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Newly Released (scroll down for future releases):

Dona Flor and Her Two Husbands
(New Yorker Video - new on DVD)
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1976 Brasilian film that was the basis for the musical Sarava!. Sonia Braga, Jose Wilker, Mauro Mendonca.

Second Star to the Right: Peter Pan in the Popular Imagination
(Rutgers Univ Press - Hardcover/Paperback Book)
By Editors Allison B. Kavey and Lester D. Friedman. Various essays approach Peter Pan from literary, dramatic, film, television, and sociological perspectives and, in the process, analyze his emergence and preservation in the cultural imagination.

Tickety Tock
(Balzar & Bray - Hardcover Book)
Children's book by Jason Robert Brown; illustrated by Mary Grandpore. Tells the story of Schmuel, "in a little gray town called Klimovich." Ages 4-8. 32 pages.

Todd Almond: Mexico City
(on mp3) 
Recording of 10 original songs. Performed at the Zipper Theatre in 2008. Released October 2008.

January 6, 2009

The Cherry Orchard
(Grove Press - Paperback Book)
Tom Stoppard's new translation (Bridge Project production now at BAM). [the Amazon description lists Mamet as the translator, but this is the Stoppard version].

Cyrano de Bergerac
(Image Entertainment - new on DVD)
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2007 Broadway production starring Kevin Kline, Jennifer Garner, Daniel Sunjata, Chris Sarandon, Max Baker. Directed by David Leveaux. 141 minutes.

A Streetcar Named Desire (Audiobook)
(Caedmon - new on 2 CDs)
1973 Lincoln Center cast recording, with Rosemary Harris and James Farentino. 2-1/2 hours.

January 13, 2009

Ain't Misbehavin'
(Rhino - new on 2 CDs)
30th anniversary tour cast, with Ruben Studdard, Frenchie Davis, Trenyce Cobbins, Patrice Covington and David Jennings.

Breakfast at Tiffany's - Paramount Centennial Collection
(Paramount - on 2 DVDs)
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1961 film with Audrey Hepburn, George Peppard, Patricia Neal, Mickey Rooney, Martin Balsam, Buddy Ebsen. Additional Footage; Soundtrack English; Soundtrack French; English Subtitles; Director's Comments; Dolby Digital 5.1 Re; Sensor Matic. Extras: featurettes A Golightly Gathering, Henry Mancini: More Than Music, Mr. Yunioshi: An Asian Perspective, The Making of a Classic, It's So Audrey: A Style Icon, Brilliance in a Blue Box, Audrey's Letter to Tiffany, Behind the Gates: The Tour; original theatrical trailer.

Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab
(DRG - new on CD)
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New Off Broadway cast recording. Christina Bianco, James Donegan, Gina Kreiezmar and Michael West with David Caldwell at the piano. "Forbidden Broadway Goes to Rehab," "All That Chat," In the Heights Segment, Tale of Two Cities Segment, South Pacific Segment, Mary Poppins 2nd Season, August: Osage County, Equus Segment, Gypsy Segment, Young Frankenstein, "Xanadude," "Glitter & Be Glib," "Putting Up Revivals," Sondheim Finale, Bonus tracks: "My Musical Comedy Smile," "Hey, Harry," "See Me On a Monday."

Funny Face - Paramount Centennial Collection
(Paramount - on 2 DVDs)
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1957 film with Audrey Hepburn and Fred Astaire. Extras: featurettes Kay Thompson: "Think Pink", This is VistaVision, Fashion Photographers Exposed, The Fashion Designer and His Muse, Parisian Dreams, Paramount in the '50s; original theatrical trailer; text/photo galleries.

Love Songs: Judy Garland
(Savoy Jazz - on CD)
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Compilation from the soundtrack of her TV series (none previously on Savoy). Produced by John Fricke. "From This Moment On," "That's All," "Old Devil Moon," "Nearness Of You, The," "Medley: Almost Like Being In Love/This Can't Be Love," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love ," "I Am Loved ," "Alone Together," "Island In The West Indies," "Do It Again," "I Wish You Love," "Come Rain Or Come Shine."

Take Me Along
(DRG - on CD)
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Details not confirmed. OBC recording of Bob Merrill score. Jackie Gleason, Walter Pigeon, Eileen Herlie, Una Merkel, Robert Morse. Overture, "The Parade," "Oh, Please," "I Would Die," "Sid, Ol' Kid," "Staying Young," "I Get Embarrassed," "We're Home," "Take Me Along," "Volunteer Fireman Picnic," "Wint's Song," "That's How It Start's," "Promise Me A Rose," "Staying Young (reprise)," "Little Green Snake," "Nine O'clock," "But Yours," Finale.

January 20, 2009

In Color
(Electric Fountain Records - new on CD)
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Michael Cavanaugh (Movin' Out. Nine songs from rock legends who have influenced him through the years: Pete Townshend, Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Michael Stanley Band, Joe Cocker/Dave Mason, Led Zeppelin and Big Joe Turner. Also, four new songs, of which "Miles Away" and "Give It Time" were written by Michael. Produced by Rob Mathes. In store date.

MGM: When the Lion Roars
(Warner - new on 2 DVDs)
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1992 3-part, 6-hour documentary hosted by Patrick Stewart. Loaded with film clips, rarely seen archival footage and commentary from stars. Also includes a 12-page pictorial booklet.

Radio Show
(Telarc - new on CD)
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New Tony deSare album. Embraces a variety of eras in American popular music, all tied together by the voices of radio announcers who set the tone for each individual track and the recording as a whole, including Joe Piscopo. With guests Jane Monheit and Bucky Pizzarelli. Includes "Get Happy," "A Little Bit Closer," "Bizarre Love Triangle," "Lazy River," "Easy Lover," "The Times They Are A-Changin'."

January 26, 2009

I'll Cry Tomorrow: Lillian Roth
(Stage Door Records - new on CD)
Roth's musical autobiographical studio album and other 1950s recordings. 24 bit Cedar remastering. Many tracks on CD for the first time. New liner notes. Pre-order from the UK at StageDoorRecords.com.

Julie Andrews Musicality
(Stage Door Records - new on CD)
Early recordings from The Boyfriend, My Fair Lady, High Tor, Cinderella and more. 24 bit Cedar remastering and new liner notes. Pre-order from the UK at StageDoorRecords.com.

Gigi
(Stage Door Records - new on CD)
Studio recordings of songs from the film score by Googi Grant and Tony Martin plus bonus tracks from the French recording featuring Maurice Chevalier and Sacha Distel, and from the Spanish recording featuring Andrew Toffel, Manolo Fabregas, Marilu and Rosa Lopez Negrette. All on CD for the first time. 24 bit Cedar remastering and new liner notes. Pre-order from the UK at StageDoorRecords.com.

Nancy LaMott: Original Keys for Singers
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
16 LaMott standards, in David Friedman arrangements, including: "Autumn Leaves," "Downtown," "I Got the Sun in the Morning," "I Have Dreamed," "It Might As Well Be Spring," "Just in Time for Christmas," "Moon River," "No Moon at All," "Old Devil Moon," "Out of This World," "Skylark," "So in Love," "Some Children See Him," "The Surrey with the Fringe on Top," "That Old Black Magic," "When October Goes."

January 27, 2009

Krazy Love
(Sunny Side - new on CD)
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New Luba Mason album in a "Brazilian mood." Renato Neto on piano and keys, bassist Jimmy Haslip and guest performances by Hubert Laws and Ruben Blades. Mason co-produces and has written eight songs for the album.

Goodbye Mr. Chips
(Warner - new on DVD)
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1969 musical remake directed by Herbert Ross. Peter O'Toole, Michael Redgrave, Sian Phillips, Alison Leggatt, George Baker, Petula Clark, Jack Hedley, Michael Bryant, Clinton Greyn, Barbara Couper.

Mary Poppins - 45th Anniversary Edition
(Walt Disney - on 2 DVDs)
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1964 film with Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke, Hermione Baddeley, Arthur Treacher, Ed Wynn. New extras include exclusive Look at Mary Poppins on Broadway.

To Broadway With Love
(DRG - new on CD)
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1964 World's Fair musical performed at The Musical Hall in the Texas Pavilions with Bock and Harnick score. Carmen Alvarez, Kelly Brown, Miriam Burton, Bob Carroll, Ted Forlow, Reby Howells, Patti Karr, Nancy Leighton, Don Liberto, Rod Perry, Guy Rotondo, Millie Slavin. Songs include "Dixie," "Yankee Doodle Boy," "Mary Is A Grand Old Name," "Every Day Is Ladies Day," "The 88 Rag," "Till The Clouds Roll By," "Over There," "Three Wonderful Letters," "Rose of Washington Square," "Another Op'nin," "Another Show," "There's No Business like Show Business," "Carousel Waltz," "Speak Low," "Buckle Down Winsocki," "Bali Ha'i," "I Still Get Jealous," "F.D.R. Jones," "Mata Hari Mine," "Remember Radio," "Popsicles In Paris," Finale.

Warner Bros All-Star Romance Collection
(Warner - DVD set)
Goodbye Mr. Chips (1969, Peter O'Toole), Far From the Madding Crowd, The Yellow Rolls Royce, Waterloo Bridge (1940) and Cannery Row. Also to be sold separately.

Warner Bros Romance Classics Collection
(Warner - 4 DVD set)
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Palm Springs Weekend, Parrish, Rome Adventure and Susan Slade. To be sold as a collection only.

Wildcat
(DRG Records - on CD)
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Long out of print 1960 OBC recording of Cy Coleman/Carolyn Leigh score. Lucille Ball, Keith Andes. Overture, "Oil!," "He, Look Me Over," "Wildcat," "You've Come Home," "That's What I Want For Janie," "What' Takes My Fancy," "You're A Liar," "One Day We Dance," "Give a Little Whistle," "Tall Hope," "Tippy, Tippy Toes," "El Sombrero," "Corduroy Road," Finale. Includes new packaging with rare photographs and interviews provided by Ken Jones.

January 2009 (no release date)

After the Quake
(Dramatist's Play Service - Paperback Book)
Frank Galati play.

Bernard Shaw and the BBC
(Univ of Toronto Press - Hardcover Book)
By Leonard Conolly. Portrait of many contentious issues negotiated between George Bernard Shaw and the public broadcaster. Details debates about freedom of speech, the editing of plays for broadcast, and the protection of authors' rights to control and profit from works performed for radio and television broadcasts. Conolly also scrutinizes Second World War-era censorship, when the British government banned Shaw from making any broadcasts that questioned British policies or strategies. Also provides links to online appendices of Shaw's broadcasts for the BBC, texts of Shaw's major BBC talks, extracts from German wartime propaganda broadcasts about Shaw, and the BBC's obituaries for Shaw.

Broadway Plays And Musicals: Descriptions and Essential Facts of More Than 14,000 Shows Through 2007
(McFarland - Library Binding - (7 x 10 in 3 vols.) )
By Thomas Hischak. First single-volume book to cover all of the activities on Broadway between 1919 and 2007. More than 14,000 productions are briefly described, including hundreds of plays, musicals, revivals, and specialty programs that have been performed on the Great White Way. Entries include famous and forgotten works, designed to give a complete picture of Broadway's history and development, its evolution since the early twentieth century, and its rise to unparalleled prominence in the world of American theater. Productions are identified in terms of plot, cast, personnel, critical reaction, and significance in the history of New York theater and culture. In addition to a chronological list of all Broadway productions between 1919 and 2007, the book also includes approximately 600 important productions performed on Broadway before 1919.

Dark Matters
(Dramatist's Play Service - Paperback Book)
Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa play.

Famous Movie Dance Stars Paper Dolls
(Dover Publications - Paperback Book)

The Off Broadway Musical, 1910-2007: Cast, Credits, Songs, Critical Reception and Performance Data of 1,800 Shows
(McFarland - Library Binding)
By Dan Dietz. Discusses over 1,800 Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, showcase, and workshop musical productions. Includes detailed descriptions of Off Broadway musicals that closed in previews or in rehearsal, selected musicals that opened in Brooklyn and in New Jersey, and American operas that opened in New York, along with general overviews of Off Broadway institutions such as the Light Opera of Manhattan. The typical entry includes the name of the host theater or theaters, the opening date and number of performances, the production's cast and creative team, a list of songs, a brief plot synopsis, and general comments and reviews from the New York critics. Preface, bibliography, and 21 appendices including a discography, filmography, a list of published scripts, and lists of musicals categorized by topic and composer.

Passing Strange Vocal Selections
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
From musical score by Stew. Songlist includes: "Amsterdam," "The Black One," "Love Like That," "Mom Song," "Must Have Been High," "Work the Wound," "Youth's Unfinished Song" and more.

Theatre World: Volume 64 2007-2008
(Applause Books - Hardcover Book)
John Willis and Ben Hodges, editors. Now in its 64th year. Annual record of the American theatre season - Broadway, Off-Broadway, Off-Off-Broadway, and regional. Features A Catered Affair, August: Osage County, Sunday in the Park with George, South Pacific, Come Back, Little Sheba Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, The Country Girl, Passing Strange, In the Heights, Mask and True Life Tales. Expanded section of professional regional productions from across the U.S.; expanded listing of all the major theatrical awards; longest running shows on and off Broadway; full coverage of the Theatre World Awards; expanded obituaries and a comprehensive index.

February 3, 2009

Allegro
(Sony Classics - new on 2 CDs)
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New studio recording, and the first complete recording of Rodgers & Hammerstein score. Patrick Wilson as Joe Taylor, Jr.; Nathan Gunn and Audra McDonald as Joe's parents; Marni Nixon as Joe's Grandma; Judy Kuhn as Beulah; Liz Callaway as Emily; Laura Benanti as Jennie; and Norbert Leo Butz as Charlie. With Judy Blazer, Maureen Brennan, Ashley Brown and Kathy Morath, a full chorus, a children's chorus, and vocal cameos by Schuyler Chapin, Dr. Galen Guengerich and Stephen Sondheim. 50-piece orchestra conducted by Larry Blank. Original orchestrations by Robert Russell Bennett and dance arrangements by Trude Rittman. Bruce Pomahac musical director, and Ben Whiteley choral director (with choral arrangements by Crane Calder). produced by David Lai and Bruce Pomahac. Ted Chapin is executive producer. 44 tracks.

At Last
(Telarc - new on CD)
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Ann Hampton Callaway celebrates romance with original songs and classics by Cole Porter, Stevie Nicks, Harold Arlen, Joni Mitchell, Chick Corea and more. With Wycliffe Gordon and Rodney Jones.

Charles Aznavour: Duos
(EMI France - Import 2 CDs)
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Recorded over the last three years, a collection of Aznavour's greatest songs with some of the biggest stars of the French and international stage, including Paul Anka, Céline Dion, Placido Domingo, Bryan Ferry, Josh Groban, Herbert Grönemeyer, Johnny Hallyday, Julio Iglesias, Elton John, Carole King, Liza Minnelli, Nana Mouskouri, Laura Pausini and Sting.

The Little Flower of East Orange: A Play
(Faber & Faber - Paperback Book)
Stephen Adly Guirgis play.

Liza's at the Palace
(Hybrid - new on 2 CDs)
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Studio recording of Liza Minnelli's show at the Palace Theatre. Produced by Phil Ramone. "Teach Me Tonight," "I Would Never Leave You," "If (You Hadn't, But You Did)," "What Makes a Man a Man?," "My Own Best Friend," "Maybe This Time," "He's Funny That Way," Palace Medley, "Cabaret," "But the World Goes 'Round," Tribute to Kay Thompson, "Theme from New York, New York." Expected to be available at the theatre during the run. Cast includes Johnny Rodgers and Jim Caruso.

The Natalie Wood Collection
(Warner - 6 DVD set)
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Newly remastered versions of Splendor in the Grass and Gypsy; plus new-to-DVD Inside Daisy Clover, Sex and the Single Girl, Bombers B-52 and Cash McCall. Extras include deleted "Together Wherever We Go" and "You'll Never Get Away From Me," Warner cartoons and trailers.

Rent: Filmed Live On Broadway
(Sony - new on DVD/Blu-Ray)
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Directed by Michael John Warren. Will Chase, Adam Kantor, Eden Espinosa, Renee Goldsberry, Rodney Hicks, Justin Johnson, Michael McElroy, Tracie Thomas. Features a special appearance by the original cast. Extras: "The Wall," "The Final Curtain," "Home," "The Final Lottery," "Casting," "Rent: The Final Days on Broadway," Jonathan Larson Performing Arts Foundation PSA, National Marfan Foundation PSA.

Yentl: 25th Anniversary Edition
(MGM - new on DVD)
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1983 musical film directed by Barbra Streisand, based on a short story by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Mandy Patinkin, Nehemiah Persoff, Barbra Streisand, Amy Irving. Bonuses: Streisand introduction, commentary with Barbra Streisand and Executive Producer Rusty Lemorande, 11 cut scenes, teaser trailer; theatrical trailer; photo gallery. Songs by Alan & Marilyn Bergman and Michel Legrand.

Yentl - Collector's Edition
(MGM - new on 2 DVDs)
Bonuses: Streisand introduction; commentary with Barbra Streisand and Executive Producer Rusty Lemorande; 11 deleted scenes; Barbra Streisand's introduction to disc 2, Barbra Streisand's original concept reel; the Director's Reel; rehearsal and final film comparisons for "Where is it Written?," "No Wonder," "The Way He Makes Me Feel," "No Wonder" Reprise, "Tomorrow Night," "Will Someone Ever Look at Me That Way?"; storyboard montages for musical numbers; deleted Number: "The Moon and I"; deleted number: "Several Sins a Day"; "Papa, Can You Hear Me?; "A Piece of Sky" and "Tomorrow Night"; teaser trailer; theatrical trailer; photo gallery.

February 9, 2009

Bad Girls - The Musical
(new on DVD)
West End musical based on the first season of the British TV show set in a women's prison which had much of its cast reprising their roles on stage. Kath Gotts composer/lyricist; book by Maureen Chadwick and Ann McManus.

February 10, 2009

Dennis Potter: 3 To Remember
(Koch - new on 3 DVDs)
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1980 U.K. London Weekend Television productions of Cream in My Coffee (with Peggy Ashcroft, Lionel Jeffries, Peter Chelsom, Shelagh McLeod), Blade on the Feather (with Donald Pleasence, Tom Conti, Denholm Elliott) and "=Rain on the Roof (with Cheryl Campbell, Michael Stoddard).

Joe's Strut
(Wrong Records - new on CD)
Jazz pianist Michael Wolff with Rich Goods and Chip Jackson (both of whom share the bass chair) and drummer Victor Jones, and special guests saxophonist Steve Wilson and Ian Young on tenor sax. Title track written in memory of composer and keyboardist Joe Zawinul. "Harbour Island," "Joe's Strut," "Wheel Of Life," "If I Were A Bell," "The Third You," "Freedom," "Come Rain Or Come Shine."

Maggie Flynn
(DRG - new on CD)
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1968 OBC album. Luigi Creatore, Hugo Peretti, George David Weiss score. Shirley Jones and Jack Cassidy.

So Hard to Forget: Bucky Pizzarelli & Strings
(Arbors - new on CD)
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Bucky Pizzarelli, Frank Vignola, Sara Caswell, Aaron Weinstein, Valerie Levy, Jessy Levy, Jerry Bruno, Martin Pizzarelli. "Laura," "Slow Burning," Duke Ellington Medley: "Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me/In A Sentimental Mood/Satin Doll," "It's Easy To Remember," "Sonatina In A First Movement," "Sonatina In A Second Movement," "My One And Only Love," "Prelude To A Kiss," "Wabash One More Time," "Tarantella Opus 87a," "Test Pilot," "Boots Blues," "Last Night When We Were Young."

Stan Freberg Singles
(DRG - new on CD)
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Capitol singles.

What Makes Sammy Run?
(Koch - new on DVD)
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1959 NBC "Sunday Showcase" non-musical TV adaptation of the novel by Budd Schulberg. With Larry Blyden, John Forsythe, Barbara Rush, Dina Merrill, and Normal Fell. Audio Commentary by Dina Merrill and Barbara Rush; interview with Budd Schulberg.

The Yellow Brick Road And Beyond
(Passport Video - new on DVD)
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This feature documentary takes a look at the phenomenon that is The Wizard of Oz, using clips and interviews with such celebrities as Tommy Tune, Joan Leslie, Mickey Rooney, Joel Grey as well as three of the original munchkins from the classic 1939 film and producer Mervyn LeRoy. Tells the complete history of The Wizard of Oz, highlighting some of the earliest stage and screen adaptations, such as the 1925 silent version and the even earlier, His Majesty, The Scarecrow of Oz, through the quintessential 1939 film to the musical Wicked. Bonus material includes the 1925 original version of Wizard of Oz featuring a young Oliver Hardy. 150 minutes total.

February 17, 2009

The Helen Morgan Story
(WHV - new on DVD)
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1957 Michael Curtiz-directed biopic with Ann Blyth and Paul Newman as Larry Maddux. Songs sung by Gogi Grant.

High School Musical 3: Extended Edition
(Disney - new on 2 DVDs/Blu-Ray)
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2008 musical film with Zac Efron, Vanessa Anne Hudgens, Alyson Reed, Ashley Tisdale, Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel. Directed by Kenny Ortega. Extras: Additional Release Material: "Sing-Along Mode - Get In Tune With The Wildcats!"; additional scenes; behind the scenes: Cast Goodbyes - The Cast Of HSM 3 Bids An Emotional Farewell To East High; bloopers; deleted scenes; featurettes Night Of Nights - Prom Scene Tell-All With The Cast, It's All In the Dress - The Ladies of East High Dish on Prom Dresses; DisneyFile Digital Download Copy Disc. Also available in a single disc version.

The Little Mermaid: From the Deep Blue Sea to the Great White Way
(Disney Editions - Hardcover Book)
In addition to photographs of the show and its rehearsals, the book will explore the creative process with extensive looks behind the scenes. Writer Michael Lassell interviews Francesca Zambello and choreographer Steven Mear, writer Doug Wright and composer Alan Menken, designers George Tsypin and Tanya Noginova as well as all the stars in the cast.

The Outrage
(WHV - new on DVD)
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1964 film based on Akira Kurosawa's Rashomon. Paul Newman as Juan Carrasco, with Laurence Harvey, Claire Bloom and Edward G. Robinson.

Rachel, Rachel
(WHV - new on DVD)
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1968 film that was Paul Newman's directing debut. Based on Margaret Laurence's novel, "A Jest of God." Screenplay by Stewart Stern. Joanne Woodward, Estelle Parsons. Extras: exhibitor footage from A Jest of God; trailer.

The Silver Chalice
(WHV - new on DVD)
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Paul Newman's first film, 1954. Newman played a 1st century Greek sculptor who is sold into slavery, but escapes harm when his talent is discovered and he is commissioned to create a replica of the chalice Jesus drank from at The Last Supper. With Pier Angeli, Virginia Mayo and Jack Palance.

When Time Ran Out
(WHV - new on DVD)
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1980 disaster film featuring a volcano. Paul Newman, Jacqueline Bisset, William Holden, Ernest Borgnine, Edward Albert, Red Buttons and Veronica Hamel.

Wish
(Ghostlight - new on CD)
Sutton Foster's debut solo album. "I'm Beginning to See The Light," "Warm All Over," "The Late, Late Show," "Up on the Roof," "My Romance/Danglin'," "I Like The Sunrise," "Air Conditioner," "Sunshine on My Shoulders," "My Heart Was Set on You," "Flight (w/Megan McGinnis)," "Once Upon a Time," "Nobody's Cryin'," "Come the Wild, Wild Weather," "On My Way," "Oklahoma" (bonus track).

February 24, 2009

Mr. President
(DRG - on CD)
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Details not confirmed: Probably new issue of 1962 OBC recording with Robert Ryan and Nanette Fabray. Irving Berlin score.

Wish You Were Here
(DRG - on CD)
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Details not confirmed. Probably new issue of 1952 OBC recording of Harold Rome score, with Jack Cassidy.

February 2009 (no release date)

Legally Blonde Vocal Selections
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
14 songs from the Broadway musical with Laurence O’Keefe and Nell Benjamin score. Includes piano/vocal arrangements of: "Bend and Snap," "Find My Way/Finale," "Legally Blonde," "Omigod You Guys," "Take It like a Man," "What You Want" and more.

Passing Strange: The Complete Book and Lyrics of the Broadway Musical
(Applause - Paperback Book)
The new musical that won the 2008 Tony Award for Best Book and is soon to be a Spike Lee film.

Vincente Minnelli: Hollywood's Dark Dreamer
(St. Martin's Press - Hardcover Book)
By Emanuel Levy. 448 pages.

March 3, 2009

Shrek The Musical
(Universal/Decca Broadway - new on CD)
Broadway cast recording. Score by Jeanine Tesori (music) and David Lindsay-Abaire (lyrics). Musical Director Tim Weil. Brian d'Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Christopher Sieber, Daniel Breaker, John Tartaglia, Cameron Adams, Haven Burton, Jennifer Cody. To be recorded 1/12/09.

March 8, 2009

Mrs. Ziegfeld: The Public and Private Lives of Billie Burke
(McFarland and Co. - Hardcover Book)
By Grant Hayter-Menzies.

Tin Pan Alley Girl: A Biography of Ann Ronell
(McFarland and Co. - Paperback Book)
By Tighe E. Zimmers. Biography of Gershwin-influenced early 20th century composer ("Willow Weep For Me," Count Me In).

March 10, 2009

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1930s
(Koch - new on DVD)
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Highlights include the magic of director/choreographer Busby Berkeley, musical child stars such as Jane Withers, Deanna Durbin, Judy Garland, Mickey Rooney and Shirley Temple; the musical ladies of 20th-Century Fox including Sonja Henie, Betty Grable and Alice Faye; dancers such as Eleanor Powell, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, the Nicholas Brothers, and James Cagney; singing cowboys like Gene Autry and Roy Rogers and musical fantasies such as The Wizard of Oz. 117 minutes.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1940s
(Koch - new on DVD)
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Highlights include Sinatra creates a furor among bobbysoxers; pin-up girls Betty Grable, Rita Hayworth, Betty Hutton and June Haver; musical acts The Andrews Sisters and The Jivin' Jacks & Jills boost morale; Bing Crosby and Bob Hope hit the road with a series of musical-comedies; and Hollywood experiments with black performers like Lena Horne on main screens in films Stormy Weather and Cabin in the Sky. 102 minutes.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: The 1950s
(Koch - new on DVD)
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Highlights include films of Broadway musicals The King & I, Oklahoma!, Carousel, and South Pacific; Marilyn Monroe in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, favorites from the previous decade including Betty Grable, Esther Williams and Jane Powell; Judy Garland makes a comeback in A Star is Born; Mitzi Gaynor, Leslie Caron, Doris Day and Debbie Reynolds; Elvis Presley and Pat Boone. 104 minutes.

Kander and Ebb (Yale Broadway Masters Series)
(Yale Univ Press - Paperback Book)
Examines the collaborators' artistic accomplishments as individuals and as a team ... drawing on personal papers and on numerous interviews. He examines some of their most popular works and he reassesses their "flops" as well as their incomplete and abandoned projects.

Mainly on Directing: Gypsy, West Side Story, and Other Musicals
(Knopf - Hardcover Book)
By Arthur Laurents. A book about theater, the art, the artist, the insider, the outsider ... enriched by the author's two loves, love for the theater and love for his partner of fifty-two years, Tom Hatcher, who shared and inspired every aspect of his life and his work. Laurents writes about the musicals he directed (I Can Get It for You Wholesale, Anyone Can Whistle, La Cage aux Folles, Gypsy revival, the new bilingual production of West Side Story) and about the works of other directors. A unique close-up look at today's American musical theater by a man who's been involved for more than five decades. 176 pages.

The Miracle Worker
(Shout Factory - new on DVD)
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1979 television production with Patty Duke and Melissa Gilbert.

March 31, 2009

South Pacific: 50th Anniversary Edition
(Fox - new on 2 Blu-Ray discs)
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The original film in 1080p video via the AVC/MPEG-4 codec, with DTS-HD 5.1 audio. (English 4.0 Dolby Surround, English Stereo and French/Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital audio will also be included.) Extras: Disc One the theatrical cut of the film, an audio commentary by Ted Chapin and Gerard Alessandrini, sing-a-long Karaoke subtitles and a songs-only option; Disc Two has the extended "Road Show" version of the film (15 minutes longer), audio commentary by film historian Richard Barrios, the Making of South Pacific featurette, the 60 Minutes exclusive The Tales of the South Pacific, the Fox Movietone newsreels South Pacific on the Screen: A Perfect Hit and State Department Confers High Honor on South Pacific, vintage stage excerpts performed by Mary Martin and Ezio Pinza (including "Some Enchanted Evening" and "A Wonderful Guy"), Mitzi Gaynor's screen test and the original theatrical trailer. Also includes new exclusive feature The Prejudice and South Pacific: Creating an American Masterpiece full-length documentary.

March 2009 (no release date)

The Great American Songbook - The Composers: Volume 2
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
Nearly 100 more classics from the American repertoire of classics, including: "Always," "But Beautiful," "Caravan," "Falling in Love with Love," "I Concentrate on You," "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)," "Long Ago (And Far Away)," "My Romance," "Oh, What a Beautiful Mornin'," "Ol' Man River," "Once in Love with Amy," "So in Love," "Some Enchanted Evening," "Wedding Bells (Are Breaking up That Old Gang of Mine)," "Yesterdays," "You're the Cream in My Coffee" and more.

Robyn North: Make Believe
(JAY Records - new on CD)
UK's Christine in The Phantom of the Opera. "Sooner Or Later" (Dick Tracy), "Think Of Me" (The Phantom Of The Opera), "So In Love" (Kiss Me, Kate!), "All I Ask Of You" (The Phantom Of The Opera), "The Night It Had To End" (Romance, Romance), "Mr Snow" (Carousel), "Tonight" (West Side Story), "Wishing You Were Somehow Here Again," "The Light In The Piazza" (The Light In The Piazza), "Make Believe" (Showboat), "The Point Of No Return" (The Phantom Of The Opera), "I Could Have Danced All Night" (My Fair Lady), "Who Will Love Me As I Am?" (Side Show), "Over The Rainbow" (The Wizard Of Oz). Available at JAYRecords.com.

Simon Bowman: One Night With You
(JAY Records - new on CD)
UK performer, creating the role of Chris in Miss Saigon, also performed in Les Miserables, The Phantom of the Opera. "Can’t Help Falling In Love" (All Shook Up), "High Flying Adored" (Evita), "The Last Night Of The World" (Miss Saigon), "One Night With You" (All Shook Up), "Phantom Of The Opera" (The Phantom Of The Opera), "Bring Him Home" (Les Miserables), "Falling" (They’re Playing Our Song), "She’s Always A Woman" (Movin’ Out), "The Least Of My Troubles" (Blondel), "Breakthrough" (We Will Rock You), "Gethsemane" (Jesus Christ Superstar), "Funny" (City Of Angels), "Empty Chairs At Empty Tables" (Les Miserables), "Why God Why?" (Miss Saigon), "The Next Time" (Summer Holiday), "Music Of The Night" (The Phantom Of The Opera), "Oh, What A Circus" (Evita), "Who Wants To Live Forever?" (We Will Rock You). Available at JAYRecords.com.

The Songs of Boublil and Schonberg: 14 Songs - Men's Edition
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
Songs from Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre and The Pirate Queen, in editions for voice with piano accompaniment. (Men's and Women's editions have completely different contents.)

The Songs of Boublil and Schonberg: 14 Songs -Women's Edition
(Hal Leonard - Paperback Book)
Songs from Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Martin Guerre and The Pirate Queen, in editions for voice with piano accompaniment. (Men's and Women's editions have completely different contents.)

The Sound of Broadway Music: A Book of Orchestrators and Orchestrations
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Steven Suskin. Examines the careers of Broadway's major orchestrators and follows the song as it travels from the composer's piano to the orchestra pit. Suskin has meticulously tracked down thousands of original orchestral scores, piecing together enigmatic notes and notations with long-forgotten documents and current interviews with dozens of composers, producers, conductors and arrangers. Three main parts: a biographical section which gives a sense of the life and world of twelve major theatre orchestrators, as well as incorporating briefer sections on another thirty arrangers and conductors; a lively discussion of the art of orchestration, written for musical theatre enthusiasts (including those who do not read music); a biographical section which gives a sense of the life and world of twelve major theatre orchestrators, as well as incorporating briefer sections on another thirty arrangers and conductors; and an impressive show-by-show listing of more than six hundred musicals, in many cases including a song-by-song listing of precisely who orchestrated what along with relevant comments from people involved with the productions. Intriguing facts and juicy anecdotes, many of which have never before appeared in print.

That Time of the Year
(JAY Records - new on CD)
Original Off-Broadway cast. 2006 York Theatre production. Concept and lyrics: Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman; Music: Sanford Marc Cohen, Nicholas Levin, Donald Oliver, Kyle Rosen, Brad Ross, Mark Wherry, and Wendy Wilf. Cast includes Bridget Beirne, Kerri Jill Garbis, Erin Maguire, Jonathan Rayson, Nick Verina.

April 1, 2009

24 by 24: The 24 Hour Plays Anthology
(Playscripts, Inc. - Paperback Book)
An anthology of the best of the 24 Hour Play series (created and performed in a single day). 260 pages.

The Civilians: An Anthology of Six Plays
(Playscripts, Inc. - Paperback Book)
Steven Cosson, Michael Friedman and Anne Washburn. 300 pages.

Memories: Elaine Paige Celebrating 40 Years in the Theatre
(Oberon Books Ltd. - Hardcover Book)
British stage star's (Cats, Evita, Grease, Piaf, Sunset Boulevard, The Drowsy Chaperone) autobiography with color and black & white photographs commissioned for this book and drawn from her own archive, from stage work and away from the stage, in childhood, with family and friends, and on her travels. 144 pages. U.S. publishing date. In stock now at Amazon UK.

Stage Fright: Overcoming America's #1 Fear
(See Sharp Press - Paperback Book)
By Mick Berry and Michael Edelstein. Interviews with dozens of top actors, musicians, comedians, and political figures reveal how they've overcome their fears of performing and/or public speaking.

April 7, 2009

Almost an Evening
(Three Rivers Press - Paperback Book)
Ethan Coen trio of one-act plays.

Doris Day: TCM Spotlight
(WHV - new 5 DVD set)
Pre-order at CD Universe
Set of new-to-DVD remastered digital transfers. Digi-pak packaging. 1952 April in Paris (color) with Ray Bolger; songs by Vernon Duke/E.Y. Harburg and Jule Styne/Sammy Cahn; bonus vintage short So You Want To Wear The Pants, classic cartoon Terrier Stricken, theatrical trailer. 1949 It's a Great Feeling (color) with Jack Carson, Dennis Morgan and numerous star cameos. 1951 Starlift (B&W) with Gordon MacRae, James Cagney, Gary Cooper, Ruth Roman, Gene Nelson, Virginia Mayo, Jane Wyman, Randolph Scott and more; songs by the Gershwins, Cole Porter and others; bonus vintage short Musical Memories, classic cartoon Sleepy Time Possum, theatrical trailer. 1950 Tea for Two (color) with Gordon MacRae, Gene Nelson, Eve Arden, Billy DeWolfe and S.Z “Cuddles” Sakall; songs by Gershwins, Vincent Youmans, Harry Warren; bonus vintage short So You Want to Hold Your Husband, classic cartoon Tee for Two, No, No Nanette Radio Show - From the 1949 "Railroad Hour" series, with Doris Day and Gordon MacRae, No, No Nanette Overture from the surviving Vitaphone disc from lost 1930 Warner Bros. film, theatrical trailer. 1958 The Tunnel of Love (B&W) with Richard Widmark and Gig Young; bonus classic cartoon Tot Watchers and theatrical trailer.

April 14, 2009

A Little Bit Wicked: Life, Love, and Faith in Stages
(Touchstone - Hardcover Book)
Kristin Chenoweth autobiography.

April 30, 2009

The Ziegfeld Follies: A History in Song
(Scarecrow Press - Paperback Book)
By Ann Ommen van der Merwe. An account of the Follies through the musical productions contained in the show. Ommen van der Merwe takes a broad, chronological approach to the material, addressing such issues as musical style, lyrics, and staging of individual songs. In the process, she identifies the historical trajectory of the Ziegfeld Follies, delineating periods within its history like the development of the production values Ziegfeld was famous for, the success of his spectacles, his adaptation to changing times, and his legacy. She also considers the cultural and performance history of the Follies and its reflection of the society in which it developed. An appendix lists the composer, lyricist, publisher, and performer of each Follies song, as well as a library collection or archive where a copy may be found. Photographs, a select discography, bibliography, and two indexes, by song title and general subject.

May 1, 2009

The American Theatre Reader: 25 Years from American Theatre
(TCG - Paperback Book)
American Theatre magaine's editors have chosen their best essays and interviews from the the quarter-century. Over two hundred artists, critics, and theater professionals, including interviews with Edward Albee, Anne Bogart, Peter Brook, Lorraine Hansbury, Lillian Hellman, Jonathan Larson, David Mamet, Arthur Miller, Joseph Papp, Will Power, Bartlett Scher, Sam Shepard, Tom Stoppard, Luis Valdez, Paula Vogel, August Wilson, and others; essays by Eric Bentley, Eric Bogosian, Robert Brustein, Christopher Durang, Oskar Eustis, Zelda Fichandler, Eva La Gallienne, Vaclav Havel, Danny Hoch, Tina Howe, David Henry Hwang, Naomi Iizuki, Adrienne Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Kristin Linklater, Todd London, Robert MacNeil, Des McAnuff, Conor McPherson, Marsha Norman, Suzan-Lori Parks, Hal Prince, Phylicia Rashad, Frank Rich, José Rivera, Alan Schneider, Marian Seldes, Wallace Shawn, Anna Deavere Smith, Molly Smith, Diana Son, Wole Soyinka, and many others.

Prayer For My Enemy
(TCG - Paperback Book)
Play by Craig Lucas.

May 5, 2009

Stripping Gypsy: The Life of Gypsy Rose Lee
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
By Noralee Frankel. First ever published about the highly mythologized Gypsy, examines the struggles Lee faced in making a lucrative and unconventional career for herself while maintaining a sense of dignity and social value.

May 15, 2009

Geniuses of the American Musical Theatre: The Composers and Lyricists
(Hal Leonard - Hardcover Book)
By Dr. Herbert Keyser. A reader-friendly collection of stories about the greatest songwriters and lyricists of Broadway musicals, going below the surface to see what made them tick and to uncover the secrets of their success - as well as the personal foibles that sometimes led to their downfall.

I'm the Greatest Star: Broadway's Top Musical Legends from 1900 to Today
(Applause Books - Hardcover Book)
By Robert Viagas. First major survey of Broadway musical theatre stars that covers the entire period from 1900 to the present, telling the life stories of the stage luminaries (40 in total) from Al Jolson, George M. Cohan, and Fanny Brice, through Zero Mostel, Alfred Drake, Gwen Verdon, to today's Nathan Lane, Patti Lupone, and Audra McDonald. Full-page photos of the stars accompany each chapter. 352 pages.

Theatre World: Volume 63 2006-2007
(Applause - Hardcover Book)
John Willis and Ben Hodges, editors. Volume 63 features Duncan Sheik and Steven Sater's Tony Award-winning Best Musical Spring Awakening, which also earned a Theatre World Award for actor Jonathan Groff. Tom Stoppard's The Coast of Utopia captured the Best Play Tony Award, as well as Tonys for featured actors Billy Crudup and Jennifer Ehle. Frasier star David Hyde Pierce returned to his theatre roots to capture a Tony for Kander and Ebb's Curtains, and other highlights of the season include the Off-Broadway musical In the Heights as well as Passing Strange, which debuted at the Berkeley Repertory Theatre. Features include: expanded section of professional regional productions from across the U.S., the longest running shows on and Off-Broadway, full coverage of the Theatre World Awards for Broadway and Off-Broadway debuts, expanded obituaries and a comprehensive index.

May 30, 2009

Actors Talk about Shakespeare
(Limelight - Paperback Book)
By Mary Z. Maher. Personal interviews with American, Canadian, and British performers of Shakespeare onstage: Kevin Kline, Judi Dench, Liev Schreiber, Kenneth Branagh, Derek Jacobi, Stacy Keach, Zoe Caldwell, Martha Henry, William Hutt, Tony Church, Nicholas Pennell and Geoff Hutchings. Each chapter profiles a career in context, using the actor's words along with supporting research material. The result is a treasury of talents, tactics, and tales from veteran performers who return often to Shakespeare from careers in film and television. 256 pages.

How to Audition for the Musical Theater II: Finding the Song
(Smith & Kraus - Paperback Book)
By Stuart Ostrow. Gives the professional actor, singer, and dancer a practicing producer's point of view from the other side of the lights.

June 1, 2009

Road Show
(TCG - Paperback Book)
Libretto for Sondheim/John Weidman musical about Addison Mizner and Wilson Mizner.

Yellowface
(TCG - Paperback Book)
Play by David Henry Hwang. Introduction by Frank Rich. 112 pages.

June 9, 2009

Andrew Lloyd Webber (Yale Broadway Masters Series)
(Yale Univ Press - Paperback Book)
By John Snelson.

June 30, 2009

Duo!: The Best Scenes for Two for the 21st Century
(Applause - Paperback Book)
Editors Rebecca Dunn Jaroff, Bob Shuman, Joyce E. Henry. Spotlighting the best of Broadway, Off-Broadway, regional, and experimental writings since 2000 ... pieces for performance, acting class, and study. Culled from the work of over 100 playwrights - including Tracy Letts confronts the aftermath of betrayal on a night too hot for sleep in August: Osage County; Karen Finley exposes sexual politics outside the Oval Office in George and Martha; Tom Stoppard investigates the difficulties of understanding Greek as well as the younger generation in Rock 'n' Roll; Lynn Nottage delineates gentility, the fear of being alone, and the passage of time in Intimate Apparel; Richard Greenberg weighs the costs of being godly or becoming merely human in the baseball-themed Take Me Out; and Tina Howe bends time, showing the universal power of dramatic recognition across the ages, in Water Music.

June 2009 (no release date)

The Sound of Music: A Classic Collectible Pop-Up
(Little Simon - Paperback Book)
Illustrated by Dan Andreason. Adapted by Bert Fink.

August 2009 (no release date)

Directing: American Theatre Wing (Working in the Theatre Seminars)
(Continuum - Hardcover/Paperback Book)
Conversations with theatre professionals on every phase of the theatre. Series editor Robert Emmet Long, with input (across the series) from Edward Albee, Matthew Broderick, Mel Brooks, Billy Crudup, Edie Falco, Harvey Fierstein, John Guare, Anne Heche, Arthur Kopit, Swoosie Kurtz, Tony Kushner, Nathan Lane, Jessica Lange, Frank Langella, Terrence McNally, Arthur Miller, Mike Ockrent, Estelle Parsons, Chita Rivera, Patrick Stewart, Susan Stroman, Paula Vogel, Wendy Wasserstein, August Wilson, Lanford Wilson, and many others.

September, 2009

Horton Foote: America's Storyteller
(Free Press - Hardcover Book)
By Wilborn Hampton.

September 2009 (no release date)

Caryl Churchill (Routledge Modern And Contemporary Dramatists)
(Routledge - Paperback Book)
By Mary Luckhurst. Explores Churchill's preoccupations with sexuality and gender, ecology and the environment, war, genocide, child abuse and parenting and presents her as a playwright who is profoundly engaged with governance, individual accountability, and theatre as a site of political agitation. Includes substantial new material from directors and actors who have worked with Churchill.

Lee Strasberg (Routledge Performance Practitioners)
(Routledge - Paperback Book)
By Robert Ellerman.

December 28, 2009

Leonard Bernstein (Yale Broadway Masters Series)
(Yale University Press - Hardcover Book)
By Carol J. Oja.

December 2009 (no release date)

I Feel a Song Coming On: Dorothy Fields and the American Musical
(Oxford Univ Press - Hardcover Book)
Author Charlotte Greenspan discusses lyricist/bookwriter Fields in relation to other women songwriters and lyricists of the time.

No release date set

42nd Street
(JAY - new on CD)
Complete studio cast recording.

Andy Hardy Vol. 1
(Warner -DVD Set)
Mickey Rooney film series. 2008 release.

Anyone Can Whistle
(JAY - new on 2 CDs)
Studio cast including John Barrowman.

Annie
(JAY - new on CD)
Complete studio cast recording. 2 CDs.

Barbara Cook at Avery Fisher Hall
November 2007/January 2008 concert.

Big Bang
(Original Cast Records - on CD)

Boobs! The Musical
(MOL - new on CD)
New York cast album of Ruth Wallis revue.

Brigadoon
(Jay Records - new on 2 CDs)
Complete recording.

Carousel
(Sony Masterworks - on CD/digital download)
1965 Lincoln Center recording, with bonus tracks featuring John Raitt from the 19502 RCA Victor mini-recording he did, plus excerpts from the 1955 RCA Victor album with Robert Merrill and Patrice Munsel, conducted by Lehman Engel. Will be available at ArkivMusic

The Complete Show Boat
(Warner - DVD set)
1929 (Laura La Plante, Joseph Schildkraut, Otis Harlan, Emily Fitzroy, Stepin Fetchit), 1936 (Irene Dunne, Allan Jones, Charles Winninger, and Paul Robeson), 1951 (Kathryn Grayson, Ava Gardner, Howard Keel, and Joe E. Brown) films. 2008 release.

Composers' CD (unnamed)
(Harbinger - new on CD)
Featuring Bock and Harnick, Vernon Duke, E.Y. Harburg, Meredith Willson, Stephen Sondheim, Otto Harbach.

Cyrano de Bergerac
(Image Entertainment - new on DVD)
2007 Broadway production, taped for PBS. Jennifer Garner, Kevin Kline, Daniel Sunjata, Euan Morton, Chris Sarandon, Concetta Tomei.

Cyrano de Bergerac
(GlobalVision/Koch - new on CD)
Concept recording of new musical to be premiered in London in 2007. Music by Frank Wildhorn and Book and Lyrics by Leslie Bricusse.

The Dancing Years
(JAY/TER - new on CD)
Ivor Novello score, complete studio cast recording.

Darling Lili
(DRG - new on CD)
First time U.S. release of 1970 soundtrack album. Mancini/Mercer score. Julie Andrews.

Doll's Life
(Original Cast Records - on CD)

Elaine Stritch At Liberty - HBO Special
(HBO - new on DVD)
2004 HBO documentary by D.A. Pennebaker.

Enter Laughing
(JAY Records - new on CD)
York Theatre production. To be recorded December 2008.

Fiddler on the Roof
(JAY - new on 2 CDs)
Studio cast recording.

A Fine And Private Place
(JAY Records - new on CD)
2006 York Theatre cast recording of Erik Haagensen and Richard Isen musical. Glenn Seven Allen, Christiane Noll, Joseph Kolinski, Evalyn Baron, Gabriel Barre.

George Dvorsky 2nd solo album
(JAY Records - new on CD)

Half a Sixpence
(Harbinger - on CD)
Tommy Steele demo recordings.

High Society Soundtrack
(Rhino - new on CD)
Pre-order at CD Universe
Overture, "Main Title," "High Society Calypso," "I Love You, Samantha," "Little One," "Look At The Loot(Who Wants To Be," "Footsie (Who Wants To Be A Million," "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire," "Sandwich," "True Love," "You're Sentimental," "I Love You, Samantha," "You're Sensational," "Now You Has Jazz," "Well, DId You Evah?," "Mind If I Make Love To You?," "Yare ( True Love)," "Bridal Chorus( Lohengtin)," Finale/End Cast.

How The Grinch Stole Christmas
(Time-Life - new on CD)
New cast album.

Hugh Panaro solo album
(new on CD)

I Got Rhythm: Mickey and Judy's Hollywood
(PS Classics - new on CD)
Jeff Harnar and Shauna Hicks June 9 Town Hall concert celebrating movie songs associated with Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland. Barry Levitt, conductor; 30-piece orchestra.

Illya Darling
(DRG - new on 2 CDs)
1967 OBC recording of Manos Hadjidakis/Joe Darion score. Melina Mercouri, Orson Bean. Date unknown.

Jumbo
(AEI - on CD)
Radio tracks by stars of Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart's Broadway production

Karen Ziemba tribute to Mary Martin
(Jay Records - new on CD)

The Ladies Singing Their Songs
(JAY - new on CD)
Carolee Carmello, Susan Egan, Karen Ziemba, Rebecca Luker, Debbie Gravitte, Alice Ripley, Kim Criswell, Melissa Errico, Judy Kaye and more.

The Light In The Piazza
(Warner - new on DVD)
1962 film with Olivia de Havilland, Rossano Brazzi, Yvette Mimieux, and George Hamilton. 2008 release.

Lovely Ladies Kind Gentlemen
(Original Cast Records)
Stan Freeman-Franklin Underwood musical version of Teahouse of the August Moon. Orchestrations by Irwin Kostal & Peter Matz. With Lou Diamond Phillips, Mickey Rooney, Charles Nelson Reilly, Robert Morse & Eleanor Cables. Vocals completed.

Mary Bond Davis Solo Album
(new on CD)
From Metropolitan Room performances.

Michael Rupert album
(The JRockingR Company - new on CD)
To include "Racing To The Moon", from a new musical Rupert is currently writing called Streets of America.

Milk and Honey Backers Audition
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
With Don Appell giving the entire plot and Jerry Herman accompanying (and singing Molly Picon's songs). May be a two-CD set.

Million Dollar Quartet
(new on CD)
Chicago cast recording.

A Mother's Kisses
(Original Cast Records - new on CD)
New recording of Richard Adler score for 1968 closed-on-the-road Bea Arthur show. Debbie Reynolds to be featured on the CD.

Museum of Modern Art project [untitled]
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
Original recordings of songs by and about the movies written between 1907 and 1923 accompanied by an extensive booklet with four historical essays, many photos of nickleodeons and sheet music covers, the complete lyrics to the 26 songs, and annotations on all the songs. Early Fall 2008.

The Music Man
(Warner - on DVD)
New transfer of 1962 musical version of Meredith Willson musical. Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett, Ron Howard. 2008 release.

The Musicality of Cryer and Ford
(JAY Records - new on CD)

The Musicality of Flaherty and Ahrens
(JAY Records - new on CD)

The Musicality of Frank Loesser
(JAY Records - new on CD)

The Musicality of George Gershwin
(JAY Records - new on CD)

The Musicality of Lionel Bart
(JAY Records - new on CD)

The Musicality of Vincent Youmans
(JAY Records - new on CD)
"Tea For Two" (Max Von Essen & Jessica Boevers), "Time On My Hands" (Brent Barrett), "Flying Down To Rio" (Norm Lewis), "Hallelujah!" (Kim Criswell And Men), "Without A Song" (Ron Raines), "Rise And Shine" (Klea Blackhurst), "More Than You Know" (Debbie Gravitte), "Where Has My Hubby Gone Blues" (Beth Leavel And Men), "Why Oh Why?" (Karen Ziemba), "Sometimes I'm Happy" (Nancy Anderson & Matt Bogart And Men), "I Want A Man" (Christianne Noll), "Music Makes Me" (Sutton Foster)

My Vaudeville Man!
(new on CD)
Off-Broadway (York Theatre) cast recording of show based on legendary tap star Jack Donahue. To be recorded January 2 (premiered at NYMF as Mud Donahue and Son). Score by Bob Johnston and Jeff Hochhauser. Karen Murphy and Shonn Wiley.

Napoleon
(new on 2 CDs)
OLC cast recording.

Nine
(JAY - on 2 CDs)
London concert cast. Previous TER release.

Oklahoma!
(Sony Masterworks - on CD/digital download)
1952 Columbia studio cast album with Nelson Eddy, plus John Raitt's mini-recording for RCA Victor from the same year. To be available at ArkivMusic

One Touch of Venus
(JAY - new on 2 CDs)
Studio cast.

People Like Us
(JAY - new on CD)
2005 NYMF show cast recording, with Matt Bogart and Pamela Bobb. Book and lyrics by Todd Almond and Gus Kaikkonen and music by Almond. Recorded April 2006.

The People vs. Mona
(JAY Records - new on CD)
Concert cast recording of Jim Wann/Patricia Miller musical. Marc Kudisch, Ron Raines, Christiane Noll, Lillias White, Omri Schein, Natalie Toro. To be recorded April 1, 2008.

Richard Rodgers Conducts
(Sony Masterworks - on CD/digital download)
Richard Rodgers leading the New York Philharmonic in selections from his score for Victory at Sea, "Carousel Waltz," "Slaughter on Tenth Avenue," "March of the Siamese Children," and a medley of his waltzes, plus a bonus interview with Rodgers and Goddard Lieberson. To be available at ArkivMusic

Seussical
(JAY - new on CD)
2007 Theatreworks cast performing an "entire new version of" the Ahrens & Flaherty show. Brian Michael Hoffman, Shorey Walker, Karen Weinberg, Ebony Marshall, Michael Wartella, Kelly Felthous, Nikka Graff Lanzarone, Amelia Morgan-Rothschild, Ellen Zolezzi, Willie Lee-Williams, Ben Tostado and Josh Walden Recorded June 9. Produced by John Yap and Stephen Flaherty.

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
(JAY - new on CD)
Complete studio cast recording.

Sherman Edwards CD [untitled]
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
Sherman Edwards' 1776 demos and his last, unfinished score.

Sleeping Beauty Wakes
(PS Classics - new on CD)
Groovelily musical. December 2008.

Sondheim S.T.A.G.E. Benefit
(new on CD)
March 2007 S.T.A.G.E. concert featuring Jamie Anderson, Ann Hampton Callaway, Len Cariou, Patrick Cassidy, Shaun Cassidy, Marc Cherry, Carole Cook, Veanne Cox, Wilson Cruz, Nancy Dussault, Kevin Earley, Betty Garrett, Randy Graff, Ronobir Lahiri, Pat Marshall, Sean McDermott, Linda Michele, Michele Nicastro, Michael Nouri, Sally Ann Howes, Valarie Pettiford, Charlotte Rae, Alice Ripley, Joan Ryan, Andrew Samonsky, Kevin Spirtas, KT Sullivan, Rip Taylor and Lisa Vroman.

The Sound of Music 50th Anniversary Edition
(Sony Masterworks)
2009.

Spring Awakening
(Universal/Polygram - new on CD)
OLC recording using the OCR's backing tracks.

Spring is Here
(PS Classics - new on CD)
First-ever recording of Rodgers & Hart's 1929 musical comedy.

A Star Is Born
(Warner -new on Blu-Ray/Standard DVD)
New 6K digital restoration of 1954 film featuring Judy Garland and James Mason. Directed by George Cukor.

Strike Up the Band
(Nonesuch Records - on CD)
Studio cast 1930 version.

Sweet Charity
(Koch/DRG - new on CD)
Reissue of 1966 French cast recording. Magali Noel, Sidney Chaplin, and Collette Marchand.

Walden Records: Songs by Arthur Schwartz
(Harbinger Records - new on CD)
Final issue in Harbinger's Walden Records series. Bonus tracks.

Whoopee
(PS Classics Inc. - new on CD)
Restoration recording of Walter Donaldson and Gus Kahn score. Performers to include Karen Ziemba , Marin Mazzie and Erin Dilly.

-- Sound Advice Staff