This "Greatest Story Ever Retold" is based on the book The Cotton Patch Version of Matthew and John by Clarence Jordan in which the Gospel is presented in a setting of rural Georgia with country music songs, the final and perhaps best work of Harry Chapin. As this Gospel begins, they sing that "Somethin's a-brewin' in Gainesville." Herod is the mayor of Atlanta and, inevitably, Christ is lynched by local thugs only to rise again. Drama critics loved this show and so did a broad spectrum of religious commentators.
Cast and Creative Team for Cotton Patch Gospel at Sutter Street Theatre
Book by Tom Key and Russell Treyz
Music & Lyrics by Harry Chapin
Directed by David MacDonald
Music & Lyrics by Harry Chapin
Directed by David MacDonald
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