{"id":44311,"date":"2025-06-27T21:13:03","date_gmt":"2025-06-28T01:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=44311"},"modified":"2025-06-27T21:13:03","modified_gmt":"2025-06-28T01:13:03","slug":"soundwaves-the-witches-original-london-cast-recording-music-by-dave-malloy-lyrics-by-lucy-kirkwood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=44311","title":{"rendered":"Soundwaves: The Witches Original London Cast Recording Music by Dave Malloy & Lyrics by Lucy Kirkwood"},"content":{"rendered":"

Broadway Records is set to release \"\"<\/a>digitally today, June 27, the original London cast recording of The Witches.  This co-production from the National Theatre and the Roald Dahl Story Company was directed by Lyndsey Turner with music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominee Dave Malloy and book and lyrics by Olivier Award-winner Lucy Kirkwood.<\/p>\n

The production features a stellar cast that includes three-time Olivier-nominated Katherine Kingsley, BAFTA award-winner Daniel Rigby, Sally Ann Triplett, Bertie Caplan, Cian Eagle-Service and more, has garnered 5-star critical acclaim during its premiere run at the Olivier Theatre from November 2023-January 2024. The Financial Times noted in their review, \u201cIn this terrific new musical, directed by Lyndsey Turner, it\u2019s an absolute cracker of a show\u2026Altogether bewitching.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Stream the album:  https:\/\/orcd.co\/TheWitches<\/a><\/p>\n

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Album Track List:<\/p>\n

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  1. A Note about Witches – Sally Ann Triplett, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  2. Ready to Go – Vishal Soni, The Witches Young Company, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  3. How to Recognise a Witch Sally Ann Triplett, Nesim Adnan, Christian Buttaci, Jemima Loosen, Sasha Watson-Lobo, Jack Philpott, Vishal Soni, The Witches Young Company, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  4. Heartbeat Duet – Sally Ann Triplett, Vishal Soni, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  5. Magnificent – Daniel Rigby, Irvine Iqbal, Miracle Chance, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  6. Bruno Sweet Bruno – William Skinner, The Witches Ensemble, The Witches Young Company, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  7. Processional – Chrissie Bhima, Katherine Kingsley, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  8. One Day – Katherine Kingsley, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  9. Metamorphosis – Katherine Kingsley, William Skinner, Vishal Soni, Chrissie Bhima, Tania Methurin, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  10. Down with Children – The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  11. Don\u2019t Say Mice – Vishal Soni, William Skinner, Daniel Rigby, Ben Redfern, Miracle Chance, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  12. When I Was Young – Sally Ann Triplett, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  13. Wouldn\u2019t It Be Nice – Katherine Kingsley, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  14. Out! Out! Out! – Daniel Rigby, Ekow Quartey, Maggie Service, Sally Ann Triplett, Katherine Kingsley, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  15. Get Up – Asanda Abbie Masike, Nesim Adnan, Cristian Buttaci, Jemima Loosen, Sasha Watson-Lobo, Jack Philpott, Alice Valeriano, Elara Jagger, The Witches Young Company, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  16. Bon App\u00e9tit – Irvine Iqbal, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  17. Kitchen Caper – Irvine Iqbal, Vishal Soni, Maddison Bulleyment, Jacob Maynard, Ben Redfern, Richard David-Caine, Adrian Grove, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  18. Get Up (Reprise) – Vishal Soni, Sasha Watson-Lobo, Jemima Loosen, Elara Jagger, Asanda Abbie Masike, Alice Valeriano, The Witches Young Company, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  19. Soup Time – Ben Redfern, Irvine Iqbal, Daniel Rigby, The Witches Ensemble, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  20. The Heart of a Mouse – Sally Ann Triplett, Vishal Soni, The Witches Ensemble, The Witches Young Company, National Theatre<\/li>\n
  21. Ready to Go (Bonus Track) – Nesim Adnan, Alaia Broadbent, Chenai Broadbent, Cristian Buttaci, Bertie Caplan, Sekhani Dumezweni, Cian Eagle-Service, Jersey Blu Georgia, Rudy Gibson, Florence Gore, Elara Jagger, Annabelle Jones, Frankie Keita, Jemima Loosen, Charlie Man-Evans, Asanda Abbie Masike, George Menezes Cutts, Iesa Miller, Jack Philpott, Chloe Raphael, Sienna Sibley, William Skinner, Savannah Skinner-Henry, Vishal Soni, Poppy-Mei Soon, Benjamin Spalding, Dylan Trigger, Alice Valeriano, Sasha Watson-Lobo, Stella Yeoman, National Theatre<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    ABOUT ROALD DAHL\u2019S THE WITCHES THE MUSICAL<\/p>\n

    The Witches is a rip-roaring musical version of Roald Dahl\u2019s timeless tale, filled with wit, daring and heart. With book and lyrics by Olivier Award-winner Lucy Kirkwood, music and lyrics by Tony Award-nominee Dave Malloy, and directed by Lyndsey Turner.<\/p>\n

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    Everything you know about witches is wrong. Forget the pointy hats and broomsticks: they\u2019re the most dangerous creatures on earth. And now they\u2019ve come up with their most evil plan yet. The only thing standing in their way is Luke and his Gran. But he\u2019s ten and she\u2019s got a dodgy heart. Time is short, danger is everywhere, and they\u2019ve got just one chance to stop the witches from squalloping every stinking little child in England.<\/p>\n

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    ABOUT DAVE MALLOY<\/p>\n

    Dave Malloy is a composer\/writer\/performer\/orchestrator. He has written music for eighteen musicals, including Three Houses, a post-pandemic open mic parable; The Witches, an adaptation of Roald Dahl\u2019s novel; Moby-Dick, a four-part musical reckoning with Herman Melville\u2019s epic; Octet, a chamber choir musical about internet addiction; Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, an electropop opera based on a slice of Leo Tolstoy\u2019s War & Peace; Ghost Quartet, a song cycle about love, death, and whiskey; Preludes, a musical fantasia set in the hypnotized mind of Sergei Rachmaninoff; and Beowulf – A Thousand Years of Baggage, an anti-academia rock opera. He has received three Obie Awards, two Lucille Lortel Awards, a Drama Desk Award, a Smithsonian Ingenuity Award, and a Jonathan Larson Grant. Upcoming: Black Swan at ART, Cambridge MA, Spring 2026. He lives in New York. davemalloy.com<\/p>\n

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    ABOUT LUCY KIRKWOOD<\/p>\n

    Lucy Kirkwood is a multi-award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Her stage plays include Chimerica, which won Best New Play at the 2014 Olivier Awards, The Children, which was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Play in 2018, and Mosquitoes, which premiered at the National Theatre in 2017. Her most recent plays include The Welkin, Maryland, and Rapture.<\/p>\n

    In addition to her extensive work for the stage, Kirkwood has written for television, including the BAFTA-nominated Adult Material and an adaptation of her play Chimerica for Channel 4. She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2018 and is a patron of Clean Break Theatre company.<\/p>\n

    The Witches marks her first musical for the National Theatre, with music by Dave Malloy and lyrics by Malloy and Kirkwood.<\/p>\n

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    ABOUT THE NATIONAL THEATRE<\/p>\n

    The National Theatre makes theatre that entertains and inspires using its creativity, expertise and unique reach. The National Theatre shares unforgettable stories with millions of audience members across the UK and around the world \u2013 on its own stages, on tour, in schools, on cinema screens and streaming at home. <\/p>\n

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    World-leading artists make their best work at the National Theatre with the widest possible audience and impact. The National Theatre invests in talent and innovation on stage and off, taking seriously its role as the nation\u2019s theatre. Of the new productions developed each year with a wide range of theatre companies, a third of that research and development resource is dedicated to shows staged at theatres outside London. <\/p>\n

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    Through touring our work to local theatres and schools and nationwide education and community programmes, we are active in every local authority in the UK. A registered charity with deeply embedded social purpose, the National Theatre works with hundreds of schools and communities across the UK to fire imagination and inspire creativity, and to develop skills and pathways for careers in theatre. <\/p>\n

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    For more information, please visit nationaltheatre.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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    @NationalTheatre  <\/p>\n

    @NT_PressOffice<\/p>\n

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    ABOUT THE ROALD DAHL STORY COMPANY<\/p>\n

    The Roald Dahl Story Company (RDSC) is the home of Roald Dahl\u2019s much-loved stories and characters.<\/p>\n

    With over 300 million books sold globally and translated into 63 languages, our stories have entertained generations of kids and adults with their unique mix of mischief, irreverence and full-hearted hope.<\/p>\n

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    Together with our parent company Netflix, and united by our love of these great stories, we\u2019re working with some of the world\u2019s best storytellers and creative minds to bring them to life in new ways that will delight fans. Our plans include animated and live action films and series, publishing, theatre, immersive experiences, games, consumer products, brand partnerships, and more.<\/p>\n

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    Our Theatre Division was set up to create shows which capture the timeless appeal of Roald Dahl’s stories and characters, whilst also speaking powerfully to today\u2019s audiences. We work with brilliant playwrights, directors and songwriters who delight in the stories’ spirit of mischief, honesty and humour. The result is a series of new shows which deliver everything you love about Dahl\u2019s stories and the very best theatre talent.<\/p>\n

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    ABOUT BROADWAY RECORDS<\/p>\n

    Broadway Records is the leading, Grammy\u00ae 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\u00ae Nominated Burt Bacharach & Stephen Sater’s Some Lovers,  Grammy\u00ae 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\u00ae and Tony Award-winning revival of The Color Purple, the Tony Award\u00ae winning and Grammy\u00ae nominated revival of Once On This Island, the Grammy\u00ae 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<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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