Jason Robert Brown

Quick Facts

Full Name	Jason Robert Brown
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Jun 20, 1970(1970-06-20)
Age	54
Birthplace	Ossining
Country	United States
Birth City	New York
Horoscope	Gemini

Jason Robert Brown Biography

Jason Robert Brown is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on June 20, 1970 in Ossining, New York, United States. The well-known musician and composer for musical theater, he is known for award-winning productions such as The Last Five Years. His 1998 musical Parade received The Tony Award for Best Score.

He was awarded the Tony for his contribution to the musical Parade which was inspired by the lynchings of Jewish factor worker He won a Tony for his work on the musical Parade, which was based on the lynching of Jewish factor worker Leo Frank..

Brown was subsequently hired to write songs for the Broadway musical Parade, based on the trial and lynching of Leo Frank, after meeting Hal Prince. Parade, directed by Prince and with a book by Alfred Uhry, won Brown the 1999 Tony Award for Best Original Score. During this production, Livent, one of the producers of Parade, pulled out after reviews were not as positive as they’d hoped. RCA Victor, the other major producer, decided it would pull out as well. Brown said of the event in 1999, “Livent dropped out shortly after the reviews came out. They announced they would not spend another dime on the show. RCA had an agreement to record all of Livent’s shows. But when Livent pulled out of ‘Parade,’ the RCA higher-ups said they were pulling out, too. I had to go to Billy Rosenfield and ask him: ‘What if we pay for this record and you just distribute it?’ Billy said, ‘Sure.'” Brown had to try to scrounge money from every corner, “In the end, RCA put in $25,000, Lincoln Center put in a big chunk, around $200,000, including the producer Scott Rudin’s $25,000, and there was a contribution from the Gilman and Gonzalez-Falla foundation, which has helped support a lot of musical theatre composers over the years, of $40,000. Even Roy Furman, the new guy at Livent, gave us a little money. Somehow, we pulled it together.” Livent also was struggling at the time because the company had mishandled funds while applying for bankruptcy protection.

Brown was born in Ossining, New York. He is Jewish. He was previously married to Theresa O’Neil, and their failed marriage inspired his musical The Last Five Years. Since 2003, Brown has been married to fellow composer Georgia Stitt. Together, they have two daughters.

He married composer Georgia Stitt in 2003. There are two children: Susannah as well as Molly.

Jason Robert Brown Net Worth

Jason Robert Brown is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Jason Robert Brown 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was an undergraduate at the New York’s Eastman School of Music.

He was awarded Drama Desk Awards for Music and Lyrics for his work in the musical The Last Five Years.

Jason Robert Brown (born June 20, 1970) is an American musical theatre composer, lyricist, and playwright. Brown’s music sensibility fuses pop-rock stylings with theatrical lyrics. He is the recipient of three Tony Awards for his work on Parade and The Bridges of Madison County.

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Who is Jason Robert Brown Dating?

According to our records, Jason Robert Brown married to Georgia Stitt. As of December 1, 2023, Jason Robert Brown’s is not dating anyone.

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Brown’s tween-oriented musical 13 premiered at the Mark Taper Forum in Los Angeles, CA on January 7, 2007. It opened on Broadway October 5, 2008 at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, and closed on January 4, 2009.

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Jason Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Jason Robert Brown celebrates birthday on June 20 of every year.

Brown went back to working with Daisy Prince for his third major show The Last Five Years, for which he wrote the book as well as songs. Inspired by his own failed first marriage, the show is a two-person musical that tells the history of a relationship from two different perspectives. The male’s narrative begins at the beginning of the story and progresses through marriage, infidelity, and divorce, while the female narrative begins at the end of the relationship and ends with the couple’s first date; the two actors’ only direct interaction takes place midpoint, during the wedding sequence. The original Chicago cast consisted of Norbert Leo Butz and Lauren Kennedy, with Sherie Rene Scott over the New York run. The Last Five Years received mixed critical reviews and was not a commercial success, lasting only two months off-Broadway, although Brown garnered 2 Drama Desk Awards for music and lyrics. Additionally, due to the cast recording featuring Scott and Butz, the show has gained popularity among contemporary musical theatre aficionados and is an oft-performed piece in regional and community theatres. A film version of the show, featuring Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan, was released in February 2015.

Who is Jason Robert Brown's ex wife?

Brown was born in Ossining, New York. He is Jewish. He was previously married to Theresa O’Neill , and their failed marriage inspired his musical The Last Five Years.

Is the last five years a true story?

Brown made some changes to make Cathy less like Teresa, but it was originally based on his own life. “ There’s a general assumption that the show is strictly autobiographical, but it’s not ,” Brown told He Said/She Said Critiques in 2011.

Why is Jason Robert Brown important?

JASON ROBERT BROWN is the ultimate multi-hyphenate – an equally skilled composer, lyricist, conductor, arranger, orchestrator, director and performer – best known for his dazzling scores to several of the most renowned musicals of our time, including the generation-defining “The Last Five Years”, his debut song cycle “ …

Why did Jason Robert Brown write the last five years?

The Last Five Years was inspired by Brown’s failed marriage to Theresa O’Neill.

Where does Jason Robert Brown live?

Jason studied composition at the Eastman School of Music in Rochester, N.Y., with Samuel Adler, Christopher Rouse, and Joseph Schwantner. He lives with his wife, composer Georgia Stitt, and their daughters in New York City.