MILTON SCHAFER
McBroom: Heartbeats - a new musical Amanda McBroom, George Ball & Michelle Maika / Studio Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande Spotlight Series / CD - released 25/Aug/1994 ] A mid-Western housewife is on the verge of discovering a new definition for happiness. Informed by tremendous humor and insight, this contemporary musical contemplates and illuminates the age-old conundrum known as "self discovery." |
JEFFREY STOCK
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Stock: Triumph of Love Susan Egan & F. Murray Abraham / Original Broadway Cast [ Jay / CD - released 1/Aug/1998 ] "A superb cast and a literate concept are not necessarily enough. Triumph of Love's tale of a deposed but over-educated prince regaining his kingdom and falling in love with the princess he must dethrone takes an esoteric approach that is often... |
MEREDITH WILLSON
Willson: The Unsinkable Molly Brown Tammy Grimes & Harve Presnell / Original 1960 Broadway Cast Recording [ Angel / Broadway Classics / CD - released 17/May/1993 ] The Unsinkable Molly Brown is a 1960 musical with music and lyrics by Meredith Willson and book by Richard Morris. The plot is a fictionalized account of the life of Margaret Brown, who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic, and her wealthy... |
GEORGE GERSHWIN
Gershwin: My One and Only Twiggy, Tommy Tune, Denny Dillon / Original Cast Recording [ Atlantic / CD - released 17/May/1995 ] My One and Only is a musical with a book by Peter Stone and Timothy S. Mayer and music and lyrics by George and Ira Gershwin. The musical ran on Broadway and West End. |
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: Gypsy Tyne Daly & Crista Moore / Original 1990 Cast Recording [ Elektra Entertainment / CD - released 17/May/1990 ] Gypsy: A Musical Fable is a musical with music by Jule Styne, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and a book by Arthur Laurents. It is loosely based on the 1957 memoirs of striptease artist Gypsy Rose Lee, and focuses on her mother, Rose. |
CY COLEMAN / NEIL DIAMOND / KANDER & EBB / RICHARD ADLER
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Fosse Valarie Pettiford, Jane Lanier / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ RCA Victor / CD - released 1/Jan/1999 ] Fosse is a three-act musical revue showcasing the choreography of Bob Fosse. The musical was conceived by Richard Maltby Jr., Chet Walker, and Ann Reinking. |
ALEXANDER BORODIN / ROBERT WRIGHT & GEORGE FORREST
Borodin: Kismet [plus songs from 'Timbuktu'] Valerie Masterson & Donald Maxwell / 1990 Studio Cast [ TER / CD - released 17/May/1990 ] Kismet is a musical adapted by Charles Lederer and Luther Davis from the 1911 play of the same name by Edward Knoblock, with lyrics and musical adaptation (as well as some original music) by Robert Wright and George Forrest. The music was mostly... |
JOHN KANDER / FRED EBB
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Kander/Ebb: Kiss of the Spider Woman - The musical Vanessa Williams & Howard McGillin / New 1994 Broadway Cast Recording [ Mercury / CD - released 1/Jan/1995 ] Kiss of the Spider Woman is a musical with music by John Kander and Fred Ebb, with the book by Terrence McNally. It is based on the Manuel Puig novel El Beso de la Mujer Araña. Directed by Harold Prince, the musical had runs in the West End (1992)... |
STEPHEN SONDHEIM
Sondheim: Assassins Michael Cerveris, Alexander Gemignani & Neil Patrick Harris / The Broadway Cast [ PS Classics / CD - released 2/Feb/2004 ] Assassins is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and a book by John Weidman, based on an original concept by Charles Gilbert Jr. |
Original Broadway Cast Recording
Book of Mormon [ Ghostlight Records / CD - released 1/Mar/2017 ] "Parker and Stone have created one of the freshest original musicals in recent memory. It has tuneful songs, clever lyrics, winning characters, explosive laughs and disarmingly intimate moments." Hollywood Reporter |
MILTON SCHAFER
Schafer: Drat! The Cat! Susan Egan, Elaine Stritch & Jason Graae / Studio Cast Recording [ Varese Sarabande Spotlight Series / CD - released 25/Aug/1997 ] Drat! The Cat! is a musical with a book and lyrics by Ira Levin and music by Milton Schafer. |
SCOTT FRANKEL
Frankel: Grey Gardens - A New Musical Matt Cavenaugh & Christine Ebersole / Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording [ P.S. Classics / CD - released 22/Aug/2006 ] 'Grey Gardens' opened Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons on February 10, 2006, and ran through April 30, 2006. Directed by Michael Greif with choreography by Jeff Calhoun, it starred Christine Ebersole, Mary Louise Wilson, and John McMartin. |
Christian Hoff, Daniel Reichard, Steve Gouveia, John Lloyd Young / Original Broadway Cast (US pressing)
Jersey Boys [ Rhino Records / CD - released 1/Nov/2005 ] Jersey Boys is a jukebox musical with a book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and breakup of the 1960s rock 'n' roll group The Four Seasons. The musical is... |
ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER
Webber: Love Never Dies (Original London Cast) [Deluxe Edition] Ramin Karimloo, Sierra Boggess, Sally Dexter, Charlie Manton / Original Cast [ Polydor Records U.K. / 3 CD/DVD - released 11/Mar/2010 ] A 3-disc set comprising 2 CDs; the Bonus 'Love Never Dies - The Story So Far' DVD, a 40 minute documentary that goes behind the scenes of the making of the show / album, plus a 32-page book! |
JOHN BUCCHINO
Bucchinio: A Catered Affair Faith Prince & Harvey Fierstein / Original Broadway Cast Recording [ PS Classics / CD - released 17/Jan/2011 ] A Catered Affair is a musical with a book by Harvey Fierstein and music and lyrics by John Bucchino. It is based on both the 1956 film The Catered Affair written by Gore Vidal and the original 1955 teleplay by Paddy Chayefsky, set in 1953. |
ELTON JOHN
John: Billy Elliot - The Musical Haydn Gwynne & Tim Healy / Original Cast Recording [ Universal / CD - released 5/Dec/2005 ] Billy Elliot: The Musical is a coming-of-age stage musical based on the 2000 film of the same name. The music is by Elton John, and the book and lyrics are by Lee Hall, who wrote the film's screenplay. |
RICHARD RODGERS / LORENZ HART
Rodgers: Boys From Syracuse Portia Nelson & Jack Cassidy / 1953 Studio Cast [ Sony Broadway / CD - released 9/Apr/1993 ] The Boys from Syracuse is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Lorenz Hart, based on William Shakespeare's play The Comedy of Errors, as adapted by librettist George Abbott. |
Various Artists / Original Broadway Cast
Fiddler On The Roof [ Sony Classical / CD - released 16/Apr/2012 ] |
JULE STYNE
Styne: Hazel Flagg Helen Gallagher & Thomas Mitchell / Original Broadway Cast [ Sepia Records / CD - released 7/Jun/2006 ] Hazel Flagg is a 1953 musical, book by Ben Hecht, based on a story by James H. Street. The lyrics are by Bob Hilliard, and music by Jule Styne. The musical is based on the 1937 screwball comedy film Nothing Sacred, the primary screenwriter of which... |
JIMMY McHUGH
McHugh: Lucky In The Rain Barbara Cook & Malcolm Gets / Studio Cast Recording [ DRG Theater / CD - released 9/Apr/2000 ] Conceived and written by Sherman Yellen: Music by Jimmy McHugh; Lyrics by Harold Adamson, Dorothy Fields. Additional Music/lyrics by Hoagy Carmichael, Walter Donaldson, Al Dubin, Ted Koehler, Jan Savitt and Johnny Watson Opened: Goodspeed Opera... |