By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on April 19, 2009 4:44 PM
Broadway Actress Stephanie J. Block Is Working On A New Album Featuring Work By Several Broadway Artists Including Dolly Parton, Stephen Schwartz, Marvin Hamlisch, And Stephen Flaherty
Stephanie J. Block To Release New Album Featuring Broadway Big Shots
For Broadway actress/singer Stephanie J. Block, her gig in the new Dolly Parton-penned Broadway musical 9 To 5 has paid off in more ways than one. Block, who has been working on her solo album debut, is getting the country music legend herself to appear on her new CD - the pair will duet on the 1974 classic "I Will Always Love You".
Also appearing on Block's album, titled This Place I Know, will be an array of Broadway big shots, including Wicked composer Stephen Schwartz (accompanying Stephanie on piano for a recording of his song "Making Good"), A Chorus Line composer Marvin Hamlisch (arranging and accompanying on his song "Smart Women," cut from the Broadway comedy Imaginary Friends), and Ragtime tunesmith Stephen Flaherty (the first recording of his song "Something Beautiful").
Album Is Scheduled To Be Released On June 2nd
Considering Stephanie J. Block's already impressive Broadway credits - The Boy From Oz, Wicked, and The Pirate Queen - it's no wonder she was able to assemble such a team for her first solo outing. The album is due out on the PS Classics label on June 2, with a digital release on May 12.
