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Nicholas Sparks

What was your involvement in the making of the Notebook musical? I worked closely with the producers. When they were thinking about Ingrid Michaelson for the music, they sent me a couple of her songs to decide if she could capture this story in an original way and speak with a new voice. I thought, yes, of course.

“Sadness and Joy” is pretty tough to top.

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