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CDs Now Available:
Al Jolson's Broadway
(new on CD/digital)
Rare early recordings, some live, of Al Jolson from Chip Deffaa's own extensive collection. "Swanee," "Medley: Whispering / My Melancholy Baby / Poor Butterfly," "Ma Blushing Rosie," "Keep Smiling at Trouble," "Hello 'tucky," "Lazy," "Where Did Robinson Crusoe Go with Friday on Saturday Night?," "April Showers," "The One I Love Belongs to Somebody Else," "Never Again," "Is It True What They Say About Dixie?," "I'm Goin' South," "Rockabye Your Baby with a Dixie Melody," "My Mammy," "I'm Sittin' on Top of the World," "You-Hoo," "Tonight's My Night with Baby," "This Is the Life," "Avalon," "Someone Else May Be There While I'm Gone," "Who Cares?," "You Flew Away from the Nest," "Remember," "Home in Pasadena," "California Here I Come." Remastered by Scott Gordon. Dedicated to Jim Morgan, of York Theatre Company.
DIGITAL MUSIC Now Available:
Mia Pinero: Growing Up
(new digital album)
Singer/actor Mia Pinero (Broadway West Side Story) debut album. "Stand Tall," "All I've Ever Known," "The Nearness of You," "You're Nearer," "Stop This Train," "I've Grown Accustomed to Her Face," "Children Will Listen/ No One is Alone," "Do You Remember," "Growing Up." Mixing and arrangements by Alex Thompson. Co-produced by Mia Pinero and Alex Thompson.
Rockers on Broadway: Live
(Jazzheads Inc. - Volume 1)
(new digital album)
Live performances from Rockers On Broadway concerts over the past 28 years. "Under Pressure" (Alex Brightman, Michael Cerveris), "I'm A Believer" (Mickey Dolenz), "What About Us" (Isabelle Gottfried ), "December 1963 (Oh What A Night)" (Christian Hoff, Donnie Kehr ), "Dream A Little Dream" (Emma Hunton), "The Show Must Go On" (Morgan James), "Space Captain" (Michael Lanning ), "No Rain" (Constantine Maroulis ), "Purple Rain" (LaChanze ), "Thugz Mansion / A Change Is Gonna Come" (Donald Webber), "The Rainbow Connection" (Paul Williams ), "Hallelujah" (Alice Ripley. A very limited edition vinyl of the album will be available for a donation of $500.00 in early May at rockersonbroadway.com. Proceeds to benefit The Path Fund Inc., supporting arts education and artists in need.
BOOKS Now Available:
Fearlessly Different: An Autistic Actor's Journey to Broadway's Biggest Stage
(Rowman & Littlefield - Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition)
By Mickey Rowe. The story of an autistic and legally blind person and pushing beyond the restrictions of a special education classroom to shine on the stage ... to become the first autistic actor to play the lead role in the play The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, landing the title role in the play Amadeus, co-creating the theatre/philanthropy company Arts on the Waterfront, and founding the National Disability Theatre. 200 pages.
The Golden Age Musicals of Darryl F. Zanuck: The Gentleman Preferred Blondes
(Univ of Mississippi Press - Hardcover Book)
By Bernard F. Dick. First book devoted to the musicals that Darryl F. Zanuck produced at Warner Bros., Twentieth Century Pictures, and Twentieth Century Fox. Spotlights how he placed his personal imprint on the genre and how he nurtured and showcased several blonde female stars who headlined the musicals, including Shirley Temple, Alice Faye, Betty Grable, Vivian Blaine, June Haver, Marilyn Monroe, and Sheree North. 320 pages.
Pinter and Stoppard: A Director's View
(Methuen Drama - Hardcover Book/Paperback/Kindle Edition)
Carey Perloff examines these contemporary playwrights alongside one another and in the context of the rehearsal room, to glean new insights and connections, including the impact of their Jewish background on their work and their passion for the details of stagecraft. The author draws upon her first-hand experience of working with both writers, creating case studies of particular plays in production to provide new ways of positioning the work today. 240 pages.
MOVIES/Blu-Ray Now Available:
West Side Story
(Disney/Buena Vista - new 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray, and DVD)
2021 film of the Broadway musical. Directed by Steven Spielberg; screenplay by Tony Kushner. Score by Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. Rachel Zegler, Ansel Elgort, Ariana DeBose, David Alvarez, Mike Faist, Brian d'Arcy James, Corey Stoll, Josh Andrés Rivera, Rita Moreno, and others. Choreography by Justin Peck. Music director Gustavo Dudamel. Arrangements by David Newman (incorporating alterations originally made to Bernstein's Broadway score by Johnny Green for the 1961 film). Jeanine Tesori vocal coach. Matt Sullivan music supervisor. Bonus features: 13-part The Stories of West Side Story. Film to be released 3/2/22 on Disney+ service.
MUSIC to be released this Friday, March 18:
Assassins 2022 Off-Broadway cast album
(Broadway Records - new digital album)
Stephen Sondheim score, featuring the cast of the 2021-22 Classic Stage Company production. Adam Chanler-Berat, Eddie Cooper, Tavi Gevinson, Andy Grotelueschen, Bianca Horn, Judy Kuhn, Steven Pasquale, Ethan Slater, Will Swenson, Wesley Taylor, Brandon Uranowitz, Brad Giovanine, Whit K. Lee, Rob Morrison, and Katrina Yaukey. Produced by Matt Stine, co-produced by Van Dean, Executive Produced by Toni Marie Davis, Tyler Ellman, Jon Zietz, Matt Connolly, Jonathan Demar and Seriff Productions, Associate Produced by Bartos Theatrical Group LLC. Recorded and mixed By Isaiah Abolin. CD format to be released 4/15/22.
Kristina Koller: Get Out of Town
(new album)
Jazz-centric celebration of Cole Porter songs. With Fima Chupakhin(piano), James Robbins (bass) and Juan Chiavassa (drums).
RECORDINGS newly listed:
March 25:
Gary Brumburgh Goes Full Circle Where Broadway Meets Jazz
(Cafe Pacific Records - new album)
Vocalist Gary Brumburgh revisits his early career as a musical theater artist with fresh jazz interpretations of songs from iconic shows. Includes "Everybodys Gotta Be Somewhere," "Celebration," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "Happy Talk," "Soon Its Gonna Rain," "Love I Hear," "Far From the Home I Love."
May 24:
Flower Drum Song
(Kino Lorber - Blu-ray)
1961 film based on the Broadway musical. Rodgers & Hammerstein score. Nancy Kwan, James Shigeta, Miyoshi Umeki, Jack Soo, Benson Fong, Juanita Hall. Directed by Henry Koster. Brand new 2K masters. Extras: audio commentary by Nancy Kwan with Nick Redman; A Classic Evolves: From Print to Stage to Screen; Faces of the East: Casting Flower Drum Song; The Songs of Flower Drum Song; An All-Access Pass to the Sets and Costumes of Flower Drum Song; The Legacy of Rodgers and Hammerstein.
Compiled by Talkin' Broadway Staff.
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