BROADWAY RECORDS and LOSING MY MIND: A SONDHEIM DISCO FEVER DREAM will host a virtual Q&A with NYC Council District 7 candidate Marti Gould Allen-Cummings (they/them) and Peppermint (she/her) on Wednesday, Sept. 9th at 7:00PM (EDT).

Marti Gould Allen-Cummings has built a name as a drag artist, activist, and television producer. They are running for New York City Council District 7 in the 2021 election. If elected, they will become New York’s first non-binary City Council member!



Marti currently sits on community board 9 serving the people of Upper Manhattan, and is an advisor on the NYC Nightlife Advisory Board. For their policies and more information about their campaign please visit https://www.martiformanhattan.com.

Peppermint is an activist, actress, singer and drag queen who appeared on season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race and recently made her Broadway debut in The Go-Go’s inspired musical Head Over Heels as Pythio becoming Broadway’s first out trans woman to originate a lead role.

This Q&A will be an opportunity for Marti to share their proposed policies and vision for the future of the city and will feature music from the recently released album, Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream. People can donate to Marti’s campaign at https://www.nycvotes.org/campaigns/martiallen-cummings/contributions/new.

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“Drag is rooted in political activism. The act of drag in itself is political resistance. It began as a stance against a patriarchal society. In 1961, Jose Sarri ran for office in San Francisco.



Then, a couple years later, the Stonewall uprising happened. It is important to remember that the queer liberation movement was led by a Black drag queen, and a Hispanic transgender woman. I have a deep appreciation for activism in the drag community.” – Marti Gould Allen-Cummings.

The album is 43 minutes of pure musical-theatre bliss…this is the perfect album for right now. – Kerry Breen, OnStage Blog

We are so excited to be supporting Marti’s historic campaign for NYC council and that we can continue to use this album to lift up the voices of the LGBTQ community. We need LGBTQ voices in office fighting for our rights. – Joshua Hinck and Scott Wasserman, creators of Losing My Mind: A Sondheim Disco Fever Dream.

Broadway Records will host the Q&A on their Youtube channel and Facebook page at 7:00PM (EDT) on Wednesday, Sept. 9th. Follow their social channels to be notified about the event.

MORE ABOUT LOSING MY MIND: A SONDHEIM DISCO FEVER DREAM

Adapted and expanded from a 2018 concert, this studio recording conceived and created by Joshua Hinck and Scott Wasserman places Sondheim’s work into the popular music of the 1970s and ’80s, fusing the master of musical theatre with various styles of disco. Celebrate Stephen Sondheim’s 90th birthday with this unique and imaginative reinterpretation.

Inspired by musical theatre/disco crossovers such as The Ethel Merman Disco Album and Gordon Grody’s “The Ballad of Sweeney Todd,” the 12-track album combines over forty of the master’s songs and features the talents of Alison Luff (Waitress, Wicked), Blaine Krauss (Pose, Great Comet), Aneesa Folds(Freestyle Love Supreme), Charity Angél Dawson (Waitress), Vishal Vaidya (Groundhog Day), Brittnie Price(Postmodern Jukebox), Juwan Crawley (Aladdin), Deonté L. Warren (Aladdin), Joshua Hinck (Hail Oblivion), Aili Venho (50 Shades! The Musical), and Onyie Nwachukwu (Rent Natl Tour), as well as a special cameo from Chip Zien. The singers are backed by a thirteen-piece orchestra, and the album features liner notes by David Levy. The album is available at www.broadwayrecords.com and wherever music is sold.

The album is 43 minutes of pure musical-theatre bliss…this is the perfect album for right now. – Kerry Breen, OnStage Blog

About Broadway Records

Broadway Records (Van Dean, President) is the GRAMMY® winning record label dedicated to preserving musical theatre and theatre vocalists. Recent releases include the Grammy® and Tony Award-winning The Color Purple (2015 revival), the Tony Award® winning and Grammy® nominated revival of Once On This Island, the Grammy® nominated Matilda The Musical, Fiddler on the Roof (2015 revival) and My Fair Lady (2018 revival), Anastasia, Bandstand, Groundhog Day, The Lightning Thief and NBC’s television events, “The Wiz Live!” and “Peter Pan Live!”.



The label’s critically-acclaimed “Live at Feinstein’s/54 Below” series features top Broadway stars including Patti LuPone, Aaron Tveit, Annaleigh Ashford, Norbert Leo Butz, Sierra Boggess, Laura Benanti, Emily Skinner & Alice Ripley, Adam Pascal & Anthony Rapp, and many others.



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In addition to working with mainstream Broadway artists, Broadway Records also works with pop, rock, and R&B performers connected to the Broadway community, including Micky Dolenz, Mary Bridget Davies, Ryan Shaw, Michael Mott, and more.

Broadway Records launched the Broadway for Orlando initiative (in partnership with creators Seth Rudetsky and James Wesley) culminating in the all-star benefit single, “What the World Needs Now is Love,” which leaped to #1 on iTunes with no radio airplay.



Broadway Records philanthropic endeavors also include the From Broadway With Love benefit concerts for Sandy Hook, Orlando (Emmy Award for Sound) and Parkland. To learn more, visit BroadwayRecords.com.

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