By ROBERT FELDBERG, STAFF WRITER REVIEW 13 New Broadway musical, at the Bernard B. Jacobs Theatre, 242 W. 45th St. Music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown. Book by Dan Elish and Robert Horn. Directed by Jeremy Sams. With Graham Phillips, Allie Trimm, Eric M.

By ROBERT FELDBERG Nothing against teen-agers - I've got one myself - but it's the rare adult who would choose to spend his days and nights with 18 of them. That, though, is what Jason Robert Brown, composer-lyricist of "13," did.

By Jim Farber, Theater Critic There are two remarkable things about the Neighborhood Playhouse's production of the 1998 musical "Parade" by playwright Alfred Uhry and composer/lyricist Jason Robert Brown, on stage in Palos Verdes Estates through July 27.

By Jim Farber The notion of what was an acceptable subject for a Broadway musical underwent a tectonic shift during the 1990 s - away from stories that were soft and cuddly and toward the depiction of historic events that were controversial and gritty.

By Joe Meyers, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport Apr. 2--Jason Robert Brown's bittersweet musical about juggling romance and careers -- "The Last Five Years" -- didn't have a long run off-Broadway in 2002, but it has gone on to become a cult show that has been produced all over the country.