Christmas on
Broadway
Steven
Kimbrough is featured on
a 2008 solo album, Christmas on Broadway, released by ARABEQUE
RECORDS, which is the first collection of Christmas songs from
Broadway shows ever to be released. Though Kimbrough is known for
his highly praised recordings of German-language art songs of such
outstanding composers as Kurt Weill, Franz Schreker, Alexander von
Zemlinsky, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, etc., he has long demonstrated
his affinity for the songs of musical theater by starring in such
roles a Emile in South Pacific, Hajj in Kismet, and
through his outstanding recordings, e.g. Classics from Hollywood
to Broadway (Wright and Forrest songs, KOCH/SCHWANN), This is
the Life (Kurt Weill songs, ARABESQUE RECORDS), and Korngold
Hollywood Songbook (VMS Records). Kimbrough has also starred in
musical films on German and Austrian television, such as Man of
La Mancha and Katherina und Potemkin.
Jack Lee,
the distinguished Broadway conductor, is the Artistic
Director/Musical Supervisor for the recording. Lee has numerous
Broadway, Off-Broadway and tour credits as music director and
conductor include: Funny
Girl; No Strings; Irene; Sweet Charity
with Gwen Verdon (the movie with
Shirley McLaine) and Chita Rivera;
George M!
with Joel Grey and Darryl Hickman;
Applause
with Lauren Bacall;
Annie Get Your Gun
with Debbie Reynolds;
Peter Pan with Sandy
Duncan; My One and Only
with Tommy Tune;
Nick and Nora
with starring Barry Bostwick,
Joanna
Gleason and Christine Baranski;
My Fair Lady
with Richard Chamberlain; and
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way
to the Forum with Phil
Silvers and Nancy Walker.
The arrangements for the songs
on the recording are by John Drymon. The diversity of styles
reflected in his arrangements from ballads to jazz make the
recording a delight to hear throughout the holidays.
To purchase:
http://amazon.com,
click on “music”, type in “Steven Kimbrough”
