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How ‘The Notebook’ Broadway Musical Highlights the Universality of the Story’s Enduring Romance
The creators of the new musical discuss highlighting the universality of the story, onstage rain, and the challenge of both satisfying and surprising.
“We certainly didn’t invent the concept of splitting one character between three actors, but it felt very right for this,” said the show’s book writer, Bekah Brunstetter, appearing with songwriter Ingrid Michaelson on the new episode of Stagecraft, Variety’s theater podcast. Bekah and Brunstetter said the creative team, including directors Michael Greif and Schele Williams, made that choice to underscore the universality of the tale. “We have this opportunity to take this beloved story and expand it in a way that people can hopefully see themselves, or a fraction of themselves, or pieces of themselves onstage,” said Michaelson.
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