Lin-Manuel Miranda's debut production blends hip-hop, Latin rhythms, and traditional Broadway tropes in an exciting new way. Latin horns and percussion drive his high-energy depiction of multicultural upper Manhattan, with Miranda's rapping an equally dynamic narrative engine. Fans of old-school Broadway will savor ballads like "Breathe" and "Sunrise," which reveal hopes and conflicts at a more leisurely pace than the breathlessly paced, intricately interwoven ensemble numbers "The Club" and "Blackout," which anticipate Miranda's subsequent smash, Hamilton.
- Jonathan Larson, Anthony Rapp, Adam Pascal, Daphne Rubin-Vega & Idina Menzel
- Lerner & Loewe, Rex Harrison, Julie Andrews, & John Michael King
- Musical Cast Recording
- Robert Lopez, Jeff Marx, John Tartaglia, Stephanie D'Abruzzo & Rick Lyon
- Original Off-Broadway Cast of Songs for a New World