The new Jason Robert Brown musical The Connector, currently making its world premiere Off-Broadway via MCC Theater, celebrated opening night with a special event February 5. The production's official opening, including its first reviews, is February 6.
See photos from the February 5 event below, where the attendees included Phillipa Soo and Steven Pasquale, Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez, and Norbert Leo Butz.
Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo
Steven Pasquale and Phillipa Soo
Bobby Conte and Martyna Majok
Bobby Conte and Martyna Majok
Alexandra Elizabeth Shiva and Jonathan Marc Sherman
Alexandra Elizabeth Shiva and Jonathan Marc Sherman
Sam Gold and Amy Herzog
Sam Gold and Amy Herzog
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Sam Rockwell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, and Billy Crudup
Sam Rockwell, Jonathan Marc Sherman and Billy Crudup
Joshua Henry
Joshua Henry
Sam Rockwell, Jonathan Marc Sherman, and Norbert Leo Butz
Norbert Leo Butz and Sam Rockwell
Norbert Leo Butz and Sam Rockwell
Norbert Leo Butz and Michelle Federer
Norbert Leo Butz and Michelle Federer
Billy Crudup
Jonathan Marc Sherman and Billy Crudup
Jonathan Marc Sherman and Billy Crudup
Tom Sorce and Bernadette Peters
Tom Sorce and Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Bernadette Peters
Jason Robert Brown, Molly Brown, Georgia Stitt, and Susannah Brown
Jason Robert Brown, Molly Brown, Georgia Stitt, and Susannah Brown
Danny Burstein
Danny Burstein
Jonathan Marc Sherman, Daisy Prince, Hannah Cruz, Ben Levi Ross, and Jason Robert Brown
Jonathan Marc Sherman, Daisy Prince, Hannah Cruz, Ben Levi Ross, and Jason Robert Brown
Ashley Perez Flanagan, Ann Sander, Mylinda Hull, and Hannah Cruz
Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Ann Sanders, Mylinda Hull, and Hannah Cruz
Karla Puno Garcia, and Joanna Carpenter
Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown
Georgia Stitt and Jason Robert Brown
Michael Winther, Jason Robert Brown, and Max Crumm
Michael Winther and Jason Robert Brown
Michael Winther and Jason Robert Brown
and Daisy Prince
and Daisy Prince
Erin Gioia Albrecht and Daisy Prince
Erin Gioia Albrecht and Daisy Prince
Michael Winther, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, and Eliseo Román
Michael Winther, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, and Eliseo Román
George Dvorsky
George Dvorsky
Company of The Connector
Company of The Connector
Company of The Connector
Max Crumm
Eliseo Roman
Eliseo Román
Ashley Pérez Flanagan
Ashley Pérez Flanagan
Max Crumm
Max Crumm
Joanna Carpenter
Joanna Carpenter
Kyle Sherman
Kyle Sherman
Fergie Philippe
Fergie Philippe
Daniel Jenkin
Daniel Jenkin
Michael Winther
Michael Winther
Cedric Lamar
Cedric Lamar
Ann Sanders
Ann Sanders
Scott Bakula
Scott Bakula
Ben Levi Ross, Hannah Cruz, and Scott Bakula
Ben Levi Ross, Hannah Cruz, and Scott Bakula
Ben Levi Ross and Hannah Cruz
Ben Levi Ross and Hannah Cruz
Hannah Cruz
Hannah Cruz
Mylinda Hill
Mylinda Hill
Jessica Molaskey
Jessica Molaskey
Ben Levi Ross
Ben Levi Ross
Jason Robert Brown and Karla Puno Garcia
Jason Robert Brown and Karla Puno Garcia
Daisy Prince and Karla Puno Garcia
Daisy Prince and Karla Puno Garcia
Jessica Molaskey, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Daisy Prince, and Jason Robert Brown
Jessica Molaskey, Jonathan Marc Shaiman, Daisy Prince, and Jason Robert Brown
Jonathan Marc Sherman, Daisy Prince, and Jason Robert Brown
Jonathan Marc Sherman, Daisy Prince, and Jason Robert Brown
Karla Puno Garcia, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Daisy Prince, and Jason Robert Brown
Karla Puno Garcia, Jonathan Marc Sherman, Daisy Prince, and Jason Robert Brown
Conceived and directed by Jason Robert Brown's longtime collaborator Daisy Prince, The Connector follows two young journalists (Ben Levi Ross and Hannah Cruz) in the late 1990s, pitting ambition against values in the race for the ultimate scoop.
The cast also includes Joanna Carpenter, Max Crumm, George Dvorsky, Ashley Pérez Flanagan, Danielle Lee Greaves, Mylinda Hull, Daniel Jenkins, Cedric Lamar, Jessica Molaskey, Fergie Philippe, Eliseo Román, Ann Sanders, Kyle Sherman, and Michael Winther.
The Connector features choreography by Karla Puno Garcia, scenic design by Beowulf Boritt, costume design by Márion Tálan de la Rosa, lighting design by Jeanette Oi-Suk Yew, sound design by Jon Weston, and orchestrations and arrangements by Brown. Tom Murray is the music director and Kristy Norter is the music coordinator. Erin Gioia Albrecht is the production stage manager and casting is by Patrick Goodwin of The Telsey Office.
