Photo Coverage: Sneak Peek of Broadway's AMAZING GRACE Cast in Action!
By: Walter McBride Jun. 03, 2015
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Rehearsals are currently underway for Broadway's new musical Amazing Grace, which will play Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street) with performances beginning Thursday, June 25 for a Thursday, July 16 opening night. The cast features Tony Award nominee Josh Young, Erin Mackey, Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper, Tom Hewitt, Chris Hoch, Stanley Bahorek, Harriett D. Foy, Laiona Michelle, Rachael Ferrera and Elizabeth Ward Land.
The company just gave a special sneak peek of the new musical and you can check out photos below!
The new musical features music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Christopher Smithand Arthur Giron, directed by Gabriel Barre (Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party) and choreographed by Tony Award winner Christopher Gattelli (Newsies).
Amazing Grace is a new original musical based on the awe-inspiring true story behind the world's most beloved song. A captivating tale of romance, rebellion and redemption, this radiant production follows one man whose incredible journey ignited a historic wave of change.
John Newton (Tony Award nominee Josh Young), a willful and musically talented young Englishman, faces a future as uncertain as the turning tide. Coming of age as Britain sits atop an international empire of slavery, he finds himself torn between following in the footsteps of his father - a slave trader - or embracing the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart (Erin Mackey). Accompanied by his slave, Thomas (Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper), John embarks on a perilous voyage on the high seas. When that journey finds John in his darkest hour, a transformative moment of self-reckoning inspires a blazing anthem of hope that will finally guide him home.
Photo Credit: Walter McBride
Broadway Press Preview for 'Amazing Grace' at 54 Below on June 2, 2015 in New York City.
Josh Young and Tom Hewitt
Josh Young and Tom Hewitt
attends the Broadway Press Preview for 'Amazing Grace' at 54 Below on June 2, 2015 in New York City.
Erin Mackey and Josh Young with the cast
Erin Mackey and Josh Young with the cast
Erin Mackey, Josh Young and Chuck Cooper with the cast
Erin Mackey, Josh Young with the cast
Erin Mackey, Josh Young and Chuck Cooper with the cast
Erin Mackey, Josh Young and Chuck Cooper with the cast
Erin Mackey, Josh Young and Chuck Cooper with the cast
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