Despite Dan Berry’s magnetic performance in the title role, this new musical largely contents itself with taking us on a dutiful tour through the King’s life and career.
Ben Bagley's Oscar Hammerstein Revisited - The lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein with music by Lewis Alter, Rudolf Friml, Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Sigmund Romberg, Herbert Stothart. Additional lyrics by E.Y. Harburg, Lorenz Hart. Cast includes Cab Calloway, Blossom Dearie, Alfred Drake, E.Y. Harburg, Dorothy Loudon, Patrice Munsel, Elaine Stritch, and Gloria Swanson. Musical Direction and Arrangements by Norman Paris. Cover art by Harvey Schmidt. Remastered. Limited to 500 copies only. Expected to ship by third week in July 2022.
Mr. Saturday Night - In the five-time Tony Award-nominated Broadway musical, Mr. Saturday Night, Billy Crystal returns to the role of Buddy Young Jr. that he portrayed in the original 1992 Columbia Pictures film of the same name, which also marked his directorial debut.
Liza Minnelli Live in New York 1979 Ultimate Edition - Complete presentation of Liza Minnelli's 1979 Carnegie Hall show from curtain up to curtain down. Mike Milchner's remastered version of the original vinyl release, premiering on CD, and two discs with the never-before-released complete show. Expanded booklet with new introductions by Ms. Minnelli and Michael Feinstein, both of whom served as executive producers for this release, plus photos of the artist and liner notes from reissue producers Joe Marchese and Charles L. Granata, and exclusive tributes from Liza's friends and collaborators inside an 8-panel digipak boasting the Warhol portrait.