Songs for a New World
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Songs for a New World is a song cycle-style musical by Jason Robert Brown that explores pivotal, life-changing moments in the lives of diverse characters through a series of thematically linked songs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical
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song cycle ⓘ |
| composer | Jason Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Jason Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directorOfPremiere | Daisy Prince NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features | diverse characters ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedIn | concert form ⓘ |
| frequentlyProducedBy |
educational theatres
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regional theatres ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
non-linear narrative
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song cycle-style structure ⓘ thematically linked songs ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary musical theatre cabaret repertoire ⓘ |
| hasRecording | 1996 original cast recording ⓘ |
| hasRevival |
2015 London production
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2018 Off-Broadway Encores! Off-Center production ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
choices and consequences
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hope and despair ⓘ identity and transformation ⓘ pivotal life-changing moments ⓘ risk and courage ⓘ |
| hasType |
concept musical
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revue-style musical ⓘ |
| labelOfRecording | RCA Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | Jason Robert Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSong |
“Christmas Lullaby”
NERFINISHED
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“Hear My Song” NERFINISHED ⓘ “I’d Give It All for You” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Just One Step” NERFINISHED ⓘ “King of the World” NERFINISHED ⓘ “On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Opening: The New World” NERFINISHED ⓘ “She Cries” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Stars and the Moon” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Surabaya-Santa” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The River Won’t Flow” NERFINISHED ⓘ “The World Was Dancing” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 1 ⓘ |
| originalCastIncludes |
Andrea Burns
GENERATED
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Billy Porter GENERATED ⓘ Brooks Ashmanskas GENERATED ⓘ Jessica Molaskey GENERATED ⓘ |
| originalCastSize | 4 ⓘ |
| premieredAt |
Off-Broadway
NERFINISHED
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WPA Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1995-10-11 ⓘ |
| producerOfPremiere | WPA Theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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