Video: Joy Woods, Maryann Plunkett & More Perform 'I Wanna Go Back' from THE NOTEBOOK
The cast performed the number on TODAY as part of the annual "Best of Broadway Week."
By: Josh Sharpe May. 16, 2024
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As part of TODAY's 'Best of Broadway Week,' the cast of The Notebook stopped by the show on Thursday to perform songs from the newly Tony-nominated musical.
Jordan Tyson, Joy Woods, Maryann Plunkett, and more joined the stage to sing the highly emotional number "I Wanna Go Back".
Click HERE to check out a medley featuring the songs "Dance With Me" and "Carry You Home," along with a performance of "Leave The Light On" by Ryan Vasquez.
To find the full lineup for TODAY's 2024 "Best of Broadway Week," click HERE.
Based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, The Notebook is currently playing at the Schoenfeld Theatre. The musical features music and lyrics by multiplatinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a book by playwright Bekah Brunstetter. Produced by Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, The Notebook is directed by Michael Greif and Schele Williams, with choreography by Katie Spelman. It was recently nominated for 3 Tony Awards.
The cast of The Notebook features Tony Award-winner Maryann Plunkett as Older Allie, Dorian Harewood as Older Noah, Joy Woods as Middle Allie, Ryan Vasquez as Middle Noah, Jordan Tyson as Younger Allie, John Cardoza as Younger Noah, Andréa Burns as Mother/Nurse Lori, Carson Stewart as Johnny/Fin. Playing various roles are Yassmin Alers, Alex Benoit, Chase Del Rey, Hillary Fisher, Jerome Harmann-Hardeman, Dorcas Leung, Happy McPartlin, Juliette Ojeda, Kim Onah, Charles E. Wallace and Charlie Webb.
In the play, Allie and Noah, two people from different worlds, share a lifetime of love despite the forces that threaten to pull them apart in a deeply moving portrait of the enduring power of love.
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