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Posted on July 15, 2014
deep song
"It would have been enough," wrote New York Magazine in the first
review of our Original Broadway Cast Recording of LADY DAY AT EMERSON'S BAR &
GRILL, "to record for history Audra McDonald’s profane, repellent,
hilarious, heartbreaking (and Tony-winning) inhabitation of Billie
Holiday. But this 85-minute, two-disc live rendition of the event
-- from preshow cocktail music to closing ovations -- in many ways
improves on the stage experience, as everything extraneous to the
central performance melts into audience hum. In a great season for cast
recordings, this is surely the greatest." Entertainment Weekly
echoed, "It’s the performance everyone’s been talking about:
six-time Tony winner Audra McDonald's latest star turn. It’s a
fully transportative experience for the audience, whose reactions help
create the illusion carried by McDonald’s performance. To reflect that
experience, LADY DAY was recorded live during performances of the show in
late May. The two-disc set offers an immersive translation of the show,
a feat not reflected in several of this season’s recent cast albums."
LADY DAY hits
stores today; don't miss it! |
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Posted on Tuesday, May 6, 2014
Won't they be surprised?
We committed to recording VIOLET a week before the show even
started previews -- that's how bowled over we were by the final runthrough -- and
happily, weeks later, once the show opened, it turned out the critics and awards
committees shared our enthusiasm. VIOLET was an absolute pleasure to record -- the
cast was in great voice and full of high spirits -- and we finished post-production
ahead of schedule. Our two-disc Original Broadway Cast Recording of VIOLET hits
stores on June 3 (it's hard to move up a retail release date, even when you find
yourself ahead of schedule), but it will be available at iTunes, along with a full
digital booklet, on May 20. Also, as a nice surprise to our web customers, we're beginning to ship today from our website, a full four weeks ahead of street
date. Some of our customers have been ordering direct from us since our very
first release; we're always happy when we can ship out our web orders nice and
early. And while you're waiting for your order to arrive, we've posted no less than
ten soundclips. Enjoy! |
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