Jason Robert Brown Directs West End Premiere of 13 in 2012Date: 28 September 2011 The National Youth Music Theatre (NYMT) will return to the West End next year presenting two shows by Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown who will cross the Atlantic to direct his 2008 Broadway musical 13. Producer Jeremy Walker told Whatsonstage.comRead More »

Peter Filichia in TheaterMania.com writes: Trumpet of the Swan is a collaboration between bookwriter Marsha Norman and composer Jason Robert Brown. The piece called “a novel symphony for actors and orchestra” shouldn’t be sampled piecemeal, for it’s a sweeping work that offers commentary with music, but no songs per se. Brown has written some astonishingRead More »

Jonathan Takiff reviews “The Trumpet of the Swan” in the Philadelphia Daily News: Swans and Teddybears and Devil’s music … oh my by Jonathan Takiff/Philadelphia Daily News staff We’re swooning for a Swan and going for a Bears hug with the most interesting of new album releases. SWAN SONGS: Martin Short was happy to detailRead More »

Along with the fantastic news that The Trumpet of the Swan is finally available on iTunes, the press is going wild for Louis and Serena and their amazing E.B. White journey! Andy Propst on Theatermania.com: The Trumpet of the Swan (PS Classics) This “novel symphony” from composer Jason Robert Brown and playwright Marsha Norman shouldRead More »

I met Marc Acito (the “gay Dave Barry,” apparently) in 1981 when he was the star of Candide at French Woods. I was 11 and idolized him. He’s since gone off to be a guy who writes fantastic things, and I’ve gotten 30 years older. He asked if he interview me for Brisa Trinchero’s blog,Read More »