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Jason Robert Brown's Songs for a New World Cast Recording Sets Release Date

The album features Shoshana Bean, Colin Donnell, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer from the Encores! Off-Center production.

Kenji Fujishima
New York City
Jason Robert Brown, composer of Songs from a New World, with Shoshana Bean, one of the stars of the 2018 Encores! Off-Center production of the work.
Jason Robert Brown, composer of Songs for a New World, with Shoshana Bean, one of the stars of the 2018 Encores! Off-Center production of the work.
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Ghostlight Records has announced that the cast recording of the 2018 Encores! Off-Center production of Songs for a New World is available for preorder starting today. It will be released in streaming and digital formats as well as on a two-CD set on Friday, January 25, 2019. Customers who preorder the digital album will immediately receive a download of the first single, "Surabaya-Santa." Click here to preorder.

Originally conceived and directed by Daisy Prince, Songs for a New World was the first produced work of three-time Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, The Bridges of Madison County, Honeymoon in Vegas). This powerful collection of songs examines life, love, and the choices ordinary people make when faced with extraordinary moments. From the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to the ledge of a Fifth Avenue high-rise, these characters face new worlds that follow the unique challenges they encounter.

The Encores! Off-Center production at the New York City Center was directed by Kate Whoriskey, and featured music direction by Tom Murray and choreography by Rennie Harris. The show starred Shoshana Bean, Colin Donnell, Mykal Kilgore, and Solea Pfeiffer.