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A New Brain The Musical |
Music & Lyrics by William Finn
Book by William Finn & James Lapine |
Recommended Resources |
Plot Summary & Audition Notes |
List of Characters in A New Brain |
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 A New Brain Sheet Music (Vocal Selections)
 A New Brain 1998 Original Cast Recording
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A New Brain is the autobiographical story of William Finn's personal battle with an inoperable brain tumor, and was written when Mr. Finn left the hospital after a miraculous recovery. |
- Gordon Michael Schwinn (Tenor, 30 - 40)
- vunerable, loveable yet sarcastic composer
- Lisa (Mezzo, 30 - 60)
- a homeless lady - wise, but bitter and tough
- Rhoda (Soprano, 30 - 40)
- Gordon's best friend and business manager
- Mr. Bungee (Baritone, 40 - 50)
- director/producer/star of a children's tv show
- Richard (Baritone, 30 - 40)
- the nice nurse
- Waitress / Nancy D. (Soprano, 25 - 35)
- played by a single performer - the thin but cruel and sarcastic nurse, and the overbearing waitress
- Dr. Jafar Berensteiner (Baritone, 30 - 50)
- unsympathetic doctor
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- The Minister (Tenor, 30 - 50)
- hospital employee with a drinking problem
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- Roger Delli-Bovi (Baritone, 30 - 40)
- Gordon's charming and affectionate lover
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- Mimi Schwinn (Mezzo, 50 - 70)
- Gordon's loving but unstable mother
- Bungee's Tadpoles (sing well, move well, 10 - 12)
- small group of children that follow Mr. Bungee
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A New Brain Related Websites |
Audition Preparation Materials |
List of Songs in A New Brain |
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- Frogs Have So Much Spring -"The Spring Song" (Gordon)
- Calamari (Gordon, Rhoda, Waitress, and Mr. Bungee)
- 911 Emergency (Company)
- I Have So Many Songs (Gordon)
- Heart and Music (The Minister & Gordon with Company)
- Trouble in His Brain (The Doctor & Mother)
- Mother's Gonna Make Things Fine (Mother & Gordon)
- Sailing (Roger & Gordon)
- Family History (Nancy, Richard, & Mother)
- Gordo's Law of Genetics (Company)
- And They're Off (Gordon with Company)
- Just Go (Gordon & Roger)
- Poor, Unsuccessful and Fat (Richard, Gordon, & Mr. Bungee)
- Sitting Becalmed in the Lee of Cuttyhunk (Company)
- An Invitation to Sleep in My Arms (Gordon, Roger, Rhoda, & Mother)
- Change (Lisa)
- Yes (Gordon & Mr. Bungee with Company)
- In the Middle of the Room (Gordon & Mother)
- Throw It Out (Mother)
- A Really Lousy Day in the Universe (Lisa & Roger)
- Brain Dead (Gordon & Roger)
- Whenever I Dream (Rhoda & Gordon)
- Eating Myself Up Alive (Richard with Company)
- The Music Still Plays On (Mother)
- Don't Give In (Mr. Bungee with Gordon, Roger, Rhoda, and Mother)
- You Boys Are Gonna Get Me In Such Trouble/ Sailing -reprise (Richard, Roger, & Gordon)
- The Homeless Lady's Revenge (Lisa, Gordon, & Roger)
- Time (Roger & Gordon)
- Time and Music (The Minister, Gordon, & Company)
- I Feel So Much Spring (Gordon, Lisa, The Minister, & Company)
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