BONNIE & CLYDE to Get Cast Album Recording Despite Early Shutter; Recording Begins Jan. 2

BONNIE & CLYDE will record the official cast album on January 2, 2012. The album producers are Frank Wildhorn, John McDaniel and David Lai. It will be Executive Produced by Van Dean, along with Corey Brunish, Howard Kagan and Terry Schnuck.

The album will be released on Broadway Records, a new label dedicated to Broadway cast recordings founded by Van Dean and Kenny Howard. Information on how to pre-order will be coming soon.

BONNIE & CLYDE has music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Don Black, book by Ivan Menchell and music supervision/orchestrations/arrangements by John McDaniel.

BONNIE & CLYDE stars Laura Osnes (2011 Drama Desk nominee, Anything Goes) and Jeremy Jordan (Newsies, West Side Story) as Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, respectively. They are joined on stage by Melissa van Der Schyff (Big River) as Blanche Barrow, Claybourne Elder (Road Show) as Buck Barrow, Joe Hart (The Best Little Whorehouse Goes Public) as Sheriff Schmid and Louis Hobson (Next to Normal) as Ted Hinton.

The cast also features: Talon Ackerman, Rozi Baker, Leslie Becker, Mimi Bessette, Alison Cimmet, Daniel Cooney, Jon Fletcher, Kelsey Fowler, Victor Hernandez, Sean Jenness, Katie Klaus, Michael Lanning, Garrett Long, Matt Lutz, Marissa McGowan, Cassie Okenka, Justin Matthew Sargent, Jack Tartaglia and Tad Wilson.

Broadway Records is a new label dedicated to Broadway and Off Broadway cast recordings and is a division of the theatrical production and investment company, The Broadway Consortium. The Broadway Consortium was co-founded by Van Dean and Kenny Howard. The Broadway Consortium’s Broadway producing credits include Chinglish, Bonnie & Clyde, Porgy and Bess and Evita (2012). West End: Master Class (2012).

Van’s credits also include Catch Me If You Can (Tony® Award nomination), ROOMS a rock romance (Outer Critics Circle and Helen Hayes Award nomination), Saint Heaven and Alive in the World. Together, Kenny and Van executive produced the Grammy® nominated 2011 Broadway Cast Recording of How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying with Daniel Radcliffe and John Larroquette. Van also executive produced the Original Off Broadway Cast Recording of ROOMS a rock romance with Leslie Kritzer and Doug Kreeger. The general counsel for Broadway Records and The Broadway Consortium is Barry Miller. 

As previously announced, BONNIE & CLYDE will play its final performance on Friday, December 30th at 8:00pm.  The holiday performance schedule is as follows: Thurs 12/22/11 7:30pm Fri 12/23/11 2pm & 8pm Sat 12/24/11 DARK Sun 12/25/11 7:30pm New Year’s Week Mon 12/26/11 2 & 8pm Tues 12/27/11 8pm Wed 12/28/11 2pm & 8pm Thurs 12/29/11 8pm Fri 12/30/11 2pm & 8pm.