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Brooklyn The Musical is a new Broadway production by Mark Schoenfeld & Barri McPherson with Direction by Jeff Calhoun and Music Supervision by John McDaniel.

From the heart of Brooklyn comes a band of soulful street-corner singers and storytellers. With a mix of pop and soul, they set their stage and tell a wondrous sidewalk fairytale about a young girl from Paris whose search for the father she never knew lands her in America, in the city that bears her name…BROOKLYN.

Jeff Calhoun most recently received a Drama Desk nomination for Outstanding Direction of a Musical for the critically acclaimed production of Big River. He also received an L.A. Ovation Award for best direction and choreography for Big River and a Tony® Award nomination for Best Choreography for Grease.

Grammy® & Emmy® Award winner John McDaniel has a notable list of Broadway credits including Grease, Annie Get Your Gun, Taboo and Chicago and is best known as the bandleader and sidekick on “The Rosie O'Donnell Show.”

This production marks the Broadway debut for Mark Schoenfeld & Barri McPherson. Mark first met Barri in 1982 upon hearing her sing at a cabaret and hired her to record some of his music. Years later, in 1990, Barri was on her way to perform private-party. She involuntarily stopped at a street corner in Brooklyn after hearing a voice she vaguely recognized. She discovered that Mark had become a homeless street performer. Barri invited Mark to stay with her family.

BROOKLYN originally premiered at the New Denver Civic Theatre, on May 7th, 2003 for a six-week limited engagement.