A soul-stirring new musical conceived by New York Times best-selling novelist Jodi Picoult and playwright Timothy Allen McDonald, Breathe places listeners inside the walls of five homes during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic. Filled with songs and vignettes that examine new relationships, rekindling flames, parenting, racial reckoning, and grief during a pandemic, this incredibly timely world premiere-written and produced online in 2020 in real-time as events unfolded-reflects the very topics that weighed on the hearts and minds of Americans.
Featuring heartwarming music from five different songwriting teams-Rebecca Murillo and Rob Rokicki, Daniel Mertzlufft and Kate Leonard, Doug Besterman and Sharon Vaughn, Douglas Lyons and Ethan Pakchar, and Marcy Heisler and Zina Goldrich-and mindblowing performances from Broadway's top talent-Tony Award winners Kelli O'Hara, Brian Stokes-Mitchell and Matt Doyle; Tony nominee Denee Benton; and powerhouses Patti Murin, Colin Donnell, T. Oliver Reid, Daniel Yearwood, Max Clayton, Ruben J. Carbajal, and Josh Davis- Breathe is a powerfully touching production that shines a glimmering light on the reality of adjusting to a virtual world.