- Source: Sh-K-Boom Records
Sh-K-Boom Records is an independent record label and producer of recorded and live entertainment, which was founded in 2000 by Kurt Deutsch with the mission of bridging the gap between pop music and theater. In 2004 Sh-K-Boom created their second imprint, Ghostlight Records, dedicated to the preservation of traditional musical theater, spurred by the popular release of their first-ever show cast recording, Jason Robert Brown's The Last Five Years. Together the two labels have over 200 albums in their catalogues. The company has also produced over 50 live concerts as part of their Sh-K-Boom Room Concert Series, and are currently developing new and innovative projects for the stage and screen.
Sh-K-Boom and Ghostlight Records are twelve-time Grammy Award nominees and four-time Grammy winners in the Best Musical Theater Album category for In the Heights, The Book of Mormon and Beautiful: The Carole King Musical. Ghostlight's Book of Mormon album was the first Broadway cast recording to break into the Billboard Top 10 since the original 1969 release of Hair, taking its place as the biggest-selling digital cast recording of all time. The label's Original Broadway Cast Album for In the Heights also debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top Cast Albums chart and arrived on the Billboard 200 at #82.
In June 2017, Sh-K-Boom entered a joint venture with Warner Music Group's Arts Music division.
Sh-K-Boom and Ghostlight Records have produced and released the debut solo albums of Broadway stars such as Adam Pascal, Sherie Rene Scott, Patti LuPone, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, Alice Ripley, Melissa Errico, Billy Porter, Ben Vereen, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Judy Kuhn, Christine Ebersole, Julia Murney, Ashley Brown, Linda Lavin, Lea Delaria, Anastasia Barzee, and Klea Blackhurst.
Albums
2000–2004
Adam Pascal – Model Prisoner
Sherie Rene Scott – Men I've Had
Alice Ripley – Everything's Fine
The Last Five Years
Debbie Does Dallas: The Musical
Amour
Great Joy: A Gospel Christmas
A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant
Adam Pascal – Civilian
Christine Ebersole – In Your Dreams
The New Moon
2005
Hair – The Actors’ Fund of America Benefit Recording
Little Women
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Altar Boyz
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Bright Lights, Big City
Jason Robert Brown – Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes
Billy Porter – Live At the Corner of Broadway + Soul
The Immigrant: A New American Musical
2006
The Great American Trailer Park Musical
See What I Wanna See
Songs from an Unmade Bed
Kevin Cahoon – Doll
Patti LuPone – The Lady With The Torch
Julia Murney – I'm Not Waiting
The Drowsy Chaperone – Original Broadway Cast Recording
George M. Cohan Tonight
title of show
Bernarda Alba
Klea Blackhurst – Autumn in New York: Vernon Duke’s Broadway
Daphne Rubin-Vega – Redemption Songs
Irving Berlin’s White Christmas
The Fantasticks
Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris
2007
Orpheus & Euridice
Happy End
The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin
Martin Short – Fame Becomes Me
High Fidelity
The Coast of Utopia
Legally Blonde: The Musical
Judy Kuhn – Serious Playground: The Songs of Laura Nyro
LoveMusik
2008
Gone Missing – The Civilians
Kelli O'Hara – Wonder in the World
David Yazbek – Evil Monkey Man
Make me a Song: The Music of William Finn (2-disc)
Christine Ebersole & Billy Stritch – Sunday in New York
In the Heights Original Broadway Cast Recording (2-disc)
Passing Strange Original Broadway Cast Recording
Little Fish World Premiere Recording
Bailey Hanks – So Much Better (Single)
Toby Lightman – Waiting (Single)
Lea DeLaria – The Live Smoke Sessions
Frankenstein - A New Musical – Original Cast Recording
Orfeh – What Do You Want From Me
13 – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Patti LuPone – Les Mouches
2009
Sutton Foster – Wish
Next to Normal – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Hair – 2009 Broadway Revival Cast Recording
Our Time Theatre Company – Listen
Pinkilicious – The Musical
Vanities, A New Musical – Original Cast Recording
2010
Sam Tsui & Kurt Hugo Schneider – The Covers
Everyday Rapture – Original Cast Recording
Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson – Original Cast Recording
Things To Ruin: The Songs of Joe Iconis – Original Cast Recording
2011
Women On The Verge Of A Nervous Breakdown – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Catch Me If You Can – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Sister Act – London Cast Recording (American release)
The Book of Mormon – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Elf – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Anything Goes – 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
Godspell – 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
Silence! The Musical – Original Cast Recording
Melissa Errico – Legrand Affair
Anastasia Barzee – The Dimming of the Day
Footloose – Original Broadway Cast Recording (2011 Re-Release)
A Little Princess – Premiere Cast Recording
2012
Newsies – Original Cast Recording
John & Jen – Original Cast Recording (Re-release)
Bring It On: The Musical – Music Sampler
Queen of the Mist – Original Cast Recording
Calvin Berger – Original Cast Recording
35MM – A Musical Exhibition – Original Cast Recording
Carrie – Premiere Cast Recording
Pipe Dream – Live Encores! Cast Recording
Bring It On: The Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Leap of Faith – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Sandy Stewart & Bill Charlap – Something to Remember
Now. Here. This. – Original Cast Recording
13 – Original West End Cast Recording
2013
Fancy Nancy the Musical – Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
The Joe Iconis Rock and Roll Jamboree
Dogfight – Original Cast Recording
Rodgers + Hammerstein's Cinderella – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Giant – Original Cast Recording
Pippin – New Broadway Cast Recording
Hands on a Hardbody – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Marry Me a Little – New Off-Broadway Cast Recording
The Last Five Years – New Off-Broadway Cast Recording
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 – Original Cast Recording
2014
Murder for Two – Original Cast Recording
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder – Original Broadway Cast Recording
The Bridges of Madison County – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Disney's Aladdin – Original Broadway Cast Recording (as Executive Producers)
Love's Labours Lost – Original Cast Recording
A Second Chance – Original Cast Recording
Venice – Original Cast Recording
Sherie Rene Scott – All Will Be Well
Alison Fraser – Tennessee Williams: Words and Music
Mary Testa & Michael Starobin – Have Faith
2015
The Last Five Years – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Something Rotten! – Original Broadway Cast Recording
The Fortress of Solitude – Original Cast Recording
Lea DeLaria – House of David
Lady, Be Good – 2015 Encores! Cast Recording
Be More Chill – Original Cast Recording
Daddy Long Legs – Original Off-Broadway Cast Recording
Clinton, the Musical – Original Cast Recording
2016
The Hunchback of Notre Dame – American Premiere Studio Recording
2017
Lerner & Loewe's Brigadoon - New York City Center 2017 Cast Recording
ZIPPERZ by Nathaniel Stookey & Dan Harder - World Premiere Recording
2018
Songs for a New World - New York City Center 2018 Encores! Off-Center Cast Recording
2019
Beetlejuice the Musical - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Be More Chill - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Kiss Me, Kate - 2019 Broadway Cast Recording
Little Shop of Horrors - The New Cast Album
Soft Power - Original Cast Recording
2021
Fangirls – World Premiere Cast Recording
2022
A Strange Loop - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Mrs. Doubtfire - Original Broadway Cast Recording
2023
Between the Lines - Original Cast Recording
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Musical - Studio Cast Recording
Kimberly Akimbo - Original Broadway Cast Recording
2024
Harmony - Original Broadway Cast Recording
The Gardens of Anuncia - A New Musical by Michael John LaChiusa
Water for Elephants - Original Broadway Cast Recording
Awards and honors
= Drama Desk
=Sh-K-Boom & Ghostlight were awarded a special 2006 Drama Desk Award for dedication to the preservation of musical theatre through original cast albums.
= Grammy Awards and nominations
=Best Musical Theatre Album:
2003
Great Joy: A Gospel Christmas
2005
Hair – The Actors' Fund of America Benefit Recording
The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels – Original Broadway Cast Recording
2006
The Drowsy Chaperone – Original Broadway Cast Recording
2008
(winner) In The Heights – Original Broadway Cast Recording
2009
Hair – 2009 Broadway Revival Cast Recording
2011
(winner) The Book of Mormon – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Anything Goes – 2011 Broadway Cast Recording
2014
(winner) Beautiful: The Carole King Musical – Original Broadway Cast Recording
A Gentleman's Guide to Love and Murder – Original Broadway Cast Recording
Aladdin (musical) – Original Broadway Cast Recording
2021
Little Shop of Horrors - The New Cast Album
Soft Power - Original Cast Recording
2024
Kimberly Akimbo - Original Broadway Cast Recording
References
External links
Sh-K-Boom Records Official Website
Ghostlight Records