Imagine if you will the beloved songs from musicals that Stephen Sondheim has given us over the years, but in the style of popular music from the 1970's and 80's. Sounds pretty amazing right? Well that exact sound can be yours on March 20th.
Broadway Records announced this week that they will be releasing Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream digitally on March 20, 2020. This recording is based on the 2018 concert conceived and created by Joshua Hinck and Scott Wasserman.
From the official release:
Celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday with this unique and imaginative reinterpretation. Inspired by musical theatre/disco crossovers such as The Ethel Merman Disco Album and Gordon Grody’s “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,” the 12-track album combines over forty of the master’s songs and features the talents of Alison Luff (Waitress, Wicked), Blaine Krauss (Pose, Great Comet), Aneesa Folds (Freestyle Love Supreme), Charity Angél Dawson (Waitress), Vishal Vaidya (Groundhog Day), Brittnie Price (Postmodern Jukebox), Juwan Crawley (Aladdin), Deonté L. Warren (Aladdin), Joshua Hinck (Hail Oblivion), Aili Venho (50 Shades! The Musical), and Onyie Nwachukwu (Rent Natl Tour), as well as a special cameo from Chip Zien.
Here is the official track listing:
1. Opening (Doors)
2. There are Giants Somewhere
3. Hello Pretty Lady/Lovely Moments By the Sea
4. Unworthy of Your Love
5. Our Time 6. No One Is Alone
7. The Miller’s Son 8. Artists Are Bizarre…
9. Color and Light
10. It’s Hot Up Here in this City on Fire
11. Losing My Mind
12. Megamix: Take Me to the World
You can preorder the album now through Amazon and at BroadwayRecords.com.