In 1970, right after the triumphant premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s groundbreaking concept musical Company, the renowned composer and lyricist, his director Harold Prince, the show’s stars, and a large pit orchestra all went into a Manhattan recording studio as part of a time-honored Broadway tradition: the making of the original cast album. What ensued was a marathon session in which, with the pressures of posterity and the coolly exacting Sondheim’s perfectionism hanging over them, all involved pushed themselves to the limit.
Hello Again
2017
5
This Is It
2009
7
Love & Mercy
2015
7
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966
6
Gypsy
1993
6
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
1982
7
Into the Woods
1991
8
Better Nate Than Ever
2022
6
Merrily We Roll Along
0
Now and Then - The Last Beatles Song
2023
7
Legally Blonde: The Musical
2007
8
The Magic Behind 'd'ILLUSION: The Houdini Musical - The Audio Theater Experience'
2020
10
New Faces
1954
5
Gypsy
1962
6
Nice Girls Don't Stay for Breakfast
2019
4
The SpongeBob Musical: Live on Stage!
2019
7
My So-Called High School Rank
2022
6
Words and Music by Jerry Herman
2007
0
Dear Evan Hansen
2025
0
Wicked in Concert: A Musical Celebration of the Iconic Broadway Score
2021
10