Tony-nominated Broadway favorite Melissa Errico has recorded another album of Sondheim songs. Sondheim in the City releases via Concord Theatricals Recordings February 16.
The album is her second dedicated to the late composer-lyricist, following 2018's Sondheim Sublime. The new release focuses on Sondheim's songs about New York City and its myriad of characters, with songs including "Another Hundred People," "What More Do I Need?," "Everybody Says Don't," "Broadway Baby," and more.
“Sondheim is my New York, and his is the city of my dreams,” says Errico in a statement. “I used all these songs to make a Sondheim musical for myself—partly my life, partly his mind. He is one of the enduring poets of this complex city, and I walked into one poem after another.”
Errico is also in the midst of a 10-performance residency at Birdland Jazz that began February 14. Shows on February 16 and 17 will celebrate the release of Sondheim in the City.
The album is produced by Rob Mathes and features arranger Tedd Firth on piano, David Finck on bass, Lewis Nash on drums, and Matt Munisteri on guitar. Alex Venguer handled recording, editing, and mixing, while mastering is by Scott Hull.
Take a look at the complete track listing:
1. "Dawn"
2. "Another Hundred People"
3. "Opening Doors / What More Do I Need?"
4. "Take Me To The World"
5. "Can That Boy Foxtrot!"
6. "Anyone Can Whistle"
7. "Everybody Says Don’t"
8. "Good Thing Going"
9. "Broadway Baby"
10. "Uptown, Downtown"
11. "It Wasn’t Meant To Happen"
12. "Little Things You Do Together"
13. "Sorry-Grateful"
14. "Being Alive"
Order Sondheim in the City here. For tickets to Errico's Birdland shows, visit BirdlandJazz.com.