A New Brain
Music and Lyrics by
William Finn
Book by
William Finn &
James Lapine
Directed by
Tim Anderson
Co-Directed & Choregraphed by
Maggie McClave
Co-Directed by
Tara Corkery
Music Directed by
Ryan Bergeron
Costumed by
Irene Molnar
Technical Execution by
Declan Newton
June 13–22, 2025
Broadview Heights Spotlights Cultural Arts Building
By the Tony Award-winning authors of Falsettos, here is an energetic, sardonic, often comical musical about a composer during a medical emergency. Gordon collapses into his lunch and awakes in the hospital, surrounded by his maritime-enthusiast lover, his mother, a co-worker, the doctor, and the nurses. Reluctantly, he had been composing a song for a children’s television show that features a frog — Mr. Bungee — and the specter of this large green character and the unfinished work haunts him throughout his medical ordeal. What was thought to be a tumor turns out to be something more operable, and Gordon recovers, grateful for a chance to compose the songs he yearns to produce.
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Cast
Ryan Bergeron*, Gordon Michael Schwinn
Peggy Newton, A Homeless Lady (Lisa)
Lindsay MacLeod, Rhoda
Stephanie Malfara, Waitress/Nancy D.
Bill Cummins, Mr. Bungee
Kevin Cline, Richard
Natalie Zenczak, Dr. Berensteiner
David Rusnak, The Minister
Tim Anderson, Roger Delli-Bovi
Jackie Cassara, Mimi Schwinn
*Appearing through an Agreement between this theatre,
Broadview Heights Spotlights, and Actors' Equity Association,
the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States.
Performance Dates and Times
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- Friday, June 13 @ 7:30PM
- Saturday, June 14 @ 7:30PM
- Sunday, June 15 @ 3:00PM
- Thursday, June 19 @ 7:30PM
- Friday, June 20 @ 7:30PM
- Saturday, June 21 @ 7:30PM
- Sunday, June 22 @ 3:00PM
A NEW BRAIN is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals. www.concordtheatricals.com
