New Playbill Record label

[IssaMe]

New Playbill Record label#0

Posted: 3/19/06 at 9:23am

Has anyone yet made note of the new theater-oriented record label which Playbill is starting.

They have acquired the rights to Sony (CBS, Epic, Columbia) and RCA (including Camden) Broadway cast albums (which, between these labels, number in the hundreds) plus theater-related product (Broadway stars such as Gwen Verdon, Larry Kert, Florence Henderson, etc. recorded solo albums for these labels).

They also intend to record Broadway and theater people with new CDs - the first such release being the new Brian Stokes Mitchell CD on June 6th. Also, a series of compilation CDs based on previously released musical theater material.

They will market through various means - conventional in-store distribution, internet sales, iPod, etc. And through the various Playbill groups and clubs which number in the hundreds of thousands of members.

Also, Playbill is also launching a 24-hour radio station this summer.

Suddenly, there will be much old and new material available...and this could be a major label to take up the dropped ball from the big labels which seem to have to a large extent deserted Broadway and theater music.

[Billboard Girl]

re: New Playbill Record label#1

Posted: 3/19/06 at 1:00pm

Here's an article about it that ran in the latest issue of Billboard:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060318/media_nm/playbill_dc_1

"There was this one time an alarm went off - it was in the middle of '24.' That's just wrong. Everyone knows everyone was watching '24' at that time." --NYU student quoted in the Washington Square News about students ignoring the frequent fire alarms in dorms

[Becky]

re: New Playbill Record label#2

Posted: 3/19/06 at 1:18pm

Wonder if they've watched the success of Sh-k-Boom's label and thought...what the hell?

[philcrosby]

re: New Playbill Record label#3

Posted: 3/19/06 at 2:22pm

It actually sounds more like a brand name being attached to existing Sony/BMG recordings.

[timote316]

re: New Playbill Record label#4

Posted: 3/19/06 at 5:41pm

I can't say this is a bad thing. Maybe a little competition will make Sh-K-Boom even better!

[BobbyBubby]

re: New Playbill Record label#5

Posted: 3/19/06 at 5:45pm

This is great news!

[BJC899]

re: New Playbill Record label#6

Posted: 3/19/06 at 6:47pm

It's about time.

[jasobres]

re: New Playbill Record label#7

Posted: 3/19/06 at 9:00pm

Wow! That's all I have to say.

"Ev'ry-buddy wants ta get into de act!" - Jimmy Durante "Breathe from your hoo-hoo." -Kristin Chenoweth

[bryan]

re: New Playbill Record label#8

Posted: 3/19/06 at 9:08pm

mabye they can put out good vibrations and in my life and lennon.

[ElphabaRose]

re: New Playbill Record label#9

Posted: 3/19/06 at 9:09pm

Maybe they can, but they won't.

Whatever happened to class?