A New Brain, A Musical by the Tony-Winning Creator of Falsettos
Custom Stage @ Off-Market, Ste. 205 (965 Mission St. San Francisco, CA 94103)
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The last date listed for A New Brain was Saturday August 16, 2008 / 8:00pm.
31 Goldstar Member Reviews
Les Tift
This show is a little rough, but cute. The lead is very charming and I have seen him before at the New Conservatory and found him just as charming. The supporting cast, especially the mother, was very good. I don't know that I came out of the theater humming any of the songs, but I did think about the show through the weekend.Written on Jul 21 2008
I'm imagining that Finn went through an experience like the one told in this show as the show has an autobiographical ring to it. It has a humorously honest feel to it.
I have never been to this theater before, and when I heard that it was on the second floor of a building on Mission before 5th and 6th, I had some reservations, but I was very impressed with the production. I will definitely give this venue another try.
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Robert S.
We really LOVED this production of this nearly unknown musical. A tiny theater company came up with a true winner that we were pleasantly blown away by. Wanted to give a standing o!Written on Jul 19 2008
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Thomas O'Leary
Nothing against the performers or the production. Just bad material.Written on Jul 11 2008
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Howard A. Smith (A/K/A TigerKing)
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Quotes & Highlights
- "Apt and original...A fascinating story." --New York Post
- "Beautiful, selfless, honest, playful, moving music. A New Brain isn't sentimental, but it is human; it doesn't preach, but it does take the 'Time and Music' to sing about life." --Theatre Mirror
- "Filled with beguiling, buoyant melody [and] witty and original lyrics...The kind of musical theatre invention we have come to expect from this gifted artist." --InTheatre
Description
A New Brain is an energetic, sardonic, uplifting, and often comical musical about a composer during a medical emergency.
Gordon is very frustrated. He spends his days writing songs for a children’s TV show that is “draining what is left of his talent.” One day, Gordon collapses into his lunch and awakes in the hospital surrounded by his maritime-enthusiast lover, his mother, a co-worker, the doctor and the nurses, and a certain frog named Mr. Bungie. Just in time, death comes near to remind him that life is not about prizes and fame, but making the most of his “time and music.”
Featuring such timeless songs as “Sailing” and “Time and Music,” A New Brain is a love story about living life in the present while not taking for granted those who wait for us at the end of our darkest travels.
A musical by William Finn and James Lapine
Directed by Brian Katz
About the Ticket Supplier: Custom Made Theatre Co.
The Custom Made Theatre Co. is an award-winning San Francisco-based not-for-profit theatre dedicated to ensemble-based, socially relevant productions. Custom Made is the managing company of the Gough Street Playhouse, where they present a five play season, along with numerous readings, workshops and classes. In 2010, Custom Made received seven Bay Area Theatre Critic's Circle nominations, including Best Production for A Delicate Balance and Best Musical for Cotton Patch Gospel. Most recently, Custom Made produced the Bay Area Premiere of Adam Rapp's Red Light Winter and the sold-out hit rethinking of The Diary of Anne Frank.