The cast of Keen Company's world premiere musical All the World's a Stage will head into the studio October 7 and 8 to record a cast album, to be released by Joy Machine Records in early 2026. The musical—which features a book, music, and lyrics by Adam Gwon—made its world premiere earlier this year, winning Best Musical at the 2025 Off Broadway Alliance Awards. Jonathan Silverstein directed.
The musical, a Keen Company commission, follows a small-town math teacher coaching a misfit student for the 1996 State Thespian Convention. But his carefully compartmentalized life starts to fray thanks to a devout school secretary. See what critics had to say about the original musical here.
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The original cast will reassemble for the album, including Eliza Pagelle as Sam, Jon-Michael Reese (A Strange Loop) as Michael, Matt Rodin (Company) as Ricky, and Elizabeth Stanley (Jagged Little Pill) as Dede. Casting was by Geoff Joselson.
The album is being produced by Neal Avron, Andrea Grody, Gwon, and Michelle Noh. Recording is by Derik Lee, and Avron is mixing. Grody is music directing, leading the band as they play the musical's orchestrations by Michael Starobin.