MUSICALS ON CD AND VIDEO: LATEST RELEASES - June 30, 2013

ONE TOUCH OF VENUS - Blu-ray and DVD release of the 1948 musical comedy film featuring Ava Gardner, Robert Walker, Dick Haymes, Olga San Juan, Tom Conway. Music by Ann Ronell and Kurt Weill. Lyrics by Ogden Nash. Directed by William A. Seiter.

PIPPIN - Revival Broadway Cast recording of the Roger O. Hirson and Stephen Schwartz musical. Starring Matthew James Thomas, Patina Miller, Andrea Martin, Terrence Mann, Charlotte d'Amboise, Erik Altemus, Andrew Cekala and Rachel Bay Jones. New orchestrasions by Larry Hochman.

MOTOWN: THE MUSICAL - Original Broadway Cast recording, starring Brandon Victor Dixon, Valisia Lekae, Raymond Luke Jr., Jibreel Mawry, Bryan Terrell Clark and Charl Brown.

AT LONG LAST LOVE - Blu-Ray release of the 1975 musical flop film. Score by Cole Porter, sung live by Cybil Shepard, Burt Reynolds, Madeline Kahn and Eileen Brennan. To be available exclusively through Screen Archives.

SCANDALOUS: THE LIFE AND TRIALS OF AIMEE SEMPLE McPHERSON - Original Broadway Cast recording starring Carolee Carmello, Candy Buckley, Edward Watts, Roz Ryan, Andrew Samonsky, Nick Cartell, Joseph Dellger, Erica Dorfler, Carlos L. Encinias, Hannah Florence, Corey Greenan, Benjamin Howes, Karen Hyland, Elizabeth Ward Land, Alison Luff, Jess Nager, Sam Strasfeld, Betsy Struxness, Billie Wildrick, Dan’yelle Williamson, Matt Wolfe and George Hearn.

SISTAS: THE MUSICAL - The Nov. 30 performance of Sistas: The Musical, which continues at Off-Broadway's St. Luke’s Theatre, was filmed for DVD release. Directed by Kenneth Ferrone, the musical features Jennifer Fouche, Tracey Conyer Lee, April Nixon, Amy Goldberger and Lexi Rhaodes. 

CLOWNAROUND - Original Cast recording of “A Funny Kind of Musical for the Entire Family”. Music by Mark “Moose” Charlap and Lyrics by Alvin Cooperman. Featuring Ruth Buzzi.

KINKY BOOTS - Original Broadway Cast recording of the 2013 musical with Cyndi Lauper’s score. Featuring Stark Sands, Billy Porter, Annaleigh Ashford, Celina Carvajal, Daniel Sherman, Marcus Neville, Paul Canaan, Kevin Smith Kirkwood, Kyle Taylor Parker, Kyle Post, Charlie Sutton, Joey Taranto, Andy Kelso, Tory Ross and Jennifer Perry. 

ANNIE - Broadway Revival Cast recording of the Charles Strouse and Martin Charnin score. Starring Katie Finneran, Anthony Warlow, Lilla Crawford, Brynn O’Malley, Clarke Thorell and J. Elaine Marcos. Bonus tracks featuring Jane Lynch as Miss Hannigan.

MURDER BALLAD - Original Cast album of the new rock musical with Lyrics by Julia Jordan & Juliana Nash and Music by Juliana Nash. Starring John Ellison Conlee, Rebecca Naomi Jones, Karen Olivo and Will Swenson.

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