Our Newest Release!
Sherlock's Legacy
by Ed. Lange
Original Music by Will Severin
A completely new mystery/comedy, “Sherlock’s Legacy” leaps to the far side of Holmes’ career. Holmes and Watson encounter mystery and murder with the arrival of a young woman, a local girl, a craftsman, and his young apprentice - all of whom shatter Holmes’ fragile peace, quiet, and complacency.
2 CD set: $16.95
King of Shadows
by Susan Cooper
Adapted for the Stage by Adrian Mitchell
Music by Will Severin
“King of Shadows” carries us to London along with a troupe of young American actors to perform “A Midsummer Night’s Dream” in the new Globe Theatre. But through the magic of Susan Cooper’s imagination, the journey takes us through time, where one of the young actors discovers he has become a friend of, and actor alongside, none other than William Shakespeare.
2 CD set: $16.95
2004 Audie (Audio Publishers Association) Award Winner!
The Killings Tale
by W. A. Frankonis
Music and Underscoring by Will Severin
In the midst of rehearsals for the very first production of Shakespeare’s immortal and ghostly Macbeth in 1606, the Globe Theatre’s timbers and players are shaken by a series of murders that follow a pattern copied from Hamlet. Murders that seem to be committed by a ghost seeking revenge. Actors become both suspects and victims. The Bard himself is forced into the roles of both suspect and detective. Old friends and colleagues: Burbage, Will Kemp, and others can no longer be trusted.
2 CD set: $16.95
A 2005 Audie Award Nominee!
The Heart of Troy
by Ed. Lange
Written and Produced in collaboration with the Rensselaer County Historical Society.
An historical drama centering on the indomitable, true-life characters of Betsey Howard Hart and her husband, Richard P. Hart, The Heart of Troy explores the years of momentous change in the 1800s. At a time when steamboats changed a river, the Erie Canal changed a state, and railroads changed a world, Troy and Albany locked horns in bitter rivalry, with Erastus Corning, Emma Willard, and others figuring prominently by their contributions and accomplishments.
2 CD set: $16.95
Miracle on 34th Street
Based on the original story by Valentine Davies
Adapted for the stage by Patricia Di Benedetto Snyder, Will Severin, and John Vreeke
Original Music and Underscoring by Will Severin
2 CD set: $16.95
Winner of the 25th Anniversary Classic Telly Award!
Winner of the Charleston International Film Festival Silver Medal!
A Tale of Cinderella
Book by W.A. Frankonis, Music by George David Weiss and Will Severin
Lyrics by George David Weiss
Warner Home Video: $19.95
Atlantic Theatre compact disc (includes booklet with full lyrics): $16.95
Atlantic Theatre cassette: $10.99
Vocal Selections from A Tale of Cinderella (Select lyrics/music with color photos): $14.95
Golden Headphones Award
Benjamin Franklin Award
Foreward Magazine’s “Book of the Year” Award
The Snow Queen
Based on the story by Hans Christian Andersen
Book by Adrian Mitchell
Music by Richard Peaslee
The Snow Queen follows young Gerda’s quest – the help from some magical characters she meets along the way – to rescue her friend, Kai from the icy clutches of the Snow Queen. With dialogue and songs from the show, and featuring the original cast that performed the show at NYSTI and London’s West End.
Family Classic Audio Book (full-length recording - songs and dialogue): $16.95
Vocal Selections from The Snow Queen (Selected lyrics/music with color photos): $14.95
The Canterville Ghost
Based on the story by Oscar Wilde
Adapted by John Vreeke
Music and Underscoring by Will Severin and George David Weiss
Introduction by Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
A free-spirited American family moves into a grand English manor house and are not at all daunted to discover it’s haunted. They are charmed, but the ghost is alarmed. Accustomed to being regarded with fear, the ghost is determined to scare them out of their wits, and out of his house, but is almost undone himself.
Family Classic Audio Book (full-length recording - songs and dialogue) - 2 cassettes: $16.95
1999 Audio Book Publishers Association Award nominee
A Little Princess
Based on the story by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Adapted by John Vreeke
Music and Underscoring by Will Severin and George David Weiss
Introduced by Miss Jane Powell
A Little Princess is the story of Sara Crewe. Born in India, Sara is sent to private school in London, but banished to the garret after news arrives of her father’s death and loss of fortune. With creative imagination and spirited optimism, Sara survives to become an inspiration for girls and boys everywhere.
Family Classic Audio Book (songs and dialogue) - 2 cassettes: $16.95
Our 2000 Audie (Audio Publishers Association) Award Winner!
Sherlock’s Secret Life
by Ed. Lange
Music and Underscoring by Will Severin
Based on characters created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Introduced by Karl Malden
An original mystery-comedy about the world’s most famous detective during his early, youthful years of collaboration with Dr. Watson. A delightful speculation firmly grounded in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s characters, “Sherlock’s Secret Life” treats us to a fascinating mystery, enchanting romance, and wonderful comedy.
Selected by Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, as one of its Selected Audiobooks for Young Adults.
Family Classic Audio Book (Fully dramatized with music) - 2 cassettes: $16.95
2000 Audie Award Nominee!
Zoe Caldwell Reads Oscar Wilde Fairy Tales
The Nightingale and the Rose, The Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant and The Birthday of the Infanta by Oscar Wilde
Music by Dennis Buck
Introduced by Christopher Plummer
Selected stories narrated by the award-winning actress
Family Classic Audio Book (Fully dramatized with music) - 2 cassettes: $16.95
The Frog Prince/Peter and the Wolf
The Frog Prince
Music by Victoria Bond
Text by Victoria Bond, Bob McGrath and Ann McGrath
Narrated by Bob McGrath
Performed by Empire State Youth Orchestra
Peter and the Wolf
Music by Sergei Prokofiev
Commissioned by Natalia Sats
Narrated by Bob McGrath
Performed by Empire State Youth Orchestra, Victoria Bond, Conductor
Family Classic Audio Book (Full music score) - 2 cassettes: $16.95
Enchantress
By W. A. Frankonis
Music by Will Severin
Narrated by Brian Cox
An original play performed by a full cast. A tale of magic and mystery
Family Classic Audio Book (Fully dramatized with musical score) - 2 cassettes: $16.95
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