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Photo Coverage: Encores! A NEW BRAIN Cast Reunites for Album Listening Party

By: Feb. 18, 2016
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Over the summer, Jonathan Groff led the Encores! Off-Center production of William Finn and James Lapine's A NEW BRAIN, and fans who didn't make it to the show need not worry any longer. The production's two-disc cast recording (featuring the entire 95-minute show) from PS Classics is now available. Order your copy today at www.psclassics.com/cd_anewbrain.html.

The production also starred Jenni Barber, Quentin Earl Darrington, Bradley Dean, Dan Fogler, Ana Gasteyer, Josh Lamon, Aaron Lazar, Alyse Alan Louis and Rema Webb. The company just reunited for a listening party and you can check out photos from the special night below!

A NEW BRAIN, inspired by William Finn's personal experiences, is a medical tragedy seen through the iris of a Looney Tunes short. After struggling composer Gordon Michael Schwinn (Jonathan Groff) collapses face-first into a plate of spaghetti, he is diagnosed with a brain tumor and is forced to come to terms with his creative ambitions and the lovable screw-ups in his life: an overbearing mother (Ana Gasteyer), a ruthless kiddie-show host (Dan Fogler), and a boyfriend who'd "rather be sailing" (Aaron Lazar).

The musical opened at Lincoln Center Theater on June 18, 1998, and ran for 78 performances, winning the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Off-Broadway Musical.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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'A New Brain' CD Release Party

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William Finn

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William Finn

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William Finn

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Jonathan Groff

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Jonathan Groff

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Jonathan Groff

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Jeanine Tesori

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Jeanine Tesori

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Jeanine Tesori

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Jeffrey Lesser

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Seymour Red Press

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Rema Webb

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Rema Webb

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Rema Webb

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Jenni Barber

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Jenni Barber

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Jenni Barber

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Jenni Barber

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Alyse Alan Louis

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Alyse Alan Louis

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Alyse Alan Louis

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William Finn and Jonathan Groff

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William Finn and Jonathan Groff

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William Finn and Jonathan Groff

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William Finn, Jeffrey Lesser and Jonathan Groff

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Seymour Red Press and wife with Jeanine Tesori

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Jeanine Tesori and Jonathan Groff

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William Finn and Jeanine Tesori

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William Finn and Jeanine Tesori

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Rema Webb and James Lapine

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Rema Webb and Jenni Barber

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Rema Webb and Jenni Barber

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Rema Webb and Jenni Barber

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Rema Webb and Jenni Barber

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Rema Webb and Jonathan Groff

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Jeffrey Lesser, Rema Webb and Jonathan Groff

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Jenni Barber, Alyse Alan Louis, William Finn and Rema Webb

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Jenni Barber, Alyse Alan Louis, William Finn and Rema Webb

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James Lapine and William Finn

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James Lapine and William Finn

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James Lapine, Jeffrey Lesser and William Finn

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