The musical, also called “Amazing Grace,” tells the story of John Newton, a sailor and slave ship captain who converted to Christianity and became an Anglican clergyman and an abolitionist. He lived in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
“It’s a traditional big Broadway musical, but it’s different in that it’s also an opportunity for church group audiences to come to something and feel pretty confident they’ll walk out feeling uplifted,” said the lead producer, Carolyn Rossi Copeland. “The story is exciting and dramatic, with big romance and this amazing thing that happens where his life is changed.”