A day after Fox brought Jonathan Larson's Rent to homes across the country, Ghostlight Records announces the release date of its The Jonathan Larson Project album April 5.
Originally presented as a concert at Feinstein's/54 Below in fall 2018, the album features previously unrecorded music by the late Rent composer, including songs from never-produced shows like 1984 and Superbia; cut songs; and musical numbers written for theatrical revues and the radio.The album is now available for pre-order.
Directed and conceived by Jennifer Ashley Tepper, with music supervision, orchestrations, and arrangements by Charlie Rosen, the recording will feature the talents of Nick Blaemire (tick tick… BOOM!), Lauren Marcus (Be More Chill), Andy Mientus (Spring Awakening), Krysta Rodriguez (Spring Awakening), and George Salazar (Be More Chill) as well as band members Natalie Tenenbaum (musical director), Rosen, Cody Owen Stine, Megan Talay, and Marques Walls with Danielle Gimbal as copyist.