Prologue and Act 1, Scene 1, “It’s All Behind Me Now,” Antron, Yusef, Kevin, Raymond, and Khorey, In the present, The Five reflect on their past. In Scene 1, The Masque, “Harlem, A Black and Tan Fantasy,” The Masque reveals his feelings about Black people.

Instrumental Soloists; Earl Howard, Kurzweil, Michael Dessen, Trombone, Mark Dresser, Bass and Pat Posey, Baritone Saxophone.

Act I, Scene 2, “It’s Warm out Tonight,” Yusef, Kevin, Antron, The Masque (A Patrolman), Kharey and Raymond and The Jogger.  April 19, 1989, Separately, the Five join a group of boys entering Central Park. The Masque (A Patrolman) is wary of all the activity. The Five express their exuberance and excitement with “The World is Ours.” The Five realize the stark differences of their life as opposed to lives they imagine downtown. As they enter the Park, the Five sing “Time to bust out! Time to breakout!” And “This Ain’t No life!” The music builds as they exclaim “We Are the Freaks!” Meanwhile The Jogger is beginning her daily run in Central Park and is assaulted. The Masque appears as a Police Sargeant as an alarm sounds and sings “The Police Have Received a Call.” The Five are now in custody. “This is Bad.” The Masque is not surprised and sings “This is Harlem.”

Instrumental soloists: Mark Dresser, Bass, Earl Howard, Kurzweil, Michael Dessen, Trombone and Joshua White, piano.

Act I, Scene 3, The boys are placed in custody. An Instrumental Interlude featuring Mark Dresser, Bass, Earl Howard, Kurzweil and Dan Rosenbloom, Trumpet, precedes “This is All a Mistake,” a recitative with Kevin, Raymond and the Masque. A Blues follows “My Folks Believe in Me.” A message delivered by the Chorus comes through the radio, “Be Advised! A Woman Has Been Found!” After the new information The Masque exclaims, “Hold These Boys!”

Act II, Scene 3, In response to the damning press, Sherone Salaam sings the aria, “They Are Trying to Frame My Son.” Music signals the beginning of the trial as the A.D.A presents her opening argument. The Chorus, Trump and The Masque register their support.

Act III, Scene 3 (Auburn Prison) Instrumental Interlude with Ridge Davis, Flute, Michael Dessen, Trombone, Joshua White, piano, Mark Dresser, Bass and Earl Howard, Kurzweil. Mattias Reyes and Korey Wise meet in the prison yard, “You From the City?” Mattias recalls their previous physical encounter in prison years ago. He wants to talk to Korey about the case but Korey doesn’t want to hear about it. Mattias meets the District Attorney (The Masque) “The Warden Says, You Have Something to Tell Me.” Mattias reveals that he was the assailant that fateful night, “I Can Tell You the Color of Her Eyes.” Korey is released and as he leaves the prison to start his new life, he sings, “They Stole From Me.”

Instrumental Soloists: Dan Rosenboom, Trumpet and Earl Howard, Kurzweil.