“THE GRISWOLDS’ BROADWAY VACATION: ORIGINAL CONCEPT ALBUM” RELEASES FIRST SINGLE FEATURING SANTINO FONTANA
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE ON FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2025
FIRST SINGLE RELEASED FROM THE UPCOMING ORIGINAL CONCEPT ALBUM FOR
“THE GRISWOLDS’ BROADWAY VACATION”
WITH BOOK MUSIC & LYRICS BY DAVID ROSSMER & STEVE ROSEN
LEAD SINGLE
“WE ARE THE GRISWOLDS”
FEATURING LEAD VOCALS BY TONY AWARD WINNER SANTINO FONTANA
NOW AVAILABLE ON ALL STREAMING PLATFORMS
FULL ALBUM TO BE RELEASED FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 14
COVER ART FOR THE ALBUM AVAILABLE HERE
New York, NY (September 9, 2025) – Today, the first single from the upcoming The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation: Original Concept Album from the new musical with book, music, and lyrics by Drama Desk Award nominees David Rossmer and Steve Rosen has been released on all streaming platforms from Joy Machine Records. The single “We Are The Griswolds,” features vocals by Tony Award winner Santino Fontana as ‘Clark Griswold.’
The full concept album will be released digitally on Friday, November 14. To sign up for more information, please visit: www.broadwayvacationthemusical.com/music
Musical writers Steve Rosen and David Rossmer, whose new musical adaptation of the romantic comedy 50 First Dates is premiering in London on Sunday, said, “We don’t want to hype it up too much, but it might be the funniest, most tuneful score ever written for a musical…and the second funniest, most tuneful score ever written for a play. It makes Hamilton look like Carrie. It makes The Producers look like Moose Murders. It makes the revival of Sunset Boulevard look like the original Sunset Boulevard. If you listen to one concept album full of Broadway stars that sets beloved characters loose on a new adventure in New York City, listen to Ragtime… or this album, this album is also good.”
They’ve been to Wally World, they’ve been to Vegas, and now the Griswolds are going to… Broadway! Yes, the characters you know and love from the hit Warner Bros. Vacation movies are back – and they’re taking their biggest vacation yet.
So, get in your family truckster and join Clark, Ellen, Audrey, and Rusty on their big New York City adventure – where of course, everything goes exactly according to plan.
Joining Fontana on the album are Tony Award nominee Kerry Butler as ‘Ellen Griswold,’ Livvy Marcus as ‘Audrey Griswold,’ Nathan Levy as ‘Rusty Griswold,’ Jennifer Cody as ‘Madame Sherie,’ Alan H. Green as ‘Naked Commando,’ and Tony Award nominee Andy Grotelueschen as ‘Cousin Eddie.’ Background vocals are by Olivia Griffin, Sarah Bishop, Ross Lekites, and David Rowen.
The Griswolds’ Broadway Vacation: Original Concept Album is produced by Sonny Paladino & Greg Anthony Rassen with Ken Davenport serving Executive Producer, and Mary Elizabeth Dina serving as Associate Executive Producer.
ALBUM CREDITS
Conductor: Greg Anthony Rassen
Reeds, Electronic (Perc/Cello/Brass): Dave Mann
Keyboards: Chris Gurr
Drums: Spencer Cohen
Trumpet: Dan Urness
Violin: Robin Zeh
Guitar: Dillon Kondor
Bass: Yuka Tadano
Mixing Engineer: Ian Kagey
Mastering Engineer: Oscar Zambrano
Album recorded and mixed at Power Station at BerkleeNYC
TRACK LISTING
- Prologue
- Vacation
- We Are The Griswolds
- The Battle of Ellen Hill
- Go For It
- Get On The Bed
- The F Word
- You Can Tell Me Anything
- Doofus
ABOUT JOY MACHINE RECORDS
Joy Machine Records is a record label seeking to change the way we think about theater music. The venture from Ian Kagey, Sonny Paladino, Brian Usifer, and Will Van Dyke calls itself Joy Machine because they love making records. The music they release embraces the joy of authenticity, both in style and genre for today’s artists and audiences. The label’s focus on process and collaboration stems from the founders collective experience in the recorded music industry as well as their work on Broadway. Their hands-on approach to each project allows artists at every level to develop their own voice. Artists are greeted with kindness and transparency as they explore the best solutions for their unique musical projects. Joy Machine’s services provide the ability for artists who have typically worked within the space of musical theater to explore where they fit within the recorded music industry. It is a company of theater music artists for today.
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