Jason Robert Brown

A great roundup of the season’s Broadway CDs (see photo below) puts The Bridges of Madison County right at the top of the heap. Thanks, Mark Snetiker and Entertainment Weekly! Of course, you can order the CD directly from Sh-K-Boom’s website, or download from iTunes, and you too can hear this amazing cast bring this score to life. Coming soon: more Honeymoon In Vegas news!

Nancy Opel (Cinderella), Matthew Saldivar (Peter and the Starcatcher), and David Josefsberg (Motown The Musical) will join the previously announced Rob McClure, Brynn O'Malley, and Tony Danza in the upcoming Broadway musical Honeymoon in Vegas, producers have announced. All six actors appeared in principal roles in the musical’s 2013 world premiere at Paper Mill Playhouse. Featuring a score by Jason Robert Brown and book by Andrew Bergman, Honeymoon in Vegas is directed by Gary Griffin and choreographed by Denis Jones. The creative team includes Anna Louizos (scenic design), Brian C. Hemesath (costume design), Howell Binkley (lighting design), Scott Lehrer andRead More »

Things have gone totally bananas in this mixed-up world! JRB & The Caucasian Rhythm Kings have sold out our 7:30 show on August 4 at SubCulture, so we’ve added a second show at 9:30 pm! And now I can tell you what I couldn’t before: my special guest vocalist is none other than SHOSHANA BEAN! (You can see Stephen Holden’s rave NY Times review of our last show together here.) Not only that, but also joining us will be the amazing ELENA SHADDOW from The Bridges of Madison County. Guess what we’ll be singing! So here’s the lowdown: Jason RobertRead More »

Jason Robert Brown and the Caucasian Rhythm Kings are bringing their patented brand of rock/blues/jazz/folk/Gregorian chant/klezmer/polka/atonal cacophony/salsa to New York’s SubCulture for one night only, AUGUST 4 at 7:30 pm. The show will feature a sensational singing guest artist as well as the legendary Caucasian Rhythm Kings band: Gary Sieger & Matt Hinkley on guitars, Randy Landau on bass and Brian Dunne on drums. Also, who knows, some other people might show up too. Songs to be performed include a wide selection from the three-time Tony Award-winner’s catalog, with numbers from The Bridges of Madison County, The Last Five Years,Read More »

From The Toronto Star: The Toronto International Film Festival announced 59 Gala and Special Presentation films Tuesday morning, a small part of its lineup for TIFF 2014. The majority of them are world premieres. While the closing-night Gala was announced — Alan Rickman’s A Little Chaos, starring Rickman, Kate Winslet and Stanley Tucci — TIFF CEO and Director Piers Handling and festival Artistic Director Cameron Bailey were coy about naming the opening-night film. They said an announcement was pending. Among the films due to screen at TIFF, which runs Sept. 4 to 14, are Gala spots for Ed Zwick’s chessRead More »