Photo Coverage: Broadway Boys CD Recording Session

The Broadway Boys, a gathering of some of the best tenor voices on the Broadway stage headed into the recording studio on October 1 to record their debut album. Produced by Michael McElroy, the CD is schedule to be available at concerts by late November. PS Classics will release the CD in stores in early winter. BroadwayWorld.com's cameras were there as the "Boys" laid down their tracks!

The Broadway Boys consists of 26 members, though they often perform in groups of six. Members of the Broadway Boys are currently performing in such shows as Wicked, Rent, Hair, Jersey Boys, Altar Boyz, Billy Elliott, Mary Poppins and Memphis. The ensemble is known for introducing young and fresh sounds to the musical theatre stage.

The tracks will include "Defying Gravity," "Lullaby of Broadway," "Old Devil Moon," "Aquarius," "Shadowland," "Mama, A Rainbow," and more. A complete tracks list and release date will be announced.

Among the performers on the CD are Jesse Nager (Mary Poppins), Danny Calvert (Altar Boyz), Telly Leung (Rent), Michael James Scott (Hair), Maurice Murphy (Spelling Bee), Daniel Torres (Wicked), Lucas Steel (Threepenny Opera), Gabe Violett (Spring Awakening), Marty Thomas (Xanadu) and Peter Matthew Smith (Hairspray), Zak Resnick and Landon Beard.

More information about the Broadway Boys is available at www.bwayboys.com.

Photos by Linda Lenzi

Jesse Nager