BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED, OUT OF THE BLUE CDs to be Released 9/27, 10/18

Stage Door Records will release two new cast recordings this fall, BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED and OUT OF THE BLUE.

BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED, which will be released on September 27, is a musical based on the extraordinary lives of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. He's a successful young author and she's the stylish young wife. Outrageously glamorous and fashionable, they created their own world of enchantment and became the envy of all with their high-spending and high-living lifestyle.

Scott christened the period The Jazz Age, and Zelda lived it. But behind the glittering façade lay a tragedy of epic proportions.

The original songs on this unique disc, written and performed by Les Reed and Roger Cook, secured multi-million pound funding for BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED, a full-blown, glittering Art Deco musical extravaganza.

Initially starring John Barrowman at the Yvonne Arnaud Theatre, BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED transferred to The Lyric, where it starred Michael Praed and Helen Anker. As bonus tracks, the album concludes with three exclusive recordings from the London cast featuring Michael Praed and Helen Anker, recorded live at the Lyric Theatre.

The album includes:

01 SHE'S OVER THE TOP HE'S UNDER THE TABLE
02 I REFUSE TO BE A GIRL
03 LITTLE MIZ ALABAMA
04 I'LL MEET YOU AT THE BALL TONIGHT
05 BEAUTIFUL MAGNOLIA
06 TOMORROW WON'T HAPPEN ‘TIL TOMORROW
07 THE LETTERS
08 THE BEAUTIFUL AND THE DAMNED
09 THIS SIDE OF PARADISE
10 SO LONG (LEAVING NEW YORK)
11 OH HOW TENDER IS THE NIGHT
12 THE OLD WORLD SHINES AGAIN
13 DAY LONG BLUES
14 PRINCESS OF THE WESTERN WORLD/BIX
15 BEING A WOMAN
16 ZELDA'S DANCE (Instrumental)
17 LIVING WELL'S THE ONLY WAY
18 SAVE ME THE WALTZ
19 GOLDEN DAYS
20 SAVE ME THE WALTZ (Soliloquy)
21 EVEN NOW

These tracks feature vocals by Lorna Bannon, Carole Cook, Roger Cook, Katie Humble, and Les Reed.

BONUS TRACKS
2004 LONDON CAST RECORDINGS

22 GOLDEN DAYS Helen Anker
23 OH HOW TENDER IS THE NIGHT Michael Praed
24 EVEN NOW Michael Praed & Helen Anker

OUT OF THE BLUE, which will be released on October 18, is a  musical drama written by leading Japanese composer Shunn-Ichi Tokura and English lyricist / poet Paul Sand. Set against the dramatic backdrop of post-war Japan, the musical centres on John Marshall and his Japanese wife Hideko and the aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki in August 1945.

The musical starred an array of the West End's finest leading performers including Meredith Braun, Greg Ellis, James Graeme, Michael McCarthy and Simon Burke.

OUT OF THE BLUE opened at London's Shaftesbury Theatre in November 1994; however, the cast recording has remained commercially unavailable until now.

The album includes:

01. LET ME GO - Paulette Ivory
02. KYRIE - James Graeme, Curates, Choir
03. IS THIS A TEST? - James Graeme
04. You ARE ALL I SEE - Greg Ellis, Meredith Braun, Michael McCarthy
05. ONLY BELIEVE - Greg Ellis
06. SOMETHING TO SEE ME THROUGH - Meredith Braun, Michael McCarthy
07. NO SOUND - Simon Burke, Meredith Braun
08. ON YOUR SIDE - Simon Burke, Meredith Braun
09. TRIO - Greg Ellis, Simon Burke, Meredith Braun
10. LAST TIME WE MET - Michael McCarthy, James Graeme
11. THE MAGIC SPELL - Meredith Braun, Greg Ellis
12. ONLY BELIEVE (Reprise) - Meredith Braun
13. I THINK WE'RE ALL PRESENT - James Graeme, Michael McCarthy, Curates
14. SPIRIT CLEARS - Choir
15. SUDDENLY NOW, OUT OF THE BLUE - James Graeme, Paulette Ivory
16. TELL HIM - Paulette Ivory
17. HOW DARE YOU / WHAT IS THAT? - James Graeme,Paulette Ivory, David Burt
18. HANA, MY LOVE - David Burt, Paulette Ivory
19. THE ENEMY MACHINE - David Burt, P.O.W's, Guards
20. NO SOUND (Reprise) - Meredith Braun
21. NOTHING AT ALL - Greg Ellis, Simon Burke, Meredith Braun, Michael McCarthy
22. I KNOW HIDEKO, I KNOW - David Burt, Simon Burke, Meredith Braun
23. ON YOUR SIDE (Reprise) - Simon Burke, Meredith Braun
24. MESSAGE FROM A DARK DAY - David Burt, Michael McCarthy, Choir
25. WHAT CAN I HOPE FOR? James Graeme, Paulette Ivory
26. AT SUNRISE - James Graeme, Paulette Ivory
27. LET US BE PERFECTLY CLEAR - James Graeme, Paulette Ivory, David Burt, Michael McCarthy
28. HELP ME TO SEE THIS THROUGH - Meredith Braun, Greg Ellis
29. HOT SUMMER'S DAY- Michael McCarthy, Greg Ellis, Meredith Braun, James Graeme, Choir
30. FINALE - Company

For more information, visit www.stagedoorrecords.com.

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