Gutenberg! The Musical Cast Album in the Works

Gutenberg! The Musical ended its first Broadway run on January 28. The show starred Andrew Rannells and Josh Gad, who are currently recording a cast album, set for release in spring on Center Stage Records and Yellow Sound Label.

Michael Croiter, a 12-time Emmy winner and three-time Grammy nominee, will produce and mix the album. The executive producers are Marcia Goldberg and Andrew Paradis, with Anthony King, Scott Brown, Van Dean, and Marco Paguia co-producing. The music team includes T.O. Sterrett, Liz Caplan and Paguia.

The production was financially successful, recouping its $6.75 million investment. It set and then broke the box office record at the James Earl Jones Theatre, with a final weekly gross of $1,463,226.

Directed by Tony winner Alex Timbers, the musical features Gad and Rannells as Bud and Doug, aspiring theatre makers who write a musical about Johannes Gutenberg. The show includes a celebrity guest cameo each night in the role of Famous Broadway Producer, with participants like Audra McDonald.

The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 2006 and opened on Broadway at the James Earl Jones Theatre on October 12, 2023, after starting previews on September 15. It played 29 previews and 117 performances.