Various Artists: Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Allegro

Collectors will appreciate this 1947 piece by musical theater’s most venerated legends. Considered one of Broadway’s first “experimental” shows, it gets a second chance with a newly recorded reproduction featuring heavy-hitters Liz Callaway, Nathan Gunn, Audra McDonald, and others. Sony Masterworks (sonymaster
works.com). — Preview: Nancy Ford