Songs For A New World (Preview)

Songs For A New World is about one moment. It's about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back. These are the stories and characters of today.

The first musical from Tony Award winner Jason Robert Brown (Parade, Bridges Of Madison County), this moving collection of powerful songs examines life, love and the choices we make. The show is directed by Helpmann and Green Room award winner, Luke Joslin (Avenue Q, Les Misérables) and will be musically directed by Lucy Bermingham (Sydney Theatre Award for Best Musical Direction in “Violet”). The “evocative” design is put together by Jacob Batista (Avenue Q, You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown).

Brown transports his audience from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to meet a startling array of characters ranging from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams and a soulless marriage.

With a small, powerhouse cast and a driving, exquisitely crafted score running the gamut of today's popular music, Songs For A New World Sydney stars:

Teagan Wouters as Woman 1, has recently finished her role as Tzeitel in Fiddler On The Roof starring Anthony Warlow. Before that she performed the role of Lisa Houseman in the Australian Tour of Dirty Dancing and Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family Musical. Later this year she takes on the role of Nicole in the Australian premiere of Kinky Boots. She is the only returning cast member from our Melbourne season of Songs For A New World, where she was described as “simply divine” and the “perfect fit for this role”.

Sophie Carter as Woman 2, has recently been touring as the role of Bev in the Australian premiere production of Georgy Girl, Previous to this she has appeared in the world premiere of King Kong (Cassandra alternate), Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (Diva - for which she received a Green Room Award), Grease - The Arena Spectacular (Jan), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Jerry Springer: The Opera, Xanadu, Milk and Honey, Motherhood the Musical, High Society and Urinetown: The Musical for Sydney Theatre Company, playing both the roles of Soupy Sue and Little Sally.

Christopher Scalzo as Man 1, Sydney audiences know Chris best from his recent portrayal of Angel in The Hayes Theatre’s smash-hit production of Rent. Rent played two critically acclaimed, sell-out seasons in 2015/16. Before that he was part of the company of Wicked, where he toured throughout Australia and five other countries. Other credits include Doctor Zhivago, The Pirates of Penzance, and Jekyl and Hyde.

Cameron MacDonald as Man 2, has recently performed the title role of Charlie Brown in the Alex Theatre’s You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. He received a Green Room Nomination in 2014 for his portrayal of both Britt Craig/Gov.Slaton in The Collective’s Parade. He starred in the original Australian production of Altar Boyz! As well as Jersey Boys, Mamma Mia, Miss Saigon, Guys and Dolls, Godspell, Sondheim’s Passion, Georgy Girl and the original cast recording of Anthony Costanzo’s Life’s a Circus.

Further Sydney performances are all listed in the Sydney Scoop daily Events Calendar >>