Jason Robert Brown

Things have gone totally bananas in this mixed-up world! JRB & The Caucasian Rhythm Kings have sold out our 7:30 show on August 4 at SubCulture, so we’ve added a second show at 9:30 pm! And now I can tell you what I couldn’t before: my special guest vocalist is none other than SHOSHANA BEAN! (You can see Stephen Holden’s rave NY Times review of our last show together here.) Not only that, but also joining us will be the amazing ELENA SHADDOW from The Bridges of Madison County. Guess what we’ll be singing! So here’s the lowdown: Jason RobertRead More »

Jason Robert Brown and the Caucasian Rhythm Kings are bringing their patented brand of rock/blues/jazz/folk/Gregorian chant/klezmer/polka/atonal cacophony/salsa to New York’s SubCulture for one night only, AUGUST 4 at 7:30 pm. The show will feature a sensational singing guest artist as well as the legendary Caucasian Rhythm Kings band: Gary Sieger & Matt Hinkley on guitars, Randy Landau on bass and Brian Dunne on drums. Also, who knows, some other people might show up too. Songs to be performed include a wide selection from the three-time Tony Award-winner’s catalog, with numbers from The Bridges of Madison County, The Last Five Years,Read More »

From The Toronto Star: The Toronto International Film Festival announced 59 Gala and Special Presentation films Tuesday morning, a small part of its lineup for TIFF 2014. The majority of them are world premieres. While the closing-night Gala was announced — Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos, starring Rickman, Kate Winslet and Stanley Tucci — TIFF CEO and Director Piers Handling and festival Artistic Director Cameron Bailey were coy about naming the opening-night film. They said an announcement was pending. Among the films due to screen at TIFF, which runs Sept. 4 to 14, are Gala spots for Ed Zwick’s chessRead More »

http://triangleartsandentertainment.org/2014/07/the-tony-award-winning-musical-parade-is-a-colossal-hit-for-theatre-raleigh/ Imagine writing a musical about a famous miscarriage of justice in the South — a musical! Now imagine that it is searingly powerful and poignant. Theatre Raleigh’s Hot Summer Nights production of Parade is both. With book by Alfred Uhry and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, Parade will take your breath away with its sudden turns, and grip you tightly as injustice is heaped upon corruption. But the funniest thing is, it’ll also make you laugh a bit, but laugh deeply. As performed at the Kennedy Theater as the fourth presentation of the 2014 Hot Summer NightsRead More »

Jason Robert Brown will be providing incidental music for a new production of Kaufman and Hart’s classic comedy “You Can’t Take It With You,” starting previews in August. Rose Byrne, making her Broadway debut, and Annaleigh Ashford have signed on to a cast that already includes James Earl Jones and Kristine Neilsen. Mark Linn-Baker, Crystal A. Dickinson, Julie Halston and Reg Rogers also are among the ensemble.  Scott Ellis directs the revival. “You Can’t Take It With You” kicks off previews Aug. 26 ahead of a Sept. 28 opening at the Longacre Theater. Jeffrey Richards, Jerry Frankel and Jam TheatricalsRead More »