ABOUT THE CAST ALBUM

When I was approached by the extremely talented Beth Falcone about producing a high quality recording of the score of Wanda’s World I had absolutely no hesitation. I had been Associate Producer of Wanda’s World when it was originally produced back in 2008. We played to sell-out crowds at the 45th Street Theatre every night and, had we not had to leave for the next show coming in, who knows how long we would have run. Wanda’s World strikes a chord with everyone who sees it, no matter what the age. As we say, it’s “for the ‘tween in all of us”. The issues that the show deals with are as relevant now as they were when the show was first produced. And the score rocks! We were utterly delighted to be able to put together such an all-star cast of performers for this CD. We hope that you enjoy listening to it as much as we enjoyed creating it. – Terry Schnuck

ALBUM CREDITS

CAST

  • Wanda Butternut – Mallory Bechtel
  • Announcer/Spangles/Mr. Lemming – Max Crumm
  • Mrs. Butternut/Ghostie Girl/ Finale Caller #1 – Christine de Frece
  • Meghan/Opening Caller #1/Ensemble – Brittney Johnson
  • Alison Carmichael/Opening Caller #2/Ghostie Girl/Ensemble – Brittany Zeinstra
  • Cory/Opening Caller #3/Ensemble – Arielle Jacobs
  • Jenny Hightower – Isabelle McCalla
  • P.J. Dunbar/Ensemble – Alex Boniello
  • Jake/Ensemble – Troy Iwata
  • Ethan/Finale Caller #2/Ensemble – Chris Medlin
  • Ty Belvedere – Jay Armstrong Johnson
  • Ms. Dinglederry – Nancy Opel
  • Rock Star/Spooky Voice – Tony LePage
  • The Mortal – Justin Guarini
  • Ghostie Girl/Ensemble – Christiana Cole

PRODUCTION

  • Album Produced and Mixed By Michael J. Moritz Jr.
  • Executive Producer Terry Schnuck
  • Album Distributor Van Dean/Broadway Records
  • Recorded At Sound on Sound Studios, Montclair, NJ
  • Engineers Billy LaGuardia, David Amlen
  • Mastering Greg Reierson, Rareform Mastering

MUSICIANS

  • Dave Anthony Drums
  • Scott Englebright Trumpet
  • Dan Erben Guitar
  • Beth Falcone Keyboard
  • Ritt Henn Bass (Bass guitar)
  • Neil Johnson Reed Doubler
  • Nate Mayland Trombone

WITH

  • Music Director Elizabeth Doran
  • Orchestrations Bob Malone
  • Music arrangements Beth Falcone
  • Vocal arrangements Beth Falcone
  • “Routine Halloween” arrangements Bob Malone and Bob DeMarco “Routine Halloween” Musicians
    • Bob Malone Organ, Piano, Synth
    • Bob DeMarco Guitar
    • Ritt Henn Bass
    • Mike Baird Drums
    • Steve McDonald Tracking Engineer
  • Additional Rehearsal Musician Kristine Norter (Reeds)
  • Vocalist Music Assistants Shan Y Chuang, Christine de Frece, Ann Marie Falcone
  • Music Copying Macy Schmidt
  • Casting Robin Carus Casting
  • Production Coordinator Zoya Kachadurian
  • General Management Tom Smedes Productions LLC (Tom Smedes , Heather Shields)
  • Legal M. Kilburg Reedy
  • Photographer Rebecca Woodman Taylor
  • Special Thanks BMI Musical Theatre Workshop, Dramatists Guild Fellowship, Heather Jane Rolff, Christine Scharf, Sammy Buck, Dean Armstrong, Manhattan Musical Theater Lab, Michiko Studios