BroadwayWorld Album Reviews



Album Review: Platt & Co Bring To Life The Tragedy Of Leo Frank On The Cast Recording of Brown & Urhy's PARADE 2023
by Bobby Patrick - March 26, 2023

And so my lambkins, PARADE the 2023 Revival Cast Recording is a first-rate record of this latest piece of Broadway history and will make a fine addition to your collections

Music Review: Marissa Licata & The Rag Tag Collection Weave a Fascinating CAT'S CRADLE
by Bobby Patrick - March 12, 2023

It is this rainbow reviewer’s sincere hope that CAT’S CRADLE is the prelude to an entire album from The Rag Tag Collection.

Music Review: Keala Settle Settles For Nothing Less Than Perfection With IMPERFECT
by Bobby Patrick - March 5, 2023

This gorgeous lady has a tremendous pop sound and sense of style that is really today.

Music Review: Katie Boeck Asks “Would You Do It” OVER AGAIN As Her Single Signals Her Upcoming Album
by Bobby Patrick - March 4, 2023

Haunting is precisely the right descriptor for Katie Boeck’s OVER AGAIN, and it will haunt us until her new album, CALICO, is in our hot little rainbow-manicured fingers.

Album Review: Callaway & Lee An Unstoppable Pair In A Singular Voice On FEVER: A PEGGY LEE CELEBRATION!
by Bobby Patrick - February 28, 2023

Even while Ann Hampton Callaway is leaving her stamp on these songs, she makes certain to do right by the die-hards by using her glorious, rich, and resonant voice

Music Review: Melissa Manchester Brings Her Legendary Vocals To Marsha Malamet's LESSONS TO BE LEARNED
by Bobby Patrick - February 28, 2023

Finally, LESSONS TO BE LEARNED by Melissa Manchester is a beautifully moving song reflecting that life’s rough spots are opportunities to learn from and gain wisdom, and who can argue with that?

Album Review: OFF THE TOP Composer Jason Kravits Does the impossible With New Album JIM… AND OTHER FINE SUGGESTIONS
by Bobby Patrick - February 28, 2023

It was some fine sets of ears that produced and mixed this album, and that, plus Jason’s humorous words and music, make this a very easy-listening treat

Music Review: Benko's Broadway Bang Began It All & Now She's Singing START WITH A BANG
by Bobby Patrick - February 23, 2023

START WITH A BANG is the kind of tune that gets ya right in the old Broadway breadbasket. Benko sells it and those listening should buy what she’s selling.

Album Review: Mocha Frappa Frithie Frothy Frozen Country & Western Blend - Jeremy Stolle Brews Up His Single I'VE BEEN TO EVERY STARBUCKS
by Bobby Patrick - February 23, 2023

I’VE BEEN TO EVERY STARBUCKS (A Medium Roast Blend of Coffee and Johnny Cash) is fun, funny, and danceable

Album Review: JUDY GARLAND - THE LOST VEGAS SHOW Gives The World New Judy From Old Tapes Made New
by Bobby Patrick - February 21, 2023

JUDY GARLAND - THE LOST VEGAS SHOW - NEW FRONTIER HOTEL - JULY 16, 1956 is a true beauty of an album.

Album Review: CRYER & FORD HIDDEN TREASURES, 1967-2020 Represents Past Glories & Present Triumphs From Musical Theatre's First Feminist Team
by Bobby Patrick - February 21, 2023

There is so much on this album that makes it well worth the time and expense to have it in our collections.

Album Review: Maltby & Shire's BABY Is 40 & This BABY Gets A New Cast Album To Celebrate
by Bobby Patrick - February 17, 2023

In all, this new BABY from Out Of The Box Theatricals is a fine 40th Birthday present for the old BABY.

Album Review: The New KIMBERLY AKIMBO Original Broadway Cast Recording Takes On Real Life In Funny & Musical Ways
by Bobby Patrick - February 16, 2023

And then there is the performance of Victoria Clark. The subtle delicacy of this lady's work has elevated every show she has been in, whether musical or straight drama, and that work comes through loud and clear here.

Album Review: Cabaret Song Meister Bob Levy Releases His BALLADS - Songs of Love In All Its Flavors
by Bobby Patrick - January 31, 2023

The tone of BALLADS never rises above the soft longing-filled smooth jazz of easy listening and at times it begs for wine and tears and sometimes for just the tears or just the wine.

Album Review: THREE ALBUMS BY EMILY SKINNER Lead A Pack Of Unreleased Music Wading Out Into The Streams.
by Bobby Patrick - January 31, 2023

Thanks to Concord Theatricals Recordings, these albums are among more than 20 older recordings that have been given new releases on every streaming, digital, and downloadable platform.

Album Review: THE BIG ONE-OH! (1-0) Cast Recording Is A Child-Ish Delight Of Adolescent Angst & School Yard Antics
by Bobby Patrick - January 30, 2023

The cast of THE BIG ONE-OH! includes two-time Tony Award winner Christian Borle, along with Derek Klena, Patti Murin, Brittney Mack, Michael James Scott, and introduces Jaxon Daniel (as Charlie) and Emmy Woodard. Rounding out the cast are Claudia Bennett, Hatty King, Scott Nelson, Mason Risser, Amber Trottman, Elle Wesley, Riley West, and Emma Rose Williamson

Album Review: MACGYVER: THE MUSICAL Cobbles Together A Cast Album That Spoofs The 80s Spy Spoof TV Show With Hilarious Communists
by Bobby Patrick - January 30, 2023

Along with Lauderman and Dixon there is a surprise addition to the vocal cast with Tristin Mays, one of the stars of the recent MacGyver reboot TV series on CBS.

Album Review: How many Revivals of CABARET Do We Need? One More, Apparently …
by Bobby Patrick - January 23, 2023

This album was INDEED recorded in performance! This is a RADICAL departure from almost all cast albums and lent such an air of excitement and immediacy to the listening of it that we found ourselves leaning forward toward the speakers in anticipation.

Album Review: The Latest Off-Broadway Cast Album By A Delightful Cast That Reads BETWEEN THE LINES
by Bobby Patrick - January 17, 2023

Bobby could go on and on about every song from this Off-Broadway gem, but why. You all get the idea that this CD/Album is a must-have for musical theatre fans near and far.

Album Review: BACK TO THE FUTURE Is A Blast From The Past As A Musical Of A Movie With A Broadway Future & Current Cast Album
by Bobby Patrick - January 16, 2023

This album did what it was supposed to do - make us want to go and see the show when it lands on The Broadway

Album Review: Maureen Taylor Brings Her Cabaret Show To All By Recording Her COSMIC CONNECTIONS
by Bobby Patrick - January 13, 2023

A lovely, high-lyric soprano that is never overstated or underplayed, Taylor uses all of her voice when she sings, sometimes in the space of a single number.

Album Review: Hoffman & Hatfield Duet Together In The Key of Jazz on STIRRINGS STILL
by Bobby Patrick - January 24, 2023

STIRRINGS STILL is an intimate set of duets for guitar and voice performed by Ken Hatfield (guitar) and Eric Hoffman (vocals)

Album Review: Juliet Does Just Fine On Her Own In This Twist On Shakespeare & Happily Ever After In & JULIET
by Bobby Patrick - December 31, 2022

The band on the album is rockin’ and the mixer and master have kept every musical artist in their lane - nobody overshadows anyone else, they put the artist of the moment at the center mic and everyone emerges on equal beautiful footing.

Music Review: How Many Dreams Are Impossible? The Same As There Are Versions Of This Song - CHRISTINA BIANCO'S IMPOSSIBLE DREAM Single
by Bobby Patrick - December 31, 2022

Bianco, a gifted belting soprano with a range that can stack up several more notes on top of this song’s topmost money note, delivers it with a control that serves the song and its message.

Album Review: Murtagh Memorializes Mario With THE MARIO 101 A CELEBRATION OF THE MARIO LANZA SONGBOOK
by Bobby Patrick - December 30, 2022

THE MARIO 101 A CELEBRATION OF THE MARIO LANZA SONGBOOK is lovely music sung in some lovely ways by a singer who wishes to pay homage to an inspiration


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