The Great Comet star gives us the inside scoop on the inspiration and artistry that went into the medieval musical as the cast recording gets a physical release from Ghostlight Records.
Composer-lyricist Jacob Brandt takes us inside the melodic motivations and inner workings of his musical and capturing the psychological story of Buzz Aldrin, the second man to step foot on the moon.
The 12-track album, released October 2, is unlike any other you’ve heard—fusing salsa, bolero pop, tex-mex, cumbia, musical theatre, and more—which is why Miranda wrote the liner notes.
One of the youngest composers to release a full musical recording on a major record label, 16-year-old Elise Marra breaks down the songs in her sixth original musical.
Out now from Sony Masterworks Broadway, the cast album for the upcoming Broadway musical features a New Wave-influenced score by Clark and John Carney.
Joshua Hinck and Scott Wasserman reveal the fusion of two seemingly opposite musical languages in their “Sondheim Disco Fever Dream” from Broadway Records.
Now available to stream and purchase, the song cycle features performances by Colton Ryan, Raymond J. Lee, Lilli Cooper, Nicholas Christopher, and Bonnie Milligan.
A deep dive into the untold stories of lyrical inspirations, creations of musical themes, cut sequences, and the genius of Terrence McNally behind the show’s Tony Award–winning songs.
Co-writers Keith Harrison and Laura Schein share the backstory to their songs, which can be heard on the original cast album released by Broadway Records.
Songwriters Curtis Moore and Thomas Mizer composed brand-new songs that sound like beloved classics for the latest batch of episodes, now streaming on Amazon.
By Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond | 09/13/2019
Composers Michael Kooman and Christopher Dimond share the thoughts behind the songs for the new show about a musical-hating man who wakes up... in a musical.
With the Beetlejuice cast album now available, the 2019 Tony nominee talks about how his score evolved into what you hear eight times a week at the Winter Garden.
With the Off-Broadway cast album—featuring Kevin Zak, Brennan Caldwell, Jennifer Blood, and Morgan Weed—now available, Edwards walks Playbill readers through the score one neurosis at a time.
Jennifer Ashley Tepper, the director of the Feinstein's/54 Below concert, shares behind-the-scenes stories about the mostly unheard Larson songs that comprise the song cycle.
Childs, who also wrote The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, shares stories behind each song on the new cast album for her Off-Broadway musical.
The Tony-winning songwriters explain what changed, what didn't change, and why they wrote some brand-new songs for their adaptation of their animated musical.
The songwriters for the new musical comedy starring Beth Leavel, Brooks Ashmanskas, Caitlin Kinnunen, and more walk readers through the new cast album, now available.
Before Ghostlight Records releases the original cast album digitally October 5, Pulitzer winner Quiara Alegría Hudes and singer-songwriter Erin McKeown share how their score came to be.
Currently running at New World Stages, Desperate Measures takes Shakespeare's Measure for Measure, ups the comedy, and sets the whole thing in the Wild Wild West.
Songwriters Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty take listeners into the creative process behind the score to their beloved Once On This Island, nominated for eight Tony Awards.