Cast Albums Blog
New expanded release of FUNNY THING HAPPENED... soundtrack
New record label Quartet Records has reissued the soundtrack of A FUNNY THING HAPPENED ON THE WAY TO THE FORUM, remastered from the original tapes and including the full underscore by Ken Thorne for the first time.
The sound is much improved and newly remastered from the original stereo 1/2” album masters from the MGM vaults, and a 1/4” tape (also in stereo) from the private library of Mr. Thorne.
The release includes a deluxe full-color 24-page booklet with liner notes and track-by-track analysis by Randall D. Larson and is limited to 1000 copies.
Behind the Scenes: Recording NOW. HERE. THIS.
The following documentary by Aaron Mark goes behind the scenes of the September recording session for the NOW. HERE. THIS. original cast album. The recording will be released this upcoming Tuesday, December 18.
Ghostlight to record GIANT
This January, the off-Broadway cast of GIANT heads into the studio to preserve the show on record.
The Michael John LaChiusa musical, a sizeable undertaking for the Public Theatre, features 26 actors and a 17-piece orchestra. Kurt Deutsch and Joel Moss will produce the recording for a spring release on Ghostlight Records.
This will be Ghostlight's fifth recording of LaChiusa's work (Queen of the Mist, See What I Wanna See, Bernarda Alba, and Little Fish) and fourth of a Public Theatre production (Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson, Hair, and See What I Wanna See).
TRIASSIC PARQ now available on iTunes
The original cast album for (the very funny) TRIASSIC PARQ is now available on iTunes. The recording will also reportedly be available at some point on Amazon.
Yellow Sound Label to record MURDER BALLAD
Yellow Sound Label has announced a cast recording of Manhattan Theatre Club's New York premiere of Murder Ballad.
A rock musical about a love triangle gone wrong, the production features John Ellison Conlee, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Karen Olivo, & Will Swenson.
A release date has not yet been announced.