A New Brain
- Stage Musical (1998)
- Music and Lyrics: William Finn, Book: James Lapine.
Synopsis
- This is a semi-autobiographical musical about Gordon Schwinn, a fictitious songwriter afflicted with a rare life-threatening arteriovenous malformation of the brain. He writes songs for Mr Bungee, a children's TV entertainer, but when his illness takes hold, he floats in and out of reality, and fantasizes that Mr Bungee is a frog prince. The illness has a profound effect not only on himself, but also upon everyone around him, including his mother, his male lover, his female best friend, and the nurse who looks after him.
Links
Reviews
- New York Times Review
- CurtainUp Review
- Review Journal
- NY Theatre Review
- Tufts Daily Review
- Talkin' Broadway Los Angeles Review
- Talkin' Broadway Washington DC Review
- Yale Herald Review
- Uptown Players Review