The Bridges of Madison County | |
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Music | Jason Robert Brown |
Lyrics | Jason Robert Brown |
Book | Marsha Norman |
Basis | The Bridges of Madison County by Robert James Waller |
Productions | 2013 Williamstown 2014 Broadway 2015 US National Tour |
Awards | Tony Award for Best Original Score |
The Bridges of Madison County is a musical, based on Robert James Waller's 1992 novel, with a book by Marsha Norman and music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. The musical premiered on Broadway at the Gerald Schoenfeld Theatre on February 20, 2014, and closed on May 18, 2014. The Broadway production was directed by Bartlett Sher and starred Kelli O'Hara as Francesca and Steven Pasquale as Robert. Brown's work on the musical won the 2014 Tony Awards for Best Original Score and Best Orchestrations after the Broadway production had already closed.