6/19/2023 0 Comments Prince of egypt movie summaryAt the outset, we are right into the Israelites in bondage, the plucking of baby Moses from his basket by Queen Tuya, then the Egyptian court and its atmosphere - and all within a few minutes. So much of it is hokum and whimsy, and yet always done with imagination and a straight face. Matt crockett © DWA LLC Luke Brady as Moses in The Prince of Egypt Refashioning it as musical theatre, the producers have thrown the chequebook at it. The stage version features several new songs, as the composer, Stephen Schwartz ( Godspell, Pippin, Wicked), and the writer, Philip LaZebnik, give it all a reboot. The piece itself takes its cue from the Book of Exodus to tell the story of Moses and his relationship with Prince (then Pharaoh) Ramses. It was originally a Spielberg-DreamWorks production in 1998, and the screen is never far behind - quite literally, in fact: the blank backdrop bears a constant series of projected images and animations (fittingly, given that the Dominion Theatre was originally a cinema). ![]() THE latest film to receive the screen-to-stage treatment is The Prince of Egypt.
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