Shaina Taub - Suffs (Original Broadway Cast Recording) (CD)

2024 release. Atlantic Records is proud to raise the curtain on Suffs (Original Broadway Cast Recording), the official musical companion to the 6x Tony Award-nominated new musical from award-winning singer-songwriter Shaina Taub."I grew up in rural Vermont listening obsessively to Broadway cast albums on the boombox in my bedroom, " said Shaina Taub when the album was first announced in April following the show's official opening. "To get to make one of my own with this miraculous cast and orchestra is beyond my wildest childhood dreams. I'm so grateful to Atlantic Records for making it possible, and am so excited to share these songs and this story with the world."Suffs (Original Broadway Cast Recording) includes the groundbreaking show's powerful call to arms, "The March (We Demand Equality)." The album also includes standout tracks such as "Great American Bitch, " "If We Were Married, " "Worth It" and "Ladies."Now playing at Broadway's Music Box Theatre, Suffs recently received six nominations for the 2024 Tony Awards, including a nomination for "Best Musical." Taub was nominated for "Best Book of a Musical" and "Best Original Score, " while Nikki M. James, who plays Ida B. Wells, was nominated for "Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical." Additional nominations went to Leigh Silverman for "Best Direction of a Musical" and Paul Tazewell for "Best Costume Design of a Musical." In addition, Suffs was recently honored with three Outer Critics Circle Awards, including "Outstanding New Broadway Musical, " "Outstanding Book of a Musical" (Shaina Taub), and "Outstanding Score" (Shaina Taub).Hailed by New York Magazine as "smart, witty, and teeming with mighty performances, " Suffs boldly explores the victories and failures of a struggle for equality that's far from over. Suffs stars book writer, composer, and lyricistShaina Taubin the role of Alice Paul, making history as only the second woman ever to write the book, music, lyrics and star in her own Broadway musical. Taub is an Obie Award-winning, Emmy Award-nominated songwriter and winner of the Kleban Prize, the Fred Ebb Award, the Jonathan Larson Grant, and the NYCLU's Michael Friedman Freedom Award for activism. She created and starred in acclaimed musical adaptations ofTwelfth NightandAs You Like Itat Shakespeare in the Park. She has released three solo albums and is currently signed to Atlantic Records.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Let Mother Vote - By Jenn Colella, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs
2. Finish the Fight - By Shaina Taub
3. Find a Way - By Shaina Taub, Ally Bonino, Hannah Cruz, Kim Blanck, Nadia Dandashi, Jenna Bainbridge, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs
4. Wait My Turn - By Nikki M. James
5. Terrell's Theme - By Laila Drew, Nikki M. James, Anastacia McCleskey
6. The March (We Demand Equality) - By Hannah Cruz, Nikki M. James, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs
7. Great American Bitch - By Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Hannah Cruz, Nadia Dandashi, Shaina Taub
8. Ladies - By Grace McLean
9. A Meeting with President Wilson - By Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Tsilala Brock, Hannah Cruz, Nadia Dandashi, Grace McLean, Shaina Taub
10. Worth It - By Shaina Taub, Ally Bonino, Jenn Colella, Hannah Cruz, Nikki M. James, Anastacia McCleskey
11. If We Were Married - By Tsilala Brock, Nadia Dandashi
12. The Convention, Part I - By Jenn Colella, Nikki M. James, Anastacia McCleskey, Shaina Taub, Jaygee MacApugay, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs
13. This Girl - By Jenn Colella
14. The Convention, Part II - By Jenn Colella, Nikki M. James, Anastacia McCleskey, Shaina Taub, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs
15. Alva Belmont - By Emily Skinner, Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Hannah Cruz, Nadia Dandashi, Shaina Taub
16. Show Them Who You Are - By Shaina Taub, Hannah Cruz
17. The Campaign - By Hannah Cruz, Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Nadia Dandashi, Shaina Taub
18. How Long

Disc: 2

1. The Young Are at the Gates
2. Respectfully Yours, Dudley Malone - By Tsilala Brock
3. Hold It Together - By Ada Westfall, Shaina Taub, Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Nadia Dandashi, Tsilala Brock, Jenn Colella, Jaygee MacApugay, Nikki M. James, Anastacia McCleskey
4. Wait My Turn (Reprise) - By Nikki M. James, Anastacia McCleskey
5. The Report - By Dana Costello, Grace McLean, Nadia Dandashi, Tsilala Brock, Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Shaina Taub, Jenna Bainbridge
6. Show Them Who You Are (Reprise) - By Hannah Cruz
7. Insane - By Shaina Taub
8. Fire ; Tea
9. Let Mother Vote (Reprise) - By Grace McLean
10. She and I - By Jenn Colella, Shaina Taub
11. Down at the State House - By Monica Tulia Ramirez, Dana Costello, Jenna Bainbridge, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs
12. A Letter from Harry's Mother - By Emily Skinner, Monica Tulia Ramirez, Jenna Bainbridge, Shaina Taub
13. I Was Here - By Nikki M. James, Anastacia McCleskey, Laila Drew, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs
14. If We Were Married (Reprise) - By Tsilala Brock, Jenn Colella, Nadia Dandashi, Jaygee MacApugay
15. August 26th, 1920 - By Kim Blanck, Ally Bonino, Nadia Dandashi, Shaina Taub
16. Lucy's Song - By Ally Bonino
17. Finish the Fight (Reprise) - By Laila Drew, Shaina Taub
18. Keep Marching - By Shaina Taub, Original Broadway Cast of Suffs