Theatre News and Reviews

Summer of ‘42, the coming-of-age musical based on the book and film of the same name, will finally get a recording following Off-Broadway and regional productions, composer-lyricist David Kirshenbaum told Playbill.com.

The show will be heard in a May 23 benefit concert for The York Theatre Company and be recorded the next day for JAY Records, with John Yap producing a two-disc full version of the show’s score and libretto.

Given that the show is licensed and performed around the country, the disc will likely appear sooner rather than later. No release date has been announced. Rachel York will also be heard on JAY’s forthcoming cast album of Dessa Rose.

The one-night-only Summer of ‘42 concert performance of the entire show will be directed by Gabriel Barre, who directed the developmental staging for Goodspeed Musicals and the subsequent Off-Broadway production. Original musical director and orchestrator Lynne Shankel (Altar Boyz, Princesses) will be on hand, leading the six-piece band that played the show’s off-Broadway run.

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