Photo Coverage: Inside the AMAZING GRACE's Opening Night Theatre Arrivals

By: Jul. 17, 2015
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Broadway's new musical Amazing Grace officially opened last night, July 16, at Broadway's Nederlander Theatre (208 West 41st Street). The cast features Tony Award nominee Josh Young, Erin Mackey, Tony Award winnerChuck Cooper, Tom Hewitt, Chris Hoch,Stanley Bahorek, Harriett D. Foy, Laiona Michelle, Rachael Ferrera and Elizabeth Ward Land. BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the opening night theatre arrivals below!

The new musical features music and lyrics by Christopher Smith and a book by Christopher SmithandArthur Giron, directed by Gabriel Barre (Andrew Lippa's The Wild Party) and choreographed by Tony Award winnerChristopher Gattelli (Newsies).

Amazing Grace is a new original musical based on the awe-inspiring true story behind the world's most beloved song. A captivating tale of romance, rebellion and redemption, this radiant production follows one man whose incredible journey ignited a historic wave of change.

John Newton (Tony Award nominee Josh Young), a willful and musically talented young Englishman, faces a future as uncertain as the turning tide. Coming of age as Britain sits atop an international empire of slavery, he finds himself torn between following in the footsteps of his father - a slave trader - or embracing the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart (Erin Mackey). Accompanied by his slave, Thomas (Tony Award winner Chuck Cooper), John embarks on a perilous voyage on the high seas. When that journey finds John in his darkest hour, a transformative moment of self-reckoning inspires a blazing anthem of hope that will finally guide him home.

Photo Credit: Walter McBride

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LiLlias White

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LiLlias White

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Charles Strouse and Carolyn Rossi Copeland

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Charles Strouse

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Charles Strouse

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Adriane Lenox

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Christopher Gattelli and Stephen Bienskie

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Frank Wildhorn and singer Yoka Wao

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Frank Wildhorn and singer Yoka Wao

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Carolyn Rossi Copeland

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Christopher Smith

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Rachel York

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Rachel York

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Rachel York

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Eric Metaxas

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Lilli Cooper

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Lilli Cooper and Boyfriend

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Lilli Cooper and Boyfriend

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Alex Cooper

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Eddie Cooper

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Eddie Cooper, Lilli Cooper and Alex Cooper

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Eddie Cooper, Lilli Cooper and Alex Cooper

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Tricia Paoluccio and Gabriel Barre

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ElizaBeth Davis

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ElizaBeth Davis

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Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Brian Stokes Mitchell

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Douglas Sills

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Douglas Sills

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Douglas Sills

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Brian Stokes Mitchell and Douglas Sills

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Yaha Abdul Mateen II

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Yaha Abdul Mateen II

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Kevin Sorbo

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Kevin Sorbo

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Kevin Sorbo

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Dee Hoty

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Dee Hoty

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Laila Robins

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Robert Cuccioli

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Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli

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Laila Robins and Robert Cuccioli

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Alex Kendrick

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Alex Kendrick and daughter

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Alex Kendrick and daughter

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Boyd Gaines

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Boyd Gaines and daughter Leslie Gaines

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