It's been a while since a serious, period epic of redemption amid political turmoil formed the basis of a large-scale original musical, and for that reason alone this Broadway tryout in Chicago — based on the true story of English slave-trader-cum-abolitionist-pastor John Newton, who penned the words of the beloved hymn "Amazing Grace" — possesses... Read more »
SOURCE: Variety at 03:13PM on October 20, 2014