The Connector (musical)

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The Connector
Music Jason Robert Brown
LyricsJason Robert Brown
Book Jonathan Marc Sherman
Story by Daisy Prince
Productions2023 Off-Broadway

The Connector is a stage musical with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown and a book by Jonathan Marc Sherman, from an original story by Daisy Prince. The musical is set in the 1990s world of journalism in New York City, and follows the behind the scenes drama amongst the staff of a fictional newspaper titled The Connector, concerning journalistic integrity and plagiarism. [1]

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The show was nominated for seven Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best New Off-Broadway Musical. [2] The show was also nominated for two Lucille Lortel Awards. [3]

Production history

The musical had its world premiere at the MCC Theater Off-Broadway in 2024, after having been in development for nearly a decade. [4] The show is directed by Daisy Prince with choreography by Karla Puno Garcia. The show began previews on January 12, 2024 and opened on February 6, 2024 and closed on March 17, 2024. [5] [6]

Original cast and characters

CharacterOff-Broadway
Conrad O'Brien Scott Bakula
Ethan Dobson Ben Levi Ross
Robin MartinezAshley Perez Flanagan
Hannah Cruz
Muriel Jessica Molaskey
Waldo Pine Max Crumm
Mona BlandMylinda Hall
Florencia MorenoJoanna Carpenter
Brian LambMichael Winther
Zachary FleischerDaniel Jenkins
Robert Henshaw / Willis TaylorFergie Philippe
Veronica Kraus-IfrahAnn Sanders
Nestor FinemanEliseo Roman

Musical numbers

An original cast recording will be released. [7]

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