| A New Brain | |
|---|---|
 CD Cover of the Original Cast Recording | |
| Music | William Finn |
| Lyrics | William Finn |
| Book | William Finn James Lapine |
| Basis | The life of William Finn |
| Productions | 1998 Off-Broadway 2002 St. Louis 2015 Encores! Off-Center |
A New Brain is a musical with music and lyrics by William Finn and book by Finn and James Lapine. Though many of Finn's previous musicals are to some extent autobiographical, A New Brain deals directly with his own harrowing experience with an arteriovenous malformation and the healing power of art.[1] The hero of the musical, Gordon Schwinn, worries that he may not live to complete his work. Finn wrote many of the songs soon after his release from the hospital. The musical premiered Off-Broadway in 1998 and has been revived in the U.S., England and elsewhere.
- ^ "'A New Brain' at the Newhouse, Background, Cast and Creatives" Archived March 25, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Lincoln Center Theater, accessed December 27, 2011