A Musical Envisions the Impossible
Cesar Alvarez and Sarah Benson discuss their new musical, "Futurity." Alvarez wrote the music, lyrics, and book, while Benson, the artistic director of the Soho Rep, directed. The play revolves around two protagonists. Julian is a Civil War soldier dreaming of a technological utopia, and Ada is a mathematical genius thousands of miles away. Together, they're going to invent a machine to end one of the dar…