An Iraq War Context for Compelling 'Songs' By Celia Wren

Jason Robert Brown's "Songs for a New World" muses on life's transformative moments -- times of decision, crisis and renewal. Now the 1995 revue has reached its own turning point: In a risky move that mostly pays off, Suzanne Richard, artistic director of Open Circle Theatre, has reimagined Brown's song cycle as a tale of Americans serving in, and reacting to, the Iraq war.

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