Albums of the Year

This Broadway breakout album holds its own among any of this year’s chart-topping pop albums.

This solo album from Jessica Vosk (Wicked) had the entire theatre industry buzzing when it was released in August. Her powerhouse and pristine vocals aside, the true achievement here is Vosk’s ability to switch musical genres effortlessly, engaging each song with a new vocal attack that is completely truthful to its musical style. Opening with “A Million Dreams” (from The Greatest Showman), Vosk tackles a mash-up of Billy Joel’s “The Entertainer” and Elton John’s “Goodbye Yellow Brick Road,” as well as Sia’s hit single “Chandelier,” Sinead O’Connor’s “Nothing Compares to You,” and Bonnie Raitt’s “Love Has No Pride” like a true rock musician. She returns to Broadway territory with a mash-up of the Beatle’s “Help” that almost goes unnoticed when it brilliantly segues into “Being Alive” from Company, as well as “Nobody’s Side” from Chess.

Adam Hetrick, Playbill