Jason Robert Brown's The Connector Can Now Be Licensed Via Music Theatre International

The musical, with a book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, debuted Off-Broadway in 2024 via MCC Theater.

April 17, 2026 By Logan Culwell-Block

Scott Bakula and Ben Levi Ross in *The Connector* (Joan Marcus)

Jason Robert Brown and Jonathan Marc Sherman's 2024 musical The Connector can now be licensed for new productions via Music Theatre International. The work joins a licensing catalogue that includes such Brown musicals as Parade, Songs for a New World, The Last Five Years, 13, and The Bridges of Madison County.

The show—which features a book by Sherman and a score by Brown—premiered at Off-Broadway's MCC Theater in 2024, playing a twice-extended run. Conceived and originally directed by Brown's longtime collaborator Daisy Prince, The Connector follows two young journalists in the late 1990s, pitting ambition against values in the race for the ultimate scoop.

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“The Connector is the kind of show I’ve always hoped to write, and the most satisfying collaboration of my career,” says Brown in a statement. “By pairing a story that speaks with such specificity to our own time and polarized culture with characters whose ambitions and disappointments break my heart, this show was able to spark some intensely passionate music and tap deep wellsprings of creativity that I hadn’t been able to access in a long time. These vivid, yearning characters that Sherm brought to life represent so much of my spirit, my heart, and my hope for the future, and I think the music is a bold step forward in my work.”

“With The Connector, we set out to make a musical exploring the difference between facts and truth and good stories, set in the world of New York City journalism back in a long-gone era,” adds Sherman. “Being invited to join Jason and Daisy for their third musical collaboration was a dream come true. The show we premiered in 2024 at MCC with an extraordinary cast and crew was exactly the show we wanted to make. Daisy’s staging was breathtaking, and Jason topped himself with his astonishing score, which simply leaves me awestruck. While I hope our collaboration will be equaled in my future, I can’t imagine it will be topped.”

“The Connector explores ambition, influence, and the cost of connection in a media-driven world, asking how far we’ll go to be seen, heard, and truly understood,” says MTI President and CEO Drew Cohen. “Jason and Jonathan created a musical in which story and score are inseparable, blending sharp social commentary with emotional storytelling. We can’t wait to see how theatres everywhere will spark connection on their stages.”

Find out more about licensing The Connector at MTIShows.com.