Watch The Surreal Spectacle Of The Illinoise Broadway Cast Performing Sufjan Stevens’ “Jacksonville” On Colbert

It’s one thing to know that someone adapted Sufjan Stevens’ classic 2005 album Illinois into a Broadway musical. It’s another thing entirely to see that musical in action, but now you can. Illinoise , the new production from director/choreographer Justin Peck and playwright Jackie Sibblies Drury, opened in Chicago last year. Right now, it’s running on Broadway, and it’s up for four Tonys, including Best Musical. The cast recording of the show came out last week, and the play’s ...

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