STAGE TUBE: Sneak Peek of Michael Ball's 'Both Sides Now' Album Including Oscar-Nominated 'Suddenly' & More

Broadway veteran Michael Ball will release a new studio album, also titled 'Both Sides Now' in addition to launching a UK tour in spring 2013. Both the tour and the album will comprise of 2 halves, encompassing Michael's biggest hits from both his recorded and stage careers including 'Suddenly' from the new film version of LES MISERABLES and 'The Perfect Song' by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Pre-order the album, which will be released on February 25, here and check out a just-released promo for the album below!

For samples from all the songs, click here to check the album out on iTunes.

The track list is as follows:

Both Sides Now
The Perfect Song
I Won't Let You Go
Closest Thing to Crazy
Love and Affection
Suddenly
I Will Always Love You
I Won't Send Roses
Run
Love Don't Live Here Anymore
Songbird
When She Loved Me
Fight the Fight
Make You Feel My Love
Love Changes Everything

Michael Ball is Britain's leading musical theatre star, Olivier Award winner, multi-platinum recording artist and popular TV host and radio presenter. Since making his West End debut 25 years ago as Marius in the original production of Les Miserables, Michael has created a string of leading characters in the West End and on Broadway in shows such as Aspects of Love, Passion, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Phantom of the Opera, Woman In White and Hairspray. He made his debut with the New York City Opera in 2005 in their production of Gilbert & Sullivan's Patience and with the English National Opera in 2007 in their production of 'Kismet'.

His showstopping performance as Edna Turnblad in the West End production of Hairspray earned him the whatsonstage.com award and Olivier Award for Best Actor in a Musical in 2008. As associate producer and lead actor in the 2010/2011 touring production of Hairspray, Michael has been reprising his role as Edna across the UK and Ireland. In 2012, he performed the title role in Sweeney Todd with Imelda Staunton as Mrs Lovett. Michael's BBC Radio 2 show, 'Michael Ball's Sunday Brunch' broadcasts to nearly 3 million listeners a week.

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