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O Constantinople! to Open on Broadway
June 4, 2004
New York, New York, USA The hottest new show opening on Broadway this season is O Constantinople! a light-hearted musical romp through the Council of Nicea.
A band of monks travels from barbarian Gaul to the Great City (Follow the Yellow Brick Road) for the First Ecumenical Council in 323. There they meet such celebrities as Arius (It Aint Necessarily So) and Athanasius (I Believe) and Nicholas of Myra in Lycia (Jolly Old St. Nicholas).
Amid the excitement and pageantry of the First Ecumenical Council (Whats the Buzz?), a young monk, also called Athanasius, wanders away from his companions and finds himself in the throne room of Constantine the Great (Getting to Know You). Thinking he is the other, famous Athanasius, Constantine greets him warmly (Be Our Guest) and quizzes him about the parties at odds at the council. Athanasius perceives the Emperor to be leaning toward the party of the Arians, and although he doesnt know the famous theologian, the young monk supports his party at the council. He sees the meeting with Constantine as a way to influence the course of the proceedings for the good.
Merry mixups ensue, as the Athanasiuses cross paths without knowing it, Bishop Nicholas gets arrested (The Rumble), and the emperor decides to step back and let the bishops work it out (Sit Down, Youre Rocking the Boat).
Dont miss the hit finale number, Dont Cry for Me, Constantinople.
Capitalizing on the popularity of The DaVinci Code, O Constantinople! brings the fourth century to life in all its action, color and drama, with a lively score by Gus (St. Romanos the Melodist) Demotrides and book by Clive (St. Dunsmore of the Hills) Edgington. Dont miss it.
Playing now through September.
Rambling reporter Jan Bear thanks Paul Blattner for bringing this Broadway musical to her attention.
O Constantinople! to Open on Broadway
June 4, 2004
New York, New York, USA The hottest new show opening on Broadway this season is O Constantinople! a light-hearted musical romp through the Council of Nicea.
A band of monks travels from barbarian Gaul to the Great City (Follow the Yellow Brick Road) for the First Ecumenical Council in 323. There they meet such celebrities as Arius (It Aint Necessarily So) and Athanasius (I Believe) and Nicholas of Myra in Lycia (Jolly Old St. Nicholas).
Amid the excitement and pageantry of the First Ecumenical Council (Whats the Buzz?), a young monk, also called Athanasius, wanders away from his companions and finds himself in the throne room of Constantine the Great (Getting to Know You). Thinking he is the other, famous Athanasius, Constantine greets him warmly (Be Our Guest) and quizzes him about the parties at odds at the council. Athanasius perceives the Emperor to be leaning toward the party of the Arians, and although he doesnt know the famous theologian, the young monk supports his party at the council. He sees the meeting with Constantine as a way to influence the course of the proceedings for the good.
Merry mixups ensue, as the Athanasiuses cross paths without knowing it, Bishop Nicholas gets arrested (The Rumble), and the emperor decides to step back and let the bishops work it out (Sit Down, Youre Rocking the Boat).
Dont miss the hit finale number, Dont Cry for Me, Constantinople.
Capitalizing on the popularity of The DaVinci Code, O Constantinople! brings the fourth century to life in all its action, color and drama, with a lively score by Gus (St. Romanos the Melodist) Demotrides and book by Clive (St. Dunsmore of the Hills) Edgington. Dont miss it.
Playing now through September.
Rambling reporter Jan Bear thanks Paul Blattner for bringing this Broadway musical to her attention.
