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Broadway By Day / Spencer Day

Broadway by Day celebrates the unlikely friendship between jazz and musical theatre with swinging numbers from A Chorus Line, South Pacific, Hello, Dolly! And others. Tracks include “One,” “Getting to Know You,” “I Don’t Know How to Love Him,” “Bali Ha’i,” “On the Street Where You Live,” and more. (Sony)

1CD# 64315745135 $13.99

The Greatest Broadway Hits, Vol. 2 [3 CDs]

This massive collection contains some of the most memorable Broadway songs ever, performed by iconic voices such as Julie Andrews, Rex Harrison, Carole Lawrence, Chita Rivera, Ethel Merman and others. Selections are from My Fair Lady, West Side Story, Gypsy, The Music Man, The Sound of Music and more. 69 Legendary recordings on 3 CDs! (Dynamic)

3CD# MOB358228 $29.99

Bernstein: Broadway to Hollywood (Live)

SOMM Recordings celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth in style with a remarkable 1993 live broadcast recording – never before issued and newly mastered – with the Hannover Philharmonie conducted by Iain Sutherland. Five of Bernstein’s era-defining works for Broadway and Hollywood revel in his inexhaustible gift for memorable melodies. (SOMM)

1CD# ARIADNE 5002 $18.99

Tina – The Tina Turner Musical

The Tina Turner Musical received it’s world premiere in London and subsequently broke all box office records at the Aldwych Theatre. The Broadway production was nominated for 12 Tony Awards! From humble beginnings in Nutbush, Tennessee, to her transformation into the global Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner didn’t just break the rules, she rewrote them. (Ghostlight)

1CD# MOB457728 $18.99 $13.99

Oklahoma! (1979 Broadway Revival Cast)

Directed by William Hammerstein, the son of Rodgers’ lyricist partner Oscar Hammerstein II, the new 1979 Broadway revival production was a faithful reproduction of the wildly successful original, retaining the Robert Russell Bennett orchestrations conducted by Jay Blackton, who had wielded the baton back in 1943 as well as for the 1955 film version. Even Agnes De Mille’s revolutionary choreography was reproduced. (Sony)

1CD# 88697562032 $11.99

Gershwin Songbook / Enrico Fagnoni

Enrico Fagnoni offers this new recording of the Songbook as a tribute to Gershwin’s genius. Gershwin compiled the Songbook in the early 1930s at the invitation of his publisher. Jazz, ragtime and klezmer all inflect these songs with their own unique harmonies. Tracks include “Do It Again,” “Strike Up the Band,” “Do-Do-Do,” “My One and Only,” and more. (Piano Classics)

1CD# PCL10228

$18.99

The Music Man (Broadway Cast with Hugh Jackman) [2 CDs]

Hugh Jackman, the Tony, Emmy and GRAMMY Award winner performer as well as Tony Award winner Sutton Foster lead an all-star cast in the Broadway revival of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man. Often cited as the quintessential American musical, with fan favorites “SeventySix Trombones,” “Gary, Indiana,” “Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little” and more. (MM Recordings)

2CD# MOB115786

$24.99

& Juliet (Original Broadway Cast Recording)

The Broadway run of & Juliet follows a sold-out engagement in Toronto, which closed on August 14, 2022 as the third highest-grossing show in Mirvish Productions history. & Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story ever told, imagining what would happen next if Juliet hadn’t ended it all over Romeo, and got a second chance at life and love – on her terms. (Atlantic)

1CD# MOB628436 $16.99

Paint Your Wagon (NYC Center Encores!)

Masterworks Broadway presents the cast recording of Lerner & Loewe’s Paint Your Wagon starring Keith Carradine, Justin Guarini and Alexandra Socha. Filled with gorgeous standards such as “They Call the Wind Maria,” and “Wand’rin’ Star,” Paint Your Wagon is Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe’s sweepingly ambitious and surprisingly realistic take on life in the Gold Rush-happy America of 1853. (Sony)

1CD# 88985334092 $11.99

American Soul: from Broadway to Paris / Duo Rosa

American Soul: from Broadway to Paris is the title of Duo Rosa’s second opus, featuring art songs, Broadway melodies and cabaret tunes. In this new project, the two musicians maintain a concept that was one of the keys to the previous album’s success: a blend of classical and popular music in a varied, accessible program that pleases audiences of all ages. (Haenssler)

1CD# HC19026 $18.99

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