Check it out, Los Angeles. A local group of Asian Pacific Americans artists are producing an award-winning musical in Little Tokyo: Songs for a New World is a show about the relationships and connections that we all have in our lives, happening October 16-25 at the National Center for the Preservation of Democracy:
Yes, and... Productions presentsA portion of the show's proceeds will benefit the Japanese American National Museum. To purchase tickets, go to Brown Paper Tickets, or call (800) 838-3006. For more information, or for inquiries about purchasing group tickets, email YesAndProductions@gmail.com, or visit the Yes, and... Productions blog here.
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
Music & Lyrics by Jason Robert Brown
Directed by Peter J. Kuo
Musical Direction by Lisa Joe
It's 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. -- Jason Robert Brown
Songs for a New World is about one moment - or rather, isolated moments in the lives of many characters - in a variety of eras. Jason Robert 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. They range 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. These are the stories and characters of today, the songs for a new world.
Starring: Randy Guiaya, Myra Cris Ocenar, Helen H. Ota and Michael C. Palma
October 16-25, 2009
Friday & Saturday at 8 pm
Sunday at 2 pm
National Center for the Preservation of Democracy
111 N. Central Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90012
$35 Opening Night (includes post-show reception)
$25 General
$20 Senior, Students, JANM members and Groups (10+)
Use code "APA to receive $5 off ticket prices. (Not valid for Opening Night: cannot be combined with any other discount.)