Brown's repertoire, which spans 30 years of theatre favorites, will be performed by the award-winning composer and some of his closest collaborators and friends to be announced shortly. The artists will be backed by the 22-piece Orchestra of St. Luke's, conducted by Brown and Georgia Stitt.
Brown won the 1999 Tony for Best Original Musical Score for Parade and 2014 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations for The Bridges of Madison County. The 2023 revival of Parade also earned the Tony for Best Revival of a Musical.
Going from Cole Escola to Betty Gilpin to Tituss Burgess in Broadway's Oh, Mary! isn’t the first time a show has thrown gender norms to the wind with replacement casting.
A portion of the proceeds from the concert will benefit the Entertainment Community Fund's Women's Health Initiative, founded by the late Phyllis Newman.