Jason Robert Brown's 13 to have premiere in LA

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:05pm

I'M SO EXCITED! I'M SO EXCITED! I'M SO... scared.

No, I'm just excited. Obviously, California is the place to be this season. I've been dying for more Jason Robert Brown!

[Unknown User]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:08pm

13

(Dec. 22, 2006-Feb. 18, 2007) - directed by Todd Graff ("Camp")
Composer Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Last Five Years) pens his new musical comedy which casts thirteen 13-year-olds dealing with the perils of teens in a middle school in Indiana. Dan Elish provides the book for this world premiere which was workshopped by CTG in February. At the Mark Taper Forum
Updated On: 5/5/06 at 01:08 PM

[bwaysinger]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:16pm

While I absolutely love Jason Robert Brown, wild horses couldn't drag me to see 13 teenagers belting out showtunes and trying to screech like Idina.
Unless he made sure they sing in lowered keys.

[BroadwayBaby6]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:17pm

Todd Graff is a perfect choice to direct this!

[BroadwayBaby6]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:17pm

Todd Graff is a perfect choice to direct this!

[TheActr97J]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:20pm

New Jason Robert Brown music. 'Nough said. **dies**

[dotvmike]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:23pm

I have been longing for some more Jason Robert Brown and I have confidance that this show will be alot of fun. Lets face it...it's JRB we're talking about.

[SueleenGay]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:31pm

I don't know what is worse, a whole musical with 13 year olds playing 13 year olds, or a whole musical with ADULTS playing 13 year olds. I hope they avoid all the horrible clichéd pitfalls. I'll keep an open mind. (For once, right?)

[Popular]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:38pm

HURRAY for new things coming to L.A.!!

I can't think that far ahead but I'll get more excited about this towards the end of Fall or so. :)

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:42pm

I know one of the girls in 13!!!!!!! She's so cute. Her best friend played Mary Phagan in our production of Parade. She sang one of the songs from the show and it sounds like a really cute musical. Her name is Megan, so keep an eye out for her in the show!!!

[Roninjoey]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:47pm

Is Jason Robert Brown a name you normally associate with fun, frothy musicals though? :P This IS the guy who gave us Parade.

Not gonna lie, I'm filled with dread about this one, but hey, if it ever gets to New York I'll go see it.

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:54pm

Jason Robert Brown is smart enough to know what he is doing...and to know what NOT to do. Something tells me he will find away to make this different, and not Degrassi the Musical.

Akiva

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 1:58pm

Degrassi the musical would be awesome. (ly cheesy.)

[Pinguin]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:29pm

HA, I think it's super goofy that they chose Todd Graff to direct this, HAHA.

I'll probably be in LA at the time...I won't be able to say no :0)

[Adelais]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:30pm

Yay, very excited about this!

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:32pm

Don't pigeonhole JRB stylistically. Compare the score of Parade to the lighter half of L5Y. Totally different. He can funny and touching as well as he can be serious. I think that musically this will be wonderful.

The big downside for me is kid performers, which I hate watching. Nothing worse than kids on Star Search or former Little Cosette's belting out and looking "cute."

[dramatothemax]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 2:54pm

Just because the score of Parade is rather dark, doesn't mean JRB isn't capable of writing a high energy happy musical. And who knows maybe 13 will have a super surprising tragic ending!!

Composers need to be versatile!!

I will certainly be amused.

[CurtainPullDowner]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:04pm

Remember when Todd Graff was cute?

[dotvmike]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:10pm

Sorry, what I guess I meant to say was that it is going to be enjoyable. He performed one of the songs from 13 the last time he was at the Birdland and it sounds like it is not going to be as dark or serious as TL5Y and Parade.

[Aaron27]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:13pm

Has JRB really done anything bad? Not in my opinion. I'm really looking forward to this.

If anyone, I just feel bad for the stage manager. As an SM myself, I would NOT want to work with 13 teenagers and try to keep them in line!

[freeadmission]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 3:54pm

*flips out*

Someone remind me why I don't live in CA . . .

[gustof777]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 5:05pm

wow...you californians are lucky!! I would die to see this...and please people...it's JRB!! He can't do any wrong...I'm sure they will cast this amazingly and that it will be nothing short of incredible as all of his stuff is.

[musicalkid]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 7:41pm

I am eager for some more JRB!

I AM afraid of 13 kids, singing his musically and emotionaly complex songs!

I hope it doesn't suck... and that it gets a cast recording...

[Jwaa]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 8:40pm

seriously...
his concert in london in 2004 had a song from 13 sung by a young teenage girl, and it was the best ..the BEST song at that concert....the girl was amazing and totally tore the other West End wendies down....you can expect big...good thinsg from this...and yes


Jason Robert Brown has suffered enough to know what will work and what wont!

XXx

[mrkringas]

Posted: 5/5/06 at 9:01pm

If I recall that concert was mainly west end divas? I usually like to keep the term West End Wendies for chorus boys and aflicted drama students lol

It was a rather good song though. I quite liked the one he did from Honeymoon in Vegas at the most recent London concert.