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UPCOMING CAST RECORDINGS
Amélie (London)
• CD release: April 2, 2021
• Digital release: June 5, 2020
• Label: Craft Recordings
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel Messé
• Performers: Audrey Brisson, Sophie Crawford, Faoileann Cunningham, Rachel Dawson, Oliver, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy, Samuel Morgan-Grahame, Emma Jane Morton, Kate Robson-Stuart, Josh Sneesby, Jez Unwin, and Johnson Willis
Little Black Book (Concept Album)
• Digital release: April 9, 2021
• CD release: April 30, 2021
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Billy Recce
• Performers: Alice Ripley, Orfeh, Mandy Gonzalez, Jessica Vosk, Brittney Johnson, Diana DeGarmo, Vonzell Solomon, Kuhoo Verma, Samantha Pauly, Natalie Weiss, and Lillias White
In Pieces (Highlights Album)
• Digital release: April 16, 2021
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Joey Contreras
• Performers: David Archuleta, Andrew Barth Feldman, George Salazar, Solea Pfeiffer, Ben Fankhauser, Natalie Weiss, Ashley De La Rosa, Mia Gerachis, Brad Greer, Leslie Hiatt, Emily Kristen Morris, Stevi Incremona, Sean Doherty, Nygel D. Robinson, Tommy Kaiser, and Joey Contreras
Breathe (Virtual Production)
• Digital release: May 14, 2021
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Doug Besterman, Zina Goldrich, Marcy Heisler, Kate Leonard, Douglas Lyons, Daniel J. Mertzlufft, Rebecca Murillo, Ethan Pakchar, Rob Rokicki, and Sharon Vaughn
• Performers: Kelli O’Hara, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Denée Benton, Rubén J. Carbajal, Max Clayton, Josh Davis, Colin Donnell, Matt Doyle, Patti Murin, T. Oliver Reid, and Daniel Yearwood
Cinderella (London)
• Digital and CD release: Spring 2021
• Label: Polydor Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by David Zippel
• Performers: Carrie Hope Fletcher, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, and Ivano Turco
Back to the Future the Musical (London)
• Digital and CD release: Summer 2021
• Label: Sony Masterworks Broadway
• Writers: music and lyrics by Alan Silvestri and Glen Ballard
• Performers: Roger Bart, Olly Dobson, Hugh Coles, Rosanna Hyland, Cedric Neal, Aidan Cutler, and Courtney-Mae Briggs
NO RECORDING ANNOUNCED:
West Side Story (Broadway)
SIX (Broadway)
Company (Broadway)
Mrs. Doubtfire (Broadway)
Darling Grenadine (Off-Broadway)
The Unsinkable Molly Brown (Off-Broadway)
Unknown Soldier (Off-Broadway)
Love Quirks (Off-Broadway)
RELEASE DATE TBA:
Girl From the North Country (Broadway)
• Label: Sony Music/Legacy Recordings
• Writer: music and lyrics by Bob Dylan
• Performers: Todd Almond, Jeannette Bayardelle, Jennifer Blood, Law Terrell Dunford, Matthew Frederick Harris, Caitlin Houlahan, Robert Joy, Marc Kudisch, Luba Mason, Ben Mayne, Matt McGrath, Tom Nelis, Colton Ryan, Jay O. Sanders, John Schiappa, Austin Scott, Kimber Elayne Sprawl, Rachel Stern, Chiara Trentalange, Bob Walton, Chelsea Lee Williams, and Mare Winningham
Diana (Broadway)
• Label: UMe
• Writers: music by David Bryan, lyrics by David Bryan and Joe DiPietro
• Performers: Jeanna de Waal, Roe Hartrampf, Erin Davie, and Judy Kaye
Lovesong (Studio Cast Recording)
• Label: JAY Records
• Writers: music by Michael Valenti, lyrics by Dorothy Parker and Sir Walter Raleigh
• Performers: Jenn Gambatese, Lauren Molina, Matt Bogart, and Jeff Kready
Romeo & Bernadette (Off-Broadway)
• Label: Yellow Sound Label
• Writer: music by Various, lyrics by Mark Saltzman
• Performers: Nikita Burshteyn, Anna Kostakis, Carlos Lopez, Michael Marotta, Judy McLane, Michael Notardonato, Ari Raskin, Troy Valjean Rucker, Zach Schanne, and Viet Vo
Smokey Joe’s Cafe (2018 Off-Broadway Revival)
• Label: Time Life Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
• Performers: Dwayne Cooper, Emma Degerstedt, John Edwards, Dionne D. Figgins, Nicole Vanessa Ortiz, Kyle Taylor Parker, Jelani Remy, Max Sangerman, and Alysha Umphress
People Like Us (London)
• Label: JAY Records
• Writers: music by Todd Almond, lyrics by Almond and Gus Kaikkonen.
• Performers: Matt Bogart and Pamela Bob
It Happened in Key West (Concept Album)
• Label: TBA
• Writers: music and lyrics by Jill Santoriello, additional lyrics by Jason Huza
• Performers: TBA
SOLO, RE-RELEASES, AND OTHER RECORDINGS
Ben Bagley’s Cole Porter Revisited (Kritzerland) – CD April 2021
Ben Bagley’s Unpublished Cole Porter, Vol. II (Kritzerland) – CD April 2021
Mame (1969 London Studio Cast) (Stage Door Records) – CD April 30
Michael Feinstein: Gershwin Country (Concord Records) – TBA
RECENTLY RELEASED
After You (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: March 26, 2021
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Alex Parker, lyrics by Katie Lam
• Performers: Alexia Khadime and Bradley Jaden
Grumpy Old Men: The Musical (Regional)
• Digital release: March 26, 2021
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Neil Berg, lyrics by Nick Meglin
• Performers: Ed Dixon, Mark Jacoby, Leslie Stevens, Sally Struthers, Hal Linden, Brenda Braxton, Doug Eskew, Kevin Massey, Laura Woyasz, John Battagliese, Blake Hammond, Eric Jon Mahlum, Kelly Methven, James Taylor Odom, Heather Jane Rolff, Brooke Singer, and Christina Tompkins
Mill Girls (Interactive EP)
• Digital release: March 8, 2021
• Writer: music and lyrics by Diana Lawrence
• Performers: Nikki Renée Daniels, Alysha Deslorieux, Nikhil Saboo, Bri Sudi, and Lucy Godinez
Insane Animals (Manchester)
• Digital release: March 1, 2021
• Label: Very Attractive Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by George Heyworth and Liv Morris
• Performers: Georgeois Bourgeois, Maurice Maurice, Lockie Chapman, Emer Dineen, Kayed Mohamed-Mason, Evie Jones, Jarrad Payne, Victoria Falconer, and Heather Carroll
Cases (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: February 12, 2021
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Label: Pioneer Arts
• Writers: music and lyrics by Dominic Powell
• Performers: Maiya Quansah-Breed, Bobbie Little, Andrew Patrick-Walker, and Waylon Jacobs
In the Willows (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: February 1, 2021
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Label: Metta Theatre
• Writers: music by Pippa Cleary and Keiran Merrick, lyrics by Keiran Merrick and Poppy Burton-Morgan
• Performers: Clive Rowe, Harry Jardine, Hiba Elchikhe, Sharon Rose, and Tim Mahendran
Marguerite (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: January 29, 2021
• CD release: March 5, 2021
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music by Michael Cooper, lyrics by Anton Dudley
• Performers: Cady Huffman
Over and Out (Concept Album)
• Digital release: January 15, 2021
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Sushi Soucy and Morgan Smith
• Performers: Sushi Soucy, Janeen Garcia, Nalah Palmer, Morgan Smith, August Greenwood, and Mariah Rose Faith
Treeson (Concept Album)
• Digital release: January 15, 2021
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by G. Victoria Campbell
• Performers: Simon Bächtiger, G. Victoria Campbell, Peter Campbell, Aly Carrigan, Daniele Alan-Carter, Diana Chu, Luisa Cortés, Jacob Didas, Sinead Davies, Sarsi Grace, Stephen Ingram, Auguste Jankauskaite, Emett Matthews, Jenny Mollet, Sarah Waddington, and Colin Wardale
Estella Scrooge (Soundstage Recording)
• Digital release: December 18, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Paul Gordon
• Performers: Betsy Wolfe, Clifton Duncan, Patrick Page, Carolee Carmello, Danny Burstein, Megan McGinnis, Adam Halpin, Sarah Litzsinger, Tom Nelis, Em Grosland, Phoenix Best, David Bryant, Gabrielle Reid, Samuel Lee Roberts, Michael Francis McBride, Michele Lee, Kristen Faith Oei, Meg Gibson, William Youmans, Kevyn Morrow, Joziyah Jean-Felix, Brooklyn Shuck, and Willow McCarthy
The Prom (Soundtrack)
• CD release: December 18, 2020
• Digital release: December 4, 2020
• Label: Sony Music Masterworks
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Matthew Sklar, lyrics by Chad Beguelin
• Performers: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman, Kerry Washington, Andrew Rannells, Keegan-Michael Key, Jo Ellen Pellman, and Ariana DeBose
Gabriel (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: December 17, 2020
• CD release: December 14, 2020
• Label: SimG Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Andrew Fisher
• Performers: Daniel Boys, Lauren Samuels, Stuart Matthew Price, David Bedella, James Gillan, Joel Montague, Kit Orton, Ben Stock, and Stephen Weller
Anyone Can Whistle (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital and CD release: December 4, 2020
• Label: JAY Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
• Performers: Maria Friedman, Julia McKenzie, John Barrowman, Arthur Laurents, Ian Burford, Marcus Alan Cooper, Tee Jaye, Paul Manuel, Sophie Marchant, Bill Nolte, Tinuke Olafimihan, Stuart Pendred, Catherine Porter, Shezwae Powell, and Matt Zimmerman
The Boy in the Dress (Stratford-upon-Avon)
• Digital and CD release: December 4, 2020
• Label: Royal Shakespeare Company
• Buy: iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Robbie Williams and Guy Chambers
• Performers: Rufus Hound, Irvine Iqbal, Natasha Lewis, Forbes Masson, and Charlotte Wakefield
Flowers for Mrs. Harris (Chichester)
• Digital and CD release: December 3, 2020
• Label: SimG Records
• Buy: iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Richard Taylor
• Performers: Clare Burt, Joanna Riding, Gary Wilmot, Claire Machin, Louis Maskell, Mark Meadows, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Nicola Sloane, Luke Latchman, and Rhona McGregor
Anne of Green Gables (Concept Album)
• Digital release: November 20, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Matt Vinson, lyrics by Matte O’Brien
• Performers: Diana DeGarmo, George Salazar, Colin Donnell, Patti Murin, Aurelia Williams, Chris McCarrell, Emily Bautista, and Michelle Veintimilla
Les Misérables: The Staged Concert (London)
• Digital release: November 20, 2020
• Label: First Night Records/Warner Music
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer
• Performers: Michael Ball, Alfie Boe, Carrie Hope Fletcher, Matt Lucas, Rob Houchen, Bradley Jaden, Katy Secombe, Shan Ako, and Lily Kerhoas
The Prince of Egypt (London)
• CD release: November 20, 2020
• Digital release: April 3, 2020
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
• Performers: Luke Brady, Liam Tamne, Christine Allado, Alexia Khadime, Joe Dixon, Debbie Kurup, Gary Wilmot, Mercedesz Csampai, Adam Pearce, Tanisha Spring, and Silas Wyatt-Barke
Mary Poppins (London)
• Digital and CD release: November 6, 2020
• Label: First Night Records/Warner Music
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Richard M. Sherman and Robert B. Sherman; additional songs by George Stiles and Anthony Drewe
• Performers: Zizi Strallen, Charlie Stemp, Joseph Millson, Petula Clark, Amy Griffiths, Claire Moore, Claire Machin, Jack North, and Paul F Monaghan
Night of the Living Dead! The Musical! (Concept Album)
• Digital release: October 23, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Jordan Wolfe
• Performers: Jaime Cepero, Meg Lanzarone, Michelle Dowdy, Michael Buchanan, Susan J. Jacks, Jordan Wolfe, Richard Binder, and Steven Amendola
Over the Moon (Soundtrack)
• Digital release: October 23, 2020
• CD release: November 13, 2020
• Label: Milan Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: songs by Christopher Curtis, Marjorie Duffield and Helen Park; original score by Steven Price
• Performers: Phillipa Soo, Ruthie Ann Miles, Ken Jeong, Cathy Ang, and Robert G. Chiu
In the Green (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: October 16, 2020
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Grace McLean
• Performers: Rachael Duddy, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Grace McLean, Mia Pak, and Hannah Whitney
We Won’t Sleep: Songs from the Musical Jeannette (Concept Album)
• Digital release: October 16, 2020
• Label: Sony Masterworks Broadway
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Ari Afsar
• Performers: Ari Afsar, MILCK, MA/SA, Mermaid, and Genesis Be
Yellow Rose (Soundtrack)
• Digital release: October 9, 2020
• Label: Sony Music Masterworks
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: songs by Dale Watson and Diane Paragas; original score by Christopher H. Knight
• Performers: Eva Noblezada, Dale Watson, and Lea Salonga
Row (Concept Album)
• Digital release: October 2, 2020
• Label: FunMachine Music
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Dawn Landes
• Performers: Dawn Landes, Will Oldham, Ben Sollee, Tyrone Cotton, Brigid Kaelin, Carly Johnson, Kimmet Cantwell, Sheryl Rouse, and SONUS choir
Secondhand Lions (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: October 2, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Alan Zachary and Michael Weiner
• Performers: Wendi Bergamini, Stephanie J. Block, Jason Danieley, Kevin Earley, Gregg Edelman, Brian Flores, Emily Gardenhire, Deon’te Goodman, Alexa Green, Nehal Joshi, Garrett Long, Andrew Mayer, Chessa Metz, Trey Middleton, James Naughton, Ramone Owens, Ava Della Pietra, and Jenny Powers
1969: The Second Man (Concept Album)
• Digital release: October 1, 2020
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Jacob Brandt
• Performers: Jacob Brandt
Sole Mates: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: September 29, 2020
• Label: Wave Works
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Kirk Coombs
• Performers: Kirk Coombs, Kiefer Slaton, Chelsea Ryan McCurdy, Jacquel Haywood, L. Jay Edenmeyer, Nick Szoeke, Jordi Viscarri, Natalie Nassar, Gabby Greer, Matt Peña, Julia Thomas, Marco Molldrem, and Heather Steele
Islander (London)
• Digital release: September 25, 2020
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Finn Anderson
• Performers: Kirsty Findlay and Bethany Tennick
Willow (Concept Album)
• Digital release: September 25, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Morgan Smith, Abigail Greenwood, and Sushi Soucy
• Performers: Rachael Chau, Emma Freeman, Janeen Garcia, Abigail Greenwood, and Madelyn Paterna
Broadbend, Arkansas (Off-Broadway)
• CD release: September 18, 2020
• Digital release: July 17, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Ted Shen, lyrics by Ellen Fitzhugh, Harrison David Rivers, and Ted Shen
• Performers: Justin Cunningham, Danyel Fulton
Broadway Sings Blood Rock: The Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: September 18, 2020 (All Digital Platforms); August 20, 2020 (iTunes/Apple Music)
• Buy Digital: Amazon, Apple Music, iTunes
• Writers: music by Michael Berns, lyrics by Michael Berns and Ralph Pezzullo
• Performers: Damon Daunno, Jennifer DiNola, Andy Mientus, and Robert Torti
Einstein’s Dreams (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: September 10, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy Digital: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Joshua Rosenblum, lyrics by Joanne Sydney Lessner and Joshua Rosenblum
• Performers: Zal Owen, Alexandra Silber, Talia Cosentino, Stacia Fernandez, Lisa Helmi Johanson, Michael McCoy, Tess Primack, and Vishal Vaidya
A Killer Party: A Murder Mystery Musical (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: August 21, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy Digital: Amazon, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Nathan Tysen
• Performers: Jeremy Jordan, Alex Newell, Carolee Carmello, Jessica Keenan Wynn, Krystina Alabado, Michael James Scott, Jackie Burns, Drew Gehling, Laura Osnes, Jarrod Spector, and Miguel Cervantes
(I Am) Nobody’s Lunch (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: August 14, 2020
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Buy Digital: Amazon, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Michael Friedman
• Performers: Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Nick Blaemire, Adam Chanler-Berat, Brad Heberlee, Daoud Heidami, Osh Ghanimah, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Jennifer R. Morris, Sarah Beth Pfeifer, Brian Charles Rooney, and Mary Testa
Paris Commune (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: August 14, 2020
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Buy Digital: Amazon, Apple Music
• Writer: songs translated and adapted by Michael Friedman
• Performers: Kate Buddeke, Aysan Celik, Charlotte Dobbs, Rebecca Hart, Nina Hellman, Daniel Jenkins, Brian Sgambati, and Sam Breslin Wright
Bleeding Love (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: August 7, 2020
• Label: Ditto Music
• Buy Digital: Amazon, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Arthur Lafrentz Bacon, lyrics by Harris Doran
• Performers: Annie Golden, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Marc Kudisch, Sarah Stiles, Taylor Trensch, and Tony Vincent
Sing Street (Broadway)
• CD release: August 7, 2020
• Digital release: April 21, 2020
• Label: Sony Masterworks Broadway
• Buy Digital: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Gary Clark and John Carney
• Performers: Max Bartos, Brendan C. Callahan, Billy Carter, Zara Devlin, Anthony Genovesi, Gus Halper, Jakeim Hart, Martin Moran, Anne L. Nathan, Johnny Newcomb, Brenock O’Connor, Gian Perez, Sam Poon, Skyler Volpe, Amy Warren, Dashiell Eaves, Ilan Eskenazi, and Michael Lepore
Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: July 17, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Peter Mills
• Performers: Melody Allegra Berger, Matthew Duré, Jeff Edgerton, Carol Hickey, Victoria Huston-Elem, Dennis Michael Keefe, Mark Mozingo, Mike Rosengarten, Dan Sharkey, and Scott Wakefield
The Perfect Fit (Remote EP)
• Digital release: July 17, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Joshua Turchin
• Performers: Laura Benanti, Nikki Renee Daniels, Joshua Turchin, Carly Gendell, Grace DeAmicis, Ellie Kim, Swayam Bhatia, Lily Brooks O’Briant, Luke Islam, Audrey Bennett, and Fabi Aguirre
Rags The Musical (London)
• CD release: July 17, 2020
• Digital release: May 15, 2020
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Charles Strouse, lyrics by Stephen Schwartz
• Performers: Carolyn Maitland, Dave Willetts, Sam Attwater, Debbie Chazen, Alex Gibson-Giorgio, Rachel Izen, Samuel Jones, Jude Muir, Martha Kirby, Oisin Nolan-Power, and Jeremy Rose
Royalties (TV Soundtrack)
• Digital release: July 3, 2020
• Label: Republic Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Darren Criss
• Performers: Darren Criss, Jordan Fisher, Julianne Hough, Jackie Tohn, Bonnie McKee, Jennifer Coolidge, Lil Rel Howery, Mark Hamill, Rufus Wainwright, and Sabrina Carpenter
Our Table (Concert Cast Recording)
• Digital release: June 19, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes
• Writers: music by David Shire, lyrics by Adam Gopnik
• Performers: Melissa Errico, Andy Taylor, Constantine Maroulis, Mark Nelson, Juliette McEnroe, Tyler Jones, Analise Scarpaci
American Morning (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: June 19, 2020
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Timothy Huang
• Performers: Josh Dela Cruz, Raymond J. Lee, Arielle Jacobs, Andrew Cristi, Troy Iwata, Will Roland, Allie Trim, Thom Sesma, Jason Sweettooth Williams, Isabel Santiago
Amélie (London)
• Digital release: June 5, 2020
• Label: Craft Recordings
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Daniel Messé, lyrics by Nathan Tysen and Daniel Messé
• Performers: Audrey Brisson, Sophie Crawford, Faoileann Cunningham, Rachel Dawson, Oliver, Chris Jared, Caolan McCarthy, Samuel Morgan-Grahame, Emma Jane Morton, Kate Robson-Stuart, Josh Sneesby, Jez Unwin, and Johnson Willis
Frankie! The Musical (Concept Album)
• Digital release: May 29, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes
• Writer: music and lyrics by Elise Marra
• Performers: Caitlin Kinnunen, Jason Gotay, Jason SweetTooth Williams , Autumn Hurlbert, Allie Trimm, Delphi Borich, and Jacquelene Acevedo
A Little More Alive (Concept Album)
• Digital release: May 26, 2020
• Label: Unsigned Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Nick Blaemire
• Performers: Damon Daunno, Gabriel Ebert, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Brian d’Arcy James, Michael Rupert, Hunter Parrish, Annemarie Milazzo, Molly Hager, Alexander Sage Oyen, Allie Trimm, Katie McManus, Van Hughes, Michael Tacconi, Daniel Jenkins, Nicolette Robinson, and Emily Walton
Tarrytown (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: May 11, 2020
• Label: Contumacious Creatures Music
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Adam Wachter
• Performers: Jeremy Jordan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Andy Mientus
Cambodian Rock Band (Off-Broadway)
• Digital and CD release: May 8, 2020
• Label: Yellow Sound Label
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Dengue Fever
• Performers: Francis Jue, Abraham Kim, Jane Lui, Joe Ngo, Courtney Reed, and Moses Villarama
Broadway Bounty Hunter (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: April 24, 2020
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Joe Iconis
• Performers: Annie Golden, Alan H. Green, Brad Oscar, Emily Borromeo, Badia Farha, Jasmine Forsberg, Omar Garibay, Jared Joseph, and Christina Sajous
Within Earshot: Anthems for the In-Between (Concept Album)
• Digital release: April 20, 2020
• Label: Jackson Teeley
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Jackson Teeley
• Performers: Ryan McCartan, Andy Mientus, Bonnie Milligan, Krysta Rodriguez, and Peppermint
Soft Power (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: April 17, 2020
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Jeanine Tesori, lyrics by David Henry Hwang
• Performers: Billy Bustamante, Jon Hoche, Kendyl Ito, Francis Jue, Austin Ku, Raymond J. Lee, Alyse Alan Louis, Jaygee Macapugay, Daniel May, Paul HeeSang Miller, Kristen Faith Oei, Geena Quintos, Conrad Ricamora, Trevor Salter, Kyra Smith, Emily Stillings, Emily Trumble, and John Yi
We Aren’t Kids Anymore (Studio Cast Recording)
• Digital release: April 10, 2020
• Label: Concord Theatricals and Craft Recordings
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Drew Gasparini
• Performers: Nicholas Christopher, Lilli Cooper, Raymond J. Lee, Bonnie Milligan, and Colton Ryan
My Brilliant Career (Regional)
• Digital release: April 3, 2020
• Label: Bryant & Frank Productions
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Dean Bryant and Mathew Frank
• Performers: Luisa Scrofani, Natalie O’Donnell, Anne Wood, James Millar, Andrew Coshan, Alister Kingsley, Jerome Javier, and Melanie Bird
Little Did I Know (Podcast)
• Digital release: March 31, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by Doug Besterman, lyrics by Dean Pitchford and Marcy Heisler
• Performers: Kurt Hugo Schneider, Sam Tsui, Casey Breves, Alex Blue, Laura Marano, Patrick Page, Lesli Margherita, E. Clayton Cornelious, and Alexander Chaplin
Rags Parkland Sings the Songs of the Future (Off-Broadway)
• Digital and CD release: March 27, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Andrew R. Butler
• Performers: Rick Burkhardt, Andrew R. Butler, Tony Jarvis, Jessie Linden, Stacey Sargeant, and Debbie Christine Tjong
Something’s Afoot (Studio Cast Recording)
• CD release: March 19, 2020
• Label: JAY Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by James McDonald, David Vos, and Robert Gerlach. Additional music by Ed Linderman
• Performers: Susie Blake, Laura Pitt-Pulford, Sally Ann Triplett, Julie Atherton, Graham Bickley, Daniel Boys, Gordon Griffin, Scott Hunter, Keith Merrill, Stuart Pendred, and Jim Dale
Emojiland The Musical (Off-Broadway)
• CD release: March 13, 2020
• Digital release: February 28, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Keith Harrison & Laura Schein.
• Performers: Lesli Margherita, Josh Lamon, George Abud, Laura Schein, Felicia Boswell, Natalie Weiss, Ann Harada, Lucas Steele, Max Crumm, Jacob Dickey, Dwelvan David, Heather Makalani, Tanisha Moore, and Jordan Fife Hunt
The Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess (The Metropolitan Opera)
• Digital and CD release: March 6, 2020
• Label: Metropolitan Opera
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music by George Gershwin, libretto by DuBose Heyward and Ira Gershwin
• Performers: Eric Owens, Angel Blue, Latonia Moore, Golda Schultz, Alfred Walker, Frederick Ballentine, and Denyce Graves
Platinum Girls – The Musical (Concept Album)
• Digital and CD release: February 28, 2020
• Label: Broadway Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Andrew Beall, Russell Moss, and Brad Zumwalt
• Performers: Beth Leavel, Debbie Gravitte, and Brenda Braxton
Ranked: A Musical Concept Album
• Digital release: February 28, 2020
• Label: Peytoven Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by David Taylor Gomes
• Performers: Chloe Boyan, Shelby Wulfert, Chris Meissner, Miranda Lawson, Nate Challis, Sidney Raey-Gonzales, Jonnie Reinhart, Sophie Brubaker, Emma Harlow, Jennifer Posie Morrison, Sophia Reinero, Ryan Patrick Allen, Tim Stewart, and Devin Weiser
Spectacle: The Musical! (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: February 14, 2020
• Label: Ashley Griffin/Evan Jay Newman
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Ashley Griffin and Evan Jay Newman
• Performers: Ashley Griffin, Evan Jay Newman, and Abby Hart
Three Points of Contact (Concept Album)
• Digital release: February 8, 2020
• Label: Very Intense Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Ryan Scott Oliver
• Performers: Kerstin Anderson, Ben Crawford, Gavin Creel, Katie Rose Clarke, Jenn Colella, Ben Fankhauser, Drew Gehling, Cory Jeacoma, Jay Armstrong Johnson, Taylor Iman Jones, Jo Lampert, Lindsay Mendez, Bonnie Milligan, Eric William Morris, Solea Pfeiffer, Isaac Cole Powell, Ethan Slater, Wesley Taylor, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Ryan Scott Oliver, Emily Rogers, Colton Ryan, Ryan Vasquez, Jessica Vosk, and Daniel Yearwood – with Ian Fairlee, Adam Levy, Mary Claire Miskell, David Park, Bethany Perkins, and Josephine Spada
9 to 5 the Musical (London)
• Digital and CD release: February 7, 2020
• Label: ATG Productions
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writer: music and lyrics by Dolly Parton
• Performers: Caroline Sheen, Natalie McQueen, Amber Davies, Brian Conley, Bonnie Langford, and Christopher Jordan Marshall
My Name Is Lucy Barton (Broadway)
• Digital and CD release: February 4, 2020
• Label: Penguin Random House Audio
• Buy: Amazon, Apple Books
• Writers: novel by Elizabeth Strout, adapted by Rona Munro
• Performer: Laura Linney
Only Fools & Horses: The Musical (London)
• CD release: January 24, 2020
• Digital release: December 13, 2019
• Label: Silva Screen Import
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• Writers: music and lyrics by Paul Whitehouse and Jim Sullivan, additional music by Chas Hodges and John Sullivan
• Performers: Paul Whitehouse, Tom Bennett, Ryan Hutton, Dianne Pilkington, Pippa Duffy, Jeff Nicholson, Samantha Seager, Peter Baker, Adrian Irvine, Pete Gallagher, Adam Venue, Chris Kiely, and Andy Mace
Octet (Off-Broadway)
• CD release: January 17, 2020
• Digital release: November 15, 2019
• Label: Nonesuch Records
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• Writer: music and lyrics by Dave Malloy
• Performers: Adam Bashian, Kim Blanck, Starr Busby, Alex Gibson, Justin Gregory Lopez, J.D. Mollison, Margo Seibert, and Kuhoo Verma
Kiss Me, Kate (Broadway)
• CD release: January 10, 2020
• Digital release: June 7, 2019
• Label: Ghostlight Records
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• Writer: music and lyrics by Cole Porter
• Performers: Kelli O’Hara, Will Chase, Corbin Bleu, Terence Archie, Mel Johnson Jr., James T. Lane, Stephanie Styles, Adrienne Walker, Lance Coadie Williams, and John Pankow
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (Television Soundtrack)
• Digital and CD release: January 10, 2020
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• Buy: Amazon, iTunes, Apple Music
• Writers: music and lyrics by Various
• Performers: Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez, Mark St. Cyr, and Kate Reinders
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