Cast Recordings - People In The Picture/Death Takes A Holiday?

[danny10086]

Posted: 6/26/11 at 5:49am

This season seems to have been a good one for getting cast recordings, does anyone know if there's any concrete evidence as to whether The People In the Picture or Death Takes A Holiday will get recorded. Both have great casts!!! Would love to hear all the new Maury Yeston stuff ...

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 6/26/11 at 11:07am

We saw Death yesterday and both of us thought it was great.

Both Yeston & Meehan were there. Yeston was lounging outside before we came in . Meehan was sitting in the last row right by the sound man.

After the performance, I approached Meehan . Mrs R told him she loved the book. I told him that (I realize we are in the minority here) we both like Crybaby & YF. He really appreciated the comment. I also told him they should have brought Annie Warbucks to Broadway & that was a major regret of Mr M. He was very friendly & down to earth

The same thing with Mr Y. In answer to your question, Maury said there will be one (recording). I asked him if it was coming to Broadway and again he answered in the affirmative. I finally asked him about Goya & Queen of Basin Street. All he would say was he was working on Goya (whatever that means) & he contractually could not do Queen due to La Cage

It was previously reported in a thread here that People would have a cast album so the answer to your question is there will be one for both.

[jv92]

Posted: 6/26/11 at 12:04pm

Glad to hear that there will be a recording. While there were several dull spots in Death, I'd like to hear it again. I might appreciate the score more on a recording, as I did with Women on the Verge... .

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/26/11 at 12:04pm

Maury said there will be one (recording). I asked him if it was coming to Broadway and again he answered in the affirmative.

I'd take both of those statements with a grain of salt.

[danny10086]

Posted: 6/26/11 at 7:51pm

Thanks heap! Exciting news!

[madlibrarian]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 8:43pm

So have they recorded The People in the Picture yet?

[chewy5000]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 9:28pm

We don't even know who "they" are!

[madlibrarian]

Posted: 6/28/11 at 9:41pm

The people who were supposed to record it on Monday, of course!!

[PennybankBill]

Posted: 6/29/11 at 1:44am

"Maury said there will be one (recording). I asked him if it was coming to Broadway and again he answered in the affirmative.

I'd take both of those statements with a grain of salt."

So, you should look a gift horse in the mouth?

[AC126748]

Posted: 6/29/11 at 6:16am

^ Maybe the show will get a cast recording, but there is not a snowball's chance that it's moving to Broadway. That's some wishful thinking on Mr. Yeston's part.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/29/11 at 8:44am

I saw Death Takes a Holiday and sat across from Meehan in the last row on Saturday afternoon. He and Yeston were talking before the show and they were talking Broadway. I wanted to speak to both of them but they were deep into conversation. Planned to speak to them after the show but I wasn't crazy about the score and didn't want to have to say I loved it to Mr. Yeston. But I have heard that there will be a recording. There are 3 songs I really enjoyed and I would but the recording for those.

[uncageg]

Posted: 6/29/11 at 8:45am

I saw Death Takes a Holiday and sat across from Meehan in the last row on Saturday afternoon. He and Yeston were talking before the show and they were talking Broadway. I wanted to speak to both of them but they were deep into conversation. Planned to speak to them after the show but I wasn't crazy about the score and didn't want to have to say I loved it to Mr. Yeston. But I have heard that there will be a recording. There are 3 songs I really enjoyed and I would but the recording for those.

[PStoller2]

Posted: 6/29/11 at 9:08pm

Yes, "The People In the Picture" was recorded. Yes, there is a label. (Out of courtesy, I'll let them make the announcement themselves.)

[madlibrarian]

Posted: 6/29/11 at 9:36pm

Thank you, PStoller2.

[BwayLover]

Posted: 6/29/11 at 10:05pm

Thank you, thank you, thank you PStoller2. You have totally made my day! Cannot wait for this recording.

[newintown]

Posted: 6/30/11 at 12:30pm

I love Yeston's work, but the man has an ego to swamp the entire eastern seaboard.

If you had asked him, "Will it win the Tonys next season for score and musical?," he would have answered, "I've already built a shelf for them."

[binau]

Posted: 9/28/11 at 7:42am

How can "The People in the Picture" have been recorded 3 months ago yet nothing be announced?

[Mr Roxy]

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:04am

Lestat was recorded but never released.This looks like it will suffer the same fate but for a different reason.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:05am

When I read a few weeks ago about the release date for PEOPLE IN THE PICTURE, I was a bit puzzled, as well.

[tazber]

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:17am

I got an email today from PS Classics telling me that Death had been shipped.

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 9/28/11 at 10:19am

Taz, that email would scare the hell out of me.

[brettarnett]

Posted: 10/12/11 at 1:57pm

So I am assuming that People and the Picture Cast Recording is not going to happen anymore

[bk]

Posted: 10/18/11 at 6:13pm

It appears that People In The Picture, will, in fact, happen - not the original label that was going to release it - a deal in principal has been worked out with another label but some points are still in limbo. But, for all intents and purposes, it should happen in the next couple of months (in terms of release date).

[BwayLover]

Posted: 10/18/11 at 10:23pm

I have been anxiously waiting for news about People In The Picture - thank you so much, bk!!

[GlindatheGood22]

Posted: 10/19/11 at 2:17pm

That's good news. I thoroughly enjoyed The People in the Picture. More than Death Takes a Holiday, at least.