Upcoming CD Releases for June 2012

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8 - L.A. Theatre Works
Released on L.A. Theatre Works on 6/1/12

"8" is the unprecedented account of the Federal District Court trial in Perry v. Schwarzenegger (now Perry v. Brown), the case filed by AFER to overturn Proposition 8, which stripped gay and lesbian Californians of the fundamental freedom to marry. The script is based on the actual words of the trial transcripts, first-hand observations of the courtroom drama and interviews with the plaintiffs and... (more...)

Curtain Call - Christopher Sanders
Released on CD Baby on 6/1/12

The reviews are in! He "booms out notes that are legitimately thrilling" and his "deep baritone velvet voice in unforgettable". This collection of show tunes both old and new recall the time when the legitimate baritone voice ruled the Great White Way... (more...)

Human Heart - Ramin Karimloo
Released on Sony CMG on 6/5/12

Ramin is one of the biggest stars of the West End having played the lead in The Phantom Of The Opera and Phantom: Love Never Dies as well as other prestigious roles such as Enjolras in Les Miserables. This is Ramin's own material, produced by Tom Nichols. His debut solo album steps beyond the world of musical theatre, taking influence from the rock bands Ramin sung with as a teenager. He sings wit... (more...)

Alfie - Alfie Boe
Released on Decca on 6/5/12

After the tremendous success of his first Decca album, Bring Him Home last year, critically acclaimed tenor and theater star, Alfie Boe, returns with the release of his eagerly-awaited follow-up, Alfie Alfie presents a collection of the most beautiful and timeless songs, sung just the way you want to hear them. Such romantic classics as the forever popular When I Fall In Love, Leonard Bernstein... (more...)

Rock of Ages: The Movie - Various
Released on WaterTower Music on 6/5/12

The musical centers on an LA rock music club, and the movie soundtrack will include musicians such as Def Leppard, Journey, Poison, Twisted Sister, Foreigner, Bon Jovi and Joan Jett. Film cast performers include Tom Cruise, Mary J. Blige, Alec Baldwin, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Brand, and more. The film is set for release June 15. ROCK OF AGES tells the story of small town girl Sherrie and ... (more...)

Evita - New Broadway Cast Recording
Released on Sony Masterworks on 6/5/12

For the first time since it debuted on Broadway over 30 years ago, Tim Rice and Andrew Lloyd Webber's seven-time Tony Award®-winning musical EVITA is back on Broadway. The production stars Grammy®-winning international superstar Ricky Martin as Che, Olivier Award®-winning Argentinean actress Elena Roger making her Broadway debut as Evita and Tony Award®-winner Michael Cerveris as Juan Peron. EVITA... (more...)

Constant - Matt Doyle
Released on CD Baby on 6/12/12

Matt Doyle will release his second EP, "Constant," on June 12, 2012, on the heels of a successful debut last year with "Daylight." The six-song EP features original songs by Doyle and his co-writer Will Van Dyke, and was produced by Van Dyke and Derik Lee. It was recorded and mixed by Derik Lee at Downtown Recording Studios in New York City. Matt Doyle is a singer/songwriter based in New Yor... (more...)

The Journey Home - Mark Evans
Released on Sain Records on 6/18/12

West End star Mark Evans, who's currently starring as Sam in the musical GHOST releases his English debut album The Journey Home on June 18th with Sain Records. ‘The Journey Home' features lead-off track- ‘Unchained Melody' - out May 28th – a beautiful reinterpretation of the song on which he duets with his co-star from the musical Ghost, Siobhan Dillon. Also present on the album are tracks ... (more...)

New York City Center's Encores! Merrily We Roll Along
Released on PS Classics on 6/19/12

Merrily We Roll Along, composer-lyricist Stephen Sondheim and bookwriter George Furth's first collaboration following their landmark Company, opened on Broadway in 1981 to some of the most savage reviews of Sondheim's career, closing after a run of only 16 performances. But fitting for a show that runs in reverse, the end was only the beginning of the story. Sondheim moved on to success with Ja... (more...)

Rhythm and Repose - Glen Hansard
Released on Anti-Records on 6/19/12

Over 20 years in the making, singer songwriter Glen Hansard will release his first ever solo album, Rhythm and Repose, on Anti- Records June 19. Best known for his work with The Frames, The Swell Season and in the feature film Once, for which he won an Academy Award, Rhythm and Repose is Hansard's debut solo album and first album of new material since his 2009 release Strict Joy with The Swell Sea... (more...)

Queen of the Mist - Original Cast Recording
Released on Ghostlight Records on 6/19/12

Based on an astounding and outrageous true story, two-time Tony nominee Mary Testa stars in QUEEN OF THE MIST as Anna Edson Taylor, who, in 1901 at the age of 63, set out to be the first woman to shoot Niagara Falls in a barrel of her own design. Navigating both the treacherous Falls and a fickle public with a ravenous appetite for sensationalism, this unconventional heroine vies for her legacy in... (more...)

The In-Between - A New Musical - Cast Album
Released on Dress Circle on 6/23/12

Featuring 9 of the West End's biggest stars - Sabrina Aloueche, Julie Atherton, Daniel Boys, Cassandra Compton, Hadley Fraser, Alexia Khadime, Dianne Pilkington, Lauren Samuels & Liam Tamne - this concept album includes 7 songs from the new fantasy musical, The In-Between.

A quirky tale of love, friendship and letting go, The In-Between tells the story of misfit, Flick Wimple, a perpetu... (more...)

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