#1
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.
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.
