NEW RELEASES NEWS TITLES DOWNLOADS CONTACT HOME NEW RELEASES Stage Door spent the first quarter of 2011 working in the recording studio, producing the concept album of the Petula Clark / Dee Shipman musical 'J'Accuse...! - The Passions Of Emile Zola', featuring an all star cast led by Dave Willetts, Meredith Braun and Jill Martin. Stage Door returned to London's prestigious Angel Studios in September to record Meredith Braun's debut album provisionally titled 'Someone Else's Story' - due for release in early 2012. MORE DETAILS» ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» MEREDITH BRAUN SOMEONE ELSE'S STORY  Since 1990 Meredith Braun has been considered one of the West End's brightest stars. After a ten year absence, Meredith returns to performing with the release of her debut solo album on March 26th, 2012. 'Someone Else's Story' is a hand-picked collection of songs from contemporary musical theatre, each one of them telling a very personal story. Composers include Stephen Sondheim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Michel Legrand, Claude-Michel Schonberg, Stiles and Drewe and Stephen Schwartz. This stunning, intimate collection features Arrangements and Musical Direction by Paul Bateman (Musical Director for Sarah Brightman, Lesley Garrett). Recorded at London's Angel Studios September - December 2011. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» THE SOUND OF MUSIC ORIGINAL AUSTRALIAN CAST  The Sound of Music, brings us the last of the magnificent scores from the pens of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. The Australian production of The Sound of Music opened and was recorded at Melbourne's Princess Theatre in 1961 and ran for three years with a cast headed by the talented Australian soprano June Bronhill. This recording was the first time a major overseas production featuring Australian artists was transferred to disc. Released on CD for the first time, the original Australian cast recording is complemented by a selection of rare bonus tracks including June Bronhill's studio recordings of the show highlights. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» MUTINY! ORIGINAL LONDON CAST  Mutiny is the epic musical conceived and penned by David Essex with book and lyrics by Richard Crane, based on the historic Mutiny of The Bounty. The musical was originally recorded as a concept album in 1983 and would later produce the hit singles 'Tahiti' and 'Falling Angels Riding'. The show opened at London's Piccadilly Theatre in July 1985 and ran for over 500 performances, co-starring Frank Finlay and Sinitta. To celebrate the shows 25th anniversary, the 1985 London cast recording makes its debut on CD, with all tracks digitally remastered from the master tapes. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» OUT OF THE BLUE ORIGINAL LONDON CAST  'Out Of The Blue' is a ground breaking musical drama written by leading Japanese composer Shunn-Ichi Tokura and English lyricist / poet Paul Sand. Set against the dramatic backdrop of post-war Japan, the musical centres on John Marshall and his Japanese wife Hideko and the aftermath of the dropping of the atomic bomb on Nagasaki in August 1945. The musical starred an array of the West End's finest leading performers including Meredith Braun, Greg Ellis, James Graeme, Michael McCarthy and Simon Burke. 'Out Of The Blue' opened at London's Shaftesbury Theatre in November 1994 however the cast recording has remained commercially unavailable until now. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» BEAUTIFUL AND DAMNED ORIGINAL CONCEPT / LONDON CAST  'Beautiful and Damned' is an evocative and glittering musical based on the extraordinary lives of Zelda and F. Scott Fitzgerald. The original, inspirational songs on this unique disc, written and performed by two of the world’s greatest songwriters, Les Reed and Roger Cook, secured multi-million pound funding for Beautiful and Damned, a full-blown, glittering Art Deco musical extravaganza. As bonus tracks - the album concludes with three exclusive recordings from the London cast featuring Michael Praed and Helen Anker, recorded live at the Lyric Theatre. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» ALMA COGAN in 'JULIE' 'Julie' is a musical with book, music and lyrics by Stan Foster. With an exotic setting in the Far East, the story tells of Julie Knight a celebrated singer who travels to the region to entertain for the troops only to get caught in a web of espionage and ultimately falling in love with the nation's leader. The show was written for Alma Cogan who along with Stan Foster and Charles Young recorded a concept album of the score in the early Sixties for prospective theatre impresarios.  This strictly limited edition pressing of 'Julie' presents Stan Foster's lively musical score in its entirety for the first time and has been restored from Stan's original archive tapes. This album will not be available in stores and is limited to 250 units. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» STEVE BARTON - ENCORE THE PRIVATE COLLECTION  In this collection of private and previously unreleased recordings and in a variety of musical styles, the many faces and moods of Steve Barton come alive, in full focus. Compiled and carefully restored from Steve's own private archive of tapes, Encore is a very special souvenir and a private glimpse of a song stylist and performer at work. Steve's vocals are clear and confident in the previously unreleased recordings from the musicals 'The House On The Corner', 'Company' and 'Guys & Dolls', while his 'Drawn To You' from 'The Anastasia Affaire', alters the tempo and texture of this collection. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» ANTHONY NEWLEY - NEWLEY DISCOVERED This unique Anthony Newley collection compiles the original concept recordings from three self penned movie musicals. The semi-autobiographical film 'Can Heironymus Merkin...' has gained cult status since its 1969 release and features an exceptional score by Newley and Herbert Kretzmer. Newley also performs the songs for 'Willy Wonka And The Chocolate Factory' the 1971 family favourite composed with Leslie Bricusse. The album concludes with Newley's recordings for the 1974 film 'Mr, Quilp' a musical adaptation of Dickens' 'Old Curiosity Shop' in which he played the title role. All these recordings are previously unreleased and have been restored from Newley's own private archive. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» CLEO LAINE in 'COLETTE' ORIGINAL 1980 LONDON CAST 'Colette' is based on the life of one of France's most celebrated writers. Tracing her career from childhood through three marriages and two World Wars, 'Colette' gives an insight into the life of this fascinating personality, the centre of many a scandal. The score by Sir John Dankworth gives ample opportunity to demonstrate the incredible talents of Dame Cleo Laine. The three husbands (and the woman) in Colette's life are played by Kenneth Nelson ('The Fantasticks'); John Moffatt narrates the story. 'Colette' opened at London's Comedy Theatre in September 1980. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» ONCE UPON A TIME Roger Webb and Norman Newell's musical 'Once Upon A Time' was staged at the Duke Of York's Theatre in 1972 and ran for 26 matinee performances over the Christmas period. The magical tale was directed by Gillian Lynne with sets and costumes by Tony Walton. The show was presented by David Frost and starred a young Tim Curry (pre 'Rocky Horror Show'). Songs from the score were issued on an album by The Mike Sammes singers, released here on CD for the first time but the showstopper 'Make Your Own Rainbow' was omitted from the recording session. The song later went on to win The Danny Kaye Award at the UNICEF International Song Contest in 1988 with the version featured here performed by Tara McDonald. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» THE FAR PAVILIONS Stage Door are proud to present for the first time on CD the musical 'The Far Pavilions'. This ground breaking release charts the musical journey from concept to reality between 1997 - 2005.  Featuring 25 unique studio recordings performed by such top West End singers as Paul Baker, Helen Hobson, Ian Bartholomew and Hadley Fraser. The musical adaptation of M. M. Kaye's epic novel features a sumptuous score by Philip Henderson and evocative lyrics by Michael E. Ward. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» TWIGGY - GOTTA SING, GOTTA DANCE   Twiggy celebrates the music of the Twenties, Thirties and Forties with this impressive collection of melodies from the golden age of song. Performing the songs of Noel Coward, Cole Porter and Richard Rodgers in her own inimitable style, Twiggy recaptures the essence and originality of these timeless classics. Released to coincide with Twiggy's 60th birthday - this album showcases Twiggy as a song stylist and torch singer. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» STEVE BARTON - ONLY FOR A WHILE Steve Barton became known to theatregoers for originating the role of Raoul in Andrew Lloyd Webber's West End production of 'The Phantom Of The Opera' in 1986. He later went on to star as the Phantom in the Broadway production in 1990. Most of his career was spent in Europe where he starred in 'Cats', 'Beauty And The Beast' and the phenomenally successful 'Tanz Der Vampire'. Tragically, Steve passed away in July 2001 at the age of 47. This compendium of songs showcases Steve Barton as a song stylist performing material from the musicals 'Someone Like You' and 'Emma', his final recordings. Steve's love for Brel is represented in his interpretations of 'If You Go Away', 'The Port Of Amsterdam' and 'Jackie' alongside familiar Cole Porter classics such as 'It's Delovely' and 'Begin The Beguine'. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» SPOTLIGHT ON LARRY KERT Broadway performer Larry Kert shot to fame originating the role of Tony in the Leonard Bernstein / Stephen Sondheim stage musical 'West Side Story'. After opening on Broadway, Kert released his first solo album 'Larry Kert Sings' an unusual selection of calypso songs. This was later followed by the more commercial album 'Larry Kert Sings Leonard Bernstein' - showcasing songs from 'West Side Story', 'On The Town' and 'Wonderful Town'. Throughout the sixties, Kert starred in a series of Broadway flops but returned to prominence with a Tony nomination for his role in Sondheim's 'Company' a role he reprised in London's West End. This collection marks the first retrospective release of one of Broadway's most missed and underrated performers. ............................................................................................................................................................ READ MORE & ORDER» NAPOLEON  HIGHLIGHTS FROM THE 1994 PREMIERE PRODUCTION From commoner, to the heights of power, to a man destroyed, the story of NAPOLEON charts the journey of that ‘Child of the Revolution’ who believed to fault in the power of human potential. Blindly pushing forward the boundaries of human greatness, Napoleon loses sight of his own humanity in his willingness to sacrifice all he holds dear at the altar of his ambition. Recorded in the days leading up to the musical’s premiere, this album features an augmented orchestra of 35 players and the entire original cast of 32 from the first production of NAPOLEON which opened in Toronto in March 1994. ............................................................................................................................................................ STAGE DOOR STOCKISTS   WE ARE PLEASED TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING FORMS OF PAYMENT: ................................................. 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