian Cast) - Stage Door Records - November 14, 2011