And even if it is a pre-release, unless is is a score you absolutely cannot wait to hear again better to get at retail of order from Amazon.
I wonder, now that Virgin is gone from Times Square and there is no well-stocked CD store in the area if that has increased the at-the-theatre sales. I know the labels count on about 10% of the audience buying the CD at the theatre.
Cast albums are NOT "soundtracks."
Live theatre does not use a "soundtrack." If it did, it wouldn't be live theatre!
I host a weekly one-hour radio program featuring cast album selections as well as songs by cabaret, jazz and theatre artists. The program, FRONT ROW CENTRE is heard Sundays 9 to 10 am and also Saturdays from 8 to 9 am (eastern times) on www.proudfm.com