The CD will be available online and in stores in mid-July. The musical, currently running at the Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street), was recently nominated for four 2017 Tony Awards, including Best Actress in a Musical nominations for both of its stars.
Those that pre-order the album via Apple Music will immediately receive the single “Back on Top.” A special video teaser for “Back on Top” can be viewed above. For more information visit sh-k-boom.com/war-paint.
The complete track listing follows:
1. Best Face Forward
2. Behind the Red Door
3. Back on Top
4. My Secret Weapon
5. My American Moment
6. Step on Out
7. If I’d Been a Man
8. Better Yourself
9. Oh, That’s Rich
10. Face to Face
11. Inside of the Jar
12. Necessity is the Mother of Invention
13. Best Face Forward (Reprise)
14. Now You Know
15. No Thank You
16. Fire and Ice
17. Dinosaurs
18. Pink
19. Forever Beautiful
20. Beauty in the World
21. Finale
The Broadway company also features Tony nominees John Dossett and Douglas Sills: Dossett portrays Tommy Lewis, Arden’s husband and chief marketing officer, with Sills as the ambitious Harry Fleming, Rubinstein’s clubby confidante and faithful ally. The ensemble comprises Barbara Jo Bednarczuk, Patti Cohenour, Mary Ernster, Tom Galantich, David Girolmo, Joanna Glushak, Chris Hoch, Mary Claire King, Steffanie Leigh, Erik Liberman, Barbara Marineau, Donna Migliaccio, Stephanie Jae Park, Jennifer Rias, Angel Reda, and Tally Sessions.
Prior to Broadway, War Paint had a sold-out run in Chicago in summer 2016, becoming the most successful show in Goodman Theatre history.
Directed by Michael Greif (Rent, Next to Normal, If/Then, Grey Gardens), War Paint reunites Scott Frankel and Michael Korie—the songwriting team of Grey Gardens and Far From Heaven—with Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Doug Wright (Grey Gardens, I Am My Own Wife, The Little Mermaid). Choreography is by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli.
The musical is inspired by Lindy Woodhead's book War Paint and the documentary film The Powder & the Glory, by Ann Carol Grossman and Arnie Reisman.
War Paint, according to production notes, “tells the remarkable story of cosmetics titans Helena Rubinstein (LuPone) and Elizabeth Arden (Ebersole), who defined beauty standards for the first half of the 20th Century. Brilliant innovators with humble roots, both women were masters of self-invention who sacrificed everything to become the country’s first major female entrepreneurs. They were also fierce competitors, whose 50-year tug-of-war would give birth to an industry that would forever change the face of America. From Fifth Avenue society to the halls of Congress, their intense rivalry was ruthless, relentless and legendary—pushing both women to build international empires in a world dominated by men.”
Check out photos from opening night below:
