December 12, 2016
BC/EFA Releases Vivacious 2016 Holiday Album; 'Chicago' Creates Original Video
EDGE READ TIME: 6 MIN.
The 18th volume in the "Broadway's Carols for a Cure" collection is full of Broadway's favorite musicals such as "Hamilton," and "Waitress, and a special holiday video by the team from "Chicago."
The holiday season is not complete without the perfect music to accompany it.�"Broadway's Carols for a Cure" is the latest compilation album that embodies the spirit of the season like nothing else can. A project born completely out of love, "Broadway's Carols for a Cure" pairs the casts from famous Broadway musicals with songs that are both classic and new. The result is pure gold that will make you reach for the "repeat" button over and over again.
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS is "Broadway's incredible, dedicated nonprofit organization that helps individual people with serious illnesses such as AIDS and women's health issues receive the health care and support they need. In addition, they provide financial support in the form of grants to AIDS and family service organizations throughout the country," said album producer Lynn Pinto.
With a jaw-dropping list of all the most popular musicals, each production company is allowed the creative freedom to choose their contribution. Instead of the typical live singing the artists are used to, they're provided with intimate studios that allow for vocal and instrumental isolations. This makes the album unique from the majority of cast albums on the market, and showcases some of the best voices and instrumentalists in the world.
After 18 years of experience, you can imagine that producer Lynn Pinto and engineer Andros Rodriguez know how to create perfection. The production team they work with is passionate and relentless in their pursuit of the ideal sound. After listening to several seconds of any track, it becomes very clear that "Broadway's Carols for a Cure" is magical.
Some of the most notable songs on the album include:
Those are just 6 of the 22 highly detailed tracks that you will hear, along with:
And the list still goes on and on. The only way to immerse yourself in the beauty and love "Broadway's Carols for a Cure" exudes is to listen to it in its entirety. It will envelop you with warmth, like a cozy blanket on a snowy Winter's day.
Cast members of "Chicago," the longest-running American musical on Broadway, also launched a music video to accompany their original song "Holiday Melody," which appears on the 2016 edition of the annual "Carols for a Cure" album. All proceeds from the album benefit Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.
"Holiday Melody" is written by Brian O'Brien and features Angel Reda as lead vocalist. Fellow cast members Paul Alexander Nolan, NaTasha Yvette Williams, Lana Gordon and Tonya Wathen are also featured, as is the world-class orchestra of "Chicago."
"Holiday Melody" is arranged and orchestrated by Richard Rockage, and produced by Lynn Pinto and Andros Rodriguez of Rock-it Science Records. The video is directed, filmed and edited by "Chicago" company member Jason Patrick Sands.
"The company of 'Chicago' and Broadway Cares have been working together to make a difference for 20 years," O'Brien said. "With this year's original 'Carols for a Cure' song Jason and I realized it was an opportunity to do ever more to raise awareness and donations for a cause that helps so many in our community and across the country."
For 18 years, the companies of Broadway, Off-Broadway and national touring shows give the gift of music by participating in this annual celebratory musical feast for the holiday season. The 2-CD set exclusively benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and features new and classic holiday songs.