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Amazing Grace

Ages: 7+
Closing: November 02, 2014

Amazing Grace - 2014 Chicago History , Info & More

PrivateBank Theatre
18 West Monroe Street Chicago, IL 60603

AMAZING GRACE is a pre-Broadway World Premiere 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 father — a slave trader — and embracing the more compassionate views of his childhood sweetheart. But when a perilous voyage on the high seas finds John in his darkest hour, a transformative moment of self-reckoning inspires a blazing anthem of hope that will finally guide him home.

Brimming with emotion and adventure, AMAZING GRACE is an unforgettable musical saga that captures the spirit of history’s sweetest and most powerful sound: freedom.


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Amazing Grace History

Other Productions of Amazing Grace

2014   Chicago World Premiere Production
Chicago
2015   Broadway Original Broadway Production
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