Sound Advice
Schedule of New & Upcoming CD, DVD & Book Releases
Updated 3/24/26
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Cowboys at the Ballet: The Story of Choreographer Agnes de Mille
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
By Claire Wrenn Bobrow. Illustrated by Ilaria Urbinati. Picture book about the epic struggle and dramatic breakthrough of Agnes de Mille, the legendary choreographer whose work changed the course of Broadway history. 48 pages.
Flying High: Still Soaring - A Tribute to the Voices that Taught the World to Swing
(The Songbook Ink/ Jazz at The Ballroom - new on CD/Digital/Vinyl)
"Sposin," "Good Morning Heartache," "If Dreams Come True," "Just for a Thrill," "What a Little Moonlight," "Swing it Brother Swing," "Its Been a Long Long Time," "Lullaby of the Leaves," "Do It Again," "Sentimental Journey." Champian Fulton, with Bria Skonberg, Tahira Clayton, Carmen Bradford, and Nicole Zuraitis, and instrumental contributions from bassist Buster Williams, alto saxophonist and clarinetist Klas Lindquist, bassist Neal Miner, and drummers Fukushi Tainaka and Charles Ruggiero. Released 3/12/26.
April 3, 2026
Claybourne Elder: If The Stars Were Mine
(Center Stage Records - new digital album)
Studio recording of Claybourne Elder's one-man show. "Something's Coming," "I Wanna Dance with Somebody," "I Wanna to Be Evil," "Moments in the Woods," "On the Street Where You Live," "If the Stars Were Mine," "Hey, Kid," "It's So Nice to Have a Man Around the House," "Till There Was You," "Finishing the Hat," "Lonesome Goodbye," "How Glory Goes," "Paving the Runway." CD release expected 4/10/26.
The Sweetest Sounds: Isabella Isherwood
(new digital album)
"Devil May Care," "The Sweetest Sounds," "Till There Was You," "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right," "This Time The Dream's On Me," "My Buddy," "The Song Is You," "Time Heals Everything," "Love Is A Losing Game," "Teach Me Tonight," "'Round Midnight," "I Love Being Here With You." Guitarist Mike Allemana, bassist Joe Policastro, drummer Alejandro Salazar.
Ragtime
(Concord - double LP vinyl)
Three color variants: "Lady Liberty Green" for wide release; "America," available exclusively at Barnes & Noble; and "Ragtime Red," available exclusively at Lincoln Center Theater and Creative Goods. 2025 Broadway revival cast recording of score by Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty. Cast includes Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Colin Donnell, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, Tony Award-winner Shaina Taub, Anna Grace Barlow, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus, Nick Barrington and Tabitha Lawing. "Prologue: Ragtime," "Goodbye, My Love," "Journey On," "The Crime of the Century," "What Kind of Woman," "A Shtetl Iz Amereke," "Success," "His Name Was Coalhouse Walker," "Gettin' Ready Rag," "Henry Ford," "Nothing Like The City," "Your Daddy's Son," "New Music," "Wheels of a Dream," "The Night That Goldman Spoke at Union Square," "Gliding," "Justice," "President," "Till We Reach That Day," "Coalhouse's Soliloquy," "Coalhouse Demands," "What a Game," "Buffalo Nickel Photoplay, Inc," "Our Children," "Sarah Brown Eyes," "He Wanted to Say," "Back to Before," "Look What You've Done," "Make Them Hear You," "Epilogue: Ragtime (Reprise) / Wheels of a Dream (Reprise)." Orchestrations by William David Brohn. Recorded, edited, and mixed by Ian Kagey and mastered by Oscar Zambrano. Digital and 2-CD release
Spring: Tierney Sutton and Tamir Hendelman
(BFM Jazz - new album)
Jazz vocalist Tierney Sutton and pianist Tamir Hendelman. "Double Rainbow," "Waters of March," "April Come She Will," "S'Wonderful," "Things Are Swinging," "Spring," "Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most," "Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year," "Spring, Spring, Spring," "You Must Believe in Spring."
April 6, 2026
Vincent (Original Cast Recording)
(new digital album)
Score by Matt DeMaria.
April 7, 2026
The Book of Joel
(powerHouse Books - Hardcover Book)
By Joel Grey. The visual life story of Joel Grey: actor, singer, dancer, director, and photographer. This sprawling yet intimate scrapbook-style volume uncovers a kaleidoscope of both famous and previously unseen photographs, family snapshots, playbills, posters, and ephemera from Grey's personal archive, revealing an encyclopedic and all-absorbing visual romp through one of the last living greats of American entertainment. Excavated from Grey's personal archives and the treasure trove of his New York Public Library collection. Also included: intimate essays contributed by Eddie Redmayne Tony Kushner. 176 pages.
April 10, 2026
Claybourne Elder: If The Stars Were Mine
(Center Stage Records - new on CD)
Studio recording of Claybourne Elder's one-man show. Digital released earlier.
Company
(new 2-LP set on purple vinyl)
Re-release of OBC recording with score by Stephen Sondheim. Side A: "Company," "The Little Things You Do Together," "Sorry-Grateful," "You Could Drive a Person Crazy," "Side B: "Have I Got a Girl for You," "Someone Is Waiting," "Another Hundred People," "Getting Married Today," "Side C: "Side by Side by Side / What Would We Do Without You?," "Poor Baby," "Tick-Tock," "Side D: "Barcelona," "The Ladies Who Lunch," "Being Alive," "Finale."
House Party Champian Fulton
(new on CD/digital/vinyl)
Champian Fulton with bassist Hide Tanaka, drummer Fukushi Tainaka, saxophonists Klas Lindquist and Cory Weeds. "The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)," "I Cried for You," "Stardust," "One by One," "Get Out of Town," "Billie's Bounce," "Carry Me Back to Old Manhattan." Bandcamp.com.
Into the Woods
(new 2-LP set on green vinyl)
Re-release of OBC recording with score by Stephen Sondheim. Side A: "Into the Woods (Prologue)," "Cinderella at the Grave," "Hello, Little Girl," "I Guess This Is Goodbye / Maybe They're Magic," "I Know Things Now," Side B: "A Very Nice Prince / First Midnight / Giants in the Sky," "Agony," "It Takes Two," "Stay with Me," "On the Steps of the Palace," "Ever After," Side C: "So Happy (Prologue Act II)," "Agony (Reprise)," "Lament," "Any Moment / Moments in the Woods," "Your Fault / Last Midnight," Side D: "No More," "No One Is Alone," "Finale: Children Will Listen."
April 16, 2026
Mexodus
(Audible Originals - Audible Audiobook)
Musical originatlly performed at the Minetta Lane Theatre. Created and performed by Brian Quijada and Nygel D. Robinson, and directed by David Mendizábal.
April 17, 2026
Katerina McCrimmon: Kat's Out Of The Bag!
(new digital album)
Tour Funny Girl Fanny Brice debut jazz album. "Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered," "Fever," "I Fall In Love Too Easily," "Misty," "Night and Day," "Rhode Island Is Famous For You," "Someone To Watch Over Me," "I've Got You Under My Skin." Recorded live over two days at 800 East Studios in Atlanta. Produced by Paul Hannah.
April 25, 2026
Jamie Muscato: Live 2024
(Westway Music - new on CD/digital)
British musical actor (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge, Heathers: The Musical. "Favourite Things," "Don't Do Sadness / Blue Wind," "I Want You Back," "Wait For The moment," "Freeze Your Brain," "(No One Knows Me) Like The Piano," "Cruel Summer," "First Date / Last night" (with Laura Jane Matthewson), "Last Goodbye," "Something's Coming," "Leave," "If I Loved You," "Part Of Your World," "Left Behind," "Raise A Little Hell," "Shallow" (with Tanisha Spring), "Your Song" (with Tanisha Spring), "Come What May" (with Tanisha Spring), "Roxanne," "The Guy I Used To Be."
April 28, 2026
Hirschfeld's Icons: A Poster Book
(Abrams ComicArts - Paperback Book)
Collection of 25 removable, ready-to-frame prints by Al Hirschfeld featuring some of the most recognizable icons of the 20th century. Accompanied by commentary and biographies by David Leopold, Creative Director of the Al Hirschfeld Foundation. Introduction by Dick Cavett. 58 pages.
My Fair Lady
(Kritzerland - new on CD)
Original Swedish cast recording of score by Frederick Loewe and Alan Jay Lerner. Starring Ulla Sallert and Jarl Kulle. "Overture/Why Can't the English?," "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?," "With a Little Bit of Luck," "I'm an Ordinary Man," "Just You Wait," "The Rain in Spain," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Ascot Gavotte," "On the Street Where You Live," "You Did It," "Show Me," "Get Me to the Church on Time," "A Hymn to Him," "Without You," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face/I Could Have Danced All Night," "Bonus Tracks: "Overture" (German cast recording), "Why Can't the English?" (Hebrew cast recording), "Wouldn't It Be Loverly?" (Italian cast recording), "Just You Wait" (Mexican cast recording), "I Could Have Danced All Night" (Hebrew cast recording), "Embassy Waltz" (German cast recording), "On the Street Where You Live" (Mexican cast recording), "Get Me to the Church on Time" (German cast recording), "Without You" (German cast recording). Oscars-Teaterns Kör Och Orchestra Conducted by Hans Schreiber. Limited release of 500 copies. To ship by late April. Kritzerland.com
May 8, 2026
Josh Groban: Cinematic
(Warner Records - new on CD/digital/vinyl LP)
"Stand by Me," "As Time Goes By," "Brucia La Terra," "Skyfall," "When You Wish Upon a Star," "Can You Feel the Love Tonight," "Remember Me ," "Unchained Melody," "Against All Odds," "Moon River."
May 14, 2026
Arthur Miller's New York: Visions of the City
(Methuen Drama - Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition)
By Stephen Marino. A panoramic study of NYC across all of Miller's oeuvre, exploring how Miller transformed the defining experiences of his youth and early adulthood - formed on the streets and in the neighborhoods of the New York boroughs of Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens - into art. 238 pages.
May 15, 2026
Broadway Maybe
(Lando Productions - new on CD/digital/vinyl LP)
Singer/performer Henry Patterson debut studio album. "Prologue: I Hope I Get It," "I Could Have Danced All Night," "Somethings Coming," "Matchmaker," "Not A Day Goes By," "In My Life," "I Know Him So Well," "Losing My Mind," "Another Hundred People," "Wait," "Youre Never Fully Dressed Without a Smile," "Encore: I Hope I Get It (Reprise)." Special guest appearance by Jim Caruso. Musical director Leigh Stanford Thompson. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios.
May 22, 2026
Michael Ball: Glow
(Tag8 Music - new new on CD/digital/vinyl)
"Best Night of Your Life," "Glow," "A Million Lights," "Little Wins," "Holding on Letting Go," "How Do We Get Back There" (with Liss Jones), "Vintage,"," "You," "Remember to Remember," "On with the Show."
May 29, 2026
The Sherman Brothers Album
(Kritzerland - new on CD)
"Ten Feet Off The Ground: (Elena Bertacchi and Ava Madison Gray), "For Now, For Always" (Rebecca Luker), "That Darn Cat" (Michele Pawk), "The Age Of Not Believing" (Christine Ebersole), "Chin Up" (Susan Egan), "Are We Dancing?" (Adrienne Stiefel and Robert Yacko), "Hushabye Mountain" (Ava Madison Gray), "Busker Alley" (Gary Beach and Ensemble), "She Has A Way" (Brent Barrett), "Tin Whistle Tune" (Guy Haines), "A Rock & Roll Love Story" ("Tall Paul" / "Youre Sixteen" / "Youre Beautiful" / "And Youre Mine" / "Lets Get Together" - Elena Bertacchi And Benji Fox), "River Song" (Lawrence Clayton), ""Feed The Birds" (Liz Callaway), "Shermanized Word Medley" (Jason Graae), "Where Did The Good Times Go?" (Kerry OMalley), "Your Heart Will Lead You Home" (Natalie Toro). Musical Direction Todd Ellison. Arrangements by Bruce Kimmel and Todd Ellison. Orchestrations by David Siegel, Except "Tin Whistle Tune" orchestration by Richard Allen and "River Song and Your Heart Will Lead You Home" orchestration by Grant Geissman. Limited release of 500 copies. Expected by the end of May 2026. Kritzerland.com
June 2, 2026
David Friedman, The Stories of My Life
(Library Tales Publishing - Hardcover Book/Kindle Edition)
Subtitle: A Lifetime of Anecdotes, Gossip, Jokes, and Wisdom from a Jewish, Gay, Broadway, Movie, and TV Composer, ... of We Can Be Kind and The Thought Exchange. Composer, songwriter, author, lyricist and conductor David Friedman reveals the stories behind nearly a thousand moments that shaped his life: tales of family, friends and fame; joy and heartbreak; absurdity and grace... with a generous amount of gossip and laughter along the way. 450 pages.
June 26, 2026
The Book of Mormon 15th anniversary edition
(Rhino/Ghostlight - new on 2 CDs/double LP vinyl)
Includes a booklet featuring complete lyrics, production and studio photos, and commentary from writers Trey Parker, Robert Lopez and Matt Stone, along with music director and vocal arranger Stephen Oremus. Liner notes by "CBS Sunday Morning" correspondent David Pogue drawn from interviews with the creative team. Score by Robert Lopez, Trey Parker and Matt Stone. Cast includes Josh Gad, Andrew Rannells, Nikki M. James, Rory O'Malley, Michael Potts, Lewis Cleale, Scott Barnhardt, Justin Bohon, Darlesia Cearcy, Kevin Duda, Asmeret Ghebremichael, Brian Tyree Henry, Clark Johnsen, John Eric Parker, Jason Michael Snow, Benjamin Schrader, Michael James Scott, Brian Sears, Lawrence Stallings, Rema Webb, Maia Nkenge Wilson, Tommar Wilson, Graham Bowen, Ta'rea Campbell and Tyson Jennette.
November 3, 2026
Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
(St. Martin's Press - Hardcover/Kindle Edition/Audible Audiobook)
Memoir by Judi Dench, with Brendan O'Hea. Dench tells of her life on the stage, on the screen, and behind the scenes. 400 pages.
Release date unknown
Charlie Rosen's Broadway Big Band
(new double album)
First recording from this band, which "puts both modern and classic showtunes on display, sung by the best and brightest of Broadway's young generation of leading performers, in the timeless tradition of Big Band. A full sized Jazz orchestra composed of 17 musicians play Rosen's re-imagined arrangements of an eclectic mix of tunes from Broadway's past, present, and beyond."
Chess
(new album)
2025 Broadway revival cast. Score by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus. Nicholas Christopher, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, Hannah Cruz, Bradley Dean, Sean Allan Krill, and Bryce Pinkham. Album expected in spring 2026. Single "Nobody's Side" performed by Lea Michele and cast has already been released.
Complete Lyrics of Sheldon Harnick
(new book)
Empire: The Musical
(Yellow Sound Label - new album)
Original Off-Broadway cast recording of score by Caroline Sherman and Robert Hull. Produced by Michael Croiter. Recorded at PowerStation at BerkleeNYC. Release date TBA.
The Fantasticks
(JAY Records - new album)
Studio album recording of score by Harvey Schmidt and Tom Jones. Brad Oscar, Telly Leung, Elizabeth Teeter, Lewis Cleale, and Ron Raines.
Harbinger Records upcoming releases: material from Eubie Blake; download only demos of Hugh Martin and Sheldon Harnick; Steve Ross' back catalog for download;
High Button Shoes
(Stage Door Records - new on CD)
Guildford School of Acting cast album of score by Jule Styne and Sammy Cahn. With Institute of Sound Recording and University of Surrey Department of Music and Media. Produced by Stewart Nicholls. Music director Brady Mould and arranger by Rowland Lee accompany on piano, with James Armstrong on bass and Richard Burden on drums/percussion. Sound engineering by Gabe Smith. Expected later in 2026.
Lizard Boy
(new album)
Live recording of 2023 Prospect Theatre cast. Score by Justin Huertas. Cast features Huertas, Kiki deLohr, and William A. Williams. Release date TBA.
Love Life
(new album)
2025 NY City Center Encores! production. Kurt Weill (music), Alan Jay Lerner (lyrics). Cast includes Brian Stokes Mitchell and Kate Baldwin. Further information TBA.
The Nutty Professor
(new album)
Studio recording of score by Marvin Hamlisch and Rupert Holmes. Based on the recent Ogunquit Playhouse staging of the musical based on the Jerry Lewis movie.. Cast TBA. 2024 release expected.
Paradise Square OBC
(new on CD/digital)
Broadway cast recording of score Jason Howland (music), Nathan Tysen and Masi Asare (lyrics), with additional music by Larry Kirwan, inspired by the songs of Stephen Foster. Joaquina Kalukango, Chilina Kennedy, John Dossett, Sidney DuPont, A.J. Shively, Nathaniel Stampley, Gabrielle McClinton, Jacob Fishel, Kevin Dennis and Matt Bogart. Produced by Jason Howland and Billy Jay Stein. Recorded at Power Station at BerkleeNYC during the weeks of April 18 and April 25.
Penelope
(Joy Machine Records - new digital album)
Musical by Alex Bechtel, starring Grace McLean, who is also a co-creator. Recorded live at Joe's Pub in October 2025.
The Queen of Versailles
(Sony Masterworks Broadway - new album)
OBC cast recording of score by Stephen Schwartz (book by Lindsey Ferrentino). Cast includes Kristin Chenoweth, F. Murray Abraham, Stephen DeRosa, Greg Hildreth, Tatum Grace Hopkins, Isabelle Keating, and Nina White. "Caviar Dreams" track available now.
Romeo & Bernadette: A Musical Tale of Verona and Brooklyn
(Yellow Sound Label - new album)
Off-Broadway cast recording. Nikita Burshteyn (Newsies), Anna Kostakis, Carlos Lopez (Man of La Mancha), Michael Marotta (Tenderly: The Rosemary Clooney Musical), Judy McLane (Mamma Mia!), Michael Notardonato, Ari Raskin, Troy Valjean Rucker (August Rush), Zach Schanne (Pippin), and Viet Vo (Viet Gone). Lyrics by Mark Saltzman and music adapted from classic Italian melodies. Recorded 2/18/20. Late March release expected.
Signs of Life
(new digital album)
Concept album for score by Christopher DeLair. Shoshana Bean, Jenn Colella, Leif Coomer, Deborah Cox, Bella Coppola, Damon Daunno, Charity Angel Dawson, Alexa Green, Jinkx Monsoon, Aoife O'Donovan, Solea Pfeiffer, Vanessa Williams, Jess Wolfe, and Holly Laessig.
Tammy Faye
(new album)
Music by Elton John; lyrics by Jake Shears. Cast from Almeida Theatre debut production. Details TBA.
This Side of the World
(new album)
East West Players cast recording of score by Paulo K Tiról.