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Jason Robert Brown releases new album featuring Shoshana Bean & Ariana Grande

Tony Award-winning composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown has announced the release of his new album, Coming From Inside The House; a remixed and remastered soundtrack of his virtual SubCulture concert in April 2020, featuring Shoshana Bean and Ariana Grande.

The concert was originally presented as a benefit for the SubCulture staff and musicians from the Jason Robert Brown Artist-in-Residence concerts during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The album features highlights from Brown’s incredible career including Ariana Grande performing ‘Still Hurting’ from The Last Five Years and Shoshana Bean singing ‘The Hardest Hill’. There is also a bonus track; the world premiere recording of ‘Nothing’s Bigger Than Kong’, which was commissioned for (but not included) in the 2018 Broadway musical King Kong.

Brown said: “Coming From Inside The House (A Virtual SubCulture Concert) is a very personal piece, not just for me but for everyone who played on it. We all had something at stake, and you can hear it. While I still don’t know when we’ll ever get to perform at SubCulture again, I can’t help but think that this concert is in many ways a perfect summation of my entire five-year residency there – this group of brilliantly talented people who have been part of my life for so long, making music that is full of joy, fear, anger, sorrow, wonder, and most importantly, love.”

Coming From Inside The House is available now.