Cast Recordings

Looking to buff up your knowledge of showtunes without splurging on itunes? There are a few ways to do it.

A) Listen to playbill radio. You can stream it live on your computer from playbill.com. They play showtunes all day, and occasionally their playbill podcasts. These are basically how I keep in touch with the Broadway world. They're very informative, very up to date- you'll be up to the moment on Broadway news by subscribing on itunes (for free).

B) Hit your library!! Librarys usually have incredible amounts of untapped, beautiful cast recordings just waiting for you. I just returned the cast recordings for Rags, The Wild Party, and Bye Bye Birdie and grabbed Footloose, A Little Night Music, solo CDs by Audra McDonald and Kristin Chenoweth, and a concert showcasing the music of William finn. Obviously you can't download these onto your ipod legally, but they're great to try out to see if you'd like to buy the album or just increasing your knowledge in general.

Happy listening. :)

Jess