A New Brain
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Center on Halsted Hoover-Leppen Theatre
3656 N. Halsted
Chicago, IL 60657
Comedy, Musical
Runs Aug 22Sep 14, 2025

Gordon Schwinn is a talented yet frustrated composer who is working on a children’s TV show and is having a hard time composing a song for the show’s demanding star. His day gets much worse when he collapses into a plate of spaghetti during lunch with his friend Rhoda. He’s rushed to the hospital and diagnosed with a life-threatening brain condition. As Gordon moves in and out of consciousness, a series of dreams and flashbacks help him come to terms with his career and the state of his relationships with his partner, his mother; and remind him of all the songs he has yet to write. This life-affirming musical by William Finn and James Lapine (FALSETTOS) includes such great songs as “I’d Rather Be Sailing,” “Heart and Music,” “I Feel So Much Spring.”

Music and Lyrics by William Finn, Book by William Finn and James Lapine

Directed by Jay Españo

Music Direction by Robert Ollis