Barrington Stage Company's production of William Finn's A New Brain will officially open August 20 following previews that began August 16.
The production stars Adam Chanler-Berat (Next to Normal, Peter and the Starcatcher) as Gordon, Darrell Purcell, Jr. as Roger, Mary Testa as Mimi, Tally Sessions (Company) as The Doctor, Demond Green (Sister Act) as The Minister, Dorcas Leung (Miss Saigon) as Rhoda, Andy Grotelueschen (Tootsie) as Mr. Bungee, Salome B. Smith (1776) as Lisa, Justine Horihata Rappaport (Cinderella) as Nancy, and Eliseo Román (On Your Feet) as Richard.
Get a first look at the production in photos below:
Adam Chanler-Berat in A New Brain
Adam Chanler-Berat and Andy Grotelueschen in A New Brain
Darrell Purcell, Jr. in A New Brain
Adam Chanler-Berat and Darrell Purcell, Jr. in A New Brain
Darrell Purcell, Jr. and Adam Chanler-Berat in A New Brain
Salome B. Smith in A New Brain
Adam Chanler-Berat, Salome B. Smith, and cast of A New Brain
Salome B. Smith in A New Brain
Mary Testa in A New Brain
Adam Chanler-Berat and Mary Testa in A New Brain
Andy Grotelueschen and Adam Chanler-Berat in A New Brain
Andy Grotelueschen and Adam Chanler-Berat in A New Brain
Adam Chanler-Berat and Darrell Purcell, Jr. in A New Brain
Darrell Purcell, Jr., Adam Chanler-Berat, Mary Testa, and Dorcas Leung in A New Brain
Adam Chanler-Berat and cast of A New Brain
Adam Chanler-Berat in A New Brain
A New Brain features a score by Finn and a book co-written by Finn and James Lapine. The semi-autobiographical story follows an aspiring Broadway songwriter whose life is thrown into chaos by a medical emergency. The work was the 1999 Outer Critics Circle Outstanding New Off-Broadway Musical winner for its original production. A second NYC staging was mounted via New York City Center's Encores! Off-Center series in 2015.
This is the first production of A New Brain to reinstate "Anytime," a song that was cut from the original Off-Broadway run before receiving acclaim elsewhere in the Finn songbook.
READ: Which Beloved William Finn Song Will Be Part of Barrington’s Staging of A New Brain?
Barrington's production is directed by Jo Calarco, with music
direction by Vadim Feichtner, choreography by Chloe O. Davis, scenic
design by Paige Hathaway, costume design by Debra Kim Sivigny, lighting
design by Jason Lyons, and sound design by Ken Travis. John Godbout is
production stage manager, with Leslie Sears serving as assistant stage
manager. Casting is by McCorkle Casting's Pat McCorkle and Rebecca
Weiss.
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