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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 9, 2024
2025 Grammy Award Nominee!
Best Musical Theater Album
“Absolutely gorgeous, not to be missed.”
– Chicago Tribune
The Notebook
Concludes Broadway Run
This Sunday, December 15
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First National Tour Begins September 2025
In Cleveland, Ohio
The Notebook, the beloved new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, is now in its final week of performances on Broadway at the Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45^th Street). The show must close this Sunday, December 15 ahead of a First National Tour launching at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH in September 2025, with additional cities to be announced soon.
Following its critically acclaimed world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater in 2022, The Notebook opened in New York on March 14, 2024, and as of December 15 will have played 35 previews and 317 regular performances at the Schoenfeld Theatre.
Critics praised The Notebook:
“Feels as fresh as the rainwater that drenches the meant-for-each-other lovers.” – The New Yorker
“A love story for the ages.” – New York Daily News
“Romantic, life-affirming and ingeniously adapted.” – USA Today
“Full of butterfly-inducing highs, stunning performances and beautiful songs.” – Entertainment
Weekly
“One of the most epic, romantic, touching musicals ever to grace Broadway.” – New York Amsterdam News
Produced by Kevin McCollum and Kurt Deutsch, The Notebook features music and lyrics by multi-platinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson and a Tony Award-nominated 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, Tony Award^® nominee Dorian Harewood as Older Noah, Aisha Jackson as Middle Allie, Ryan Vasquez as Middle Noah, Anna Zavelson as Younger Allie, Benji Santiago 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 is “full of butterfly-inducing highs, stunning performances, and beautiful songs” (Entertainment Weekly). Chris Jones of The Chicago Tribune says The Notebook is “absolutely gorgeous, not to be missed,” The New York Daily News calls it “a love story for the ages,” and The New York Amsterdam News raves, “One of the most epic, romantic, touching musicals ever to grace Broadway.”
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.
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