Category: Bridges of Madison County
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SOUND BLOG: OPENING THE BRIDGES VAULT, VOL. 1
Marsha Norman and I had just opened The Trumpet of the Swan at the Kennedy Center, and the reviews that morning were the best either of us have ever gotten in our entire careers. More importantly, we’d had a great time working together – we seemed to be in sync about what the piece wanted…
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“BRIDGES” SHEET MUSIC NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD!
The fine folks at SheetMusicDirect.com have made 14 songs from The Bridges of Madison County available for immediate digital download. All the songs have been arranged and edited by me for solo performances and audition use, with new shiny piano arrangements that I created just for this folio. Click on the links below and you’ll…
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NYT: “You’ve Got Another Chance, Broadway” JRB Profile 1/16/14
Lorne Manly’s profile in the New York Times Arts and Leisure section is on the NYT website, along with a wonderful video of the Bridges sitzprobe. You’ve Got Another Chance, Broadway Jason Robert Brown, Back in New York, With ‘Madison County’ by LORNE MANLY, Jan. 16, 2014 The composer Jason Robert Brown is never happier…
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SETTING THE ROMANCE TO MUSIC
This is the first in what I’m presuming will be a series of videos in which the creative team of The Bridges of Madison County discusses the inspirations and aspirations of the show. Here’s me competing with myself by yammering away while I’m simultaneously singing and playing “It All Fades Away” at a recent concert…
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“L5Y” RELEASE DATE & “BRIDGES” SITZPROBE
Two really fun bits of news today. First, we now have announced an official release date for the new Off-Broadway cast recording of The Last Five Years starring Adam Kantor and Betsy Wolfe – the CD will be available on September 24 in both stores that still sell CDs, as well as on iTunes and…