JRB reunited with Daisy Prince for this chilling and suspenseful dive into the New York publishing world of the 1990s, with a book by Jonathan Marc Sherman. How true is true enough? New York City, 1995.Robin Martinez is a proofreader at the legendary magazine THE CONNECTOR, desperate for her stories to get published in the magazine. Alas, she can’t seem to get her work to go beyond the editor’s desk. Seemingly out of nowhere, a new writer arrives in the magazine’s offices – Ethan Dobson, fresh out of Princeton, blazingly talented and fiercely ambitious. With Ethan suddenly proclaimed as the voice of his generation, Robin has to examine whether she’s just jealous or whether her growing suspicions about him might in fact be valid. As Ethan and Robin strive to be part of the magazine’s legacy, they navigate editors with God complexes, fact checkers with vendettas, proofreaders, lawyers and the challenges of their own histories. In this new musical, playwright Jonathan Marc Sherman (Women and Wallace), composer-lyricist Jason Robert Brown (The Bridges of Madison County), and director Daisy Prince (The Last Five Years), tell a story about telling stories. What is the difference between facts and truth; journalism and entertainment? What happens when a gifted storyteller’s stories begin falling apart?
Production:
MCC Theatre, 2024
The Newman Mills Theater at THE ROBERT W. WILSON MCC THEATER SPACE
511 W 52 ST NY, NY 10019
Performances:
First Preview: January 12, 2024
Opening Night: February 5, 2024
Closing Performance: March 17, 2024
Creative:
Book by Jonathan Marc Sherman
Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Choreographed by Karla Puno Garcia
Conceived & Directed by Daisy Prince
Designer Credits:
Scenic Design: Beowulf Boritt
Costume Design: Márion Talán de la Rosa
Lighting & Projection Design: Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Sound Design: Jon Weston
Make-up Design: Sarah Cimino
Hair Design: Krystal Balleza & Will Vicari
Music Credits:
Orchestrations & Arrangements: Jason Robert Brown
Music Director: Tom Murray
Music Coordinator: Kristy Norter
Electronic Music Design: Billy Jay Stein & Hiro Iida/Strange Cranium
Cast:
Scott Bakula: Conrad O’Brien
Max Crumm: Waldo Pine
Hannah Cruz: Robin Martinez
Ashley Pérez Flanagan: Florencia Moreno
Danielle Lee Greaves: Sheryl Hughes
Mylinda Hull: Mona Bland
Daniel Jenkins: Zachary Fleischer
Jessica Molaskey: Muriel
Fergie Phlippe: Robert Henshaw/ Willis Taylor
Eliseo Román: Nestor Fineman
Ben Levi Ross: Ethan Dobson
Ann Sanders: Veronica Kraus-Ifrah
Michael Winther: Brian Lamb
Understudies: Kyle Sherman, Cedric Lamar, George Dvorsky, Joanna Carpenter
NOMINATED
2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Projection Design
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Lighting Designer
NOMINATED
2024 Lucille Lortel Award, Outstanding Featured Performer in a Musical
Jessica Molaskey
Actor
NOMINATED
2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Musical
NOMINATED
2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Director of a Musical
Daisy Prince
Director
NOMINATED
2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Music
Jason Robert Brown
Music & Lyrics
NOMINATED
2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lyrics
Jason Robert Brown
Music & Lyrics
NOMINATED
2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Costume Design for a Musical
Márion Talán de la Rosa
Costume Designer
NOMINATED
2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lighting Design for a Musical
Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew
Lighting Designer
NOMINATED
2024 Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Lead Performance in a Musical
Ben Levi Ross
Actor
NOMINATED
2024 Dorian Theatre Awards, Outstanding Off-Broadway Production