Reissue Theory: 50 Years of ‘Muppet Show’ Memories (and More!)

Welcome to another installment of The Second Disc’s long-unused column Reissue Theory, where we reflect on well-known albums of the past and the reissues they could someday see. As a classic force of television scores big at the Emmys this year – 50 years after their most significant series first started – it’s time to play the music, light the lights, and dream of a wider availability for the music of Jim Henson’s Muppets! There’s a major diva looming over the 78th annual Primetime Emmy Awards this coming weekend. Hacks, HBO Max’s delightful…

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Everything’s Coming Up Roses: Masterworks Broadway’s Winter Slate Highlighted by “Essential Sondheim,” “Sweet Charity” and “Kismet”

While the months of January and February are usually down times on Broadway, Sony’s Masterworks Broadway is keeping things going during the winter by announcing a quartet of musical theater titles to be released between now and March. The most expansive release, due February 26, is another entry in Sony’s long-running Essential series: The Essential Stephen Sondheim.  Sondheim, of course, needs no introduction to musical theater aficionados.  Perhaps the most acclaimed theatrical composer and lyricist of the past 50-60 years, his breathtaking canon includes shows ranging from shows like West Side Story…

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