Jon Robyns Tributes Book Musicals in New CD

West End's Jon Robyns, who has starred in such productions as LES MISERABLES and AVENUE Q, will release a new album that features music from great book musicals. Titled 'Open Book.' a release date for the album has not yet been announced.

Open Book is the eagerly awaited debut album that's a mixture of classical, contemporary and brand new musical theatre, taken from the book musicals of the world.

Robyns writes: "When I was approached to record an album, a million ideas went through my head at once. What should the theme be? Should it be classic or modern? British or American? New writing? Standards? In the end what we've put together is an eclectic array of modern classics and time enduring songs that have all affected me in some way."

He added, "The title, Open Book, refers firstly to the fact that all the tracks are from book musicals. The book musical integrates music, lyrics and script, and for me, the seamless transition between sung and spoken word is what makes musical theatre such an exciting form of story-telling. Open Book's second reference is to this being, I hope, the first chapter of more recordings to follow. The title also refers to how much of myself I have put into each and every song."

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