Broadway Training Center of Westchester’s Production of A New Brain

This powerful yet funny musical takes audiences on an emotional journey, ultimately leaving them inspired and uplifted. Though many of William Finn’s musicals are known to be somewhat autobiographical, A New Brain deals directly with his own harrowing experience with an arteriovenous malformation and the healing power of art. The show centers around Gordon Schwinn, a frustrated composer for a children’s TV show, who finds himself in the hospital. Confronted with medical uncertainties, he contemplates life, relationships, and the meaning of music while being haunted by an imaginary frog from a show he’s composing. Tony Award-winners – William Finn and James Lapine’s brilliance shines in every note and word, delivering infectious, toe-tapping tunes and heartrending moments that take audiences on a rollercoaster of tears, laughter, and sing-alongs. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 1998 at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center and enjoyed a 2015 revival as part of the Encores! Off-Center Staged Concert. Rated PG-13