"Betty Buckley: Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway" CD Due in August; Track List Announced | Playbill

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News "Betty Buckley: Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway" CD Due in August; Track List Announced Palmetto Records will release Tony Award winner and two-time Grammy nominee Betty Buckley's latest solo album, "Betty Buckley: Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway," in stores nationwide and online Aug. 28, 2012.

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The recording, inspired by Buckley's critically acclaimed 2011 engagement at Feinstein's at Loews Regency in New York City, features the singing actress' interpretations of classic Broadway songs that were originally made famous by men.

Recorded in Los Angeles at the Sound Factory, "Ah, Men! The Boys of Broadway" features arrangements by Christian Jacob and Eric Stern with Jacobs on piano, Peter Barshay on bass and Matt Betton on drums.

"A Hymn to Her" concept and lyrics are by Eric Kornfeld and Eric Stern.

Betty Buckley offered acclaimed performances in Broadway's Sunset Boulevard, Carrie, Song & Dance, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1776, Triumph of Love and Promises, Promises. She won a Tony Award for her performance as Grizabella in the Broadway production of Cats, and she starred on the London stage in Promises, Promises and Sunset Boulevard, earning an Olivier Award nomination for her work in the latter. Her screen credits are numerous.

Read more about Betty Buckley's career at the Playbill Vault. The complete track listing for the new CD follows:

I Can See It
From The Fantasticks (Music by Harvey Schmidt, Lyrics by Tom Jones)

My Defenses Are Down
From Annie Get Your Gun (Music, Lyrics by Irving Berlin)

Jet Song
From West Side Story (Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)

Maria
From West Side Story (Music by Leonard Bernstein, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)

I Won’t Dance
From the film "Roberta" (Music by Jerome Kern, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Otto Harback, Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields)

Venice
From Elegies (Music, Lyrics by William Finn)

Luck Be A Lady
From Guys and Dolls (Music, Lyrics by Frank Loesser)

Song On The Sand
From La Cage Aux Folles (Music, Lyrics by Jerry Herman)

A Hymn to Her
Adapted from the song “A Hymn To Him” from My Fair Lady (Music arranged by Eric Stern and Lyrics by Eric Kornfeld)

Come Back To Me
From On A Clear Day You Can See Forever (Music by Burton Lane, Lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner)

Hey There
From Pajama Game (Music, Lyrics by Richard Adler & Jerry Ross)

Sweeney Todd Suite: Not While I’m Around/Johanna/My Friends
From Sweeney Todd (Music, Lyrics by Stephen Sondheim)

Corner of the Sky
From Pippin (Music, Lyrics by Stephen Schwartz)

More I Cannot Wish You
From Guys and Dolls (Music, Lyrics by Frank Loesser)

For more information visit www.palmetto-records.com.

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