{"id":2056919,"date":"2025-09-29T08:02:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2056919"},"modified":"2025-09-29T08:02:01","modified_gmt":"2025-09-29T08:02:01","slug":"ball-state-university-presents-songs-for-a-new-world-a-theatrical-song-cycle-sept-5-7-9-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/ball-state-university-presents-songs-for-a-new-world-a-theatrical-song-cycle-sept-5-7-9-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Ball State University Presents ‘Songs for a New World,’ a Theatrical Song Cycle, Sept. 5-7 & 9-14"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Ball State University\u2019s Department of Theatre and Dance<\/a> presents Jason Robert Brown\u2019s Songs for a New World<\/em><\/a>\u2014a powerful, genre-blending theatrical song cycle\u2014Sept. 5-7 and 9-14, at Korsgaard Dance Studio<\/a> in Ball Gymnasium<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Tickets can be purchased in person at the College of Fine Arts Box Office located at Sursa Performance Hall<\/a>. Patrons can also purchase tickets\u00a0online<\/a>\u00a0or by phone at 765-285-8749.<\/p>\n

Featuring a fusion of pop, gospel, and jazz genres, the show transports the audience from 1492 to modern-day New York while the musical numbers capture pivotal moments of decision-making.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a mighty and talented cast, this production explores transformation and the courage it takes to step into the unknown,\u201d said theater Professor Bill Jenkins<\/a>, director of this production and chair of Ball State\u2019s Department of Theatre and Dance.<\/p>\n

Johnna Tavianini<\/a>, an associate professor of musical theatre at Ball State, will provide musical direction for this production. Anne Beck<\/a>, assistant professor of musical theatre and tap dance at Ball State, is the show\u2019s choreographer.<\/p>\n

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