Songs for a New World

Synopsis

In sixteen heart-stopping songs, Songs for a New World explores the excitement and danger that we feel when we are on the brink of something new and unknown - whether it be founding a new civilisation or the thrill of starting out in a new relationship. As the show develops, each character goes on a voyage of self discovery as they journey towards their particular 'new world'. Each song captures a life-changing moment and spins a musical story in a language that is both tuneful and emotionally sophisticated.

Our Review:

14 August 2001

The brilliant Bridewell has done it again. No theatre in Britain is more adventurous when it comes to finding and introducing new musicals, and no theatre in Britain does them better, either.

Following its exemplary premieres of the early off-Broadway work of Adam Guettel (Floyd Collins) and Michael John LaChiusa (Hello Again), the Bridewell now formally introduces the third member of the triumvirate of talent that emerged in New York in the mid-nineties, by offering the UK premiere of Songs for a New World, the wonderful revue of some 16 songs with which Jason Robert Brown first announced his arrival off-Broadway in 1995.

Since then, Brown has also written the Tony-winning score to Parade in 1998, and although the show failed commercially in its Lincoln Center premiere directed by Hal Prince, he is clearly a force to be reckoned with. So, too, is Clive Paget, the Artistic Director of the Bridewell, whose unstinting admiration of these wr...

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Latest User Review

USER: Whatsonstage.com - 10 September 2001:

This show is not a 5 but a 10! Great songs, well performed, powerful performances that make you feel part of the show. Best show seen in a long time, a definate must see!...

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