Broadway Records Releases Its First Album With Averno Creators

Averno, a fictional universe created by TikTok stars Morgan Smith, August (Auggie) Greenwood, and Sushi Soucy, has signed a deal with Broadway Records – they’ve released the first of three albums they’ve recorded with them.

Broadway Records signed a deal with these composers not even a month ago on September 9th. These young creators have individual albums that are connected. The albums are Willow, Bittersummer, and Over and Out. Willow was released on September 25th. 

Willow

Willow, a musical that takes place under a willow tree, is about two couples, a little girl, and her imaginary friend. The musical takes place in three different timelines – 2006, 2011, and 2012. They all connect through one thing – the willow tree they meet under. They released the concept album for this musical on Spotify, Google Play, Tidal, and more

Willow was recently featured in a Playbill article about one of the songs in the album. Christy Altomare, known for her role as Anya in Anastasia on Broadway, sang the tenth song from the album – “How To Let Go”. The song is sung by Cassia, a daughter of the forest, to Grace – a wild, sharp girl. 

Averno

Averno was created by Morgan Smith in 2019. It is a transmedia, interlocking universe that spans across social media, comics, musicals, and more. Since it was created, the team has expanded to include 60 other artists from 14 countries. Many people on the team and in the fanbase have described Averno as the feeling of belonging and home. 

The Averno team hosts events that have to do with the small town, ranging from an online summer camp to school. They have street teams, discords, Instagram group chats, and more. 

Come Home 

Another album they’ve released is Come Home. Come Home was a massive event within the fanbase, with vague promotions about “August 27th” flooding through TikTok and Twitter. 

The EP consisted of three different songs, each from different musicals. “The Forest Hymn”, the first song on the EP, gives more insight into the lore of Averno. It’s cryptic and vague, leaving listeners with an odd sense of peace and fear. The second song, “How To Let Go”, was one of the first listens we got into Willow. “Nova Phone Home”, the final song, is from the musical Over and Out, which will be released later this year. It’s about Nova and how she feels lost and alone at A New School, Averno’s college. 

Morgan, August, and Sushi have expressed their excitement for their musicals on social media, and the fandom is showing no less, if not more, enthusiasm as for what’s to come. 

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