The Performing Arts Center, 51 Walden Street, Concord, MA

Songs for a New World uses the music of Jason Robert Brown to depict the most intense moment any person can go through: a moment of tremendous change.  The show is somewhere between musical and song cycle – a series of songs all connected by a theme: ‘the moment of decision’.

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 the mother of a Revolutionary soldier awaiting the end of the brutal war, to a young man in the Bronx dreaming of becoming a famous basketball player, to a forlorn and neglected Mrs. Claus lamenting as Christmas approaches.

A small, but powerful, diverse cast and a supercharged, well-crafted score appeal to old and new generations alike as each character — in their own way — takes hold of that one moment and enters a new world.

According to the composer, Songs for a New World is “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.”

Performances:

Friday, June 20 at 7:30 pm/Saturday, June 21 at 2:00 pm and 7:30 pm/Sunday, June 22 at 2:00 pm

Tickets: $20.00 with reserved seating

For tickets and more information: concordplayers.org or call 978-369-2990