Jason Robert Brown

Tim Smith’s classical music column can be seen here, along with a nice picture of Richard Thomas from the performance. Guest review: Premiere of ‘Trumpet of the Swan’ My colleague, Mary Carole McCauley, checked out a new production in Washington last night. Here’s her report: The production of The Trumpet of the Swan currently running at the Kennedy Center sets the gold standard for children’s productions. So, why is it running for just three days? This world premiere boasts an all-star cast, including Oscar winner Kathy Bates, character film actor Fred Willard, and Richard Thomas, best-known as the former JohnRead More »

White’s ‘Trumpet Of The Swan’ Debuts On Stage All Things Considered, December 7, 2008 · The E.B. White children’s book The Trumpet of the Swan has been adapted for the stage, and it received its world premiere at The Kennedy Center in Washington this past week. Actor Richard Thomas, writer Marsha Norman and composer Jason Robert Brown talk to Andrea Seabrook. Click here to listen!

Nelson Pressley’s review here. Sublime Symphonic ‘Swan’ Answers the Call of the Beguiled By Nelson Pressley Special to The Washington Post Saturday, December 6, 2008; Page C01 Expect a long life for “The Trumpet of the Swan,” the new narrated symphony for kids that premiered Thursday night at the Kennedy Center. The adaptation of E.B. White’s children’s book is in the tradition of Prokofiev’s “Peter and the Wolf,” and this lushly scored work will send you home with a helpless, contented smile on your face. Catch one of today’s final three performances if you can, for the Kennedy Center isRead More »

Ellen McCarthy’s article here. (I never got called to be interviewed for this article. My publicist is fired. Oh wait, I don’t have a publicist. Aha.) Stars Align for ‘Swan’ By Ellen McCarthy Washington Post Staff Writer Friday, November 28, 2008; Page WE53 Next week the following talents will come together to put on a five-show run at the Kennedy Center: Oscar winner Kathy Bates, improv legend Fred Willard, acclaimed composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown, “The Color Purple” stage director Gary Griffin and writer Marsha Norman, whose résumé includes a Pulitzer and a Tony. The material being tackled by this coveyRead More »

’13’ Won’t Reach Maturity On Broadway Compiled by Dave Itzkoff New York Times, 11/21/08 It’s proving an especially difficult season to be a teenager on Broadway. Producers have announced a closing date for the musical “13,” the other Broadway show about the struggles of adolescence (this one set in present-day Indiana rather than 19th-century Germany, as “Spring Awakening” is). It will play its final performance on Jan. 4 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theater. The show features music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown (“Parade,” “The Last Five Years”) and says it was the first on Broadway to have anRead More »