Friends of Ghostlight to Release Recording of Off-Broadway's Frankenstein in September

By Andrew Gans
and Kenneth Jones
August 27, 2008

The cast recording of the recent Off-Broadway musical Frankenstein — co-starring Hunter Foster, Steve Blanchard and Christiane Noll — will be released on the Friends of Ghostlight label in September.

The single CD will be available on the Sh-K-Boom website and at all digital outlets Sept. 2 and will be available on Amazon.com beginning Sept. 30.

The recording features the entire original Off-Broadway cast, including Foster as Victor Frankenstein, Noll as Elizabeth, Blanchard as The Creature, Jim Stanek as Henry and Mandy Bruno as Justine with Becky Barta, Nick Cartell, Casey Erin Clark, Struan Erlenborn, Eric Michael Gillett, Leslie Henstock, Patrick Mellen and Aaron Serotsky.

Frankenstein features music by Mark Baron, book and lyrics by Jeffrey Jackson, original story adaptation by Gary P. Cohen and direction by Bill Fennelly. The musical, according to press notes, "is the story of the rebel scientist who challenges the laws of nature and morality when he breathes life into his inanimate creature. Faced with intolerance and adversity, the scientist's creation rebels against the world around him, ultimately destroying the very man who gave him life."

The complete track listing for Frankenstein follows:
Prelude
A Golden Age
Find Your Way Home
Amen
Birth to My Creation
Dear Victor
The Hands of Time
Your Father's Eyes
The Creature's Tale
The Waking Nightmare
The Music of Love
Why?
The Proposition
A Happier Day
The Modern Prometheus
The Workings of the Heart
These Hands
The Chase
The Coming of the Dawn

Frankenstein, the Off-Broadway musical adapted from Mary Shelley's novel, played its final performance at 37 Arts on Dec. 9, 2007, after 70 performances, including 25 previews.

Frankenstein is $14.99. For more information or to pre-order, visit www.sh-k-boom.com.

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An extension of Sh-K-Boom and Ghostlight Records, Friends of Ghostlight was established to "help distribute artist-produced musical theater recordings to the world."