Music Stephen Schwartz Book Philip LaZebnik Lyricist Stephen Schwartz Composer Stephen Schwartz | Lyrics Stephen Schwartz Playwright Philip LaZebnik Setting Egypt Adapted from The Prince of Egypt | |
Basis 1998 film The Prince of Egypt Premiere August 13, 2016: Bay Street Theatre, Sag Harbor, New York Productions 2015/2016 Sag Harbor
2018 Denmark Stephen Schwartz plays Pippin, Wicked, Working, Captain Louie, The Magic Show | ||
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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.
Contents
Plot
The Prince of Egypt retells the biblical story of Moses, who grows from orphan to spoiled Egyptian prince, and finally, into the saviour of Israelites under the oppression of his brother, Rameses.
Songs
- "Deliver Us"
- "All I Ever Wanted"
- "River Lullaby"
- "All I Ever Wanted (Queen's Reprise)"
- "Through Heaven's Eyes"
- "Playing with the Big Boys"
- "The Plagues"
- "When You Believe"
Characters and original cast
The characters and original cast:
Productions
It debuted at Theatreworks in the San Francisco Bay area on Oct 6 2015. The production will have an international premiere in 2018 in Denmark at the Fredericia Teater.
References
The Prince of Egypt (musical) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA