PS Classics
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PS Classics is a record label that specializes in musical theater and standard vocals. Founded in 2000 by freelance producer Tommy Krasker and singer/actor Philip Chaffin, their releases have been critically acclaimed for their meticulous sonic detail and high-quality packaging and artwork. Recent Broadway cast recordings from PS Classics include the revivals of Xanadu, The Frogs, 110 in the Shade, Pacific Overtures, Fiddler On The Roof, and Nine, as well as the premiere recordings of Grey Gardens, A Year With Frog And Toad, My Life With Albertine, Zanna, Don't!, Through The Years, Striking 12, Only Heaven, Captain Louie, and First Lady Suite. In May, 2006, PS Classics released their first London cast album, the London revival of Stephen Sondheim's Sunday in the Park with George. PS Classics has been nominated for four Grammy Awards, for the cast albums of Company, Grey Gardens, Assassins and Nine. In an unprecedented move, it recorded Grey Gardens twice, replacing the off-Broadway recording with a complete Broadway recording. The latter recording was Grammy nominated.
PS Classics has also released a slew of solo albums by such Broadway and cabaret luminaries as Christine Andreas, Tony-award winner Victoria Clark, Andrea Burns, Lauren Kennedy, Jessica Molaskey, Jane Olivor, label co-owner Philip Chaffin, and several others. They also issued the CD debut of Charlotte Rae's 1955 solo album, "Songs I Taught My Mother". In May 2008, they will release albums by Kerry Butler, Capathia Jenkins and Maureen McGovern. They have also released songbook albums of composers Maury Yeston and Georgia Stitt.
PS Classics has also partnered with the Library of Congress on their acclaimed "Songwriter Series", in which musical theatre composers/lyricist sing their own work. Three composers have been released through PS Classics: Hugh Martin, Charles Strouse and Jonathan Larson.
PS Classics also maintains a not-for-profit companion label, PS Classics, Inc., which is dedicated to the location and restoration of lost scores and musical theater material. Their first project was the restoration and recording of Fine And Dandy, a 30s musical by Kay Swift, one of the first female composers on Broadway. Their recent releases include Sondheim Sings volumes one and two, a collection of demo recordings by composer Stephen Sondheim which highlight some of his early, lesser-known work.
