Songs For A New World

White Rabbit Productions Inc.—One88

The material for this show was originally from a 1995 off-Broadway production. This present eighty-minute show, featuring songs from start to finish, but no dialogue or plot, explores themes of struggle and salvation. Two male and two female singers are accompanied by a drummer/percussionist and a keyboardist. Many songs featured intricate and pleasant vocal harmonies but others were solo showcases for individual singers. Some of the songs definitely had a religious bent but they never became too preachy. I particularly liked the song Stars and the Moon, which is about a woman who marries a wealthy man, gets everything she wants materially, but ends up feeling empty. It was beautifully and emotionally sung by Paula Potosky.

Konrad Antony