John & Jen
John & Jen (styled as john & jen) is a musical with music by Andrew Lippa, lyrics by Tom Greenwald, and a book by Lippa and Greenwald. It is a two-person show about the relationships first between a brother and sister, John and Jen, and then, after John is killed, between Jen and her son, also named John. The musical opened Off-Broadway in 1995 and was revived Off-Broadway in 2015.
John & Jen
1995 Off-Broadway
2015 Off-Broadway
2021 Off-West End
Productions[edit]
John & Jen premiered at the Goodspeed Opera House, East Haddam, Connecticut in 1993. Directed by Gabriel Barre, the cast featured Carolee Carmello and James Ludwig.
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The musical ran off-Broadway at the Lamb's Theatre from June 1, 1995, to October 1, 1995.[3] It starred Carolee Carmello as Jen and James Ludwig as John, with direction by Gabriel Barre.[4]
The show's twentieth anniversary off-Broadway revival opened in previews at the Clurman Theatre in Theatre Row on February 10, 2015, with the official opening on February 26.[5] The revival, presented by Keen Company, starred Kate Baldwin and Conor Ryan. The revival closed on April 4, 2015.
The Southwark Playhouse in London hosted the world premiere of a new, updated version of John & Jen spanning 1985 - 2022 from 28th July - 21st August 2021, starring Olivier Award nominee Rachel Tucker and Lewis Cornay. This new production was directed by Guy Retallack and produced by Bray Productions.[6][7]
Recording[edit]
The original cast recording was released by Ghostlight Records in digital form in 2012.[8]
A recording of the 2015 Off-Broadway Cast was released in June 2015.