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By: Jun. 26, 2015
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Kate Baldwin and Conor Ryan, the stars of the Keen Company production of John & Jen, the musical with music by Andrew Lippa, lyrics by Tom Greenwald, and a book by Greenwald and Lippa, headed over to the recording studio in April to preserve the 2015 Off-Broadway Cast Recording for Broadway Records - in celebration of the album's recent release, BroadwayWorld brings you an exclusive interview via Broadway Records with Lippa below!

The recording included the premiere of the new song, "Trouble with Men," as well as new orchestrations and two songs from the score never before recorded.

The acclaimed revival of John & Jen finished its run on April 4th at The Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row.

This rare revival stars Kate Baldwin (Tony Award nominee, Finian's Rainbow) and Conor Ryan (most recently seen in The Fortress of Solitude at The Public Theater and the Broadway production of Cinderella). Jonathan Silverstein, Keen Artistic Director, directs with musical staging by Christine O'Grady and music direction by Lily Ling. John & Jen is an early work from celebrated composer Andrew Lippa (The Wild Party, I Am Harvey Milk) and lyricist Tom Greenwald, which premiered Off-Broadway in 1995. The New Yorker recently called it "a powerful, moving portrayal of how deeply family members can love and hurt one another."







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