The film of the hit West End production of The Prince of Egypt The Musical will be screened in selected cinemas across the UK and internationally on 19 and 22 October 2023.
Filmed live by Universal Pictures Content Group at London’s Dominion Theatre during the production’s final weeks in London, the live capture of the stage musical version of the popular Dreamworks Animation film is directed by Brett Sullivan.
Originally announced as a limited 32-week run at the Dominion, The Prince of Egypt opened in early February 2020 with the production’s run extended in response to high public demand just before the Covid-curtain came down on theatres across the UK. The production took its final bow at the Dominion on 8 January 2022.
The film features the Dominion’s 48-strong cast led by Luke Brady (Moses), Liam Tamne (Ramses), Christine Allado (Tzipporah), Alexia Khadime (Miriam), Joe Dixon (Seti), Debbie Kurup (Tuya), Oliver Lidert (Jethro), Mercedesz Csampai (Yocheved), Adam Pearce (Hotep), Nardia Ruth (Nefertari) and Silas Wyatt-Barke (Aaron).
With a book by Phillip LaZebnik (Disney’s Mulan and Pocahontas), the musical features the new songs by Stephen Schwartz (Wicked) together with the five he contributed to the DreamWorks film including the movie’s Oscar-winning song ‘When You Believe’ along with ‘Deliver Us’, ‘All I Ever Wanted’ and ‘Through Heaven’s Eyes’. The production is directed by Scott Schwartz with choreography by Sean Cheesman,
Based on the hit film, the stage version originally premiered at TheatreWorks in Silicon Valley in the US in 2017 and has been seen at Denmark’s Fredericia Teater. The revised version of the show which includes new material was showcased at a private reading in London in early 2019.
The acclaimed ‘Original Cast Recording of The Prince of Egypt’ received a 2021 Grammy Award nomination for ‘Best Musical Theatre Album’.
Angela Thomas
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