St James Theatre revives Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World

A new London production of Tony Award-winner Jason Robert Brown's first musical Songs for a New World will play at the St James Theatre this Summer.

Directed by Adam Lenson, the production runs from 22 July to 8 August 2015.

Songs for a New World debuted Off-Broadway in 1995 and received its UK premiere at the Bridewell Theatre in 2001.

Jason Robert Brown, whose subsequent credits include The Last Five Years and Parade, described it as being "about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back."

Director Lenson's recent credits include The Goodbye Girl (Upstairs at the Gatehouse) and Come Fly With Me (Salisbury Playhouse).

Tickets for Songs for a New World at the St James go on sale on Monday (9 March).