Like waking up on a  crystal blue sky morning some place far up in the Blue Mountains and deeply breathing in the fresh mountain air, SONS FOR A NEW WORLD was an exhilarating experience.

Four very talented young performers – Sophie Carter, Cameron MacDonald, Christopher Scalzo and Teegan Wouters– sang their hearts out, making the most of Jason Robert Brown’s great score. The troupe covered the musical terrain well from aching ballads such as I’d Give It All For You  to rhythm and blues numbers like The Steam Train.

This was a free wheeling piece of musical theatre – there was no specific storyline, simply an over arching theme – exploring the different choices that we make in life when we reach crossroads, and how some of these choices work, and others come asunder.

A great live band, well partitioned off by Jacob Battista ‘s impressive set, provided great backing. The use of simple props, costume changes and lighting changes deftly wrought by Matthew Tunchon, triggered the smooth scene changes.

Blue Saints’ in association with the Hayes Theatre Company production of SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD, music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown, directed by Luke Joslin with musical direction by Lucy Bermingham, is playing the Hayes theatre,  19 Greenknowe Avenue Potts Point until Sunday  28 August.

http://www.hayestheatre.com.au/coming-soon/songs-for-a-new-world.html