Broadway Records announces the release 
a new deluxe version of the hit album In Pieces: A New Musical (Highlights) featuring music by Joey Contreras and including 8 original songs not included on the 2021 release. Prior to the album’s release, Broadway Records will release several singles. The second single available on June 14 is a vibrant duet, “Bloom,” performed by cast members Antonio Cipriano and Stephanie Torns with music by Contreras. It comes on the heels of the new version of “Ohio” just released featuring Anson Bagley. The deluxe version of the album is available digitally today.
In Pieces is an anthology musical weaving the romantic journeys of six people across three chapters of life. Featuring book, music and lyrics by Joey Contreras (Fred Ebb Award finalist and Jonathan Larson Grant finalist), In Pieces has gained popularity with millions of streams, and a growing social media presence, while becoming a popular licensed property (40 productions around the world including Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, London and around the US). The creative team is continuing to develop the musical for a commercial engagement.
Says Contreras: “Many people might not know, but ‘In Pieces, A New Musical, ‘originally started as a jukebox musical using older songs from my catalog. I strung together storylines and characters from my previous standalone theatre songs to create the world of ‘In Pieces.’ As we continued developing the show, we craved some scene/songs that were built for these characters versus pre-existing songs retrofitted for dramatic moments. ’Bloom’ was written to better flesh out two of our primary characters. It was hard to throw out the familiar ‘hit’ that people knew, but to be honest, I love this song so much more for the show. You learn about who these people are and it gets you rooting for them.”
Purchase/Stream IN PIECES: Https://lnk.to/in-pieces
Album Track List:
- Fork in the Road (Intro) – In Pieces Ensemble
- You Never Know – Brad Greer, Mia Gerachis, In Pieces Ensemble
- Me and Mr. Popularity – Andrew Barth Feldman
- Bloom – Antonio Cipriano, Stephanie Torns
- Caffeinated – Hannah Verdi, Aisha Jackson, Julian Diaz-Granados
- A Classroom Duet – Mateus Leite Cardoso, Anson Bagley, In Pieces Ensemble
- Love Wildly – Aisha Jackson, Mateus Leite Cardoso, Anson Bagley, In Pieces Ensemble
- Me and Mr. Popularity (Reprise) – Anson Bagley
- Get Up and Go – Antonio Cipriano
- Ohio – Anson Bagley
- This Is Not Me – George Salazar
- Like You Don’t Miss Me – Stevi Incremona, Natalie Weiss, Ashley De La Rosa
- Another New York Love Story – Leslie Hiatt
- Love Me, Love Me Not – David Archuleta
- Singin’ the Same Line – Solea Pfeiffer, In Pieces Ensemble
- You Never Know (Reprise) – Hannah Verdi, In Pieces Ensemble
- In Pieces – Ben Fankhauser, In Pieces Ensemble
- Fork in the Road – Joey Contreras, Tommy Kaiser, In Pieces Ensemble
ABOUT JOEY CONTRERAS
Joey Contreras is a New York based, Mexican American musical theatre and pop songwriter. His various projects, performances, and studio album releases have amassed millions of streams. He is a two-time Fred Ebb Award finalist, three-time Jonathan Larson Grant finalist and an alum of the Johnny Mercer Project. His musical IN PIECES was a National Alliance of Musical Theatre (NAMT) Finalist and is currently licensed and performed worldwide with a commercial run in the works. The highlights album was released by Broadway Records. His other musicals include FORGET ME NOT, ALL THE KIDS ARE DOING IT (O’Neill National Music Theater Conference Finalist), HEARTBREAKERS IN HELL, ROBBY GREEN IS ALL GROWN UP and LAST CALL WITH MONTY AND LIZ, a bio-musical about American actor Montgomery Clift. Additionally, he has written and developed work for the Walt Disney Company, Prospect Theatre Company, 5th Avenue Theatre as well as songs and scores for various short films. He regularly teaches private songwriting coaching and masterclasses at universities and musical theatre training programs. Follow along on all socials: @joeycontreras.
ABOUT ANTONIO CIPRIANO
Antonio Cipriano is currently on the Max series, Pretty Little Liars: Summer School. He was also seen as a series regular in DisneyPlus’ New Original Series National Treasure. He originated the role of ‘Phoenix’ in the Tony and Grammy Award winning “Jagged Little Pill” on Broadway. Regional Theatre credits include American Repertory Theater, La Jolla Playhouse, York Theatre Company, Second Stage Theatre, New York Stage and Film, and Michigan Opera Theatre. He won the 2017 Sutton Foster Ovation Award for Best Actor and was a finalist in the 2017 NHSMTA- Jimmy Awards. He has performed in multiple concerts at Feinstein’s 54 Below, including multiple solo shows. TV credits include CBS’s God Friended Me, HBO Max’s Sex Lives of College Girls and Showtime’s City on a Hill.
ABOUT STEPHANIE TORNS
Stephanie Torns was last seen as Jenna Hunterson in Waitress the Musical on the limited engagement tour in Charlotte, NC and Cleveland, OH. Before that, she was a part of the original Broadway company since 2015 where the show was created at A.R.T in Cambridge, MA. She can also be seen in Waitress the Musical movie that played in AMC Theaters across the US. Other Broadway credits include Wicked the Musical, where Stephanie was the Elphaba standby. Regional credits include: Les Miserable as Eponine, 9 to 5 as Judy Bernly, and The Producers. Stephanie has also performed her very own solo cabaret show, at 54 Below and Chelsea Table and Stage in New York City. When she isn’t performing, she is a Musical Theater teacher at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy in NY and a proud board member of The Epic Players.
ABOUT BROADWAY RECORDS
Broadway Records is the leading, Grammy® winning record label dedicated to releasing the most popular and current Broadway cast recordings, as well as preserving legacy musical theatre and theatre vocalists’ repertoire. Under the leadership of Broadway Records’ president and founder Van Dean, recent releases include the New Off-Broadway Cast Recording of ASSASSINS, the New Broadway Cast Recording of Caroline, Or Change, If The Fates Allow: The Hadestown Holiday Album, Grammy® Nominated Burt Bacharach & Stephen Sater’s Some Lovers, Grammy® Nominated Stephen Schwartz’s Snapshots, The Lehman Trilogy, Randy Rainbow’s A Little Brains, A Little Talent, Legacy: Two Song Cycles by Ahrens and Flaherty, the Grammy® and Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple, the Tony Award® winning and Grammy® nominated revival of Once On This Island, the Grammy® nominated Matilda The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof (2015 revival) and My Fair Lady (2018 revival), Anastasia, Bandstand, Groundhog Day, The Lightning Thief and NBC’s television events, “The Wiz Live!” and “Peter Pan Live!” as well as solo albums from Patti LuPone, Lea Salonga, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Jessica Vosk, Kyle Taylor Parker, and many more. The label’s critically-acclaimed “Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below” series features top Broadway stars including Aaron Tveit, Annaleigh Ashford, Norbert Leo Butz, Sierra Boggess, Laura Benanti, Robbie Rozelle, Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, Micky Dolenz, and many others. Broadway Records philanthropic endeavors also include the “Broadway For Orlando: What The World Needs Now is Love”, “We Are The World” by Broadway United and “Broadway Kids Against Bullying: I Have a Voice” music videos and From Broadway With Love benefit concerts for Sandy Hook, Orlando (Emmy Award for Sound) and Parkland. www.BroadwayRecords.com
