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By Andrew Ku
18 Jun 2009

Here is a survey of upcoming and recent cast album releases (and significant Broadway-related recordings).

FORTHCOMING

Road Show

• Release: June 30
  
• Label: PS Classics
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
  
• Performers: Michael Cerveris and Alexander Gemignani and the original Off-Broadway cast.
  
• Miscellaneous: The album was recorded Feb. 23.

• Release: July 14
  
• Label: Dolly Records
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Dolly Parton.
  
• Performers: Allison Janney, Stephanie J. Block, Megan Hilty and the 2009 original Broadway cast.
  
• Miscellaneous: The recording is produced by Stephen Oremus and Dolly Parton.

• Release: Spring 2009
  
• Writers: music by Bob Johnston and lyrics by Johnston and Jeff Hochhauser.
  
• Performers: Karen Murphy and Shonn Wiley.
  
• Miscellaneous: Based on the 2008 York Theatre Company production, the CD was recorded Jan. 2.

• Release: Spring 2009
  
• Label: Time Life
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Paul Scott Goodman.
  
• Performers: Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger.
  
• Miscellaneous: The recording is produced by Robert Sher and producing associate Brandon Wardell.

• Release: Fall 2009
  
• Label: PS Classics
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Scott Brown and Anthony King.
  
• Performers: Christopher Fitzgerald and Jeremy Shamos.

• Release: Fall 2009
  
• 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, the CD was recorded May 25.

• Release: TBA
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Laurence Mark Wythe.
  
• Performers: Charissa Armon, Michael Mahler, Jonathan Rayson and Emily Thompson.
  
• Miscellaneous: The cast recording is based on the Chicago-premiere staging at the Greenhouse Theatre.

• Release: TBA
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Lance Horne.
  
• Performers: Cast of the Cap Cod Repertory Theatre production.
  
• Miscellaneous: The CD was recorded Sept. 26.

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

Happiness

Other Recordings:

Listen: Songs by Our Time Theatre Company - Sh-K-Boom - June 23

AVAILABLE NOW

Chess in Concert

• Release: June 16
  
• Label: Reprise
  
• Writers: music by Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson and lyrics of Tim Rice
  
• Performers: Idina Menzel, Josh Groban and Adam Pascal.
  
• Miscellaneous: The London Concert recording will be released as a single CD, a double CD set and a DVD.

• Release: June 2
  
• Label: Sony Masterworks
  
• Writers: music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim.
  
• Performers: Matt Cavenaugh, Josefina Scaglione, Karen Olivo, Cody Green, George Akram and the 2009 Broadway cast.
  
• Miscellaneous: Spanish translations of "I Feel Pretty" and "A Boy Like That/I Have a Love" are by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

• Release: June 2 (digitally), July 7 (CD release)
  
• Label: New Line Records
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by various.
  
• Performers: Constantine Maroulis, Amy Spanger, James Carpinello and the original Broadway cast.

• Release: June 2
  
• Label: PS Classics
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Neil Bartram.
  
• Performers: Will Chase and Malcolm Gets.
  
• Miscellaneous: The album was recorded March 13.

• Release: May 26 (iTunes release); June 23 (CD release)
  
• Label: Ghostlight Records
  
• Writers: music by Galt MacDermot and lyrics by Gerome Ragni and James Rado.
  
• Performers: Will Swenson, Gavin Creel and the 2009 Broadway cast.
  
• Miscellaneous: The recording includes the curtain-call reprises of the musical's title song and "Let the Sun Shine In."

• Release: May 5
  
• Label: Time Life
  
• Writers: music by David Bryan, lyrics by Joe DiPietro.
  
• Performers: Nancy Opel, Sara Chase, Nick Cordero, Demond Green and Matt Saldivar.

• Release: April 7 (online release); May 12 (CD release)
  
• Label: Ghostlight
  
• Writers: music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Brian Yorkey.
  
• Performers: Alice Ripley, J. Robert Spencer, Aaron Tveit, Jennifer Damiano, Adam Chanler-Berat and Louis Hobson.
  
• Miscellaneous: The album was recorded in February and was released as a double CD.

• Release: March 31 (online and iTunes release); April 21 (CD release)
  
• Label: PS Classics
  
• Writers: music and lyrics by Brendan Milburn and Valerie Vigoda (Groovelily)
  
• Performers: Milburn, Vigoda and Gene Lewin.

• Release: March 24
  
• Label: Decca Broadway
  
• Writers: music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire.
  
• Performers: Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Daniel Breaker and the 2008 original Broadway cast.
  
• Miscellaneous: The album was recorded in January.

• Release: Feb. 3
  
• Label: Hybrid Recordings
  
• Writers: Various.
  
• Performer: Liza Minnelli.
  
• Miscellaneous: The album was recorded Jan. 8.

• Release: Feb. 3
  
• Label: Sony Masterworks Broadway
  
• Writers: music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II.
  
• Performers: Audra McDonald, Nathan Gunn, Patrick Wilson, Marni Nixon, Judy Kuhn, Liz Callaway, Laura Benanti and Norbert Leo Butz.
  
• Miscellaneous: This complete recording of Allegro features the 50-piece Istropolis Philharmonic Orchestra.

• Release: Jan. 11
  
• Label: DRG
  
• Writers: Lyrics by Gerard Alessandrini.
  
• Performers: Christina Bianco, James Donegan, Gina Kreiezmar and Michael West.
  
• Miscellaneous: The album was recorded Jan. 8.

House of Flowers (1968 Off-Broadway revival) - Kritzerland - June
DisinHAIRited (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
Hazel Flagg (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
Jimmy (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
The Last Sweet Days of Isaac (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
Let It Ride! (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
New Faces of 1952 (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
New Faces of 1956 (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
The Threepenny Opera (reissue) - Masterworks Broadway - April
Joe Traina: Ten by Eleven
As Time Goes By: The Best of Andrea Marcovicci
Ute Lemper: Between Today and Tomorrow - May 5
Stephanie J. Block: This Place I Know - PS Classics - June 2
Malcolm Gets: The Journey Home - June 2
Gypsy: 50th Anniversary Edition - Masterworks Broadway - May 5
The King and I (1964) - Masterworks Broadway
Flower Drum Song (1958) - Masterworks Broadway
The Rodgers and Hammerstein Songbook - Masterworks Broadway
Elaine Paige Live: Celebrating a Life on Stage
Illya Darling (remastered) - Kritzerland - May
Steven Pasquale: Somethin' Like Love - PS Classics - April 21
Cortés Alexander: Swell - March 16

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