Songs for a New World

Here directed by Michael Richardson and musically directed by Neil Metcalfe, Jason Robert Brown’s first produced show sits on the boundary between musical and song cycle but is neither. Rather it is an abstract musical, a series of songs connected by a theme: “the moment of decision”. JRB has himself said, “It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back.” More significantly, it’s about the influences on each of our lives that guide us to making those decisions, be they good or bad.