The Prince of Egypt (musical)

The Prince of Egypt
Music Stephen Schwartz
Lyrics Stephen Schwartz
Book Philip LaZebnik
Setting Egypt
Basis 1998 film The Prince of Egypt
Premiere October 6, 2017/April 6, 2018: TheatreWorks, Palo Alto, California/Fredericia Theatre, Denmark

The Prince of Egypt is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Philip LaZebnik. Based on the 1998 film of the same name, the musical is an adaptation of the Book of Exodus and follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny to lead the children of Israel out of Egypt.

Plot

The Prince of Egypt retells the biblical story of Moses, who grows from orphan to spoiled Egyptian prince and finally into the savior of the Hebrews under the oppression of his brother, Ramses.

Songs

  1. "Deliver Us" / "River Lullaby"
  2. "Faster"
  3. "Ma'at"
  4. "One Weak Link"
  5. "Egypt, Our Egypt"
  6. "All I Ever Wanted"
  7. "Someone Who's Always On Your Side"
  8. "Footprints on the Sand"
  9. "Life! Health! Strength!"
  10. "I Dance to the Day I am Free"
  11. "Lullaby"
  12. "I Will Make It Right/No Power on Earth"
  13. "Don't Look"
  14. "Through Heaven's Eyes"
  15. "Never in a Million Years"
  16. "Behold He Comes"
  17. "This is Why You Were Born"
  18. "The Burning Bush"
  19. "Horus, We Call"
  20. "One of Us"
  21. "Heaven Protects You"
  22. "The Least Free Man on Earth"
  23. "By the Power of Mut"
  24. "The Plagues"
  25. "For the Rest of My Life"
  26. "One More Time"
  27. "Heartless"
  28. "When You Believe"
  29. "Finale"

Characters

The characters and the cast of the initial readings:

Character 2015 Sag Harbor[1] February, 2016 New 42nd Street August, 2016 New 42nd Street[2]
Moses Matthew James Thomas Darren Criss Casey Cott
Ramses Aaron Lazar Stark Sands
Tzipporah Patina Miller Nikki M. James Solea Pfeiffer
Miriam Julia Motyka
Aaron Kyle Barisich John Cariani
Pharaoh Seti Stephen Bogardus Patrick Page Schuler Hensley
Jethro Norm Lewis Ken Page J.C. Montgomery
Queen Tuya Julia Murney Rema Webb
High Priest Hotep Ryan Knowles Paul Slade Smith Ryan Knowles
High Priest Huy John Tracey Egan
Yocheved Desi Oakley
Young Miriam Anna Schiavoni Fabi Aguirre Dakota Quackenbush
Nefertari Joanna Howard

Productions

The Prince of Egypt will debut at TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, at the Mountain View Center for the Performing Arts in Mountain View, California on October 6, 2017. The show will have an international premiere on April 6, 2018 in Denmark at the Fredericia Teater.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "ART SEEN: Bay Street Theater’s 24th Annual Summer Gala". hamptonsarthub.com. I Hamptons Art Hub. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Completed Prince of Egypt to Receive Starry Concert Reading". playbill.com. I Playbill. Retrieved 25 July 2016.
  3. ↑ http://www.musicalschwartz.com/the-prince-of-egypt.htm
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