Songs for a New World 1995 - Articles Page 25

PREMIERES, a not-for-profit musical theater development company, proudly announces the world premiere of INNER VOICES: SOLO MUSICALS, three new works created by and starring some of the industry's brightest talents.

Due to popular demand, a second concert performance of The Last Five Years, featuring composer and performer Jason Robert Brown and the incomparable talent of Lauren Kennedy, has been added to the Birdland Broadway series on Tuesday, March 18 at 7PM. The performance on Monday, March 17 at 7PM is quickly selling-out.

Composer and performer Jason Robert Brown and Lauren Kennedy will present a special one-night-only concert version of The Last Five Years, Brown's 2002 musical that won the Drama Desk Award for Best Music and Best Lyrics, with the original Off-Broadway orchestra, Monday, March 17, 2008 at 7PM.

Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, writers of the 2006 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, Jersey Boys, are the librettists for THE ADDAMS FAMILY, Drama Desk Award-winning composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party) is writing the score, and Improbable Theater founders Phelim McDermott and Julian Crouch (Shockheaded Peter) will direct and design. EET plans to premiere THE ADDAMS FAMILY in the 2009-2010 Broadway season, preceded by an out-of-town tryout.

Music Center at Strathmore Hall Hosts Jason Robert Brown and Friends May 16 & 17

According to Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown's April newsletter, three leading ladies will join Brown for his upcoming concert at Birdland.

Laura Benanti, Alice Ripley and Tituss Burgess will join the previously announced Jason Robert Brown for the upcoming Strathmore Center production of Brown's acclaimed song cycle Songs for a New World

Jim Caruso's Cast Party and TheaterMania.com will present the Tony Award-winning composer/performer Jason Robert Brown in a special week-long run at Birdland, April 4 - 7 , with shows at 9 and 11pm nightly.

Jason Robert Brown will conduct and perform in a production of his acclaimed song cycle Songs for a New World at the Strathmore Center in Bethesda, MD on May 16th and 17th.

Thursday January 18 saw the premiere of Jason Robert Brown's 'Songs For A New World' by the Young Opera Company at the E-Werk theatre in Freiburg, Germany. On an opening night when a raging storm ravaged the German countryside, the cast of Martina Muhlpointer, Miriam Lotz, Tobias Weis and Kit Orton raised their own on stage storm of high energy and vocal power, sweetness and dexterity which was superbly complemented by clever and astute staging.

Samsara Theatre Company will present Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed song cycle Songs for a New World at Theatre at St. Luke's on December 4 and 11

Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist and performer Jason Robert Brown will take part in two upcoming 'American Songbook' events for Lincoln Center

Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown, whose new musical 13 will begin previews at LA's Mark Taper Forum in December, will return to Birdland on September 11th at 7 PM for a concert

'The only thing I've ever wanted to do in my entire life is to be on Broadway' ~ Audra McDonald upon winning her fourth Tony Award and Broadway is all the better for it!

Songs for a New World--Jason Robert Brown's song cycle of love, life and seizing the moment--will be performed by Barbara Walsh, Liz McCartney and more in New Jersey from June 24th through July 9th

On June 12th, Jason Robert Brown will fly into Birdland for a concert, featuring 'some very special guest performers'

Jenn Colella will join Jason Robert Brown and the Caucasian Rhythm Kings for his previously-announced April 4th concert at Birdland

According to The New York Post's Michael Riedel, both the Shubert Organization and producer Marc Platt are trying to lure Hugh Jackman to upcoming revivals of Stop the World, I Want to Get Off and Pal Joey, respectively

Jason Robert Brown will appear in concert in California on February 26th, while his new website will be launched on March 1st

On January 30th, Julia Murney will play opposite Jason Robert Brown in a one-night-only concert staging of The Last Five Years

Jason Robert Brown and Lauren Kennedy will take part in an October 24th benefit concert of Brown's Songs for a New World to benefit the fire-damaged North Shore Music Theatre

The Songbook Project, Inc. is pleased to announce plans for a late summer benefit, TRUNK SONGS, featuring two treasures of the American Musical Theatre: Craig Carnelia (Sweet Smell of Success, Three Postcards) and Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, john & jen).

Composer/lyricist/performer Jason Robert Brown will play gigs in Washington D.C. (on August 5th, 6th and 7th) and in New Orleans (on August 15th)

Jason Robert Brown will perform with a host of guest stars, including Jessica Molaskey and Lauren Kennedy at the Le Jazz au Bar from June 27th to July 3rd to celebrate the release of his new CD before joining Jen Colella in a Virginia concert on July 12

Jason Robert Brown will promote his upcoming CD and new shows in a concert at North Hollywood's El Portal Theatre on June 10th and June 11th