UPCOMING
CAST RECORDINGS
Summer: The Donna Summer Musical (Broadway)
• Digital release: July 20
• CD release: TBA
• Label: Republic Records
• Writers: songs by Donna Summer, Giorgio Moroder, and Paul Jabara
• Performers: LaChanze, Ariana DeBose, Storm Lever, Aaron Krohn, Ken Robinson, and Jared Zirilli
Young Frankenstein (London)
• Digital release: August 10
• CD release: TBA
• Label: YF London Limited
• Writers: music and lyrics by Mel Brooks
• Performers: Ross Noble, Hadley Fraser, Dianne Pilkington, Summer Strallen, and Lesley Joseph
The Beast in the Jungle (Off-Broadway)
• Digital and CD release: September 14
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writer: music by John Kander
Pretty Woman (Broadway)
• Digital release: September 21
• CD release: October 26
• Label: Atlantic Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance
• Performers: Samantha Barks, Andy Karl, Eric Anderson, Jason Danieley, Ezra Knight, and Orfeh
Hundred Days (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: September 21
• CD release: TBA
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by The Bengsons
• Performers: Colette Alexander, Abigail Bengson, Shaun Bengson, Jo Lampert, Dani Markham, and Reggie D. White
Miss You Like Hell (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: October 5
• CD release: TBA
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: music by Erin McKeown, lyrics by Quiara Alegría Hudes and Erin McKeown
• Performers: Marinda Anderson, Danny Bolero, Andrew Cristi, Latoya Edwards, Shawna M. Hamic, Marcus Paul James, Gizel Jiménez, David Patrick Kelly, Michael Mulheren, Daphne Rubin-Vega, and Martín Solá
NO RECORDING ANNOUNCED:
Sweeney Todd (2017 Off-Broadway revival)
Head Over Heels (Broadway)
Smokey Joe’s Cafe (2018 Off-Broadway revival)
Carmen Jones (2018 Off-Broadway revival)
This Ain’t No Disco (Off-Broadway)
Twelfth Night (Off-Broadway)
RELEASE DATE TBA:
Gettin’ the Band Back Together (Broadway)
• Label: Sh-K-Boom Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Mark Allen
• Performers: Mitchell Jarvis, Jay Klaitz, Manu Narayan, Paul Whitty, Sawyer Nunes, Marilu Henner, Kelli Barrett, Becca Kötte, Garth Kravits, Tamika Lawrence, Noa Solorio, and Brandon Williams
Songs for a New World
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
• Performers: Shoshana Bean, Colin Donnell, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer
Brigadoon (2017 Off-Broadway Revival)
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: music by Frederick Lowe, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
• Performers: Stephanie J. Block, Patricia Delgado, Sara Esty, Robert Fairchild, Rich Hebert, Jamie Jackson, Ross Lekites, Aasif Mandvi, Dakin Matthews, Kelli O’Hara, and Patrick Wilson
Unexpected Joy (Off-Broadway)
• Label: Jay Records
• Writers: music by Janet Hood, lyrics by Bill Russell
• Performers: Courtney Balan, Allyson Kaye Daniel, Luba Mason, and Celeste Rose
Bella: An American Tale (Off-Broadway)
• Label: Yellow Sound
• Writers: music and lyrics by Kirsten Childs
• Performers: Ashley D. Kelley, Yurel Echezarreta, Kenita R. Miller, Paolo Montalban, Gabrielle Reyes, Marinda Anderson, Brandon Gill, Olli Haaskivi, Kevin Massey, Jo’Nathan Michael, Britton Smith, and NaTasha Yvette Williams
The Clockmaker’s Daughter: Studio Cast Recording
• Label: Auburn Jam Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Michael Webborn and Daniel Finn
• Performers: Christine Allado, Ramin Karimloo, Fra Fee, Matthew Croke, and Lauren James Ray
Follies: National Theatre Live Cast Recording
• Label: First Night
• Writers: music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim
• Performers: Imelda Staunton, Phillip Quast, Janie Dee, Peter Forbes, Tracie Bennett, Di Botcher, Dawn Hope, Zizi Strallen, Fred Haig, Adam Rhys-Charles, and Alex Young
People Like Us (London)
• Label: JAY Records
• Writers: music by Todd Almond, lyrics by Almond and Gus Kaikkonen.
• Performers: Matt Bogart and Pamela Bob
SOLO, RE-RELEASES, AND OTHER RECORDINGS
Jason Robert Brown: How We React and How We Recover (Ghostlight)- June 29 digital, physical TBA
Renee Fleming: Broadway (Decca Classics)- September 7
2fer Songs From Sunset Boulevard and Evita (Jay Records)- Release date TBA
Lena Hall: Obsessed Project (Sh-K-Boom)- First Friday of every month throughout 2018
RECENTLY RELEASED
Desperate Measures (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: July 13
• CD release: August 10
• Label: Masterworks Broadway
• Writers: music by David Friedman, lyrics by Peter Kellogg
• Performers: Conor Ryan, Gary Marachek, Peter Saide, Emma Degerstedt, Nick Wyman, and Lauren Molina
Carousel (Broadway)
• CD release: July 13
• Digital release: June 8
• Label: Craft Recordings
• Writers: music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II
• Performers: Joshua Henry, Jessie Mueller, Renée Fleming, Lindsay Mendez, Alexander Gemignani, Margaret Colin, John Douglas Thompson, Amar Ramasar, and Brittany Pollack
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Release: July 13
• Label: Capitol Records
• Writers: songs by ABBA
• Performers: Christine Baranski, Pierce Brosnan, Dominic Cooper, Colin Firth, Andy García, Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Stellan Skarsgård, Julie Walters, Cher, and Meryl Streep
The Cradle Will Rock (Opera Saratoga)
• Release: July 6
• Label: Atlantic Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Marc Blitzstein
• Performers: Ginger Costa-Jackson, Keith Jameson, Christopher Burchett, Audrey Babcock, and Matt Boehler
Mean Girls (Broadway)
• CD release: June 15
• Digital release: May 18
• Label: Atlantic Records
• Writers: music by Jeff Richmond, lyrics by Nell Benjamin
• Performers: Erika Henningsen, Taylor Louderman, Ashley Park, Kate Rockwell, Kerry Butler, Barrett Wilbert Weed, Grey Henson, Cheech Manohar, Kyle Selig, and Rick Younger
Frozen (Broadway)
• CD release: June 8
• Digital release: May 11
• Label: Walt Disney Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez
• Performers: Caissie Levy, Patti Murin, Jelani Alladin, Greg Hildreth, John Riddle, Robert Creighton, Kevin Del Aguila, Timothy Hughes, Andrew Pirozzi
My Fair Lady (Broadway)
• Release: June 8
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music by Frederick Loewe, lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner
• Performers: Lauren Ambrose, Harry Hadden-Paton, Norbert Leo Butz, Diana Rigg, Allan Corduner, Jordan Donica, Linda Mugleston, and Manu Narayan
A Letter To Harvey Milk (Off-Broadway)
• Digital release: May 22
• CD release: TBA
• Label: Yellow Sound
• Writers: music by Laura I. Kramer, lyrics by Ellen M. Schwartz, additional lyrics by Cheryl Stern
• Performers: Adam Heller, Julia Knitel, Cheryl Stern, Michael Bartoli, Sarah Corey, Jeremy Greenbaum, Aury Krebs, Philip Hoffman, CJ Pawlikowski, and Ravi Roth
Hello Again (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
• Release: April 27
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by John Michael LaChiusa
• Performers: Audra McDonald, Martha Plimpton, T.R. Knight, Rumer Willis, Cheyenne Jackson, Jenna Ushkowitz, Tyler Blackburn, Sam Underwood, Nolan Gerard Funk, and Al Calderon
Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (London)
• Release: April 20
• Label: Wilton Way Records
• Writers: music by Dan Gillespie Sells, lyrics by Tom MacRae
• Performers: John McCrea, Josie Walker, Mina Anwar, Lucie Shorthouse, Phil Nichol, Tamsin Caroll, Luke Baker, Lauran Rae, Harriet Payne, Courtney Bowman, Kirstie Skivington, Ryan Hughes, Jordan Cunningham, Shiv Rabheru, Daniel Davids, Daniel Jacob, James Gillan, Alex Anstey, and Ken Christiansen
Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Original TV Soundtrack)
• Digital release: April 6
• CD release: April 20
• Label: Masterworks Broadway
• Writers: music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice
• Performers: John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Brandon Victor Dixon, Alice Cooper, Ben Daniels, Norm Lewis, Jason Tam, Jin Ha, Erik Gronwall, Melody Betts, Felicia Boswell, Abby Corrigan, Micaela Diamond, Rory Donovan, Christine Dwyer, Mike Evariste, F. Michael Haynie, Charissa Hogeland, Bre Jackson, Mykal Kilgore, Billy Lewis Jr., Justin Gregory Lopez, Angel Lozada, Vince Oddo, Kyle Taylor Parker, Joel Perez, Jonah Platt, Conor Ryan, Christina Sajous, Justin Matthew Sargent, Heath Saunders, Joey Taranto, Syndee Winters, and Lauren Zakrin
Prince of Broadway (Broadway)
• Release: April 20
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by various artists; “Overture” and “Do the Work” by Jason Robert Brown
• Performers: Chuck Cooper, Janet Dacal, Bryonha Marie Parham, Emily Skinner, Brandon Uranowitz, Kaley Ann Voorhees, Michael Xavier, Tony Yazbeck, and Karen Ziemba
Calendar Girls the Musical (London)
• Release: March 9
• Label: Decca Classics
• Writers: music and lyrics by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth
• Performers: Anna-Jane Casey, Rebecca Storm, Lorraine Bruce, Denise Welch, Ruht Madoc, Sara Crowe, and Fern Britton
Once on This Island (Broadway)
• Release: February 23
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens
• Performers: Hailey Kilgore, Lea Salonga, Alex Newell, Merle Dandridge, Quentin Earl Darrington, Phillip Boykin, Kenita R. Miller, Isaac Powell, Alysha Deslorieux, David Jennings, Darlesia Cearcy, Rodrick Covington, Emerson Davis, Tyler Hardwick, Cassondra James, Grasan Kingsberry, Loren Lott, T. Oliver Reid, Aurelia Williams, and Mia Williamson
Escape to Margaritaville (Broadway)
• Release: February 16
• Label: Mailboat Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Jimmy Buffett
• Performers: Paul Alexander Nolan, Alison Luff, Lisa Howard, Eric Petersen, Rema Webb, Don Sparks, Andre Ward, Matt Allen, Tessa Alves, Sara Andreas, Tiffany Adeline Cole, Marjorie Failoni, Samantha Farrow, Steven Good, Angela Grovey, Albert Guerzon, Autumn Guzzardi, Keely Hutton, Justin Keats, Mike Millan, Justin Mortelliti, Ryann Redmond, Jennifer Rias, Julius Anthony Rubio, Nick Sanchez, Ian Michael Stuart, and Brett Thiele
Ernest Shackleton Loves Me (Off-Broadway)
• Release: February 9
• Label: Broadway Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by Brendan Milburn and Val Vigoda
• Performers: Val Vigoda and Wade McCollum
Muriel’s Wedding (Australia)
• Release: January 19
• Label: Sony Music Australia
• Writers: music and lyrics by Kate Miller-Heidke and Keir Nuttall; additional songs by Benny Anderson, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Stig Anderson
• Performers: Maggie McKenna, Madeleine Jones, Justine Clarke, Briallen Clarke, Michael Walley, Connor Sweeney, and Helen Dallimore
The Band’s Visit (Broadway)
• Digital release: December 15
• CD release: February 23
• Label: Ghostlight Records
• Writers: music and lyrics by David Yazbek
• Performers: Katrina Lenk, Tony Shalhoub, John Cariani, Ari’el Stachel, George Abud, Etai Benson, Adam Kantor, Andrew Polk, Bill Army, Rachel Prather, Jonathan Raviv, Sharone Sayegh, Kristen Sieh, and Alok Tewari
SOLO, RE-RELEASES, AND OTHER RECORDINGS
Mean Girls (Vinyl Re-Release) (Atlantic Records)- August 24
This is Leonard Bernstein: His Greatest Recordings (Sony Classical)- August 17
Jessica Vosk: Wild and Free (Broadway Records)- August 10
George Salazar/Joe Iconis: Two-Player Game (Ghostlight)- July 27 physical, May 11 digital
Be More Chill (Vinyl Re-Release) (Ghostlight)- July 27
In the Heights: Original Broadway Cast Recording (Vinyl Re-Release) (Ghostlight)- July 13
Judy Garland: I Can’t Give You Anything But Love: 1938-1961 (Jasmine Music)- July 6
Gay Love: Songs of Love, Loss, and Longing… (Chip Deffaa/Garret Mountain Records)- June 29
2018 Tony Award Season (Broadway)- June 8
Betty Buckley: Hope (Palmetto)- June 8
Sutton Foster: Take Me to the World (Ghostlight)- June 1
Audra McDonald/New York Philharmonic: Sing Happy (Decca Gold)- May 25 physical, May 11 digital
Oklahoma!: Original Cast Recording (75th Anniversary Reissue) (Verve)- May 25
The Grass Harp: Original Cast Recording (Reissue) (Kritzerland)- May 18
Alexis Michelle: Lovefool (Broadway Records)- May 11
Louise Dearman: For You, For Me (Big Hand)- April 27
Kate Rockwell- Kate Rockwell: Back to My Roots (Broadway Records)- April 27
Pat Suzuki: Complete Album Series (Stage Door)- April 20
Shoshana Bean: Spectrum (Shotime Records)- February 9
