This contemporary song cycle weaves characters and history together, illuminating the timelessness of self-discovery.
Musical Numbers
Act One
Opening Sequence: The New World……Company On the Deck of a Spanish Sailing Ship, 1492…………………………………………Man 1, Company Just One Step……………………………………..Woman 2 I’m Not Afraid of Anything……………………Woman 1 The River Won’t Flow…….Man 1, Man 2, Company Transition I………………………………………….Woman 1 Stars and the Moon……………………………..Woman 2 She Cries…………………………………………………Man 2 The Steam Train………………………Man 1, Company
Act Two
The World Was Dancing………….Man 2, Woman 1, Company Surabaya-Santa…………………………………..Woman 2 Christmas Lullaby………………………………..Woman 1 King of the World……………………………………..Man 1 I’d Give It All for You………………..Man 2, Woman 1 Transition II……………………………………………..Man 1 The Flagmaker, 1775…………………………….Woman 2 Flying Home……………………………..Man 1, Company Final Transition: The New World………….Company Hear My Song……………………………………..Company