Jason Robert Brown

I had been warned that the crowd at the early show was likely to be kind of subdued. Monday night in Pittsburgh, mostly subscribers, older folks, nothing bad but good to know in advance. To our surprise, that was definitely not the case. We did two sold-out shows for festive, rowdy Pittsburgh audiences and we can’t wait to come back for more, as long as no one makes us eat those terrifying Primanti’s sandwiches. Although I’ve been playing with Todd and Randy for decades now, these were the first concerts we ever did as just a trio, and it wasRead More »

Let’s start this story by referring to the picture below this paragraph. That frame of video represents the real beginning of my career in the New York theater. See that dark-haired kid on the right at the piano, onstage at New York’s legendary Carnegie Hall on June 10, 1992? That’s all 6’2″ and 120 pounds of me serving as the musical director for the vocal group The Tonics, who were invited to perform in an enormous star-studded celebration of the work of Stephen Sondheim that was not only presented to a sold-out audience at Carnegie but also made into aRead More »

I don’t know about how it works in your house, but in our little corner of show business, the first Tuesday of September feels like someone shot a starter pistol in Times Square and suddenly there’s a guy screaming “BACK TO WORK, YOU WEASELS!” and everyone is running frantically to their desks. I hadn’t heard from my agent or lawyer for months and then at 10 am Tuesday there was a veritable tsunami of emails. Well, all right, welcome back then. I mean, I’ve been here the whole time, but hi. Here’s some fun stuff! Last Wednesday night, I wasRead More »

Analyzing the opening number, “The Whole World Changed,” featuring Yehudi Menuhin, Philip Glass, cameos from two of my previous scores, our next Commander-in-Chief cast in resin, a Yeti with a Tony Award, and so much more!

Last week, I started a new video series called “The Deep Dive,” where I’m delve into the writing process of The Connector in obsessive, microscopic detail. Here’s Issue #1, where I spend about eight minutes talking about … the first measure of the show. And now, I’m happy to announce Issue #2 is live and streaming right here on your computer or tiny device, and it features two songs I cut from the show, briskly underscored dramaturgical explanations, a yeti, Maurizio Pollini, and Sting. Check it out here! And while I absolutely cannot be counted on to follow through onRead More »