Aaron Lazar and Josh Groban duet on "Let Your Soul Be Your Pilot" in a newly released track from Lazar's upcoming ALS benefit album, Impossible Dream. Due to drop August 23, the release will benefit the ALS Network. Lazar was diagnosed with the disease in 2022.
Hear the track above.
The album features duets and performances from an all-star roster of Broadway favorites. Along with Groban, that list includes Neil Patrick Harris, Leslie Odom Jr., Kate Baldwin, Loren Allred, Kelli O'Hara, and Norm Lewis. Perhaps most notably, the album will feature Lazar duetting on Cole Porter's "I Am Loved" with Broadway favorite Rebecca Luker, who passed away from ALS in 2020.
The album will also include a finale performance of "The Impossible Dream," with a chorus of Broadway notables, with all duet partners returning alongside Sting, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Kristin Chenoweth, Liz Callaway, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Shoshana Bean, Joanna Gleason, Brian d'Arcy James, Adrienne Warren, Christy Altomare, Christiane Noll, Adam Jacobs, Mike Love, Betsy Wolfe, Marc Kudisch, Max von Essen, Tony Yazbeck, Jessica Phillips, Jill Paice, Michael Minarik, Anthony Fedorov, Aaron Gleason, Ali Louis Bourzgui, Chris Sarandon, Corey Cott, Elena Shaddow, Erin Davie, Graham Rowat, Jon Armour, Mia Moravis, Michael Berresse, Phillip James Griffith, Kris Angelis, Nicole Zuraitis, Emily Drennan, Vivian Fang Liu, Radhika Vekaria, Dele Olasiji, Sangeeta Kaur, Matt B, Anita Lerche, Zak Resnick, Reese Levine, Sarah Duvall, Dan Cooney, Travis Leland, David Coolidge, Matty Miller, Gianee Martinez, Fiona O'Brien, the National Children's Chorus, Broadway Inspirational Voices, and Lazar's family and friends.
Kitt Wakeley, Jonathan Estabrooks, and Lazar are producing the album in association with Studio Seven Media and Emitha Studios. The producing team also includes David Das, Christina Giacona, and Patrick Conlon.
Lazar revealed his ALS diagnosis earlier this year, and was soon thereafter honored with the ALS Network's Essey Spotlight Award for his work to raise ALS awareness worldwide. His Broadway credits include Oklahoma!, The Light in the Piazza, The Phantom of the Opera, Les Misérables, A Tale of Two Cities, Impressionism, A Little Night Music, Mamma Mia!, and The Last Ship.
In a previous interview with Playbill, Lazar explained why he's chosen "The Impossible Dream" as his new anthem: "It's an anthem of love and support for anybody going through anything challenging in their life, to keep going and keep dreaming. 'The Impossible Dream.' Shouldn't it be, 'The Possible Dream'? The point of the song is that we all have the power within us to make the impossible possible. Whether that was my dream of becoming an actor or to beat ALS—it all starts with belief. People need to know that they've got support and love. And if listening to a song, even just for a few minutes, can remind you of your own power, can give you hope, can give you courage, that's the healing power of music. And I can't wait to share it with people."
Preorder Impossible Dream here.