Contemporary Broadway Actors Solo CDs

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:29pm

any good musical theater actors have CDs out - ones that deal with musical theater. Like Matt Bogart or Josh Young.

[mrkringas]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:35pm

A Different Kind of Love

Verity Quade and Robert Archibald. Two of the UK's bright young things and song choices from JRB to Yeston and more. Sure you could get it from Footlight or Dress Circle.

John Barrowman has a Broadway album out thats a fun listen including some unusual ones plus standards from the 80/90s

Oh and avoid any of Sean McDermott's albums like the plague! That man has the most awful voice. I dont understand how he managed to get so much work. The tone is just eeeeech

[timote316]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:50pm

Josh Young's CD is outstanding.

Lauren Kennedy's album "The Songs of Jason Robert Brown" is also excellent. A must have for any fans of Lauren or JRB.

[newsieboy23]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 10:54pm

Sherie Rene Scott "Men I've Had"
Farah Alvin (of Grease, , Nine, ILUBecause) "Someday"

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:16pm

well I mean just guys, but okay hahaha...keep it coming.

[jasobres]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:17pm

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Let Yourself Go
As I Am
Currently has a third album in the works.

Definitely reccomend the first one because it shows off her range and it's the definitive Broadway Golden Oldies album, IYKWIM.

[Zimmy]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:18pm

Matt Bogart has a CD "More Simple Songs" - But mostly older stuff on that.
Brian D'Arcy James Christmas Album is quite decent as well.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:33pm

ZIMMY, any link to matt bogart's "more simple songs" --- i can't find it anywhere.

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:34pm

Adam's. Obviously.

[zzannahk]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:35pm

karmine alhers, is that how you spell her name? from RENT

[luvtheEmcee]

Posted: 3/26/06 at 11:36pm

Alers.

[Zimmy]

Posted: 3/27/06 at 9:50pm

Rentboy -

Go to his website www.mattbogart.com and look under recordings. I believe he has a link to it from there.

Z

[elmore3003]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 2:29pm

I have orchestrations on Matt's album. It's "A Simple Song." Amazon.com sells it.

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 2:38pm

well Em, i was looking for Broadway actors doing like Broadway type CDs. With songs from Broadway, etc.

[Enjolras77]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 2:44pm

I would suggest getting any of the solo CDs of Anthony Warlow. He is not a NYC Broadway star..but he is one of Australia's biggest musical stars. He has several albums of Broadway standards, and then other albums that have a mixture of big band, jazz, and Broadway. I would suggest getting "The Best of Act One" which is a compilation CD of songs from his numerous recordings. PM me if you need further info.

Also, Colm Wilkinson has a great solo CD entitled "Stage Heroes" where he sings Broadway standards which a full orchestral accompaniment.

Michael Ball and Mandy Patinkin have albums of nothing but showtunes as well.

Updated On: 3/28/06 at 02:44 PM

[mrkringas]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 4:40pm

You know looking at my excessive solo album collection it seems that most of them are by women!

Very few males and thats over 70 albums. Trying to work out who has not been mentioned... Unfortuntaley most of these have the predictable choices from the 80/90s mega musicals or the best of the golden age. Very few male solo albums containing comtemporary material has passed my eyes! If anyone else can shed some light beyond Josh Young....

Anyway here are almost all the male soloists I have and I cant think of anymore!

Craig Rubano
Graham Bickley
Stig Rossen EXCELLENT
John Barr (yes thats right not Barrowman)
Brent Barrett EXCELLENT
Ron Bohmer
David Campbell EXCELLENT
Peter Cousens
Doug LaBreque
Phillip Quast
Sean McDermott AWFUL AWFUL AWFUL
Ron Raines
Hayden Tee EXCELLENT


Now if the gods of musical theatre were kind the following people would release albums of contemporary or otherwise broadway music

Brian d'Arcy James
Michael Arden
Norbert Leo Butz
Raul Esparaza
Norm Lewis

did I leave anyone out? I would be first in line to buy those.

[AuditioningWaitress]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 5:00pm

Also, Brian Stokes Mitchell as one coming out in June which is mostly theater related and Michael Rupert is working on one that is suppose to be all theater related material.

[bwayondabrain]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 5:35pm

i just got a good Rachel York one called "let's fall in love"- it has some broadwayish/jazzish love songs

yeah, its pretty good

[JudasIscariot]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 5:38pm

Don't forget Euan Morton's album!

[sharon1]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 5:39pm

Michael Ball has a Musicals cd and a Movies cd. Both very good. His recent "Music" has more contemporary songs, but very well done. His "Essentials" has lots of songs from musicals.
Updated On: 3/29/06 at 05:39 PM

[bryan]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 7:13pm

if these broadway actors can do solo cd then the recored compaines can put out the flops shows on cd like good vibrations and in my life and lennon all shows need cast cd's. and i am not stoping uitl all shows get one.

[mrkringas]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 7:23pm

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaarggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

seriously are you either a twisted troll or a eight year old boy?

We dont get everything we want. Life sucks. Bush and big business continue to rape the world and you will continue to live without cast recording of those abysmal shows!!!!!!

Oh and here is a little hint. If you really wanted recordings of those shows there are ways and means. Use your iniative boy:-P

[RentBoy86]

Posted: 3/28/06 at 9:59pm

seriously, Bryan, if you wanted a recording of those shows, just ask people. and leave us alone.

Anyways, Euan's CD isn't Broadway related stuff right?

[sybil7]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 12:29pm

ok - one not mentioned - J. Mark McVey - Broadway and Beyond (has Bring Him Home and Music of the Night among others) and If You Really Knew Me - which is all Marvin Hamlisch - but, it includes songs from Chorus Line and They're Playing Our Song - If you never heard him in Les Miz - his BHH is awesome.

[Kitzarina]

Posted: 3/29/06 at 12:34pm

I have "More Simple Songs," but I bought it from one of his shows. It's good, but I like "Simple Songs" better.

Philip Quast has an album???? I think I just had a tiny anuerism.