{"id":5101,"date":"2025-12-31T20:26:10","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:26:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/?p=5101"},"modified":"2025-12-31T20:26:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:26:12","slug":"my-year-in-show-music-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/?p=5101","title":{"rendered":"My Year in Show Music"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every recording\u2014which I\u2019ve listened to in its entirety, the only criterion for making it onto this list\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<p>An asterisk indicates a first-time listen.<br><br>1\/5 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-Wiz-1975-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2370\">The Wiz [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Oliver-2024-Chichester-Festival-Theatre\/50689\">Oliver! [The 2024 London Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>1\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Can-Can-1953-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2429\">Can-Can [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Damn-Yankees-1955-Original-Broadway-Cast\/1258\">Damn Yankees [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/New-Girl-in-Town-1957-Original-Broadway-Cast\/1465\">New Girl in Town [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Redhead-1959-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2254\">Redhead [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Sweet-Charity-1966-Original-Broadway-Cast\/1428\">Sweet Charity [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Chicago-\/2572\">Chicago [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/20 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Sister-Act-2024-London-Cast\/50133\">Sister Act [2024 West End Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>1\/22 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/shows\/Robert-and-Elizabeth\/298\/\">Robert and Elizabeth [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a><br>1\/27 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Plain-and-Fancy-1955-Original-Broadway-Cast\/1752\">Plain and Fancy [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>3\/1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/I-Can-Get-It-For-You-Wholesale-\/50080\">I Can Get It For You Wholesale [New Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>3\/28 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Once-Upon-a-Mattress-2024-Broadway-Cast\/50826\">Once Upon a Mattress [The 2024 Broadway Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>4\/18 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-Light-in-the-Piazza-\/3720\">The Light in the Piazza [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>4\/19 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Carousel-\/1972\">Carousel [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>4\/25 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Gypsy-2025-Broadway-Cast\/51076\">Gypsy [2024 Broadway Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>5\/5 &#8211; Damn Yankees [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<br>5\/9 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Wonderful-Town-1998-Studio-Cast\/1859\">Wonderful Town [1999 Studio Cast Recording]<\/a><br>5\/15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Legs-Diamond-1989-Original-Broadway-Cast\/3121\">Legs Diamond [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>5\/16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Annie-1977-Original-Broadway-Cast\/3852\">Annie [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>5\/22 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-25th-Annual-Putnam-County-Spelling-Bee-2005-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2943\">The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>5\/27 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Leave-It-to-Me-2001-San-Francisco-Cast\/4951\">Leave It to Me! [2001 San Francisco Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>5\/30 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Next-to-Normal-2024-Original-London-Cast\/51196\">Next to Normal [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>5\/31 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/For-Amusement-Only-1958-Original-Australian-Cast\/9034\">For Amusement Only [Original Australian Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>6\/3 &#8211; Chicago [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<br>6\/6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Real-Women-Have-Curves-2025-Original-Broadway-Cast\/50962\">Real Women Have Curves [Original Broadway Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>6\/10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Maybe-Happy-Ending-2025-Original-Broadway-Cast\/50696\">Maybe Happy Ending [Original Broadway Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>6\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Floyd-Collins-1996-Original-Cast\/3908\">Floyd Collins [Original Cast Recording]<\/a><br>6\/18 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-Crooked-Mile-\/2559\">The Crooked Mile [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>6\/27 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Hello-Dolly-\/94\">Hello, Dolly! [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>6\/29 &#8211; Real Women Have Curves [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<br>7\/16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-Curious-Case-of-Benjamin-Button-2025-Original-London-Cast\/51144\">The Curious Case of Benjamin Button [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>7\/25 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/A-Chorus-Line-1975-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2375\">A Chorus Line [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>7\/29 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Show-Boat-1994-Toronto-Cast\/3472\">Show Boat [1993 World Premiere Cast Recording]<\/a><br>8\/6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Bells-Are-Ringing-1956-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2486\">Bells Are Ringing [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>8\/15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Floyd-Collins-2025-Original-Broadway-Cast\/51095\">Floyd Collins [Original Broadway Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>8\/22 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Dead-Outlaw-2025-Original-Broadway-Cast\/51137\">Dead Outlaw [Original Broadway Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>8\/28 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/42nd-Street-1980-Original-Broadway-Cast\/992\">42nd Street [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>8\/30 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/By-the-Beautiful-Sea-1954-Original-Broadway-Cast\/3326\">By the Beautiful Sea [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>8\/30 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/My-Fair-Lady-2001-London-Cast\/3701\">My Fair Lady [2001 London Cast Recording]<\/a><br>9\/1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Allegro-\/1649\">Allegro [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>9\/6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Kimberly-Akimbo-\/47365\">Kimberly Akimbo [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>9\/10 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/State-Fair-2023-Studio-Cast\/49898\">State Fair and the 20th Century Songbook [Studio Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>9\/16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Opening-Night-2024-Original-London-Cast\/51173\">Opening Night [Original London Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>9\/22 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Natasha-Pierre-and-the-Great-Comet-of-1812-2017-Original-Broadway-Cast\/36121\">Natasha, Pierre &amp; The Great Comet of 1812 [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>9\/26 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/My-Fair-Lady-2024-Studio-Cast\/51357\">My Fair Lady [World Premiere Complete Recording]*<\/a><br>10\/1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-Boy-Friend-1954-Original-Broadway-Cast\/3229\">The Boy Friend [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/My-Fair-Lady-1956-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2823\">My Fair Lady [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/1 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Camelot-\/1882\">Camelot [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Follow-That-Girl-1960-Original-London-Cast\/2923\">Follow That Girl [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Little-Mary-Sunshine-1962-Original-London-Cast\/2806\">Little Mary Sunshine [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Virtue-in-Danger-1963-Original-London-Cast\/3738\">Virtue in Danger [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/3 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Darling-of-the-Day-1968-Original-Broadway-Cast\/2547\">Darling of the Day [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Love-Life-2025-Opera-North\/50824\">Love Life [First Complete Recording]*<\/a><br>10\/7 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-Sound-of-Music-1961-Original-London-Cast\/1402\">The Sound of Music [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Six-2018-Original-London-Cast\/39647\">Six [Studio Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/15 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Kismet-\/2321\">Kismet [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Mame-\/2340\">Mame [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/20 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Skyscraper-\/1269\">Skyscraper [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>10\/24 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Evita-2025-London-Cast\/51467\">Evita [2025 London Cast Highlights]*<\/a><br>10\/24 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Pirates-The-Penzance-Musical-\/51273\">Pirates! The Penzance Musical [Original Broadway Cast Recording]*<\/a><br>11\/6 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/shows\/Passion-Flower-Hotel\/266\/\">Passion Flower Hotel [Original London Cast Recording]<\/a><br>11\/24 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Guys-and-Dolls-1950-Original-Broadway-Cast\/3654\">Guys and Dolls [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>11\/25 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Its-Better-With-a-Band-\/12667\">Barbara Cook: It&#8217;s Better with a Band<\/a><br>11\/30 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Pipe-Dream-1955-Original-Broadway-Cast\/830\">Pipe Dream [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>12\/13 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Bye-Bye-Birdie-1960-Original-Broadway-Cast\/3308\">Bye Bye Birdie [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>12\/16 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/The-Bridges-of-Madison-County-\/27887\">The Bridges of Madison County [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>12\/24 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/She-Loves-Me-1963-Original-Broadway-Cast\/1356\">She Loves Me [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>12\/31 &#8211; Bye Bye Birdie [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<br>12\/31 &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/castalbums.org\/recordings\/Fanny-1954-Original-Broadway-Cast\/1947\">Fanny [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<\/a><br>12\/31 &#8211; Damn Yankees [Original Broadway Cast Recording]<br>12\/31 &#8211; Little Mary Sunshine [Original London Cast Recording]<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every recording\u2014which I\u2019ve listened to in its entirety, the only criterion for making it onto this list\u2014is linked to its own page on castalbums.org (a site I highly recommend for serious collectors of theatre music). An asterisk indicates a first-time listen. 1\/5 &#8211; The Wiz [Original Broadway Cast Recording]1\/10 &#8211; Oliver! [The 2024 London Cast &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/?p=5101\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">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":[],"class_list":["post-5101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101","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=5101"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5102,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5101\/revisions\/5102"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5101"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5101"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.theatreaficionado.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5101"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}