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News David Bowie's Lazarus Musical Records Cast Album It was a bittersweet Monday for the cast of David Bowie's Off-Broadway musical Lazarus. As the rest of the world was hearing news of his death from cancer, the cast was in the recording studio preserving his first and likely only musical score on an original cast album, according to the New York Times.

The album was recorded Jan. 11 for release on a label and date to be announced.

The recording also comes just days after the Jan. 8 release of Bowie's last album, "Blackstar," which includes "Lazarus," the title song from the musical, a collaboration with Tony-winning playwright , scheduled to run through Jan. 20.

"Blackstar" is available for purchase on iTunes, Amazon, Google Play and more. Visit for more information.  Lazarus' star, "Dexter" and Hedwig actor , performs "Lazarus" in the sold-out show. He recently appeared on "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" to perform the track. Watch the clip below:

. Lazarus features new songs specially composed by Bowie as well as new arrangements of previously recorded songs; the musical is currently running at through Jan. 20. Inspired by Walter Tevis' best-selling 1963 novel "The Man Who Fell to Earth," the story follows Thomas Newton 鈥� played by Hall 鈥� a human-looking and lovelorn alien who has been abandoned on the planet.

The Off-Broadway production, which officially opened Dec. 7, is helmed by Obie winner and has received numerous extensions due to high ticket demand.

Along with Hall, the cast includes (Once), , (), Sophia (The Nether), (Whorl Inside A Loop), Lynn Craig (), (Year of the Rooster), Krista Pioppi ( national tour), (The Wild Party) and ().

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