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The Notebook, the beloved new musical based on the bestselling novel by Nicholas Sparks that inspired the iconic film, will play its final Broadway performance at the Schoenfeld Theatre (236 W. 45th Street) on Sunday, December 15, 2024. The show’s First National Tour launches at Playhouse Square in Cleveland, OH in September 2025, with additional cities to be announced at a later date.
Following its critically acclaimed world premiere engagement at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, 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.
Following its release by Atlantic Records, The Notebook (Original Broadway Cast Recording) debuted at #1 on the Top Broadway chart in Music Connect, with breakout single “My Days” recently passing 4 million streams. With a score by multiplatinum singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson that Vanity Fair calls “strikingly beautiful,” the album is available now HERE.
Tickets for The Notebook on Broadway are on sale at Telecharge, by phone at 212-239-6200, or in person at the Schoenfeld Theatre box office.
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, Joy Woods as Middle Allie, Ryan Vasquez as Middle Noah, Jordan Tyson as Younger Allie, John Cardoza 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.
Among The Notebook’s acclaim, the show won “Favorite New Song” at the Broadway.com Audience Choice Awards (“Carry You Home”) and was recognized with Tony Award nominations for Bekah Brunstetter (Best Book of a Musical), Maryann Plunkett (Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical), and Dorian Harewood (Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Musical); Drama League Award nominations for Outstanding Production of a Musical, two Distinguished Performance Awards (Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood), and the Founders Award for Excellence in Directing (Schele Williams); Drama Desk Award nominations for Outstanding Featured Performance in a Musical (Maryann Plunkett and Dorian Harewood); and an Outer Critics Circle Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Performer in a Broadway Musical (Maryann Plunkett). Maryann Plunkett also received a Special Citation for Lifetime Achievement from the New York Drama Critics Circle, alongside her husband Jay O. Sanders.
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.
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets are on sale at Telecharge or by phone at 212-239-6200.
The Schoenfeld Theatre box office (236 W. 45th Street, NYC) is open Monday-Saturday (10am-8pm) and Sunday (12-6pm; when there is an evening performance, open until curtain).
Lottery: Entries for The Notebook digital lottery start at 12am, the day prior to the performance. Winners are drawn at 10am and 3pm. Winners will be notified by email shortly after each drawing and have five hours to claim and purchase tickets online. Winners may buy up to 2 tickets at $44 each. Visit https://rush.telecharge.com/ to enter.
In Person Rush: Begins at 10am the day of the performance (and 12pm on Sundays) at the Schoenfeld Theatre. Rush ends 30 minutes before curtain. One person may buy up to 2 tickets at $49 each.
Seats may be located in any section of the theater. While every effort will be made to seat pairs together with a full view, there is a chance that pairs may be split up and that seats may have a partial view of the stage.