JRB's "13" - music video

Promotional video for Jason Robert Brown's new musical at link.

Sorry if this was already posted.
13 video

Wow, what a (non) multi culti group. Brady Bunch 2008?
Was one of those kids "Cubby Bernstein"!?
The guitar riff was nice, though.

oh yeah, i forgot us jews are always the outsiders! How original, how boring, how intentional. (i shouldn't diss the thing before i've seen it --okay, i'll see it, and then review!)

btw- I have the TWO full demo of "13" and "What it Meant To Be A Friend" courtesy of Jason Robert Brown..let me know if you guys want it? I will forward you the link:

For those who will critize will not get it... (just kiddin')

J*

It looks like a K-Mart commercial.

Well...if you saw this promo video and didn't like it...don't see the show. The sound, the tone, the look...is exactly what it was at Goodspeed on stage.

Like jaystarr said, it's like HSM...but with lyrics like "I wanna get drunk" it doesn't quite feel marketed to the 13-year-olds like HSM is. I'm not quite sure what audience they're going for, to be honest. It's cute, but there's nothing in the show that you'd write home about or call "stand out."

I agree. The plot is very simple..its about "fitting in" ~the common problem of 13 yrs old kids. So dont expect anything like PARADE.

I think its CUTE bec. its just bunch of talented kids-singing, acting and playing instruments..yup! you heard it. The band is made up of kids. cute story and funny book!

The set looks like this...


Basically its HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL with depth and great songs! the lyrics is something a 13 yrs old would say! nothing more, nothing less! and be nice to those kids!

That's what's ALL ABOUT!

J*

Updated On: 7/25/08 at 09:21 PM

I agree! 13 is the weakest song. Some of the other songs are really GREAT!

J*

Updated On: 7/25/08 at 09:46 PM

13 will be like TOS~either you LOVE it or HATE it, there wont be a middle ground!

Remember those kids are NOT like us ~meaning 18, 23, 28, 35, 40, 46, 50 yrs old or more...they are 13 yrs old! I dont mean to say...we oughta cut them some slack! they are also not 25 yrs old or (my age) 35 yrs old playing 13 yrs old roles! lol

I SERIOUSLY think they need to do some recast from the Goodspeed's kids. Some of them are still not that "professional" for me, unless they matured into their roles this summer, they come across as high school production talent~not Broadway quality (only three kids are Broadway quality for me)

I hope them ALL the best, but when I see the show this Sept at Jacobs Theater. I will not be as "nice" as when I saw it at Goodspeed and I WANT to see some improvements!

J*

Updated On: 7/25/08 at 10:11 PM

There are a few around 15 and 16, but the majority are definitely been 13 and having recently turned 15, I think.

I'm not crazy about the title song either but "What It Means to Be a Friend" is a beautiful song, and "Being a Geek," a track that I believe was cut on the road to Broadway is surprisingly poignant (there's a link on JRB's site). I don't know if the subject matter is going to be my cup of tea, especially because I don't really have any desire to revisit when I was 13), but I am still excited to see the final product.

"What It Means to Be a Friend" makes me wonder if JRB was ever a thirteen-year-old girl, because it's just spot on and reminds me very much of when I was in middle school (ten years ago, woo).

Even so, I'm glad that they chucked out most of the score after the LA tryout; except for a few songs, it wasn't very strong (sad to see that "Getting Over It" got axed, though, because that was one of the songs I really liked. I haven't heard the Goodspeed score, though, so for all I know, the show is better off now with what replaced it.).

Updated On: 5/2/09 at 12:36 AM