Original Cast of Jason Robert Brown's The Connector Will Perform 1-Night-Only Benefit Reunion Concert

The original Off-Broadway cast and orchestra of MCC Theater's The Connector will reunite for a one-night-only benefit concert of the Jason Robert Brown-Jonathan Marc Sherman musical June 16 at Webster Hall. The performance will benefit the Committee to Protect Journalists.

The show—which features a book by Sherman and a score by Brown—premiered at the Off-Broadway company last year, playing a twice-extended run at MCC's Newman Mills Theater that opened February 6, 2024. Read what critics had to say about the show here. Conceived and directed by Brown's longtime collaborator Daisy Prince, The Connector follows two young journalists in the late 1990s, pitting ambition against values in the race for the ultimate scoop.

The complete original cast will be back to perform the show once again, led by Scott Bakula, Hannah Cruz, Ben Levi Ross, and Jessica Molaskey; along with Joanna Carpenter, Max Mendoza Crumm, George Dvorsky, Mylinda Hull, Daniel Jenkins, Marissa Medina, Fergie Philippe, Eliseo Román, Ann Sanders, and Michael Winther.

Also back will be the original orchestra, led by songwriter Brown at the piano, and also including Randy Landau, Todd Reynolds, Hidayat Honari, Adam Kaufman, and Jamie Eblen.

The 2024 production received seven Outer Critics Circle Award nominations, including for Best New Off-Broadway musical; two Lucille Lortel Award nominations; and eight Drama Desk Award nominations, including Outstanding Musical.

“I’ve never had a creative experience that was more fulfilling or more joyful than the process of building The Connector with Daisy and Sherm, and the opportunity to reunite this spectacular cast and orchestra was absolutely irresistible,�� says Brown in a statement. “The fact that The Connector’s message has only become more urgent in the past 12 months strengthened our determination to do whatever we could to help fight for a free and fair press, and to support and protect the journalists who are doing the hard and necessary work of documenting, probing, and reporting on our communities and our world. I am honored to support the Committee to Protect Journalists, whose mission of awareness, assistance and advocacy is of the utmost importance at this critical time in our country.��

“The idea of a one-night-only reunion concert version of The Connector to support the Committee to Protect Journalists, now that we’re living in 2025, when facts and truth and quality, ethical journalism are more important than ever seems like not only a good idea, but a good time, amid a time which doesn’t always feel that good,�� adds Sherman. “The idea of making a musical exploring the difference between facts and truth and good stories, set in the world of New York City journalism back in a long-gone era, came to Daisy Prince over two decades ago, and thankfully for us, she invited Jason Robert Brown and me to join her in creating it. We premiered the show we wanted to make with an extraordinary cast and crew in 2024 at MCC. I hope the collaboration will be equalled in my future, but I can’t imagine it will be topped.��

“The mission of the Committee to Protect Journalists is more urgent than ever, as the messengers who do the essential work of documenting our world are under ever-increasing dangers from many directions,�� concludes John Weis, chief development officer at the Committee to Protect Journalists. “We’re thrilled to partner with the artists behind The Connector to fight for a free press, and an environment where journalists around the world can report without fear of reprisal. This seminal piece of musical theatre shines a light on the challenging, and necessary, work of journalists around the country and the world."

Tickets go on sale May 16 at .