Kritzerland, the CD label for theatre music founded by producer Bruce Kimmel, is releasing two new CDs. Both will be available for pre-order on the Kritzerland website on March 12th, with an official release on April 10th.
SSS - Strouse, Schwartz, and Schwartz: The 16th Annual STAGE Benefit Concert was preserved on CD and will be released by Kritzerland as a specially-priced 2-CD set. The 2000 concert--featuring the music of Charles Strouse, Arthur Schwartz, and Stephen Schwartz--featured performances by Andrea Martin, Polly Bergen, Betty Garrett, Carole Cook, David Burnham, Tyne Daly, Robert Cuccioli, Penny Fuller, Bonnie Franklin, Jill Eikenberry, Michael Tucker, Billy Porter, Lauren Kennedy, Pamela Myers, and Christopher Seiber.
Among the songs included were
Stephen Schwartz' "Magic To Do, "Corner Of The Sky," and "No Time At All," Arthur Schwartz' "Haunted Heart," "That's Entertainment," and "By Myself," and Strouse's "Applause," "The Telephone Hour," "Once Upon a Time," and "A Lot of Living To Do." The CD will feature songs from shows such a
s Dance A Little Closer, Annie, Bye Bye Birdie, Annie Warbucks, The Bandwagon, Pippin, The Baker's Wife, Children of Eden, Rags, A Tree Grows In Brooklyn, and
Golden Boy.
Kevin Spirtas' new one man show
Night and Days was captured live in a benefit concert at the El Portal Theater, in front of a full-house. The CD will serve as "a wonderful tour through the high points of his career," and will feature songs such as "Night and Day," "I've Never Been In Love Before," a Movie Musical Medley, a Mega-Musical Medley, "Sometimes A Day Goes By," "Somewhere," "I Can Do That," "Les Days (Of Our Lives)," and "All I Care About Is Love."
Spirtas gained fame as Dr. Craig Wesley on "Days Of Our Lives," and stood by for
Hugh Jackman in
The Boy From Oz; he currently co-stars in the Las Vegas production of
Hairspray. The Boy From Oz songs will also be featured on the CD--including "Everything Old Is New Again," "Not The Boy Next Door," "Once Before I Go," "Rio," and more.
Pre-ordered CDs will be shipped to Kritzerland customers at least a week or two prior to the official street date of April 10th.
Kritzerland CDs are available at select stores around the world, as well as most online CD venues, and digital download stores such as iTunes and CDBaby. Complete track listings, performers, and audio samples are available at
www.kritzerland.com.
