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NEW YORK<\/span>, June 11, 2021<\/span> \/PRNewswire<\/a>\/ — Sony Masterworks<\/b> will release Reflect<\/i><\/b>, the debut studio album from Tony, Emmy, Grammy and Pulitzer Prize Award-winning composer Tom Kitt<\/span><\/b> on August 13<\/span><\/b>.  Available for preorder<\/a><\/u> now, the album features music from Kitt and lyrics from some of his most talented friends that began at the height of the Broadway shutdown, when so many artists were looking for an outlet for their creativity. Making its debut alongside today’s preorder is the album’s lead single “Breathe<\/b>,” co-written with and performed by Kitt’s Jagged Little Pill <\/i>collaborator, Tony Award nominee Elizabeth Stanley<\/span><\/b> \u2013 listen here<\/a><\/u>.  <\/p>\n

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Reflect <\/i>features songs co-written and performed by some of Broadway’s biggest stars, including Adrienne Warren<\/span><\/b>, Mandy Gonzalez<\/span><\/b>, Michael McElroy<\/span><\/b>, Jenn Colella<\/span><\/b>, Danny Burstein<\/span><\/b>, Javier Mu\u0148oz, Lauren Patten<\/span><\/b>, Jerry Dixon<\/span><\/b>, Elizabeth Stanley<\/span><\/b>, Heidi Blickenstaff<\/span><\/b>, Brian d’Arcy James<\/b> and Pearl Sun<\/span> <\/b>along with Kitt’s own children Julia<\/b> and Michael Kitt<\/span><\/b>. An album about finding your voice when you need it most, Reflect <\/i>is a true collaboration that captures the hope and heartbreak of the tumultuous times we’re living through. <\/p>\n

“During the early weeks of the pandemic, I was in a very dark place and found myself creatively paralyzed,” said Kitt.<\/b> “But given all of the important issues and the calls for social justice, I felt like I needed to find my resilience to create. I wanted to make a song cycle for this moment but felt it needed to be a collaborative effort so that many voices and experiences were represented. I called a few of my friends to ask if they’d be interested in writing with me, and the response was overwhelming.”<\/p>\n

Prompted by Kitt, the artists wrote a version of an essay, poem, lyrics, or statement conveying personal emotions and experiences during this time. Tom sat at the piano to transform the language from these personal statements into the music and lyrics, and went on to share the songs with a group of extraordinary  orchestrators, with the goal of working with as many members of the theater community as possible. “It was just like a Broadway show,” he said. “I channeled my creativity into something current. I think everyone felt the same thing \u2013 a real jolt to feel like we were working together again, even if it was over ZOOM in many cases.”<\/p>\n

The album also includes a track called “She Has Hope,” performed by Brian d’Arcy James and written by Moulin Rouge <\/i>Tony Award nominee Danny Burstein<\/span> and his wife Rebecca Luker<\/span>, who passed away from ALS in December 2020<\/span>. <\/p>\n

The full track list is as follows:<\/p>\n

“The King of Our Destruction”
Written by Javier Mu\u00f1oz and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Brian Usifer<\/span>
Performed by Javier Mu\u00f1oz<\/p>\n

“When?”
Written by Lauren Patten<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Mary-Mitchell Campbell<\/span>
Performed by Lauren Patten<\/span><\/p>\n

“Reach Deep”
Written by Jenn Colella<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Tom Kitt<\/span>
Performed by Jenn Colella<\/span><\/p>\n

“Come to Me”
Written by Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Tom Kitt<\/span>
Performed by Jerry Dixon<\/span><\/p>\n

“This Too Shall Pass”
Written by Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Michael Starobin<\/span>
Performed by Tom Kitt<\/span> and Julia Kitt<\/span><\/p>\n

“My Curtain Call”
Written by Michael McElroy<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Joseph Joubert<\/span>
Performed by Michael McElroy<\/span><\/p>\n

“Finally Found”
Written by Mandy Gonzalez<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Daryl Waters<\/span>
Performed by Mandy Gonzalez<\/span><\/p>\n

“Fly Away”
Written by Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Simon Hale<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Performed by Tom Kitt<\/span> and Michael Kitt<\/span><\/p>\n

“I Didn’t Get to Say Goodbye”
Written by Adrienne Warren<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Macy Schmidt<\/span>
Performed by Adrienne Warren<\/span><\/p>\n

“Sweep Your Own Snow”
Written by Pearl Sun<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Tom Kitt<\/span>
Performed by Pearl Sun<\/span><\/p>\n

“I Need Them to See Me”
Written by Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Jonathan Tunick<\/span>
Performed by Heidi Blickenstaff<\/span><\/p>\n

“She Has Hope”
Written by Danny Burstein<\/span>, Rebecca Luker<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Simon Hale<\/span>
Performed by Brian d’Arcy James<\/p>\n

“Breathe”
Written by Elizabeth Stanley<\/span> and Tom Kitt<\/span>
Orchestrated by Brian Usifer<\/span>
Vocal Design by AnnMarie Milazzo<\/span>
Performed by Elizabeth Stanley<\/span><\/p>\n

For more information on “Reflect” or to pre-order, visit http:\/\/tomkitt.lnk.to\/reflectPR<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

ALBUM ARTWORK (FOR MEDIA USE): <\/b>DOWNLOAD HERE<\/a><\/p>\n

ABOUT TOM KITT<\/span>
<\/b>As a composer, arranger, orchestrator, and music supervisor, Tom Kitt’s<\/span> spirit courses through film, television, theater, music, and beyond. He has quietly emerged as one of this century’s most prolific composers. He garnered the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and two Tony\u00ae Awards for Next To Normal<\/i> and won a 2021 Grammy Award for his work on the Broadway Cast Recording of Jagged Little Pill<\/i>. His body of work as a composer spans everything from Almost Famous<\/i> [written with Cameron Crowe<\/span>] and High Fidelity<\/i> to Dave<\/i> and If\/Then<\/i> for which he picked up a Tony\u00ae nomination. While as a music supervisor, arranger, and orchestrator, his influence resounds in The SpongeBob Musical<\/i>, Grease Live!<\/i>, Jagged Little Pill<\/i> and Green Day’s American Idiot<\/i>. Collaborating with the legendary rock band, he also contributed additional arrangements to their GRAMMY\u00ae Award-winning album 21st Century Breakdown<\/i> and their trilogy, \u00a1Uno! \u00a1Dos! \u00a1Tr\u00e9!<\/i>  Tom notably took home an Emmy Award as co-writer (with Lin-Manuel Miranda<\/span>) for the 2013 Tony\u00ae Awards opening number, “Bigger.”  Television songwriting credits include the 2019 Tony\u00ae Awards Opening Number, “Live!,” Royal Pains<\/i>, Penny Dreadful<\/i>, and Sesame Street<\/i>.  Other credits range from the Pitch Perfect<\/i> franchise, 2Cellos featuring Lang Lang<\/span> (Live and Let Die)<\/i>, and The Kennedy Center Honors<\/i> to 13<\/i>, Hair<\/i>, and These Paper Bullets<\/i>. Next up for Tom, The Visitor <\/i>launches at Public Theater, and his show Flying Over Sunset<\/i> opens at Lincoln Center.<\/p>\n

Sony Music Masterworks<\/b> comprises Masterworks, Sony Classical, Milan Records<\/span>, XXIM Records and Masterworks Broadway imprints. For email updates and information please visit www.sonymusicmasterworks.com\/<\/a><\/u>.<\/p>\n

MEDIA CONTACTS:
<\/b>For Tom Kitt<\/span>:
grapevine public relations
Molly Barnett<\/span><\/a> \/ Chelsea Nachman<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

Sony Music Masterworks:
Larissa Slezak<\/span><\/a> \/ Jamie Bertel<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

SOURCE Sony Music Masterworks<\/p>\n

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