Joy Machine Records announces release of SNOW WHITE & ME: A New Musical Original Cast Recording
Joy Machine Records has announced the release of Snow White & Me: A New Musical - Original Cast Recording, now available on streaming and digital platforms.
With music and lyrics by West End composer Pippa Cleary and a book by Philip LaZebnik and Ronald Kruschak, Snow White & Me is a new family musical that brings a contemporary twist to the world of classic fairytales.
Following many successful productions across Europe, including Czechia and Germany, Snow White & Me received its first English-language production at the Conservatory for the Performing Arts at Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri, directed by Lisa Brescia. This new original cast recording brings together that Missouri cast with West End musicians and a London-based musical creative team. Scott Schwartz was dramaturg on the project and crucial to the show’s development.
The album features Rob Madge as the Magic Mirror, and director Lisa Brescia on the album’s final bonus track ‘My Sister’, performed with Cleary. Gea Rose Henry stars as Daisy, with Angelina Nazario as Alex, Joe Murphy as Prince Jeremy, Kylie Howard as Endora, Matthew Kischer as Rumpelstiltskin, and Quinten Loveland as the Wolf.
Ensemble vocals feature students from Stephens College, including Keira Anderson, Chloe Anderson, Zack Anderson, Gabriel Beech, Stella Brown, Macie Bruderer, Josh Crowley, Isabella Clutter, Vivian K. Dick, Olivia Evans, Molly Foster, Carina Galloway, Devin Michael Leming, Wyatt Logan, Lily Mace, Wyatt Munsey, Hugh Paul, Sophia Poole, Isaac Robinson, Libby Serber, Kaley Sikora, Sydnee Sisk, Olivia Starnes, Kylie Steinhauser, Sarah Whitehead, Mallory Womeldorff, and Nicholas Youngstead.
In Snow White & Me, two girls from the real world, Alex and Daisy, are pulled into a fairytale kingdom where stories are being rewritten by the evil Queen Endora. With the help of a hapless prince, a cast of familiar fairytale figures, and a little courage, they must save Snow White and discover that they have the power to shape their own stories. Full of heart, comedy, adventure, and sweeping family-musical emotion, the score draws on Cleary’s lifelong love of Disney, with influences including Alan Menken and Stephen Schwartz.
Pippa Cleary said: “As a composer, this has been one of the most fulfilling creative journeys I have undertaken. I have always been a Disney fanatic and I’ve really relished the opportunity to embrace the sweeping melodies and irresistible, upbeat numbers that define a great family fantasy musical. The theme of finding your own story is what first drew me to the project, and working alongside such an incredible company of performers as well as the best music team I could have wished for has been a true delight.”
This international recording was created between Missouri and London. Vocals were recorded in Missouri by Pete Szkolka, with West End players recorded at Auburn Jam Music in London. The album features orchestrations by Joe Davison and Simon Nathan, with musical direction by Nollie Moore and Joe Davison. Davison also handled supervision, production, mixing and mastering for the album.
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