The 2017 Tony Award Season album, celebrating the musicals of the 2016-2017 Broadway season, is released June 9 from Broadway Records. Each musical from the season was invited to be included in the album—including this year’s Tony-nominated musicals.
The track listing follows:
“Deep Beneath The City/Not There Yet” – In Transit
“Times Are Hard For Dreamers” – Amèlie, A New Musical
“The Baseball Game” – Falsettos
“With One Look” – Sunset Boulevard*
“In a World Like This” – A Bronx Tale
“Sincerely, Me” – Dear Evan Hansen
“Shaking The Blues Away” – Holiday Inn, The New Irving Berlin Musical
“It Must Be Believed to Be Seen” – Charlie And The Chocolate Factory
“Letters” – Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
“The Last Night Of The World” – Miss Saigon**
“Me And The Sky” – Come From Away
“Nobody” - Bandstand
“Journey to The Past” - Anastasia
“Memory” – Cats***
“Seeing You” – Groundhog Day The Musical
(Editor’s note: *“With One Look” is from the 1994 Los Angeles recording, **“Last Night of the World” is from the 2014 live London recording, ***“Memory” is by Elaine Paige from the original 1981 London cast recording.)
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A portion of the proceeds from the album will go to the American Theatre Wing and Broadway League’s arts education initiatives.
The cover art for the album features a specially commissioned Tony nominees illustration by Justin “Squigs” Robertson. The packaging includes an essay by noted musical theatre historian Jennifer Ashley Tepper, as well as details about each show.
