The Story of My Life Cast Recording

if they can do a cast cd of this flop they can do one for cry baby and good virations. good grief.

I'm SO happy for this you have no idea!

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"I think it should be budgeted when planning a show to have a Cast Recording."

I'm sorry but I just find that to be a terrible idea.

I am so glad this is happening.

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yay, i've been waiting for some official word on this!!!!

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A very beautiful score on just about every level. A new composer, Neil Bartram and a new book writer, Brian Hill, will finally have their new one-act musical with equally beautiful orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, permanently recorded. This will no doubt lead to many regional productions in this country and abroad. Well deserved. The Story Of My Life begins a new journey. I look forward to the June 2nd release of this original Broadway cast recording. A joy for certain! A new bud on the vine!

Good news indeed, it will live on!

"terrible, really? that's the word you would us? Terrible? " - RaulMark.


The idea of cast recordings, even for flops that are open for one day (GLORY DAYS), isn't "terrible"

I was referring to your idea that Management should include a cast recording in the initial production budget.

Economically, this makes no sense. Also.. Cast Recordings are made up of many various investors that are not involved in the production mounting. It gets complicated with ownership and the shares of financial intake.

It's easy enough to say "oh, let's put aside ____ dollars so we can hopefully strike a deal to manufacture a Cast Recording somewhere in the future!" but this is FAR from reality. It's just not how it works and I think it's a terrible idea to even suggest.

The idea of a cast recording as part of a show's budget has been gaining ground in recent seasons. The logic being that a recording of the score is a piece of PR and advertising. Having ready tracks to play for events might help extend a show's reach during the Broadway run and possible tours.

If a new musical is going to be budgeted at 10-12-14 million dollars, what is another few hundred grand in the press budget?

The hard part would be getting songs on the air.

It also would be good for helping garner interest in the subsidiary rights for a show like regionals, stock and community theatres, but that wouldn't be the original producing entity's focus.

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You would be surprised how some theaters love taking what might have been a flop and making it into something.
I know the Signature in Arlington, VA can take stuff that might now be a flop and turn it into something amazing.

Witches of Eastwick

Also a show like CHESS was a huge hit in Sacramento's Music Circus.

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I am glad they are able to make a recording, but I don't understand why regional or local theatres would be clamoring to produce a show that wasn't well received, well-reviewed or even that well written.

Several years ago a new musical opened off Broadway. It got mixed reviews and despite a small cult following never became a box office bonanza. A cast album was done (mainly because one of the stars was married to an album producer) and the songs gained some notoriety outside of the Broadway community. Now this 2-character show is very popular at regional, college and community theatres. The show was called THE LAST FIVE YEARS.


Another example: 2 new musicals opened on Broadway in November 1981. The first was Sondheim & Furth's MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG. The second was a musical about Jackie Robinson called THE FIRST. MERRILLY got 6 pans and one rave review. It closed after 16 performances. A cast album was made and through that recording the score got to be known and admired. It led to college and community stagings and ultimately a revised version was presented. THE FIRST ran 52 performances and got mixed reviews, but still more negative than positive. It had its supporters but no cast album was made and today it is seldom if ever staged.

My point: A show doesn't have to be smash hit with great reviews to deserve getting preserved on vinyl. (Or whatever they make CD's of now.)

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Updated On: 3/7/09 at 05:10 PM

June 2nd it is....from psclassics.com.


Cast Album

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Updated On: 3/13/09 at 09:00 PM