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It has been sung by pop artists and public figures. Now, it's on Broadway. — -- It’s a song known to many -- and a story known to few. "Amazing Grace" has been sung by pop artists, performed by ...

NEW YORK (AP) — A serious musical with epic themes doesn’t come to Broadway that often. The refreshing new show “Amazing Grace” admirably covers slavery, abolition, sedition and spiritual themes in ...

Amazing Grace, with music and lyrics by Smith and book by Smith and Giron, appeared at Goodspeed's Norma Terris Theatre in April and May 2012. Members of that company will appear in this highlights ...

There's no questioning the sincerity of Amazing Grace... Heartfelt sentiments relating to the nation's shameful history of slavery and racism no doubt contribute to get audience members standing at ...

NEW YORK (AP) – How sweet it is: A new musical about the composer of the hymn “Amazing Grace” is coming to Broadway. Producers said Wednesday that many of the cast who premiered the show in Chicago ...

“Amazing Grace: The Musical” has roots in the great hymn and 18th century writer John Newton, its infancy at Goodspeed’s Norma Terris Theatre in Chester and a few young-adult months of glory on ...

"I am not what I ought to be. I am not what I hope to be. But by the grace of God, I am certainly not what I was." -- John Newton Christopher Smith had never heard of John Newton when, with a little ...

“Amazing Grace,” the new musical about the man who wrote the famous hymn, has booked its Broadway run, lining up a July opening at the Nederlander Theater. “Amazing Grace” makes the second new musical ...

JOSH YOUNG: (As John Newton, singing) Amazing grace, how sweet the sound... MARTIN: I'm talking about "Amazing Grace." The story behind the famous hymn and the former slave-trader-turned-abolitionist ...

NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Gabe Barre, director of Amazing Grace: The Musical, which is currently playing at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. JOSH YOUNG: (As John Newton, singing) ...