As the November 8 UK opening of Lazarus at London’s King Cross Theatre approaches, the cast and band of the original New York production will release their versions of the David Bowie songs from the show as the Lazarus Cast Album October 21 on ISO / RCA Records.
The album will be available for pre-order September 16 with all orders receiving instant downloads of the cast versions of Life On Mars? (sung by Sophia Anne Caruso) and the title track (sung by Michael C. Hall).
Standing alongside the cast’s interpretations of classics from his canon are the three final David Bowie studio recordings. Co-produced by Bowie and Tony Visconti and recorded with Donny McCaslin and his quartet, the same band that played on Bowie’s ★ album, these last three songs — No Plan, Killing A Little Time, When I Met You— bring completely new dimensions to their cast counterparts. The original ★ version of Lazarus is also included on the cast album.
The ★ album has been shortlisted for the 2016 Hyundai Mercury Prize and, as part of the awards ceremony on September 15, Michael C. Hall will be performing the song Lazarus with Henry Hey and the Lazarus house band. The show will be broadcast live from the Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith on BBC 4 and BBC Radio 6 Music.
The Lazarus cast album was produced by the show’s musical director Henry Hey, who had previously worked with Bowie on The Next Day and features vocals from Hall, Caruso, Cristin Miloti, Michael Esper and other cast members backed by the seven-piece house band Hey assembled for the New York run. The album was recorded January 11, 2016. Upon arriving at the studio, the musicians and cast were shocked and saddened to learn that Bowie had passed away the evening before. Their emotional performances that day are captured on this recording.
The distinctive artwork for the Lazarus cast recording has been designed by Jonathan Barnbrook who also worked with Bowie on the ★, The Next Day, Heathen and Nothing Has Changed albums.
Written by Bowie and Enda Walsh, directed by Ivo Van Hove and produced by Robert Fox, Lazarus opened December 7, 2015, at the New York Theatre Workshop to great critical acclaim. The New York Times raved “Ice-cold bolts of ecstasy shoot like novas through the glamorous muddle and murk of Lazarus, the great-sounding, great-looking and mind-numbing new musical built around songs by David Bowie,” while Rolling Stone hailed it as a “Surrealistic Tour de Force… milk-swimming, lingerie-sniffing, gin-chugging theater at its finest.”
David Bowie Lazarus track list
CD
Disc 1
Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) – Ricky Nelson
Lazarus – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
It’s No Game – Michael C. Hall, Lynn Craig & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
This Is Not America – Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
The Man Who Sold The World – Charlie Pollack
No Plan – Sophia Anne Caruso
Love Is Lost – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Changes – Cristin Milioti & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Where Are We Now – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Absolute Beginners – Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Dirty Boys – Michael Esper
Killing A Little Time – Michael C. Hall
Life On Mars – Sophia Anne Caruso
All The Young Dudes – Nicholas Christopher, Lynn Craig, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Sound And Vision – David Bowie
Always Crashing in the Same Car – Cristin Militia
Valentine’s Day – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
When I Met You – Michael C. Hall & Krystina Alabama
Heroes – Michael C. Hall, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Disc 2
Lazarus – David Bowie
No Plan – David Bowie
Killing A Little Time – David Bowie
When I Met You – David Bowie
Vinyl
Disc 1
Side A
Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) – Ricky Nelson
Lazarus – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
It’s No Game – Michael C. Hall, Lynn Craig & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
This Is Not America – Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
The Man Who Sold the World – Charlie Pollack
Side B
No Plan – Sophia Anne Caruso
Love Is Lost – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Changes – Cristin Milioti & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Where Are We Now? – Michael C. Hall & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Disc 2
Side C
Absolute Beginners – Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Dirty Boys – Michael Esper
Killing a Little Time – Michael C. Hall
Life On Mars? – Sophia Anne Caruso
All the Young Dudes – Nicholas Christopher, Lynn Craig, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Side D
Sound and Vision – David Bowie
Always Crashing in the Same Car – Cristin Militia
Valentine’s Day – Michael Esper & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
When I Met You – Michael C. Hall & Krystina Alabama
Heroes – Michael C. Hall, Sophia Anne Caruso & Original New York Cast of Lazarus
Disc 3
Side E (one-sided)
Lazarus – David Bowie
No Plan – David Bowie
Killing a Little Time – David Bowie
When I Met You – David Bowie
