World Premiere Recording of MY MARCELLO Featuring Santino Fontana & More Now Available

Broadway Records announced today the release of the world premiere recording of MY MARCELLO, a new musical based on the motion picture For Roseanna by Saul Turtletaub. With music by Rosabella Gregory, lyrics by Dina Gregory and book by Corey Brunish, the recording features performances by two-time Tony Award winner Santino Fontana, two-time Tony Award nominated Laura Osnes, two-time Tony Award nominated Terrence Mann, Grammy winning and Tony Award nominated Elizabeth Stanley, Tony Award nominated Derek Klena, Drama Desk Award nominated Raymond Jaramillo McLeod and Drama Desk Award winner and Tony Award nominated Robert Cuccioli. The album will be available today, Friday August 20 wherever digital music is sold and on BroadwayRecords.com.

MY MARCELLO stars Santino Fontana (Tootsie, Cinderella) as "Marcello", Laura Osnes (Bandstand, Bonnie and Clyde) as "Roseanna", Terrence Mann (Les Miserables, Beauty and the Beast) as "Capestro", Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill, On The Town) as "Cecilia", Derek Klena (Jagged Little Pill, Anastasia) as "Antonio", Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (A Tale Of Two Cities, Wonderful Town) as "Rossi" and Robert Cuccioli (Jekyll & Hyde, Rothschild & Sons) as "Copponi." The recording's ensemble features Grace Choi (I Spy A Spy), Elysia Jordan (School Of Rock), Cynthia Meng (Company), Mary Page Nance (Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812), Vishal Vaidya (Groundhog Day), and Joel Waggoner (School of Rock)

MY MARCELLO is a romantic comedy about death (and a lot more). Set in a small Italian village where there is a scarcity of burial plots, shrinking by the month, particularly in light of a recent circus accident on the highwire. Marcello (Santino Fontana) makes it his personal mission to keep everyone in town alive for as long as possible. Why? His beloved wife, Roseanna (Laura Osnes), is gravely ill and wishes to be buried next to her daughter. For a tiny town cemetery running low on plots, this is a dubious possibility. Enter gangsters, falling church bells, evil landowners, bodies hidden amongst the frozen peas, a passionate couple - all creating the perfect recipe to discover the true meaning of love.

"When I saw the movie "For Roseanna" (also known as Roseanna's Grave), it was so funny and charming and moving," says book writer Corey Brunish. "I thought to myself, this would make a great musical. Fast forward 10 years, I had started my Broadway producing career and thought, if not now, when? And so I found twin sisters Dina and Rosabella Gregory, an insanely talented composer and lyricist team hailing from the UK, and knew we had a creative recipe ready to cook up something wonderful. A comedy romance about death? You bet. We hope the listener finds it as enchanting to listen to as it was to craft.

"MY MARCELLO is one of my most treasured projects," says lyricist Dina Gregory. "As a young adult, I fell in love with the whimsical humor and poignant beauty of "Roseanna's Grave," the 1997 movie upon which this musical is based. The movie's impact on me was no doubt heightened by the timing of its release, coming not long after the passing of Rosabella's and my father, Basil Gregory. Years later, when I learned that producer Corey Brunish had secured the rights to adapt the film, I was ready to move mountains to work with him on the musical. Fortunately, Rosie was game, and it only took a few "spec songs" for the dream to come true!"

"For me, MY MARCELLO is an unabashed celebration of love, kindness and a community that values empathy and connection," said composer Rosabella Gregory. "In so doing, it counters some of the darker aspects of the world we live in today. The affectionate portrayals of everyday people, trying, failing then getting up to try again; all against the sumptuous backdrop of Trivento, enabled me to explore the intimacy of folk ("Danza" with its echoes of Tarantella), then soar into epic, symphonic landscapes. When I read this story, music was pouring off the page. All I had to do was catch the notes."

MY MARCELLO is produced by Michael J Moritz Jr and Corey Brunish, associate produced by Jakob Reinhardt, arrangements and orchestrations by Rosabella Gregory, with music direction by Cynthia Meng, engineering by Jakob Reinhardt, mixed by Jakob Reinhardt and Michael J Moritz Jr, with mastering by Greg Reierson at Rare Form Mastering.

MY MARCELLO Track List

1. DANZA -- Santino Fontana (Marcello), Ensemble

2. ANYONE COULD DROP DEAD -- Santino Fontana (Marcello), Ensemble

3. THAT THING -- Santino Fontana (Marcello) and Laura Osnes (Roseanna)

4. COPPONI'S LAMENT -- Robert Cuccioli (Copponi)

5. FROG SONG -- Derek Klena (Antonio) and Elizabeth Stanley (Cecilia)

6. THAT SHIP HAS SAILED -- Santino Fontana (Marcello) and Terrence Mann (Capestro)

7. MY MARCELLO -- Laura Osnes (Roseanna)

8. POOR FATALITI -- Santino Fontana (Marcello), Ensemble

9. YOUR MARCELLO -- Laura Osnes (Roseanna) and Elizabeth Stanley (Cecilia)

10. MARCELLO'S PRAYER -- Santino Fontana (Marcello) and Raymond Jaramillo McLeod (Rossi)

11. REST IN PEAS -- Santino Fontana (Marcello)

12. THE BELL -- Ensemble

13. YOUR FATHER -- Laura Osnes (Roseanna), Ensemble

14. OUR STORY -- Santino Fontana (Marcello) and Laura Osnes (Roseanna)

15. SIXTEEN -- Laura Osnes (Roseanna) and Terrence Mann (Capestro)

16. UNEXPECTED FREEDOM -- Santino Fontana (Marcello) and Elizabeth Stanley (Cecilia)

17. LOVE! -- Derek Klena (Antonio)

18. FINALE -- Ensemble