EXCLUSIVE: Listen to Ann Harada Sing the Titular Song from THE NEW PEGGY

The New Peggy:  Studio Cast Recording – the new cast album of the original musical – will be available on all digital and streaming platforms on Friday, August 25. The New Peggy features book and lyrics by Drew Larimore and music and lyrics by Larson Grant recipient J. Oconer Navarro. Ann Harada takes on the title role, with a cast that includes Daniel Marcus, Devin Ilaw, Deb Radloff, and Rachel Hardin.

The New Peggy chronicles a very ordinary secretary named Peggy who has been stuck at her desk for the past 25 years, pining after her very ordinary boss. Then a manila envelope arrives at work on a Monday morning to disastrous news that turns her world upside down. Hilarious, quirky and rare, this new musical spans high highs and murderous lows. Celebrating her triumphant yet misguided victory, Peggy takes center spotlight and sparkles and shines in this show-stopping title song. With backup from her best friends, Rita and Eugene—a manilla envelope and office stapler, respectively—Peggy blissfully reimagines herself with a bright future on Cloud Nine.

“The New Peggy muddies the waters of offbeat, heartfelt and at times starkly tragic musical comedy,” says co-creator Drew Larimore. “It chronicles a seemingly typical Monday morning that goes from mundane to vengeful like a runaway train. Now is an ample time to release this studio cast album recording with Ann Harada aptly as the title role as we strive to find a home to premiere this uniquely original and powerful show.”

“The score for The New Peggy,” continues co-creator J. Oconer Navarro, “reflects the multiverse of Peggy’s own fantastical mind, ranging from gospel and musical theatre pop to Rachmaninoff and film noir. Soaring melodies complement complex harmonic environments and pulsing grooves to create a romantic, zany, and swirling world whose jagged-edged pieces somehow form an incongruent yet complete work that tickles, disturbs, and satisfies.”

The show was developed with New York Theatre Barn’s New Works Series, featured at The Green Room 42 in concert, and presented by the Micro Musical Theatre Show on Apple Podcasts.

Stream or download the album at thenewpeggy.hearnow.com