Narrative missteps mar beautifully sung 'Amazing Grace'
By Barbara Vitello
Oct 21, 2014 10:22 AM -
The enthusiastic response from Bank of America Theatre's world premiere of "Amazing Grace" suggests this luxurious, gorgeously sung musical about redemption, reconciliation and moral reawakening has made more than a few converts during its brief stay here. Whether that propels this historical bio-musical about John Newton, an 18th century English slave merchant turned abolitionist whose conversion led him to compose the titular hymn to Broadway's promised land remains to be seen.
