Almost Famous Broadway cast recording release date and first listen revealed!

Almost Famous Broadway album release date

New musical Almost Famous has announced the release date for its original Broadway cast recording.

Based on the 2000 American comedy-drama movie, the musical made its Broadway premiere this autumn at Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre.

The stage adaptation features a book by Cameron Crowe, who penned the film, with music by Tom Kitt and lyrics by Tom Kitt and Crowe.

Almost Famous cast recording release date

Producers have announced an original cast recording is set for release digitally and on CD and Vinyl on 17 March 2023.

On the cast are Chris Wood, Anika Larsen, Solea Pfeiffer, Drew Gehling and Casey Likes.

For now you can watch a first listen from the album with the song No Friends below…

It’s all happening… San Diego, 1973. Led Zeppelin is king, Richard Nixon is President, and idealistic 15-year-old William Miller is an aspiring music journalist.

When Rolling Stone magazine hires him to go on the road with an up-and-coming band, William is thrust into the rock-and-roll circus, where his love of music, his longing for friendship, and his integrity as a writer collide.

The production, which premiered in 2019 in San Diego, is directed by Jeremy Herrin. It has choreography by Sarah O’Gleby, scene design by Derek McLane, costume design by David Zinn, lighting design by Natasha Katz, sound design by Peter Hylenski, music supervision and direction by Bryan Perri, vocal design by AnnMarie Milazzo, hair, wig & make up design by Luc Verschueren and stunt co-ordinator Lorenzo Pisoni.

About the author: Josh Darvill

Josh is Stageberry's editor with over five years of experience writing about theatre in the West End and across the UK. Prior to following his passion for musicals, he worked for more than a decade as a TV journalist.

 

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