Jason Robert Brown

Alec Harvey’s column here. Jason Robert Brown wows ’em again at Red Mountain Theatre Company Posted by Alec Harvey, The Birmingham News November 07, 2008 10:44 PM Jason Robert Brown Red Mountain Theatre Company Cabaret Performs again Saturday, Nov. 8, at 7:30 p.m. 325-2424 Review gets five stars out of five The amazing thing about seeing Jason Robert Brown in concert is that his music is the least of it. His stirring, Tony Award-winning score from Parade, his hard-driving pop songs laced with humor, his soul-searching ballads, his songs from the current Broadway musical 13 — they all show aRead More »

Hellobama! (That’s my new greeting. Like it?) Well, this month has already been too exciting, so I understand if you just want to lie down and recover for a while, but I alas must push on, creating even more excitement, breaking down even more barriers, dragging a reluctant world into a new century. Will you give all you can give so that our banner may advance? This weekend brings me to the Southern climes, as the Caucasian Rhythm Kings and I return to Birmingham, Alabama for two concerts and a masterclass with the Red Mountain Theater Company. Concerts are FridayRead More »

Hey y’all! You remember last week when I told you we needed to get people into the theater NOW, so we were offering $25 tickets? (If you don’t, click here for details.) Well, we’ve gotten an unbelievable response, but we’re still trying to make those weeknight shows a little fuller, so I offered to do a special event for three performances next week – and it still only costs $25 a ticket! After the 7 pm performances on October 21, 22, and 23, I’ll take the stage of the Jacobs Theatre with a couple of the amazing cast members, ourRead More »

Hello, my wonderful fans and friends. You may have heard that my newest show, “13”, opened this week. We got a lot of wonderful reviews from the press, the audiences are really loving the show every night, and the cast is absolutely knocking it out of the park every single performance. I am as proud of “13” as I am of anything I have ever done in my entire career. It’s a show that has everything I want in a musical: sensational singing and dancing, wonderful comedy, a great big heart, and a real personal point of view. When youRead More »

The Jewish Exponent, 10/8/08 Lucky ’13’ Teens teem on stage with a Bar Mitzvah in the balance Michael Elkin, Arts & Entertainment Editor The Jewish Exponent, October 8, 2008 Becoming “13”: Today you are a … musical? Bimah him up: Evan Goldman is having a meltdown that would drown a dripping ice-swan sculpture and curdle the cream cheese — and just about make chopped liver out of his chipper life. The Bar Mitzvah boy to be is about to celebrate turning 13 — which turns out to be the unluckiest number of all: His newly minted Manhattan manhood has becomeRead More »