A new musical by Oscar- and Grammy-winner Joseph Brooks will alight at the Music Box Theatre (239 W. 45th St.) on Tuesday, September 27th at 8 PM, with the opening night of In My Life set for Thursday, October 20th. Brooks will also helm the show, which tells how "a musician with Tourette's syndrome and a journalist with
obsessive compulsive disorder meet cute at a grocery store—with some help from
above— and begin an unlikely romance that proves that life's greatest affliction
is the one they share—true love," as production notes describe the show.Brooks' "You Light Up My Life" is the most successful single record in the history of
recorded music, selling more than seven million copies and staying at number one
in the county for more than three months; total record sales of albums and singles of the song exceed 15 million. It received the Academy Award for Best Song when it was featured in the film of the same name (also written, produced and directed by Brooks), as well as winning the Grammy, Golden Globe, American Music, and People's Choice awards. In addition, Brooks has garnered
numerous platinum and gold albums and singles, 21 Clio Awards (advertising's
highest honor), the Golden Palm Award given at The Cannes Film Festival; 75
other advertising awards (he is a preeminent composer/lyricist and producer in the industry), and multiple ASCAP awards for pop and country
music. Having conducted the New
York Philharmonic, The London Philharmonic and the Royal Philharmonic orchestras, Brooks also composed the music and co-wrote the lyrics for Metropolis: The Musical, which was staged at London's
Picadilly Theatre, and is
now being readied for a New York
premiere next spring to be directed by Richard Foreman.
In
My Life's design team comprises set designer Allen Moyer (Twelve Angry Men, Reckless, The Man Who Had All the Luck), costume designer Catherine Zuber (2005 Tony Award winner for The Light in the Piazza, Dinner at Eight, Twelfth Night), and lighting designer
Christopher Akerlind (also a 2005 Tony Winner for The Light in the Piazza, Belle Epoque, The Tale of the Allergist's Wife). In My Life's choreographer is Richard Stafford (Aspects of Love).The show's performance schedule is Saturday at 8:00 PM,
Wednesday and Saturday at 2:00 PM, and
Sunday at 3:00 PM.Tickets, which range from $26.25 to $101.25, may be
purchased by phoning 212 239 6200 or 800 432 7250.
