Night Side Songs Cast Album Hits Vinyl, CD
The Off-Broadway cast recording will be released on CD and as a limited-edition colored two-LP set on November 20, 2026.
Updated on Nov. 5, 2026 in Classical
Octoverse Media and Warner Music Group's Arts Music will release the Night Side Songs cast recording on CD and as a limited-edition two-LP colored vinyl set on November 20, 2026. The recording has been available on streaming and digital platforms since August 21, 2026.
Why it matters
The physical release extends access to the Off-Broadway production, which bowed via Lincoln Center Theater earlier in 2026, beyond digital listeners. Fans of the cast and creative team can now collect the album in physical formats.
The cast recording is offered as a limited-edition two-LP colored vinyl set alongside a standard CD, following its digital debut on August 21, 2026. Pricing, pressing quantities, and retail availability beyond the signing event were not disclosed.
The players
Octoverse Media
Octoverse Media is a media company co-releasing the Night Side Songs recording through its partnership with Warner Music Group's Arts Music label.
Warner Music Group
Warner Music Group is one of the world's major recorded music companies, whose Arts Music label is releasing the Night Side Songs cast recording.
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts is a major New York performing arts complex that presented the show Off-Broadway and developed it through its Under the Radar Festival.
The details
The recording features the Off-Broadway cast, including Robin de Jesús, Brooke Ishibashi, Jonathan Raviv, Kris Saint-Louis, and Mary Testa, and was produced by Mara Isaacs, Todd Sickafoose, and Andy Einhorn, with Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour as co-producers. The show, directed by Taibi Magar, originated as a co-production between American Repertory Theater at Harvard University and Philadelphia Theatre Company, and was further developed by Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts.
Timeline
August 21, 2026: Cast recording became available on streaming and digital platforms.
November 19, 2026: Drama Book Shop hosts a cast album signing at 7:30 PM in New York.
November 20, 2026: CD and two-LP vinyl physical release.
Industry Dynamics
The staggered digital-then-physical release follows the pattern cast recordings have adopted since streaming became dominant, with vinyl editions increasingly serving as collector items for Broadway and Off-Broadway productions. This places Night Side Songs within a broader shift in which theatrical albums are marketed as premium physical objects alongside their streaming availability.
Listeners who prefer physical media can purchase the cast album on CD or as a limited-edition colored two-LP set starting November 20, 2026. Those who want the recording immediately can already stream it on digital platforms, available since August 21, 2026.
The takeaway
Theatrical cast recordings now often arrive in several formats, so fans who want both immediate access and collectible objects can choose between streaming and physical editions. Checking retailer and label listings closer to November 20, 2026 will confirm pricing and availability.
What happens next
The CD and two-LP vinyl physical release arrives on November 20, 2026, following a cast album signing at Drama Book Shop on November 19, 2026.
Further reading
Explore more Classical coverage to see how theatrical recordings fit into the wider music landscape.
Source note: This article includes information reported by Playbill.
