Profile for DougBrown

I'm directing a teen production of Caroline or Change, and this is the one song that I don't entirely get. "How long has this been going on?" What is the "this" in that question? What function is this song performing in the story? 

I just wanted to thank you for the suggestion of Lot's Wife. I listened to the song, and spent about a month getting to know "Caroline, or Change". Not surprisingly, I fell in love with the show, and we've decided to perform it in January. So, thank you. The power of Broadway is huge. 

I'm taking a two-week vacation in NYC in early July. I have a free evening on July 8, which is a Monday (not a big theater evening). What should I see? I love musicals; truth be told, sometimes I love what I see on Broadway, and sometimes I find the American Idol influence is stronger than I would like. What do you love in NYC this summer?

We have a church youth group that really enjoys doing musicals; we're doing one every other year, and this coming year is the off year. Instead of a show, I'm wondering about doing a revue in the context of worship. What are some songs with themes of justice, love (non-romantic), community, the triumph of good, or anything else that might be intriguing for the kids to explore in a church environment? The church is super open-minded, so we don't have to stick to the "God shows