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Phantom of the Opera
It's the most successful musical of all time, the best-selling cast album ever-and now it sounds better than ever! The cast album of the original 1986 London production (with Michael Crawford and Sarah Brightman) has been remastered by none other than Andrew Lloyd Webber. The Phantom lives!
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Newsies
Based on the 1992 musical film of the same name, Newsies features music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Jack Feldman, and book by Harvey Fierstein. Feldman and Menken had originally worked together for the original film and tweaked several of the numbers for the stage musical, as well as adding a few new songs. The musical takes place in 1899 New York and is inspired by the real life Newsboys Strike of 1899.
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Rock of Ages
Though on paper a Broadway musical incorporating 1980s arena rock songs into a comedic love story sounded like a long shot, Rock of Ages became a surprise hit, striking just the right mix of nostalgia, outright silliness, and healthy respect for the glory of big hair hits. The original Broadway cast recording was mixed by Michael Barbiero (Guns N' Roses' Appetite for Destruction and Metallica's ...And Justice for All), and the veteran engineer gives extra sonic heft to the recordings, resulting in one of the few cast albums that actually rocks.
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West Side Story
With music by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, the movie soundtrack of West Side Story was released on October 18, 1961 four years after the release of the Original Broadway Production. The musical is a modern retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in the streets of New York.
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The Sound of Music
Music from the NBC Television Event features studio recordings of all the musical numbers performed in the live broadcast, including Rodgers and Hammerstein favorites "The Sound of Music," "My Favorite Things," 'Do-Re-Mi," "Sixteen Going on Seventeen" and "Climb Ev'ry Mountain," among others.
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Unmasked: A Memoir
by Andrew Lloyd Webber
Published to coincide with his 70th birthday, a memoir by the award-winning composer, producer and impresario of some of the most recognized musicals in theater history traces his half-century career, sharing insights into his eccentric, diverse family; his Oxford education; his creative process; and the events that shaped his characters and productions.
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Hamilton: The Revolution
by Lin-Manuel Miranda
The Tony Award-winning composer-lyricist-star takes readers behind the scenes of his groundbreaking hit musical, which is filled with romance, drama, violence, patriotism and adventure and details the many dramatic episodes in Alexander Hamilton's life.
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The Producers: How We Did It
by Mel Brooks
Describes how the authors transformed the comedy film about crooked theatrical producers into a hit Broadway musical, and offers an annotated libretto
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Rent
by Jonathan Larson
Chronicles the creative story of the award-winning Broadway musical.
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The Secret Life of the American Musical
by Jack Viertel
A Broadway veteran draws on a range of examples—from The Music Man to Wicked to The Book of Mormon—and personal encounters to paint a picture of how Broadway musicals are made, taking readers through all the phases of a typical musical-theater story, from opening numbers to finales.
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The Greatest Showman
Celebrates the birth of show business, and tells of a visionary who rose from nothing to create a spectacle that became a worldwide sensation.
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La La Land
While navigating their careers in Los Angeles, a pianist and an actress fall in love while attempting to reconcile their aspirations for the future.
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Les Misérables
When Jean Valjean is released from prison he breaks parole to create a new life for himself and is relentlessly hounded by Inspector Javert
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High School Musical
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's social order.
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Yellow Submarine
The Beatles agree to accompany Captain Fred in his Yellow Submarine and go to Pepperland to free it from the music hating Blue Meanies.
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