Ahead of the album's August 1 digital release, get a first listen to Nicholas Rodriguez covering "The Entertainer" from The Broadway Ensemble's The Billy Joel Project above. A physical CD release will follow September 26, with both the digital and CD editions coming from Yellow Sound Label. Pre-order the physical release here.

The Broadway Ensemble, an 11-member group with a combined 48 Broadway credits, has come together to record and release a new collection of Billy Joel songs that gets to the storytelling heart of his work. The album features Joel classics like “New York State of Mind,” “She’s Always a Woman,” and “Only the Good Die Young,” as well as deeper cuts, such as “Where’s the Orchestra?” and Joel’s latest single from last year, “Turn the Lights Back On.”

The album features vocal performances by Farah Alvin (The Marvelous Wonderettes), Nicholas Edwards (& Juliet, Frozen), John Treacy Egan (The Producers, The Little Mermaid), Annie Golden (Orange Is the New Black, Assassins), Lina Koutrakos (10-time MAC Award winner), Aaron Ramey (The Visit, The Bridges of Madison County), Courter Simmons (Jersey Boys), Rachel Ulanet (Beauty and the Beast, Lovemusik), Donna Vivino, and Michael Winther (Flying Over Sunset, Songs from an Unmade Bed), along with Rodriguez. Music direction is by Jeremy Robin Lyons (Anastasia).

The album is produced by Phil Geoffrey Bond, the force behind Sondheim Unplugged. Listen to the album's first single, “She’s Got a Way,” on Spotify and Apple Music.