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'The Notebook' (Original Broadway Cast Album) Debuts at #1

'The Notebook' Celebrates the Acclaimed Production's Tony Award Nominations

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“One of the most epic, romantic, touching musicals

ever to grace Broadway.”

– Amsterdam News

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The Notebook (Original Broadway Cast Album) Debuts at #1

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The Notebook Celebrates the Acclaimed Production’s Tony Award Nominations

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Best Book of a Musical

Bekah Brunstetter

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical

Maryann Plunkett

Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical

Dorian Harewood

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Following its April 19th release by Atlantic Records, The Notebook (Original Broadway Cast Recording) debuted at #1 on the Top Broadway chart in Music Connect. With a score by multiplatinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson that Vanity Fair calls “strikingly beautiful,” the album is available now HERE. Watch Joy Woods perform “My Days” on The Kelly Clarkson Show HERE and check out the official performance video HERE.

The Notebook The Musical also celebrates today’s Tony Award nominations for Bekah Brunstetter (Best Book of a Musical), Maryann Plunkett (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical), and Dorian Harewood (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical), adding to the accolades for the new Broadway musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film.

This spring, the production has also been recognized with Drama League Award nominations for Outstanding Production of a Musical, two Distinguished Performance Awards (Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood), and the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing (Schele Williams); two Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood); and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical (Maryann Plunkett).

Produced by Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, The Notebook features music and lyrics by Ingrid Michaelson and a book by playwright Bekah Brunstetter (writer and producer on NBC's “This Is Us,” The Cake). The production is directed by Michael Greif (Dear Evan Hansen, Next to Normal, RENT) and Schele Williams (Aida, The Wiz), with choreography by Katie Spelman (Associate Choreographer on Moulin Rouge! The Musical).

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.

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. Based on the book that has sold millions of copies worldwide and a film that is one of the highest-grossing romantic dramas of all-time, the musical adaptation of The Notebook comes to Broadway following a critically acclaimed world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in the fall of 2022. Chris Jones of the Chicago Tribune called The Notebook “absolutely gorgeous - not to be missed,” and Steven Oxman of the Chicago Sun-Times called it “superb – a stage musical for the ages.”

The Notebook features scenic design by David Zinn and Brett J. Banakis, costume design by Paloma Young, lighting design by Ben Stanton, sound design by Nevin Steinberg, hair and wig design by Mia Neal, and projection design by Lucy Mackinnon. The production’s music supervisor is Carmel Dean, who also collaborated on arrangements with Ingrid Michaelson and on orchestrations with John Clancy, and the music director is Geoffrey Ko. Casting by The Telsey Office, Patrick Goodwin, CSA.

When The Notebook opened on Broadway, critics said:

“Full of butterfly-inducing highs, stunning performances and beautiful songs.”

- Entertainment Weekly

“Absolutely gorgeous, not to be missed.”

- Chicago Tribune

“Brings romance to Broadway.”

- CBS Sunday Morning

“Romantic, life-affirming and ingeniously adapted.”

- USA Today

“One of the most epic, romantic, touching musicals ever to grace Broadway.”

- Amsterdam News

“Sensationally acted and artfully crafted. Heartbreaking performances of Ingrid Michaelson’s evocative score.”

- Broadway News

“Big emotions expressed through even bigger voices. A beautiful picture of the universality of love.”

- TheaterMania

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets are on sale at Telecharge.com or by phone at 212-239-6200.

The Schoenfeld Theatre box office is open Monday-Saturday (10am-8pm) and Sunday (12-6pm; when there is an evening performance, open until curtain).

Lottery: Entries for The Notebook digital lottery start at 12am, the day prior to the performance. Winners are drawn at 10am and 3pm. Winners will be notified by email shortly after each drawing and have five hours to claim and purchase tickets online. Winners may buy up to 2 tickets at $44 each. Visit https://rush.telecharge.com/ to enter.

In Person Rush: Begins at 10am the day of the performance (and 12pm on Sundays) at the Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45th Street, NYC). Rush ends 30 minutes before curtain. One person may buy up to 2 tickets at $49 each.

Seats may be located in any section of the theater. While every effort will be made to seat pairs together with a full view, there is a chance that pairs may be split up and that seats may have a partial view of the stage.

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