BWW Exclusive: First Listen of 'Come Down to the River' From FREEDOM RIDERS

Richard Allen and Taran Gray, the creators of the award-winning FREEDOM RIDERS: The Civil Rights Musical will be releasing the 18-song world premiere recording in its entirety on November 19th.

BroadwayWorld has your first listen to 'Come Down to the River' from the world premiere cast recording below!

Main vocalist: Deonte Goodman

"This is a dream come true for us." Richard Allen says, "both Taran and I grew up listening to musical soundtracks. It was a pillar of our theater community growing up to be able to experience a show in this way when a ticketed performance wasn't readily available. It's how we fell in love with so many productions."

Allen and Gray's FREEDOM RIDERS: The Civil Rights Musical tells the true story of the college age activists who boldly challenge the legality and optics of the Jim Crow Laws in 1961 by riding buses in mixed groups through the South; a soaring portrait of the fearless voices who used nonviolent direct action to initiate change. The show won the 2016 Beta Award at the New York Musical Festival. The show returned to the festival the following year and took home the award for "Outstanding Music" as well as a special honors award for "Social Impact and Relevance". The 2017 Festival production was visited by Congressman John Lewis who said of the show, "extremely accurate. It brought tears to my eyes."