Exclusive First Listen to Donna Lynne Champlin singing "The Fabulous Miss Lila Morae" From GET WHAT YOU WANT: THE SONGS OF MICHAEL FINKE
Center Stage Records has announced the release of Get What You Want: The Songs of Michael Finke in streaming and digital formats on Sept. 12. The album showcases the rise of Finke, a rising musical theatre composer and lyricist who is heralded for his soaring ballads and unconventional story songs.
Get What You Want features an all-star cast, including Emily Afton, Ari Axelrod, Donna Lynne Champlin, Alex Goley, Alan H. Green, F. Michael Haynie, Tommy Kaiser, Sarah Naughton, Kyle Taylor Parker, Jelani Remy, Kate Rockwell, Analise Scarpaci, Justin David Sullivan, Talia Suskauer, and Matt Wood.
Theatrely has an exclusive first listen to “The Fabulous Miss Lila Morae” performed by Donna Lynne Champlin.
“Whenever I feel the need to write a new trunk song or musical project, I'll turn to the headlines,” Finke said of the song. “And of course a month before a concert at the Green Room, the Anna Delvey trial wrapped up and I was obsessed with her statement, ‘I'd be lying if I said I was sorry for anything.’ So Lila is my take on Anna. And it's worth mentioning this song might have my first and last "Simpsons-esque" prediction with the Shonda Rhimes/Netflix series.”
Finke has written the book, music, and lyrics for full-length musicals such as Reporting Live, Caroline and George, Surrounded By the Water, and Powerline Road, which recently completed a developmental Off-Broadway production at the ART/New York Gural Theater.
Produced by Robbie Rozelle and Michael Finke, and co-produced by Yasuhiko Fukuoka, the album features arrangements and orchestrations by Nils-Petter Ankarblom. The album features liner notes by Grammy and Tony Award nominee Nathan Tysen.
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