Masterworks Broadway May Releases

New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ CineMedia Promotions) Masterworks Broadway continues to make good on its promise to open the vault of its unparalleled musical theater catalog with a full slate of releases. Available May 17th is The Merry Widow (1964 Revival Cast), previously unavailable in the CD era. The recording will be available as a download through all major digital service providers and as disc-on-demand, with the original cover art and liner notes, via Arkivmusic.com and Amazon.com.

The reissue of the 1964 Music Theater of Lincoln Center Recording of The Merry Widow features American soprano and Metropolitan Opera star Patrice Munsel singing the title role, with a supporting cast that includes singers Bob Wright, Joan Weldon and Frank Poretta, plus the legendary character actors, Oscar nominee Mischa Auer and Tony nominee Sig Arno. The most of popular of all Viennese operettas, The Merry Widow features a richly melodic score including the beloved "Vilja" and a bouquet of unforgettable waltzes. Produced by Richard Rodgers, The Merry Widow was conducted by the Tony-winning maestro and operetta specialist, Franz Allers (My Fair Lady, Camelot) and will be available May 17.

Also available digitally on May 17th, for the first time utilizing the approved master tapes, are the Original Broadway Cast Recordings of Mr. President and The Happiest Girl in the World, the 1964 New York World's Fair Cast Recording of To Broadway, With Love and the 1957 Studio Recording of Brigadoon. These releases will be accompanied by new album pages and photos on MasterworksBroadway.com.