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News Hands on a Hardbody Original Broadway Cast Recording Released Aug. 27 The original Broadway cast recording of the Tony Award-nominated musical Hands on a Hardbody is released digitally and in stores Aug. 27 from Ghostlight Records.

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Jay Armstrong Johnson and Allison Case in Hands on a Hardbody. Photo by Chad Batka

The Tony Award-nominated score, written by Amanda Green and Phish frontman Trey Anastasio, featured blues, folk, gospel and R&B music. The album features a cut song from the show called “The Tryers” as a special bonus track.

To celebrate the recording, members of the original cast will reunite at the Upper East Side Barnes and Noble Sept. 4 for a special 7 PM performance and signing. 

Inspired by the 1997 documentary of the same name about a group of Texans competing for a pickup truck, the musical began previews at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre Feb. 23 prior to a March 21 opening. The show played its last performance April 13.

Here's how the producers billed the fact-inspired musical: "For ten hard-luck Texans, a new lease on life is so close they can touch it. Under a scorching sun for days on end, armed with nothing but hope, humor and ambition, they'll fight to keep at least one hand on a brand new truck in order to win it. In the hilarious, hard-fought contest that is Hands on a Hardbody, only one winner can drive away with the American Dream."

The cast recording will feature Keith Carradine (The Will Rogers Follies), Allison Case (Hair), Hunter Foster (Little Shop of Horrors), Jay Armstrong Johnson (Catch Me If You Can), David Larsen (American Idiot), Jacob Ming-Trent (Shrek The Musical), Kathleen Elizabeth Monteleone (Tales of the City), Mary Gordon Murray (Into The Woods), Jim Newman (Curtains), Connie Ray (Next Fall), Jon Rua (In The Heights), Keala Settle (Priscilla Queen of the Desert), Dale Soules (Hair), Scott Wakefield (Ring of Fire) and William Youmans (Wicked). Hands on a Hardbody was nominated for three 2013 Tony Awards: Best Score (Green and Anastasio), Best Featured Actor in a Musical (Carradine) and Best Featured Actress in a Musical (Settle). The book was by Doug Wright, and the production was directed by Neil Pepe, with musical staging by Sergio Trujillo. Carmel Dean was the musical director and vocal arranger.

The show's Tony-winning design team included scenic designer Christine Jones (American Idiot), costume designer Susan Hilferty (Wicked), lighting designer Kevin Adams (Spring Awakening), sound designer Steve Canyon Kennedy (Jersey Boys), with orchestrations by Trey Anastasio and Don Hart.

The track list follows:

. "Human Drama Kind of Thing"
2. "If I Had This Truck"
3. "If She Don't Sleep"
4. "My Problem Right There"
5. "Alone With Me"
6. "Burn That Bridge"
7. "I'm Gone"
8. "uncontrollable laughter"
9. "Joy of the Lord"
10. "Stronger"
11. "Hunt with the Big Dogs"
12. "Hands on a Hardbody"
13. "Born in Laredo"
14. "Alone with Me (Reprise)"
15. "It's a Fix"
16. "Used to Be"
17. "It's a Fix (Reprise)"
18. "God Answered My Prayers"
19. "Joy of the Lord (Reprise)"
20. "Keep Your Hands On It"

Bonus Track:
21. "The Tryers"

More information can be found by visiting sh-k-boom.com.

 
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