Jason Robert Brown
Jason Robert Brown
phantomofrent
Swing Joined: 6/24/04
#0Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:05amDoes anyone know if Jason Robert Brown is coming out with a new musical any time soon? I love PARADE and SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD. He is defintely the composer that everyone should keep their eyes on.
#1re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 7:43amwait phantom, you didn't mention last 5 years! (tell me you know last 5 years!)And that's a freakishly cool icon
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#2re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:43am
JRB is my god.
He did the orchestrations for John and Jen (which was written by Lippa), if you want to check that out. It's brilliant.
phantomofrent
Swing Joined: 6/24/04
#3re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 11:35amOh crap. How could I forget "Last Five Years?" That is an amazing musical. And thanks about the icon. It took me awhile to find it.
#4re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 11:38amJason Robert Brown is without a doubt the best composer today. IT would have been awesome for Jonathan Larson to still be around and they do a collaboration together. How great would that be?
#5re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:19pmI always thought it would be amazing if Sondheim collaborated with JRB...I can't even imagine what they would come up with! It would be the most honest and creative show in the history of the WORLD!
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#6re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:21pm
If Sondheim and JRB collaborate on the music, Hal and Daisy Prince have to co-direct it. It would be the best show ever. 
#7re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:25pmAnd all thirty people on this board would be the only ones who ever go see it.
#8re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 2:36pm
I agree with the recommendation of JOHN & JEN...
One of the bests cd's I've ever heard... I LOVE IT!
And I agree with Last 5 Years, a great musical! I love the history, and how is explained
#9re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 5:56pmJason Robert Brown is my favorite current composer. I love the Parade recording (although I can understand why it wasn't a commercial success). I already loved Last Five Years form the recording.....but after I saw the Philadelphia Theatre Company's production it is my new favorite musical. The guy playing Jamie was a much better actor than Butz and the girl who played Cathy was amazing!! What is Jon and Jenn? By Andrew Lippa composer of The Wild Party??
#10re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:09pm
John & Jen is a very simply (but powerful) musical about two brothers in the 1st act, and a mother and son the 2nd act.
The music is written by Andrew Lippa (the wild party), with orchestrations by JRB.
The OOBC is with my adored Carolee Carmello and it's one of my favourites musicals.
Jon
Broadway Legend Joined: 2/20/04
#11re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:19pm
er, not two brothers...
The first act is about Jen and her little brother John - from his birth to his death in Viet Nam 18 years later. The second act is about Jen and her son, who she names John after her dead brother. So the actress plays Jen from age 5 to age 40, and the actor plays two different "Johns" from birth to age 18.
We're doing the show at my theatre next spring.
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#12re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:20pm
*JOHN AND JEN SPOILER*
nonono,
It's about a brother and sister in the first act (John and Jen). The brother dies at the end of the first act. The second act is Jen and her son, who she named John, and how John feels like he doesn't have his own identity because Jen expects him to be like her brother John.
It's a beautiful musical, I could identify especially with the first act, knowing what it's like to have a younger brother and be his only sibling. The musical is beautiful and endearing. The whole piece itself is quite touching.
#13re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 6:31pm
My english is not as good as must be and sometimes I explain something wrong!
so....
APOLOGIES FOR MY BAD ENGLISH!
MusicMan
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#15re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 7:25pm
I'm a Catholic girl, but one day at dinner a friend of mine and I decided (after listening to Parade) that we would start a new religion.
Jason Robert Brownism.
Any converters? hehe
#16re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 7:33pm
Not converting necessarily, but definitely interested.
I love JRB!
Catschwartz
Swing Joined: 6/21/04
#18re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 8:51pmIf Sondheim and JRB collaborated. Who would do what? They're both amazing as both.
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#19re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:00pmI don't think they should collaborate. They have unique styles, let them stay that way.
sabrelady
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/16/03
#20re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:04pmI believe he has runned away to Italy until he is appreciated . Viva Italia! Wonder how he will translate?
#21re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:14pmI think Sondheim should write the first act and Brown write the second act of the same musical. Wouldn't that be interesting?
GovernorSlaton
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/14/04
#23re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 9:31pm
James Lapine should write the first act, and Alfred Uhry should write the second act. That would be awesome.
Updated On: 6/24/04 at 09:31 PM
judy_in_disguise
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/31/04
#24re: Jason Robert Brown
Posted: 6/24/04 at 10:41pm
I'd rather watch a JRB musical one night and a Sonheim the next instead of act 1 and act 2.
They both have unique, unmatching styles that are equally brilliant. But it would offer no consistency to the show, and consistency is important.
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