‘Amazing Grace’ review: Well-meant, but a musical shipwreck
4 / 10
this earnest but plodding musical by Broadway newcomers needs lifelines of its own...The jumbled book, a joint effort by Smith and playwright Arthur Giron, is another issue. The creators have good instincts about a story worth telling. But their reach exceeds their grasp. Songs by Christopher Smith are serviceable but lack significance and surprise. You can hear the boilerplate lyrics coming a mile away. Even the potential power ballads don't have the structure to make an impact...the production self-sabotages with mood shifts...'Amazing Grace' has come to Broadway. But it still hasn't found its way.

