Todd Almond is an acclaimed performer, songwriter, and playwright. His recent performance on Broadway in Girl from the North Country was called "stunning" by The Washington Post and "roof-raising, uplifting, and invigorating" by Hollywood Reporter. His musical The Odyssey, for which he wrote the book, music, and lyrics, was hailed as "brash, funny and heart-stirring" by The New York Times. His theater piece Kansas City Choir Boy was called "awesome, slyly punk rock" by Rolling Stone.

Almond is known for his singular songwriting in addition to his work as an accomplished performer. He recently toured the US in his original musical Kansas City Choir Boy, starring alongside rock icon Courtney Love, and starred in three of his original musicals at the famed Delacorte Theater in Central Park (The Tempest, The Winter's Tale, and The Odyssey). His musical Girlfriend - based on the Matthew Sweet album of the same title - is a perennial favorite for theater companies around the country, and he is currently collaborating with producer David Foster on a new, original musical. He has previously collaborated with Sarah Ruhl (Melancholy Play: A Chamber Musical), Jenny Schwartz (Iowa), Laura Benanti (In Constant Search for the Right Kind of Attention), Sherie Rene Scott and Norbert Leo Butz ("Twohander"), Kelli O'Hara ("Live at Carnegie Hall"), and Andrew Rannells ("Live from Lincoln Center").
As a composer and orchestrator, Almond has written and arranged music for Noises Off! on Broadway, Iowa at Playwrights Horizons, Fucking A at Signature Theatre, and How to Transcend a Happy Marriage at Lincoln Center Theater, Kelli O'Hara Live at Carnegie Hall, and the recent film adaptation of Michael John LaChiusa's Hello Again. Other New York acting credits include Stage Kiss by Sarah Ruhl at Playwrights Horizons, People Are Wrong at the Vineyard, Piece of Meat opposite Sherie Rene Scott, and Law and Order: SVU. Currently, Todd can also be seen starring in Gossip Girl on HBO Max. As a musical director, Almond tours with Laura Benanti and Judy Kuhn, and recently made his PBS debut with Andrew Rannells in "Live From Lincoln Center."

"Todd Almond's fascinatingly detailed examination of the recent Broadway staging of the musical Girl from the North Country could not be published at a better time. Although Conor McPherson's play was not about Dylan himself, its use of his songs was crucial to its success, and Almond's book, which uses extensive interviews to explore what it was like to stage a show in New York amid Covid, has a similarly quixotic, rebellious spirit at its heart." --The Observer

"Almond delivers a textured portrait of musical theatre's relevance ... that probes deeper questions about art's power to connect and inspire." --Publishers Weekly

"Todd Almond is one of our best and brightest songwriters. I look forward to anything that comes out of his brain." --Lin-Manuel Miranda

"It is a book for anyone interested in musical theatre and how that and all the other performing arts were so nearly crippled by Covid. It is a souvenir of that time." --Americana UK

"Todd Almond's story would have been worth telling in normal times, but, as a result of unprecedented circumstances, has become quite extraordinary. Not only does this book document the life (or, more accurately, lives) of an exceptional show, but it also doubles as a chronicle of an unforgettable time ... Todd Almond a multi-talented performer but he writes well, baring his soul through autobiographical interjections, while building a fully rounded and very satisfying portrait of a unique experience that was largely triumphant, despite the kinds of obstacles that would (and did) kill off many lesser productions." --British Theatre Guide

"An extraordinary oral history of the making of a modern musical masterpiece ... Musical obsessives and Dylanologists will find plenty to interest them in this one-of-a-kind look behind the curtain." --Buzz Magazine

"Todd Almond might just be the biggest star you haven't met yet. A multi-hyphenate, he sings like an angel, composes like a whiz, and now he's written a beautifully human book that captures a historic moment in the theater. Almond describes from the inside what it was like to be expelled from Broadway during a year of pandemic suspended animation, and takes us into the transcendent nature of performance before and after the shutdown. Theater lovers will inhale this book and recognize themselves in it. Give this book as a gift to yourself, or to your Bob-Dylan-loving best friend." --Sarah Ruhl

"I love this book. With the multiple perspectives of an oral history, and the unguarded self examination of a very personal diary, Todd Almond has written a compassionate and original monograph on a distinctly original musical/theatrical creation - meticulously detailing the trajectory of its surprising, often tortuous evolution to its ultimate achievement." --Kevin Kline

"The book every theater lover has been hoping for. Todd details with humor and heartache the one time the show could not go on. A delectable book.." --Mary-Louise Parker

"Presented as an oral history, with Almond's own recollections tying together interviews with those who worked on the show from inception to Broadway, the book captures the intimacy and intensity of the whole experience." --Record Collector

"Fascinating ... Slow Train Coming provides a rare insight into the very process of theatre itself." --The Irish Times

"[A] fascinating study of the difficulties faced by the theatre industry during the pandemic." --Sara Keating, Business Post

"It's full of interesting facts, engaging anecdotes, insights into the theatre world and its mysterious ways ... a valuable behind-the-scenes picture of the chaos that Covid caused in the theatre ... The jewels are there for the intrepid reader to find. And the jewels, once found, are very shiny." --Katy Hayes, Irish Independent

"This book's chatty and open style is a fascinating companion to the cast recordings and stage productions ... A lively book with a large heart, full of love for the theatre and whatever it represents." --Lou Reviews Blog