The Billy Joel Project from the Broadway Ensemble Releases New Single “New York State of Mind”

AVAILABLE TODAY, FRIDAY, JUNE 27

FULL ALBUM DUE, FRIDAY, JULY 11

YELLOW SOUND LABEL has announced the release of the new single from The Billy Joel Project, the debut album from The Broadway Ensemble – an 11-member cast with a combined 48 Broadway credits. “New York State of Mind,” performed by Nicholas Edwards (Broadway’s & Juliet and Frozen) and John Treacy Egan (Broadway’s The Producers and The Little Mermaid), is available starting today, Friday, June 27. The full album will be released on streaming and digital formats Friday, July 11, with aCD edition to follow later this summer. The album is produced by Phil Geoffrey Bond, the force behind the Grammy Award-nominated album series Sondheim Unplugged. Listen to “New York State of Mind” on Spotify or Apple Music.

Phil Geoffrey Bond, producer and founder of The Broadway Ensemble, comments: “When we went into the studio side to record this, I sat in the control room just overwhelmed that here I was in NYC living my own dream — sharing music I love, sung by people I love — that’s magic that only New York City can provide; we’re all so lucky we get to do this. There are so many magnificent songs written about New York City. But Billy really captures the essence of the city and the anticipation it evokes with this incredible and timeless song — you can smell the city in the lyrics, hear the horns, the bustle, the pretzels mixed with newsprint. And Nicholas Edwards and John Treacy Egan, two of Broadway’s best and most versatile actors, truly make this a memorable recording of which I am profoundly proud. Add our incredible musicians and Zac Zinger’s gorgeous sax solo, and I’m a happy boy, indeed. And incidentally, I often take the Hudson River Line into the city, so I know what it’s like seeing that skyline in the distance grow closer and closer until you’re suddenly in the middle of it all.”

The Billy Joel Project is a new collection of songs, at turns intimate and explosive, that gets to the heart of one of the major singer/songwriters of our time. These new interpretations honor the original versions, but invite the audience to hear them in new ways. The album not only highlights beloved Joel classics like “She’s Always a Woman,” “Only the Good Die Young,” and “Scenes from an Italian Restaurant,” but also a selection of deeper cuts, such as “Where’s the Orchestra?” and Joel’s latest single from last year, “Turn the Lights Back On.”

The album highlights the vocal talents of Farah Alvin (Drama Desk nominee, The Marvelous Wonderettes), Nicholas Edwards (& Juliet, Frozen), John Treacy Egan (The Producers, The Little Mermaid), Annie Golden (“Orange Is the New Black,” Assassins), Lina Koutrakos (10-time MAC Award winner), Aaron Ramey (The Visit, The Bridges of Madison County), Nicholas Rodriguez (Company, The Sound of Music), Courter Simmons (Jersey Boys), Rachel Ulanet (Beauty and the Beast, Lovemusik), Donna Vivino (Wicked, Hell’s Kitchen), and Michael Winther (Flying Over Sunset, Songs from an Unmade Bed). Music direction is by Jeremy Robin Lyons (Anastasia).

THE BROADWAY ENSEMBLE, founded in 2025 by Grammy-nominated record producer Phil Geoffrey Bond was created to bring Broadway’s vocal artistry to a larger audience, featuring some of the most exciting voices ever to grace a Midtown stage. Settle in with your favorite cocktail as cast members from shows like Hell’s Kitchen, Wicked, Frozen, Hairspray, Mamma Mia!, and The Producers lend their remarkable voices to contemporary classics. From Billy Joel and Joni Mitchell to The Beatles, Annie Lennox, Elton John, and Carole King, these powerhouse performers reimagine the music of legendary artists, supported by extraordinary Broadway pit musicians who have stepped out of the orchestra pit and into the spotlight. More details at www.TheBroadwayEnsemble.com

YELLOW SOUND LABEL is a twelve-time Emmy Award-winning and four-time Grammy Award-nominated cutting-edge company that produces music for established performers, up-and-coming artists and original cast recordings. The boutique label takes a hands-on approach in nurturing and producing passionate, focused performers and composers who create quality, noteworthy recordings. YellowSoundLabel.com

The Broadway Ensemble: “The Billy Joel Project” – Track List

1) Overture – Jeremy Robin Lyons and Band

2) New York State of Mind – Nicholas Edwards & John Treacy Egan

3) She’s Got a Way – Donna Vivino

4) Angry Young Man – Rachel Ulanet

5) A Matter of Trust – Farah Alvin

6) You’re My Home – Michael Winther

7) Only the Good Die Young – Courter Simmons

8) Vienna – Rachel Ulanet

9) Summer, Highland Falls – John Treacy Egan

10) I Go to Extremes – Farah Alvin

11) This Is the Time – Nicholas Edwards

12) The Entertainer – Nicholas Rodriguez

13) I’ve Loved These Days – Annie Golden

14) Entr’Acte – Jeremy Robin Lyons and Band

15) Scenes from an Italian Restaurant – Courter Simmons

16) And So It Goes – Michael Winther

17) An Innocent Man – Nicholas Edwards

18) Lullabye / Goodnight My Angel – John Treacy Egan

19) She’s Always a Woman – Rachel Ulanet

20) The Downeaster Alexa – Aaron Ramey

21) Turn the Lights Back On – Annie Golden

22) Miami, 2017 – Farah Alvin & Nicholas Rodriguez

23) Bows – Jeremy Robin Lyons and Band

24) Where’s the Orchestra? – Lina Koutrakos