Amazing Grace
Nederlander Theatre
Previews Began: June 25, 2015
Opening Night: July 16, 2015
Closing Night: October 25, 2015
Music: Christopher Smith
Lyrics: Christopher Smith
Book: Arthur Giron
Christopher Smith
Englishman John Newton looks forward into an uncertain future – on one hand feeling destined to join his father in the ranks of slave traders, on the other feeling personally inspired to embrace the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart. A violent storm at sea terrifies John and becomes the inspiration for the song which will become an anthem for people around the world for centuries to come – and change the life of the man himself.
Musical Numbers
ACT ONE
Prologue……………………………………………………Pakuteh
Truly Alive………………..John Newton, Captain Newton
The Auction………………………………………..John Newton
Someone Who Hears………………………….Mary Catlett,
John Newton
Yema’s Song………………………Yema, Nanna, Ensemble
Voices of the Angels…………………………….Mary Catlett
Rule Britannia……………………..Mary Catlett, Company
We Are Determined…………….Mr. Tyler, Mr. Einhorn,
Mr. Quigley, Company
Each and Every Life……………………………………Thomas
No Negotiation………………………………….Briggs, Sailors
Never…………………………………………………John Newton
Shadows of Innocence…..John Newton, Mary Catlett,
Ensemble
Expectations…………………………………………Major Gray
ACT TWO
Welcome Song…………………Princess Peyai, Ensemble
Sing on High…………………………………………….Company
Tell Me Why……………………………………….Mary Catlett
Yema’s Song (Reprise)……………………………………Yema
A Chance for Me……………………………Captain Newton
Nowhere Left to Run…………………………………..Thomas
Daybreak……………………………………………………..Nanna
I Still Believe………………………………………Mary Catlett
Testimony…………………………………………..John Newton
I Will Remember…………………………………John Newton
Rule Britannia (Reprise)………………………Mary Catlett
Nothing There to Love……………………….John Newton,
Mary Catlett
Amazing Grace………………………………………..Company
CAST
OPENING NIGHT
Erin Mackey Mary Catlett
Josh Young John Newton
Stanley Bahorek Robert Haweis
Chuck Cooper Pakuteh (Thomas)
Rachael Ferrera Yema
Harriett D. Foy Princess Peyai
Tom Hewitt Captain Newton
Chris Hoch Major Gray
Laiona Michelle Nanna
Elizabeth Ward Land Mrs. Catlett
Leslie Becker Ensemble
Sara Brophy Ensemble
Rheaume Crenshaw Ensemble
Miguel Edson Ensemble
Mike Evariste Mr. Tyler
Ensemble
Sean Ewing Ensemble
Savannah Frazier Sophie
Ensemble
Christopher Gurr Billingsley
Monsieur Clow
Ensemble
Allen Kendall Mr. Whitley
Ensemble
Michael Dean Morgan Mr. Einhorn
Prince Frederick
Ensemble
Vince Oddo Mr. Quigley
Ensemble
Oneika Phillips Ensemble
Clifton Samuels Ensemble
Gavriel Savit Briggs
Ensemble
Dan Sharkey Ensemble
Evan Alexander Smith Ensemble
Uyoata Udi Ensemble
Charles E. Wallace Ensemble
Toni Elizabeth White Tennah
Ensemble
Swings: Bret Shuford, Hollie E. Wright
REPLACEMENTS
Swing: Michael Brian Dunn