One of the most pivotal Broadway shows of the last few decades will be revisited in a special package for its vinyl debut. Spring Awakening, the striking rock musical by Steven Sater (book/lyrics) and Duncan Sheik (music), will have its original cast recording reissued for its 20th anniversary on August 14. In addition to the original songs – now newly mastered for vinyl by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound – this package will also include two previously unreleased recordings of songs cut from the final production. The high-quality gatefold package includes…
Welcome to My World: Burt Bacharach and Steven Sater’s “Some Lovers” Features Jennifer Holliday, Kristin Chenoweth, Auli’i Cravalho, More
“Burt Bacharach’s patented songwriting style is on luxurious display in Some Lovers, the new musical he wrote with Steven Sater, one of the creators of Spring Awakening,” wrote The Los Angeles Times upon the musical’s 2011 premiere at San Diego’s Old Globe. “Octogenarian composer Bacharach brings youthful freshness to the project,” opined Variety. “[Some Lovers] is packed with nearly 20 new songs by pop virtuoso Burt Bacharach,” offered The San Diego Union-Tribune, “and in theater it doesn’t get much more rare (or for fans, more welcome) than that.” Now, ten years after…
