Upcoming Cast Recordings: Essential Show Tunes From Your Favorite Shows

UPCOMING CAST RECORDINGS

Paddington The Musical (London) • CD and Vinyl release: May 22, 2026 • Digital release: April 10, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Decca Records • Writer: music and lyrics by Tom Fletcher • Performers: Timi Akinyosade, Amy Booth-Steel, Tarinn Callender, Delilah Bennett-Cardy, Adrian Der Gregorian, Tom Edden, Brenda Edwards, Amy Ellen Richardson, James Hameed, Victoria Hamilton-Barritt, Teddy Kempner, Bonnie Langford, Arti Shah, Joseph Bramley, Leo Collon, Stevie Hare, and Jasper Rowse

Picnic at Hanging Rock (Off-Broadway) • Digital release: May 22, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Center Stage Records • Writers: music by Greta Gertler Gold, lyrics by Hilary Bell • Performers: Tatianna Córdoba, Erin Davie, Reese Sebastian Diaz, Carly Rose Gendell, Gillian Han, Alexandra Humphreys, Kate Louissant, Bradley Lewis, Marina Pires, Maddie Robert, Lizzy Tucker, Kaye Tuckerman, and Sarah Walsh

The Queen of Magic (Studio EP) • Digital release: May 22, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Joy Machine Records • Writer: music and lyrics by Neyla Pekarek • Performers: Neyla Pekarek, Brian Cronan, and Mary-Kate Morrissey

Les Misérables: The 40th Anniversary All-Star Cast (London) • CD and Digital release: May 29, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: First Night Records • Writers: music by Claude-Michel Schonberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer • Performers: Killian Donnelly, Bradley Jaden, Katie Hall, Shan Ako, Adam Gillen, Marina Prior, Beatrice Penny-Touré, Jac Yarrow, and James D. Gish

The Queen of Versailles (Broadway) • CD release: May 29, 2026 • Digital release: April 3, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Sony Masterworks Broadway • Writer: music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz • Performers: Kristin Chenoweth, F. Murray Abraham, Melody Butiu, Stephen DeRosa, Greg Hildreth, Tatum Grace Hopkins, Isabel Keating, and Nina White

Caesar: The Musical (Studio EP) • Digital release: June 19, 2026 • Label: Center Stage Records • Writer: music and lyrics by Grace Yurchuk • Performers: Samantha Pauly, Savy Jackson, Elizabeth Teeter, Samantha Pollino, Sherz Aletaha, Cara Rose DiPietro, Katherine Lynn-Rose, Abigail Lehrer, and Grace Yurchuk

Evita (London - Full Album) • Digital and Triple Vinyl release: August 2026 • Label: The Other Songs • Writers: music by Andrew Lloyd Webber, lyrics by Tim Rice • Performers: Rachel Zegler, Diego Andres Rodriguez, James Olivas, Aaron Lee Lambert, and Bella Brown

SOLO, RE-RELEASES, AND OTHER RECORDINGS

Betty Buckley: Enough (Palmetto Records) - Digital July 17 Elaine Paige: Miscellaneous Paige (Westway Music) - CD and Digital July 17

RELEASE DATE TBA

Beau The Musical (Off-Broadway) • Label: Joy Machine Records • Writers: music by Ethan D. Pakchar and Douglas Lyons, lyrics by Douglas Lyons • Performers: Matt Rodin, Jeb Brown, Max Sangerman, Miyuki Miyagi, Andrea Goss, Amelia Cormack, Ryan Halsaver, and Derek Stoltenberg

Death Note, The Musical (London Concept Album) • Label: Ghostlight Records • Writers: music by Frank Wildhorn, lyrics by Jack Murphy • Performers: Adam Pascal, Joaquin Pedro Valdes, Dean John Wilson, Aimie Atkinson, Frances Mayli McCann, Rachel Clare Chan, and Christian Ray Marbella

Empire: The Musical (Off-Broadway) • Label: Yellow Sound Label • Writers: music and lyrics by Caroline Sherman & Robert Hull • Performers: Danny Iktomi Bevins, Jessica Ranville, Devin Cortez, Morgan Cowling, Kaitlyn Davidson, Joel Douglas, Joseph Fierberg, Alexandra Frohlinger, Matt Gibson, Albert Guerzon, Julia Louise Hosack, Kiana Kabeary, Howard Kaye, TJ Newton, April Ortiz, Kennedy Perez, Paul Salvatoriello, J Savage, Robbie Serrano, and Ethan Saviet

The Fantasticks (Studio Cast Recording) • Label: JAY Records • Writers: music by Harvey Schmidt, lyrics by Tom Jones • Performers: Brad Oscar, Telly Leung, Elizabeth Teeter, Lewis Cleale, and Ron Raines

The Lost Boys (Broadway) • Label: Atlantic Records • Writer: music and lyrics by The Rescues (Kyler England, Adrianne “AG” Gonzalez, Gabriel Mann) • Performers: LJ Benet, Shoshana Bean, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Benjamin Pajak, Maria Wirries, Paul Alexander Nolan, Jennifer Duka, Miguel Gil, Brian Flores, Sean Grandillo, and Dean Maupin. The cast also features Ryan Behan, Grace Capeless, Mateus Leite Cardoso, Ben Crawford, Dominic Dorset, Carissa Gaughran, Ashley Jenkins, Liesie Kelly, Cameron Loyal, Pierre Marais, Mason Olshavsky, Hank Santos, Colin Trudell, DeLaney Westfall, and Pierce Wheeler

Lovesong (Studio Cast Recording) • Label: JAY Records • Writers: music by Michael Valenti, lyrics by Dorothy Parker and Sir Walter Raleigh • Performers: Jenn Gambatese, Lauren Molina, Matt Bogart, and Jeff Kready

Sycamore Trees (Regional) • Label: PS Classics • Writer: music and lyrics by Ricky Ian Gordon • Performers: Farah Alvin, Marc Kudisch, Judy Kuhn, Jessica Molaskey, Matthew Risch, Diane Sutherland, and Tony Yazbec

RECENTLY RELEASED

We Shall Someday (Regional) • Digital release: May 1, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Joy Machine Records • Writer: music by Ted Shen, lyrics by Harrison David Rivers and Ted Shen • Performers: John Edwards, Cole Thompson, Danyel Fulton, and Jake Loewenthal

Romeo and Bernadette (Off-Broadway) • Digital release: April 23, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: JAY Records • Writer: music by Various, lyrics by Mark Saltzman • Performers: Nikita Burshteyn, Anna Kostakis, Carlos Lopez, Michael Marotta, Judy McLane, Michael Notardonato, Ari Raskin, Troy Valjean Rucker, Zach Schanne, and Viet Vo

The Last Five Years (London) • Digital release: April 20, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Atlantic Records • Writer: music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown • Performers: Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler

Love Somebody Now (Studio Cast Recording) • Digital release: April 20, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Joy Machine Records • Writers: music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, additional lyrics by Brian Crawley and Tom Greenwald • Performers: Jordan Fisher, Bonnie Milligan, Steven Pasquale, Phillipa Soo, Adrienne Warren, and Joy Woods

Chess (Broadway) • Digital release: April 10, 2026 • Label: Ghostlight Records • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Writers: music and lyrics by Benny Andersson, Tim Rice and Björn Ulvaeus • Performers: Nicholas Christopher, Lea Michele, Aaron Tveit, Hannah Cruz, Bradley Dean, Sean Allan Krill, and Bryce Pinkham

The Dust Bowl Radio Hour (Concept Album) • Digital release: April 6, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Writers: music by Kasey Dillon Yeargain, lyrics by Sean McGee • Performers: Kennedy Caughell, JJ Niemann, Sean McGee, Lucy Rhoades, Kasey Dillon Yeargain, Brooke Shapiro, Jeremy Abram, Christopher James Tamayo, Riley Thompson, Brianna Kothari Barnes, Tré Frazier, Owen Ing, Gage Martinez, Christopher Persichetti, David Socolar, and Amy Weave

Ragtime (Broadway) • Vinyl release: April 3, 2026 • CD release: February 6, 2026 • Digital release: January 9, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Concord Theatricals Recordings • Writers: music by Stephen Flaherty, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens • Performers: Joshua Henry, Caissie Levy, Brandon Uranowitz, Colin Donnell, Nichelle Lewis, Ben Levi Ross, Shaina Taub, Anna Grace Barlow, John Clay III, Rodd Cyrus, Nick Barrington, and Tabitha Lawing

Two Strangers (Carry a Cake Across New York) (Broadway) • Digital release: March 20, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Writers: music and lyrics by Jim Barne and Kit Buchan • Performers: Christiani Pitts and Sam Tutty

The Jerusalem Syndrome (Off-Broadway) • CD and Digital release: March 10, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: JAY Records • Writers: music by Kyle Rosen, lyrics by Laurence Holzman and Felicia Needleman • Performers: Farah Alvin, Dana Costello, Scott Cote, Andrea Fleming, James D. Gish, Alan H. Green, Danielle Lee James, John Jellison, Josh Lamon, Garrett Long, Karen Murphy, Jeffrey Schecter, Jennifer Smith, Chandler Sinks, Pablo Torres, Curtis Wiley, Lenny Wolpe, and Laura Woyasz

Meet the Robinsons (Unofficial Concept Album) • Digital release: February 27, 2026 • Writers: music by Madeleine Skye, Eric Powers, and Rachel Arianna; additional writing by Brandon Jackson • Performers: Elijah Zurek, Kevin Chamberlin, Timothy H. Lee, Keri René Fuller, Rachel Webb, Caroline Bowman, Austin Colby, Aaron Arnell Harrington, Leslie Carrara-Rudolph, Jana Djenne Jackson, Caesar Samayoa, Lissa deGuzman, Jake Pedersen, Zachary A. Myers, Nick Drake, Mason Olshavsky, Marcus M. Martin, Rachel Arianna, Eric Powers, Rocky Paterra, Garett Press, Bridget Silver, and Madeleine Skye, Brandon Jackson, and Aralynn Storm

Next to Normal (London) • CD release: February 27, 2026 • Digital release: May 30, 2025 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Ghostlight Records • Writers: music by Tom Kitt, lyrics by Bryan Yorkey • Performers: Caissie Levy, Jamie Parker, Jack Wolfe, Eleanor Worthington-Cox, Trevor Dion Nicholas, and Jack Ofrecio

Signs of Life (Concept Album) • Digital release: February 23, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Joy Machine Records • Writer: music and lyrics by Christopher DeLair • Performers: Shoshana Bean, Celisse, Jenn Colella, Leif Coomer, Deborah Cox, Bella Coppola, Damon Daunno, Charity Angél Dawson, Alexa Green, Jinkx Monsoon, Aoife O’Donovan, Solea Pfeiffer, Vanessa Williams, Jess Wolfe, and Holly Laessig

All the World's a Stage (Off-Broadway) • Digital release: February 20, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Joy Machine Records • Writer: music and lyrics by Adam Gwon • Performers: Eliza Pagelle, Jon-Michael Reese, Matt Rodin, and Elizabeth Stanley

The Magician's Elephant (Regional) • Digital release: February 20, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Center Stage Records • Writers: music by Marc Teitler, lyrics by Nancy Harris and Marc Teitler • Performers: Joshua Hyrum Smith, Malia Morris, Mark Knowles, Keith McKay Evans, Becky Jeanne Knowles, Korianne Orton Johnson, Justin Bills, Sharon Lynn Kenison, Bryan Dayley, Zac Zumbrunnen, Hailey Burnham, and Ellie Wilkins

I Was a Teenage She-Devil (Concept Album) • Digital release: Feburary 14, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Writer: music and lyrics by Sean Matthew Whiteford • Performers: Tamika Lawrence, Giuliana DePietro, Adam Ezegelian, Cai Campbell, Hannah Bonnett, Gene Taylor, Paul Saylor, and Sean Matthew Whiteford

The King's Critique (Concept Album) • Digital release: Feburary 6, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Joy Machine Records • Writers: music by Nat Zegree, lyrics by Eric Holmes and Nat Zegree • Performers: Norbert Leo Butz, Marilyn Caserta, Jordan Fisher, Troy Iwata, and Joy Woods

Sh-Boom! Life Could Be A Dream (Regional) • Digital release: Feburary 6, 2026 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Joy Machine Records • Performers: Doug Carpenter, Ryan Castellino, Jim Holdridge, Daniel Tatar, and Jessica Keenan Wynn

Cat Kid Comic Club: The Musical (Off-Broadway) • CD release: January 23, 2026 • Digital release: December 12, 2025 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Center Stage Records • Writers: music by Brad Alexander, lyrics by Kevin Del Aguila • Performers: L.R. Davidson, Jeremy Fuentes, Michael Thomas Holmes, Jamie LaVerdiere, Brian Owen, Sonia Roman, Dan Rosales, Markia Nicole Smith, and Malynne Smith

Kiss of the Spider Woman (Soundtrack) • Vinyl release: January 9, 2026 • CD release: November 21, 2025 • Digital release: October 3, 2025 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Label: Lakeshore Records / Center Stage Records • Writers: music by John Kander, lyrics by Fred Ebb • Performers: Jennifer Lopez, Diego Luna, and Tonatiuh

Hot Mess (London) • Digital release: December 12, 2025 • Buy: Amazon , iTunes , Apple Music • Writer: music and lyrics by Jack Godfrey •

_Originally reported by [Playbill](https://playbill.com/article/upcoming-cast-recordings-com-171219)._