Your chance to make a date with destiny is just around the corner as tickets go on sale for The Prince of Egypt, Stephen Schwartz and Philip LaZebnik’s new stage musical based on the celebrated DreamWorks Animation film, and details of the creative team are announced.
Joining the previously announced director Scott Schwartz and choreographer Sean Cheesman are set designer Kevin Depinet; costume designer Ann Hould-Ward (Disney’s Beauty and the Beast); lighting designer Mike Billings; sound designer Gareth Owen; projection designer Jon Driscoll and illusion designer Chris Fisher.
Orchestrations are by August Eriksmoen with musical supervision and arrangements by Dominick Amendum. The musical director is Dave Rose and casting is by Jim Arnold CDG. Casting to be announced.
Performances begin at London’s Dominion Theatre on 5 February 2020, with an official London premiere on 25 February 2020, for a limited 32-week engagement only. The Prince of Egypt has music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by Philip LaZebnik and features 10 new songs written by Schwartz, together with five of his acclaimed songs from the DreamWorks Animation film, including ‘Deliver Us’, ‘All I Ever Wanted’, ‘Through Heaven’s Eyes’ and the Academy Award-winning ‘When You Believe’.
