Jason Robert Brown

Hoo y’all, we had some kind of party last night at Show At Barre in Los Feliz. Shane Scheel and his great staff packed the joint to don’t-tell-the-fire-marshal levels, and that crowd was rocking! I will continue in my conviction that Shoshana Bean is simply the most perfect singer in the musical theater. It is a privilege and a party every single time we get to play together. Here’s the list! All Things In Time (Shoshana) I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You (from Wearing Someone Else’s Clothes) (JRB) Anywhere But Here (from Honeymoon In Vegas) (Shoshana) KingRead More »

A solo concert tonight in a sweet room in this gorgeous town, with a wonderful warm audience on a chilly night. Thanks so much to David Geist for bringing me out here to work with his students this afternoon (great job, all of you!), and for setting up tonight’s concert with the great folks at Pranzo. All Things In Time I Could Be In Love With Someone Like You Long Long Road She Cries Being A Geek Another Life (new song from Bridges of Madison County, premiere!) Nothing In Common The Old Red Hills of Home/Over Caravan of Angels MovingRead More »

My glorious friend Shoshana Bean asked me to provide an inspirational quote for young people starting out in show business. I don’t know what she’s doing with all these quotes she’s collecting, but here’s what I said: The hardest thing in the world is convincing other people to love the same thing you do. But the fact that it’s hard does not diminish your love – it must not. You go on loving that thing because, even if it’s naïve, even if it’s foolish, even if it’s wrong, you believe in the very marrow of your bones that you willRead More »

A theater in the UK is doing a production of The Last Five Years, and they asked if I would be willing to do an e-mail interview for publicity. This happens a lot, and since the questions are often very similar, I thought I’d post my responses here and maybe save everyone a little time in the future! 1) Jason Robert Brown, why did you first decide to become a composer, particularly for Musical Theatre works? That was a decision I made long before I knew I was making decisions. I loved musicals when I was a kid, particularly WestRead More »

This site’s been up for over five years now, and in that time, we’ve been posting lots of songs and snippets for your collective enjoyment. Here’s a quick roundup of where you can find all the music we’ve put online so far: from Songs for a New World: Stars and the Moon, Jessica Molaskey (original cast recording, 1996) She Cries, Jason Robert Brown (live, 2002) The River Won’t Flow, Brian D’arcy James, Billy Porter, Andréa Burns, Amy Ryder (demo, 1994) King of the World, Billy Porter (demo, 1994) Surabaya-Santa, Kristine Zbornik (live, 2002) The Flagmaker, 1775, Julia Murney (live, 2003)Read More »