Macbeth Star Alan Cumming Releases Shakespeare Album The Head That Wears a Crown

To buy, or not to buy, that is not even a question! Tony and Emmy Award winner Alan Cumming's new album The Head that Wears a Crown: Speeches for Royal Men is now available for digital download. The album, which includes the famous "To be or not to be," "Now is the winter of our discontent" speeches and more, will be available in stores on April 23.

The 22-track CD of Shakespeare's most famous speeches is produced by GPR Records. The Head that Wears a Crown contains selections from As You Like It, Coriolanus, Hamlet, Henry V, Henry VIII, King Lear, Macbeth, Richard II, The Tempest, Titus Andronicus, and Twelfth Night—all handpicked by Cumming.

Check out Cumming, who's currently prepping to open his solo version of the Bard's Macbeth at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre on April 21, talk about his new album below. And don't forget to check back on Broadway.com every Friday for new episodes of his video blog, The Cumming Attraction!