NewsPHOTO CALL: Lisa Howard Celebrates CD Release, With Help From Tituss Burgess, Jessica-Snow Wilson and Derrick BaskinLisa Howard, who made her Broadway debut in William Finn's The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee, celebrated the release of her new all-Finn CD with an April 11 Birdland concert. She was joined onstage by Tituss Burgess, Jessica-Snow Wilson and Derrick Baskin. Finn was also in attendance.
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Matthew Blank
April 12, 2011
Howard's new CD, "Songs of Innocence & Experience: The Music of William Finn," is now available on the Ghostlight Records label on iTunes, Amazon.com and in stores.
In her one-night-only concert Howard paid tribute to the artistry of the Finn songbook with a full band led by musical director Vadim Feichtner. Audiences enjoyed such Finn staples as "Infinite Joy," "Sailing" and "I Have Found," among others.
Howard was joined on the Birdland stage by special guests Tituss Burgess, Jessica Snow Wilson and Derrick Baskin.
Here is a look at the concert:
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Lisa Howard Celebrates CD Release, With Help From Tituss Burgess, Jessica-Snow Wilson and Derrick Baskin
On the new CD, Howard is backed by a 14-piece band led by music director Feichtner and a team of vocalists. Baskin, her Spelling Bee co-star, and Elf The Musical's Sebastian Arcelus join her for duets.
The complete track listing for Lisa Howard's "Songs of Innocence & Experience" follow:
Listen to the Beat Trina's Song/I Have Found I Don't Know Why I Love You (Duet with Derrick Baskin) Sailing Bad Boy How to Make Delicious Chocolate Pudding When the Earth Stopped Turning Hold My Baby Back Father to Son/That's Enough for Me Infinite Joy Songs of Innocence and Experience (Duet with Sebastian Arcelus)
Howard has also appeared on Broadway in South Pacific and 9 to 5, and will make her feature film debut in the upcoming "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn."