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Broadway Records to Release You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown Cast Album

A date is set for the new recording.

Van Dean (producer), Graydon Peter Yosowitz, Milly Shapiro, Aiden Gemme (rear), Jeremy T. Villas, Joshua Colley, Mavis Simpson-Ernst, Gregory Diaz, and Michael Unger (director) in the recording studio.
Van Dean (producer), Graydon Peter Yosowitz, Milly Shapiro, Aiden Gemme (rear), Jeremy T. Villas, Joshua Colley, Mavis Simpson-Ernst, Gregory Diaz, and Michael Unger (director) in the recording studio.
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The new Broadway Records recording of the York Theatre Company's You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown will be released digitally and in hard copy format on Friday, November 18.

The York Theatre's cast was made up entirely of child actors, with Joshua Colley (Elf) as Charlie Brown, Gregory Diaz (School of Rock) as Schroeder, Aidan Gemme (Finding Neverland) as Snoopy, Milly Shapiro (Matilda The Musical) as Sally, Mavis Simpson-Ernst (Evita) as Lucy, and Jeremy T. Villas (Kinky Boots) as Linus. Graydon Peter Yosowitz (The Odyssey) also took on the role of Charlie Brown.

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown features a book, music, and lyrics by Clark Gesner, with additional material by Andrew Lippa and Michael Mayer. The musical made its Broadway debut in 1971 and received a Tony-nominated revival in 1999, directed by Michael Mayer. The York's production is directed by the York's associate artistic director Michael Unger with music direction by Eric Svejcar.

The cast recording is now available for pre-order here.