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The Gospel at Colonus

Lunt-Fontanne Theatre

The Gospel at Colonus

ClosedMusicalBroadway

Mar 24, 1988 – May 15, 1988

Awards

Pulitzer Prize

1985 · 1 nominated

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for Drama
Lee Breuer→

Tony Award®

1988 · 1 nominated

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Best Book of a Musical
Lee Breuer→

Original Cast

MessengerMorgan Freeman
The SingerSam Butler, Jr.
OedipusClarence Fountain and the Five Blind Boys of Alabama
PolyneicesKevin Davis
ChorusThe Institutional Radio Choir
IsmeneThe J. D. Steele Singers
ChoragosJ. J. Farley and the Soul Stirrers
ChoragosMartin Jacox
The Choir SoloistCarolyn Johnson-White
CreonRobert Earl Jones
TheseusReverend Earl F. Miller
AntigoneIsabell Monk

Creative Team

Creative

ComposerBob Telson
PlaywrightLee Breuer
LyricistLee Breuer
DirectorLee Breuer

Design

Set DesignerAlison Yerxa
Costume DesignerGhretta Hynd
Lighting DesignerJulie Archer
Sound DesignerDavid Hewitt