🎵 2022-04-20 ​​22:18:02 – Paris/France.

Jesus Christ Superstar: Highlights From The All-Female Studio Cast Recording, which stars Grammy and Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo as Mary Magdalene; Broadway veteran Shoshana Bean as Judas Iscariot; and critically acclaimed soul singer Morgan James as Jesus Christ, will be available as a complete song collection on all digital music services on April 29. It is available for pre-save now here.

The album, which follows the release of two EPs, "She Is Risen (Vol. 1)" and "She Is Risen (Vol. 2)", marks the final and complete culmination of the music to be released from the sessions. originals in 2018., which featured an all-female orchestra and all female sound engineers led by producer/musician Meg Toohey (waitress).

In addition to Erivo, Bean and James, the recording features Grammy Award-winning Ledisi, comedian Bridget Everett as King Herod, Tony and Grammy-nominated Orfeh, and award-winning Debbie Gravitte. of a Tony Award.

The idea for the project came to James in a dream several years ago and led to her hosting a one-night-only performance of the musical with Bean at the Highline Ballroom in New York City the day before the Women's March. in January 2017.

The production generated such an incredible reaction that James was forced to save the performances in a studio recording and appropriately cast an all-female crew including orchestra, choir, musicians and engineers. After a series of multiple setbacks that led to the release of a handful of songs in previous EPs, Jesus Christ Superstar: Highlights From The All-Female Studio Cast Recording marks the project's final chapter. A full list of tracks is included below.

"Jesus Christ Superstar has always been one of my favorite scores and shows of all time," James said. “I grew up with the original concept recording, and for me, that's essential listening. I want this all-female version to be a love letter and homage to the score, and serve as essential listening for a new generation of musical theater enthusiasts. Working on this project was perhaps the most challenging and rewarding experience of my career. I'm so honored that all of these female superstars said "yes" and came to the studio with such kindness and a sense of collaboration. When women come together, amazing things happen. »

Called "a phenomenal talent whose sense of classic soul music runs deep" by The New York Times, Morgan James released Memphis Magnetic in 2020, and its holiday companion, A Very Magnetic Christmas, in 2021.

Educated at the Juilliard School, James performed in five original Broadway companies, appeared as a soloist with major orchestras around the world, and now records and tours full-time with her own band. With Postmodern Jukebox and with his own YouTube channel, Morgan's clips have racked up over 250 million views.

Cynthia Erivo won the 2016 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Theater World Awards for her portrayal of Celie Harris Johnson in the Broadway revival of The Color Purple. She also won the 2017 Grammy Award for her performance on the Cast Recording and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Musical Performance on "Today." In 2018, she ventured into film, playing roles in Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale.

The following year, she received two Oscar nominations for her performance as Harriet Tubman in the biopic Harriet as well as for her song "Stand Up" in the Original Song category. Cynthia earned a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress for her portrayal of Aretha Franklin on the series "Genius: Aretha," and was recently cast as Elphaba, the Witch of the West in the highly anticipated film version of the musical Wicked.

Shoshana Bean's three independent solo albums have all topped the iTunes R&B and Blues charts in the US and UK, with her fourth and most recent project, SPECTRUM, debuting at No. XNUMX on the Billboard Jazz charts.

Bean has sold out solo concerts around the world, lent his voice to countless movies and TV shows, amassed millions of YouTube views, and performed alongside Ariana Grande, David Foster, Postmodern Jukebox, Brian McKnight, and Michael Jackson. Shoshana is a Broadway stage veteran who made her debut in the original cast of Hairspray, playing the role of Elphaba's first-ever replacement in Wicked and most recently as Jenna in Waitress.

Bean won an IRNE Award for her performance as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl and was nominated for a Jeff Award for her portrayal of CeeCee Bloom in the pre-Broadway musical production of Beaches.

1. Heaven in their minds2. All is well3. This Jesus Must Die4. Simon Zealots/Poor Jerusalem5. Pilate's Dream6. The Temple*7. I don't know how to love her8. Forever Damned*9. The Last Supper*10. Gethsemane11. Pilate and Christ*12. Song of King Herod*13. Could we start again please?14. Ordeal before Pilate*15. Superstars

*denotes a new track

Listen to the first volume of the recording here:

Listen to Volume 2 here:

SOURCE: Reviews News

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