Songs for a New World at Music & Arts Community Center

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Songs for a New World is, according to composer Jason Robert Brown, about one moment. Its about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back. With a rousing score that blends elements of pop, gospel and jazz, featuring tight harmonies and darling vocals, Songs for a New World transports its audience from the deck of a Spanish sailing ship bound for a new land, to the ledge of a New York penthouse. Characters range from a young man in the Bronx who dreams of becoming a famous basketball player, to a forlorn and neglected Mrs. Claus lamenting as Christmas approaches.

Authors

• Daisy Prince
• Jason Robert Brown

Dress rehearsal, Songs for a New World, April 6, 2021. Photo: Bruce Jaeger.

Lauren Kidwell, Songs for a New World dress rehearsal, April 6, 2021. Photo: Bruce Jaeger.

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