Old habits die hard. I haven’t written about theatre in years but I am still keeping track of what I listen to; a grasp at normalcy in abnormal times, perhaps. Every recording\u2014which I listened to in its entirety; the only criterion\u2014is linked to its own page on castalbums.org (a site I highly recommend for serious collectors of theatre music). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
An asterisk indicates a recording I listened to for the first time. Old habits die hard. I haven’t written about theatre in years but I am still keeping track of what I listen to; a grasp at normalcy in abnormal times, perhaps. Every recording\u2014which I listened to in its entirety; the only criterion\u2014is linked to its own page on castalbums.org (a site I highly recommend for serious … Continue reading My Year in Show Music<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[1395,1926,1316,2589,2552,2588],"class_list":["post-5065","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-cast-albums","tag-cast-recordings","tag-london","tag-musical-comedy","tag-show-music","tag-showtunes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5065"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5066,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5065\/revisions\/5066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5065"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5065"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5065"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
1\/3 – Fiorello! [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
1\/6 – Chicago [1998 London Cast Recording]<\/a>
1\/9 – A Little Night Music [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
1\/13 – The Visit [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
1\/14 – Barbara Cook: It’s Better with a Band<\/a>
1\/20 – The Most Happy Fella [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/2 – Kwamina [Original Broadway Cast Recording – Deluxe Edition]<\/a>
2\/2 – Porgy and Bess [2019 Metropolitan Opera Cast Recording]*<\/a>
2\/3 – Prettybelle [Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/4 – Show Boat [1993 World Premiere Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/8 – A Chorus Line [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/12 – Annie [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/14 – Six [Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/15 – Lady in the Dark [1963 Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/16 – Bright Star [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
2\/24 – Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
3\/2 – On the Level [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
3\/3 – The Merry Widow [1968 Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
3\/17 – Juno [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
3\/25 – June Bronhill at the Sydney Opera House*<\/a>
3\/28 – Something’s Afoot [World Premiere Cast Recording]*<\/a>
3\/29 – La Cage Aux Folles [Original Australian Cast Recording]<\/a>
3\/30 – The Boys from Syracuse [Encores! Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/3 – Six [Studio Cast Recording]
4\/13 – South Pacific [The New Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/14 – Bye Bye Birdie [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/17 – Fiddler on the Roof [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]<\/a>
4\/18 – The Light in the Piazza [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/19 – Carousel [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/20 – The Wedding Singer [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/21 – Pal Joey [Encores! Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/24 – Barbra Streisand: The Second Barbra Streisand Album<\/a>
4\/26 – Company [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
4\/29 – On the Level [Original London Cast Recording]
5\/2 – Sunday in the Park with George [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/5 – John Raitt: Highlights of Broadway<\/a>
5\/7 – No, No, Nanette [1971 Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/14 – The Last Five Years [Original Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/15 – Rags [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
5\/18 – The Good Companions [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/19 – The Girl Who Came to Supper [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/21 – Gypsy [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/23 – Annie [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/24 – Legally Blonde [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
5\/27 – Six [Studio Cast Recording]
6\/13 – Geraldine Fitzgerald: Streetsongs*<\/a>
6\/20 – Raisin [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
6\/27 – Phantom [Original Cast Recording]<\/a>
6\/28 – Flower Drum Song [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
6\/29 – Rodgers & Hammerstein: The Complete Overtures<\/a>
6\/29 – Flower Drum Song [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
7\/2 – Ann Veronica [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
7\/2 – James Shigeta: Scene One*<\/a>
7\/3 – The Phantom of the Opera [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
7\/6 – The Sound of Music [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
7\/7 – Ragtime [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
7\/7 – Robert and Elizabeth [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
7\/8 – Ain’t Misbehavin’ [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
7\/8 – James Shigeta: We Speak the Same Language*<\/a>
7\/18 – Hello, Dolly! [Original French Cast Recording]*<\/a>
7\/20 – Zip Goes a Million [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
7\/21 – Happy Holiday [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
8\/3 – Here’s Love [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/9 – The Merry Widow [1962 Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/13 – Chitty Chitty Bang Bang [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/15 – Company [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
8\/15 – A Chorus Line [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
8\/16 – The Producers [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/19 – Destry Rides Again [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/19 – Diahann Carroll Sings Harold Arlen*<\/a>
8\/20 – Beautiful [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/21 – Kiss Me, Kate [The New Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/21 – Sail Away [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/22 – Passion Flower Hotel [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/24 – Dolores Gray: Heat Wave, The Decca Singles 1953-1955*<\/a>
8\/24 – Mr. & Mrs. [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
8\/25 – Anne of Green Gables [Canadian Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/26 – Mary Poppins [1966 London Studio Cast Recording]*<\/a>
8\/26 – Hallelujah, Baby! [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/27 – James Joyce’s The Dead [PICT Cast Recording]
<\/a>8\/27 – Anything Goes [2003 London Revival Cast Recording]
<\/a>8\/29 – The Desert Song [1967 London Studio Cast Recording]*<\/a>
8\/30 – Pippin [New Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
8\/31 – Rachel Bay Jones: ShowFolk*<\/a>
9\/2 – Carousel [1994 Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
9\/2 – Oklahoma! [1966 London Studio Cast Recording]*<\/a>
9\/6 – Kiss Me, Kate [1967 London Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
9\/9 – On the Town [1959 London Studio Cast Recording]*<\/a>
9\/11 – South Pacific [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]<\/a>
9\/12 – Grease 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]*<\/a>
9\/15 – Blitz! [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
9\/15 – Salad Days [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
9\/15 – Free As Air [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a>
9\/17 – On the Level [Original London Cast Recording]
9\/17 – My Fair Lady [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
9\/17 – The Secret Garden [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
9\/17 – <\/a>The Pajama Game [The New Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
9\/17 – Nick Cordero: Live Your Life [Live at 54 Below]<\/a>*
9\/20 – Nine [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/3 – Rex [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/5 – Six [Studio Cast Recording]
10\/5 – Evita [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/6 – Carnival [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/7 – The King and I [1966 London Studio Cast Recording]*<\/a>
10\/16 – Anyone Can Whistle [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/16 – Mame [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/16 – Dear World [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/16 – Gypsy [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/16 – Sweeney Todd [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/20 – Oliver! [1962 London Studio Cast Recording]*<\/a>
10\/20 – The Bridges of Madison County [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/22 – Grease 2 [Original Motion Picture Soundtrack]
10\/23 – Laura Benanti*<\/a>
10\/25 – Seesaw [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/28 – High Spirits [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
10\/30 – The Scottsboro Boys [Original Cast Recording]<\/a>
11\/3 – The Unsinkable Molly Brown [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
11\/6 – Mary Poppins [The Definitive 2020 Cast Recording]*<\/a>
11\/6 – Porgy and Bess [Houston Grand Opera Cast Recording]<\/a>
11\/16 – The Sound of Music [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
12\/4 – Anyone Can Whistle [First Complete Recording]*<\/a>
12\/17 – Bye Bye Birdie [Original Broadway Cast Recording]
12\/23 – Strike Up the Band [1990 Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
12\/23 – Brigadoon [1991 Studio Cast Recording]<\/a>
12\/23 – The Secret Garden [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
12\/23 – Show Boat [1993 World Premiere Cast Recording]
12\/23 – Rebecca Luker: Anything Goes – The Songs of Cole Porter<\/a>
12\/23 – The Boys from Syracuse [Encores! Cast Recording]
12\/23 – The Sound of Music [The New Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
12\/24 – The Music Man [The New Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
12\/24 – She Loves Me [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a>
12\/25 – Rebecca Luker & Sally Wilfert: All the Girls*<\/a>
12\/25 – Six [Studio Cast Recording]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"