Jason Robert Brown

PLAYBILL ON OPENING NIGHT: 13 — Puppy-Love in the Afternoon By Harry Haun 06 Oct 2008, Playbill Online Oct. 5 being a school night, the cast of 13— a cast of 13, all in and around that particular age — premiered their musical at the Jacobs Theatre at four in the afternoon, then went into party-hardy overdrive at Opera (nee China Club) — till the crack of nine. Youth must be served — quickly! — and, when 21 of them awoke the following morning, they were indeed — officially! — Broadway performers. Counting the band backstage, it was the largestRead More »

’13’: Teen musical’s days are numbered Joe Dziemianowicz, NY Daily News (2 stars out of 5) Monday, October 6th 2008, 4:00 AM Thirteen is notorious for being a jinxed number, and anyone heading to “13” hoping to find a story they haven’t seen at least a hundred times before is out of luck. The surprisingly simplistic show focuses on bar mitzvah boy Evan (Graham Phillips), who moves from bustling New York to blah Indiana following his folks’ divorce. Determined to get the cool kids to come to his party, he treats his geeky new buds badly. Then he realizes …Read More »

Did Critics Treat 13 With Kid Gloves? SteveOnBroadway, October 6, 2008 While the really big news today, of course, is the further sliding of the global economy, as evidenced by this morning’s sell-off on Wall Street, further to the north on Broadway, yesterday, Jason Robert Brown’s musical 13 rocked the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre. Helmed by Jeremy Sams, the tuner features Brown’s score with a book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn, along with choreography by Christopher Gattelli. The show about thirteen 13 year olds in Indiana features Graham Phillips, Al Calderon, Eamon Foley, Caitlin Gann, Elizabeth Gillies, Ariana Grande,Read More »

NY1 Theater Review: “13” By: Roma Torre NY1 News, 10/08/2008 04:07 PM From the band to the actors onstage, it’s an all-teen show on the Great White Way in the new musical “13” by Jason Robert Brown. NY1’s Roma Torre filed the following review. No matter your persuasion, you have to hand it to “13;” it’s unique. And while it certainly is limited in many respects, it also does exactly what it sets out to do – appeal to the middle-school set. Given the hormonal angst typical of this crowd, there’s plenty of material to exploit. My daughter, who justRead More »

’13’ looks like lucky musical number Anthony Venutolo/Newark Star-Ledger Sunday, October 05, 2008, 9:51 PM ’13’ Where: Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St., New York When: 8 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays; 2 p.m. Saturdays, Sundays; 7 p.m. Sundays How much: $76.50-$111.50. Call (212) 239-6200 or visit 13themusical.com NEW YORK — A lively musical about growing up, “13” is the flip side of “Spring Awakening.” While the latter hit explores teen angst in dark, woeful terms, the attraction that premiered yesterday at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre is humorous and optimistic as its adolescents bounce along to a happy beat. WhetherRead More »