Brooklyn to Perform Two Songs on NBC Oct. 30

By Andrew Gans
October 27, 2004

Two songs from the new musical Brooklyn, now playing Broadway's Plymouth Theatre, will be featured on the Oct. 30 broadcast of NBC's "Weekend Today."

Co-stars Eden Espinosa and Ramona Keller will perform, respectively, "Once Upon a Time" and "Raven" on the morning chat show, which airs in the metropolitan area on Channel 4 from 7-9 AM ET; check local listings. The program will also include an interview with Brooklyn composers Mark Schoenfeld and Barri McPherson.

Directed and choreographed by Big River's Jeff Calhoun, Brooklyn began previews Sept. 23 and officially opened Oct. 21 at the Plymouth. Eden Espinosa, who portrays the title character Brooklyn, is featured in a company that also includes Kevin Anderson, Cleavant Derricks, Ramona Keller and Karen Olivo with Manoel Felciano, Caren Lyn Manuel, Julie Reiber, Horace V. Rogers and Haneefah Wood.

John McDaniel provides music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations. Song titles include "Heart Behind These Hands," "Christmas Makes Me Cry," "Not a Sound," "Brooklyn Grew Up," "Creating Once Upon a Time," "Once Upon a Time," "Superlover," "Brooklyn in the Blood," "Magic Man," "Love Was a Song," "I Never Knew His Name," "The Truth," "Raven," "Sometimes," "Love Me Where I Live," "Love Fell Like Rain" and "Streetsinger."

Brooklyn, according to production notes, concerns a band of performers, who "tell a wondrous sidewalk fairy tale about a young girl searching for fame and the father she never knew. With just one clue to lead her, she lands in the city that bears her name, Brooklyn."

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The Plymouth Theatre is located at 236 West 45th Street. Brooklyn plays Tuesdays at 7 PM, Wednesday-Saturday nights at 8 PM, with Wednesday and Saturday matinees at 2 PM, and Sundays at 3 PM. Tickets are priced $25-$95.

For more information or a preview of Brooklyn's score, visit www.brooklynthemusical.com.