LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Ghostlight Records) - Tune in this Saturday morning, 2/21, as SUTTON FOSTER performs live on NBC4-TV�s Weekend Today Show in NY. The program airs at 9am EST - Check local listings.
Sutton Foster�s debut CD �Wish� is available today, via Ghostlight Records. The album features 15 songs culled from the worlds of jazz, pop, Broadway and cabaret, and highlights Foster�s eclectic choices, ranging from Patty Griffin�s �Nobody�s Cryin�� to Duke Ellington�s �I Like the Sunrise�…from Frank Loesser�s �Warm All Over� to John Denver�s �Sunshine on My Shoulders�.
Last week, USA TODAY selected the �Wish� track I Like the Sunrise as one of their �LISTEN UP MUSIC PICKS� OF THE WEEK. Writer Elysa Gardner praised: “The Broadway belter reveals a sparkling purity covering this Duke Ellington classic on Wish, due next Tuesday.”
Here is BROADWAY.com�s Exclusive Behind-The-Scenes video of the making of �WISH�:
https://www.broadway.com/Behind-the-Scenes-Sutton-Foster-s-Wish-CD/broadway_video/5020859
Tony-winner Foster looks forward to a sold-out, February 19th, NYC appearance, as part of the popular Lincoln Center Songbook Series.
On February 27th, she will perform and sign CDs at an In-Store appearance at Barnes and Noble Lincoln Center, at 5 pm.
Currently starring as Princess Fiona in Broadway�s �Shrek the Musical�, Sutton Foster was given high praise by Ben Brantley of The New York Times, who compared her to musical royalty: “She has emerged as an inspired, take-charge musical comedian in the tradition of Danny Kaye and Carol Burnett…”
Foster�s unique ability to be irreverent and respectful from moment-to-moment shines through on �Wish�, as her voice wallops through �Oklahoma� (a bonus track,) only minutes after a delicate, warm delivery of Noel Coward�s �Come The Wild, Wild Weather.� She is a musical chameleon with a voice as appealing as her down-to-earth personality.
�Wish� was Produced by Joel Moss, and Co-Produced by Michael Rafter. Executive Producers are Kurt Deutsch and Sutton Foster. The CD package features original artwork by Sutton Foster.
Track listing for �Wish�:
1. I'm Beginning to See The Light - (Duke Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James)
2. Warm All Over (Frank Loesser)
3. The Late, Late Show (Murray Berlin, Roy Alfred)
4. Up on the Roof (Carole King, Gerald Goffin) * this song is dedicated to Christine Zic
5. My Romance/Danglin' - (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers/Maury Yeston)
6. I Like The Sunrise (Duke Ellington)
7. Air Conditioner (Christine Lavin)
8. Sunshine on My Shoulders - (John Denver, Richard Kniss, Michael Taylor)
9. My Heart Was Set on You - (Jeff Blumenkrantz)
10. Flight (Craig Carnelia) - Duet with Megan McGinnis
11. Once Upon A Time - (Charles Strouse, Lee Adams)
12. Nobody's Cryin' (Patty Griffin)
13. Come the Wild, Wild Weather - (Noel Coward)
14. On My Way (Music by Jeanine Tesori, Lyrics by Brian Crawley)
15. Oklahoma (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) - Bonus Track
More about Sutton Foster:
Broadway: Princess Fiona in Shrek The Musical. Inga in Young Frankenstein, Janet Van De Graaf in The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations, L.A. Ovation Award), Jo in Little Women (2005 Tony, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Award nominations), Millie in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle and Astaire Awards), Eponine in Les Miserables, the 20th anniversary of Annie,The Scarlet Pimpernel, Grease. Other New York: performed concerts at Carnegie Hall (NY Pops), Lincoln Center (American Songbook series), Town Hall, Joe's Pub, Actors Fund benefit performances of Funny Girl and Chess. TV: Disney Channel's "Johnny and the Sprites," HBO's "The Flight of the Conchords." Proud Equity member.
