The Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist -- who's given us the smash hit musicals Titanic, Phantom and Grand Hotel, and whose first stage show, Nine, was recently revived in New York with Antonio Banderas -- is celebrated in song by the best stars of Broadway and cabaret. With all newly-recorded selections from his stage shows, plus five songs Maury has picked to premiere here, The Maury Yeston Songbook features a cast that Playbill has called "a Who's Who of Broadway vocal talent."

Shortly after its release, the New York Times noted that our CD "had critics applauding," and indeed it did. The Dallas Ft. Worth Star-Telegram gave it four stars, dubbing it "a great tribute to a great composer," and the Dallas Morning News proclaimed, "Yeston's best is as good as anyone's. The CD provides overwhelming evidence of how inventive and passionate his stuff can be." The Atlanta Journal Constitution gave it an "A" and called it "the kind of CD you'll play again and again and again, each time hearing something new," and the Detroit News concurred: "This new compilation shows Yeston at his best... it's a collection worth repeat listening." From down under, the Melbourne Age hailed it as "an exceptional album of songwriting excellence," and their colleagues at the Sydney Morning Herald gave it four stars. From London, In Tune International cheered, "the many singers featured in this collection give exceptional and emotional readings of twenty songs." And the Houston Chronicle found it "a perfect example of the unique artistry that makes Yeston an major talent indispensable to contemporary musical theatre. Grade: A."

Music and Lyrics by Maury Yeston

Conducted by John McDaniel

Produced by Tommy Krasker & John McDaniel