Photo Flash: NYU's 10th Anniversary Production of KING DAVID at the Skirball Center

New York University presented a tenth anniversary production of King David, a modern oratorio by musical theater legends Alan Menken and Sir Tim Rice, at NYU's Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, 566 LaGuardia Place (at Washington Square South) on Thursday, Nov. 13 and Fri. Nov. 14 at 8:00 p.m. 

King David features music by Alan Menken (Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast) and Tim Rice (Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Evita, Jesus Christ Superstar, The Lion King). The production originally premiered on May 18, 1997 at Broadway's New Amsterdam Theater. The musical is based on biblical tales from the books of Samual and 1 Chronicles, as well as text from David's Psalms. It celebrates the journey of a biblical monarch from his humble beginnings as a poor shepherd boy to his ultimate place as ruler of a great nation.

The production was directed by William Wesbrooks. The cast and orchestra featured the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students from the Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions at NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Photo Credits: Chianan Yen    

Alan Menken and Sir Tim Rice

The cast of KING DAVID

The cast of KING DAVID

Tommy Tune, Alan Menken and Sir Tim Rice