Songs for a New World

September 24 – October 24, 2021

Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Fred Anzevino
Musical Direction by Jeremy Ramey
Choreography and Associate Direction by Jamal Howard

Originally Produced by the WPA Theatre, New York City, 1995
(Kyle Renick, Artistic Director)
Original Orchestration by Brian Besterman & Jason Robert Brown

SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Production team: James Kolditz (He/Him, Production Designer), Steph Taylor (She/Her, Costume Designer), Rick Sims (He/Him, Sound Designer), Macy Kloville (She/Her, Audio Engineer), Piper Kirchhofer (She/Her, Asst. Lighting Designer), Nicholas Reinhart (He/Him, Production Manager), Abby Truett (She/Her, Stage Manager), and Christopher Pazdernik (Any, Managing Director and Casting Director).

Featuring: Emily Goldberg, Matthew Hunter, Nora Navarro, and Eustace J. Williams.
UNDERSTUDIES: Laz Estrada, Cathy Reyes McNamara. On October 7 & 8, Cathy Reyes McNamara will perform the roles played by Emily Goldberg.

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“You can all but feel the exuberance radiating from the music in the first strains of Theo Ubique’s Songs for a New World”

(Catey Sullivan, Chicago Reader)

“It is so great to have Theo Ubique back”

(Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune)

“It’s the perfect show for right now”

(Joe DeRosa, Chicago On Stage)

The first musical from Tony Award winner, Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Bridges of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love, and the choices that we make.
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