![]() An earlier concert reading announced in 2016 at Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor, Long Island, where Scott Schwartz is artistic director, was canceled following a social media backlash over lack of diversity in the casting. The stage musical premiered in 2017 at the San Francisco Bay Area’s TheatreWorks Silicon Valley (winner of this year’s Regional Theatre Tony Award) and the Fredericia Teater in Denmark. It grossed $101.4 million in domestic release and $117.2 million overseas. The film’s voice cast featured Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sandra Bullock, Jeff Goldblum, Danny Glover, Patrick Stewart, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin and Martin Short. The Prince of Egypt is an adaptation of The Book of Exodus, centered on the Hebrew foundling child Moses and the Pharaoh’s son Rameses, raised as brothers, whose bond is broken when secrets of the past come to light, leading them to divergent destinies that change history. Casting and additional creative team are to be announced. Scott Schwartz (the composer’s son) will direct, with choreography by Sean Cheesman. The musical’s book is by Philip LeZebnik, a writer on the film version as well on Disney’s Mulan and Pocahontas.
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