Stephen Sondheim - Here We Are

180-gram double LP pressed on opaque baby blue vinyl

Final musical by legendary composer Stephen Sondheim!

Concord Theatricals Recordings presents the original cast recording of Here We Are — David Ives and Stephen Sondheim's critically acclaimed new musical — on 2LP, 180-gram opaque baby blue vinyl.

The album features the cast of Joe Mantello's celebrated world premiere production: Francois Battiste, Tracie Bennett, Bobby Cannavale, Micaela Diamond, Amber Gray, Jin Ha, Rachel Bay Jones, Denis O'Hare, Steven Pasquale, David Hyde Pierce and Jeremy Shamos.

Here We Are was produced at The Shed by Tom Kirdahy, Sue Wagner, John Johnson, and The Stephen Sondheim Trust, and ran for 129 performances. The album was produced by Sean Patrick Flahaven and Bill Rosenfield. Flahaven, who is Chief Theatricals Executive for Concord, worked with Sondheim for 25 years in various musical capacities, including on over a dozen albums, and won a Grammt Award for producing the 2022 Broadway revival cast recording of Into the Woods. Rosenfield is responsible for the original recordings of Sondheim's Assassins and Putting It Together, as well as more than 60 other original cast recordings.

"This show is Steve's final gift to us all, a brilliant, hilarious and always inventive collaboration with playwright David Ives and director Joe Mantello, performed by an incredible cast and band," said Flahaven and Rosenfield. "It was a privilege and genuine pleasure to record it."

Here We Are (Original Cast Recording) has music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, orchestrations by Jonathan Tunick, and music supervision and additional arrangements by Alexander Gemignani, conducting a 14-piece orchestra. The album was recorded and mixed by Ian Kagey and mastered by Oscar Zambrano. The album packaging was designed by Derek Bishop.

 

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