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Princess Debuts Original Cast Recording Album for “Magic to Do” Album
Album Marks the First Original Cast Recording from a Cruise Line
SANTACLARITA, Calif. (August 26, 2016) – Princess Cruises and DMI Soundtracks today announcedthe 14-track musical companion to the line's celebrated show, "Magic To Do," from the Oscar, Grammy and Tonyaward-winning composer of "Wicked," "Pippin," and "Godspell"Stephen Schwartz, is available today for digital pre-order on iTunes, with the release date on CD, digitaldownload and through streaming services on September 9. The album is the firstof its kind by a cruise line, and gives listeners the opportunity to bring homethe wondrous world of song from "Magic to Do."
"Magic to Do," Schwartz's first of four productions being developedfor the cruise line, celebrates his lifelong fascination with magic andcombines thrilling illusions with some of his most famous songs, such as"Magicto Do" from"Pippin"and"Defying Gravity"from "Wicked."The show also includes a brand new song written exclusively for Princessentitled"A Little Magic," and features two songs written during thedevelopment of the "Houdini musical," titled "Beyond Belief" and "It'll Be Me."Brought to life by a vibrant cast, imaginative costumes and make-up, stunningscenic designs and baffling illusions"Magic to Do"originallydebuted in the Princess Theater aboardCrown PrincessinOctober 2015, and is now also available aboardRubyPrincessandEmeraldPrincess.
"Collaborating with Stephen and his creative team has been anincredible honor for our entertainment team," said Adrian Fischer, vicepresident, entertainment experience for Princess Cruises. "Magic to Do" canonly be seen on a Princess cruise and we're thrilled to be the first cruiseline to offer an original cast recording album to such a fantastic productionshow."
The "Magic to Do" original cast recording features 14of Schwartz's most famous songs. The track list includes:
Magic to Do
Before Your Very Eyes
Corner of the Sky
No Time at All
Day by Day
Popular
Prestidigitation
Just Because it's Magic
Defying Gravity
Beyond Belief (premiere recording)
It'll Be Me (premiere recording)
Colors of the Wind (music by Alan Menken)
A Little Magic (premiere recording)
When You Believe
During his 40-year entertainment career, Schwartz has wonfour Grammys, three Academy Awards for "Best Song" and "Best Score"for"Pocahontas"and "Best Song" for"The Prince ofEgypt"and received the Isabelle Stevenson special Tony Award. He is theonly songwriter in Broadway history ever to have three shows run more than 1,900performances.
This partnership with such a major creative talent fromBroadway and Hollywood includes a multi-year collaboration to oversee thecreative development of a total of four new musicals to debut across the fleetover the next several years. This adds to the cruise line's Come BackNew Promise, designed to elevate the onboard guest experience resultingin more transformative moments, lifetime memories and meaningful stories toshare from a cruise vacation.
Princess Cruises recently announced the second musical production showcreated in collaboration with Schwartz and his team of professions creators,entitled "Born to Dance" – a tribute to Broadway choreography featuringinspired performances that celebrate some of Broadway's most famous hits. Theshow will debut in fall 2016.
Additional information about Princess' partnership withStephen Schwartz can be found at princess.com/schwartz.
AboutPrincess Cruises:
One of the best-known names incruising, Princess Cruises is a global cruise line and tour company operating afleet of 17 modern cruise ships renowned for their innovative design and widearray of choices in dining, entertainment and amenities, all provided with theexperience of exceptional customer service. A recognized leader in worldwidecruising, Princess carries 1.7 million guests each year to more than 360destinations around the globe on more than 150 itineraries ranging in lengthfrom three to 111 days. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc(NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE:CUK).
About Stephen Schwartz:
StephenSchwartz wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway hits"Wicked,""Pippin,""Godspell"and"The Magic Show." For film, he wrote the songs for the DreamWorks animatedfeature,"The Prince of Egypt," and collaborated with composer Alan Menkenon the songs for Disney's"Enchanted," as well as the animatedfeatures"Pocahontas"and"The Hunchback of Notre Dame." Hecollaborated with Leonard Bernstein on the English texts forBernstein's"Mass," and his first opera,"Séance on a Wet Afternoon,"was produced at Opera Santa Barbara and New York City Opera. Mr. Schwartz hasbeen inducted into the Theatre Hall of Fame, the Songwriters Hall of Fame, andhas been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. More information can befound at # size="3">.
AboutDMI Soundtracks
Foundedin 2015 by Tena Clark, Kevin Gore and Jeff Miller, the DMI Soundtracks label isdedicated to presenting Broadway cast albums and film soundtracks to fansaround the world. DMI Soundtracks principals have extensive experiencewriting, recording, producing, distributing and/or marketing platinum-plusprojects ranging from"Hope Floats"and"My Best Friend'sWedding"to"Mamma Mia!"and"Jersey Boys". Together, DMISoundtracks and DMI Music & Media create and execute Broadway and filmpartnership marketing campaigns and activations for global brand clients.
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Additional media information isavailable at www.princess.com/news.
For further information,contact:
Brea Burkholz, bburkholz@princesscruises.com, (661) 753-1542
Negin Kamali, nkamali@princesscruises.com, (661) 753-1539
Forinformation about the cast album release, contact:
SunshineSachs, dmi@sunshinesachs.com, (212) 691-2800
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