Profile for Jason Robert Brown

Hey LuPonatic: There was a mixup at the factory that affected a couple hundred CDs – Sh-K-Boom recalled most of them, but apparently you got yours before the recall! If you write to Noah Cornman at Sh-K-Boom, he'll make sure a replacement is sent out to you immediately. You'll find the email addresses at the link below:

You know, sometimes, I just want to jump on the bull**** before it becomes someone's version of history. FIERCEY, I haven't the vaguest idea who you are, but from reading some of your other posts, you tend to talk out of your ass. So let me just say for the record: Hal Prince and I didn't have "fights," we didn't even have "creative differences." We worked on a show together, and occasionally he suggested things that I thought we could do other ways, and we'd compromise. I've been involved in...

Hey all, thanks for the shout-outs! I don't know much what Krista's up to these days, I suspect she's just finishing high school and being a real person. Her Mom wrote me a really sweet note giving me permission to use the song on my website, so that's how that happened. And you know, you should check out all the sound blogs, there's a lot of cool JRB stuff on there! See you all at the show! (I hope!) J.

Just clicky on the linky, yo. J.

The script that MTI sends out states clearly at the top of Scene 8: JAMIE on a boat on the lake in Central Park, pointing to the apartment buildings on the Upper West Side. Sorry, guys, it's not remotely up to interpretation. It's right there on page 18.

Hey Tucker! Congrats to you and your choir! That's pretty darn good for a high school group! Even when you guys didn't get all the notes or rhythms dead on, you still got the feel of the piece exactly right. All the rehearsal in the world can't make some groups feel the exuberance and joy that you guys brought to it. I just came back from hearing the L.A. Master Chorale doing the piece tonight (they did a beautiful job), so it's weird to hear it twice in one night after never having heard it ...

(This is what I send to folks on my mailing list – if you want to be on the list, just send me a note at newyorkrock@mindspring.com) Hello, my beloved Mailing Listers. It's been a while, and there's much to report, so close the door and put on the "Do Not Disturb" sign, this is going to take a while. The last time I wrote, it was right before my trip to New Orleans to perform at Le Chat Noir. That was a hell of a trip! We sold out the club and turned people away, sold out all my CD's for the ...

It is a wonderful song, but it's not by Stephen Schwartz. It's by the extraordinary and underrated Craig Carnelia.

It's actually a great CD, with Cy himself playing the solo on "By Threes." I've never seen the show, but I constantly make fun of John Miller's singing when I see him. (I think he's among the singers in "Monica," though he says that wasn't his tune.) Anyway, Samuel French licenses the show, and if you can find a costume shop that stocks leisure suits and bell bottoms, you should have a blast. See link below: http://www.samuelfrench.com/store/product_info.php/cPath/30/products_id/2858?osCsid=f...

Thank you all so much, fine BWW people! I didn't see your messages yesterday, I was on a plane all day, but it's lovely to see them now. I just got back into NY for rehearsals for my concerts next week at Au Bar, and I hope I'll see you all there! And don't forget about the new album, officially coming out on June 28th on Sh-K-Boom! Thanks again, and have a great summer! J.

What do you want? My Social Security Number? Yikes! I put my name, my e-mail address, and a photo of me that no one else has (until now, of course). Believe what you want to believe, my friends – musical theater is all about myths anyway. For those of you who close your eyes and clap your hands because you DO believe in JRB, you DO, you DO, thanks for all the kind words. J.

I'm right here! Actually, I'm in Los Angeles – I live here now because I teach at USC in the School of Theatre. I haven't really gone away, though; shows just take a long time to develop. I've got three new musicals in various stages of creation, and you'll likely hear more about them over the next couple of months. But in the meantime, my solo album, "Wearing Someone Else's Clothes," is being released on June 28th on Sh-K-Boom Records, and to celebrate, I'm doing two concerts in Los Angeles ...