Amazing Grace Closing 25 October 2015
After a tough summer on Broadway with big hits “Hamilton” and “Finding Neverland” never making more than 350k per week and running to about 60% houses. Written by Broadway tyro Christopher Smith, who penned the music and lyrics and co-wrote the book with Arthur Giron, “Amazing Grace†. Gabriel Barre directs the production, with choreography by Christopher Gatelli. Josh Young, Erin Mackey, Chuck Cooper and Tom Hewitt star.
Amazing Grace at the Nederlander Theatre on Broadway
First Preview 25, June 2015
Opening Night 16, July 2015
Closing 25th October 2015
AMAZING GRACE is a world premiere 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 wilful 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 — and embracing the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart. But when a perilous voyage on the high seas finds John in his darkest hour, a transformative moment of self-reckoning inspires a blazing anthem of hope that will finally guide him home.
