Photo FeaturesFrom Songs for a New World to Prince of Broadway: Look Through the Shows of Jason Robert BrownThe Tony-winning composer celebrates his birthday June 20.
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Playbill Staff
June 20, 2021
Tony Award-winning composer, lyricist, conductor, and pianist Jason Robert Brown celebrates his birthday June 20.
Brown won two Tony Awards for 2014’s The Bridges of Madison County (Best Score and Best Orchestrations) and a Tony Award for his Parade score in 1999. His other credits include Songs for a New World, The Last Five Years, 13, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Prince of Broadway. Netflix is set to make a film adaptation of 13, starring Eli Golden, Gabriella Uhl, JD McCrary, Debra Messing, Rhea Perlman and more.
In addition to his theatre work, Brown has released several albums, including 2018's How We React and How We Recover.
The Broadway revival starring Steve Carell and William Jackson Harper opened April 24. Laurence Fishburne and Edie Falco were among those in attendance.