The Gospel at Colonus ” Morgan FreemanAn ancient drama explodes into a hand-clapping, soul-stirring gospel musical.I’ve been in a lot of shows in my life, and I've thought a lot of em were pretty good, but this
| Title | : | The Gospel at Colonus |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.87 (745 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0930452941 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 64 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 1993-01-01 |
| Genre | : |
Editorial : This is one of the most marvelous shows the decade, based on one of the most inspired ideas of any time Colonus is a triumph of reconciliation, bringing together black and white, pagan and Christian, ancient and modern in a sunburst of joy that seems to touch the secret heart of civilization itself.” -- Jack Kroll, NewsweekAn explosion born of fusion.” Frank Rich, New York TimesA Masterpiece” Morgan FreemanAn ancient drama explodes into a hand-clapping, soul-stirring gospel musical.” Lawrence Bommer, Chicago TribuneTerrific! Dazzling! Moves the audience to a divine frenzy!” Clive Barnes, New York Post
I’ve been in a lot of shows in my life, and I've thought a lot of em were pretty good, but this is a masterpiece.” Morgan FreemanAn ancient drama explodes into a hand-clapping, soul-stirring gospel musical.” Chicago TribuneOne of the most marvelous shows the decade Colonus is a triumph of reconciliation, bringing together black and white, pagan and Christian, ancient and modern in a sunburst of joy that seems to touch the secret heart of civilization itself.” -Jack Kroll, NewsweekWriting at the end of his own long life, in Oedipus at Colonus Sophocles depicted his doomed hero’s final hours; at the moment of his death the aged Oedipus is free at last. Envisioning this rarely performed meditation on mortality as a rousing service in a black church, Lee Breuer has created a remarkable text based on Robert Fitzgerald’s splendid translation. Rearranging, simplifying, cutting here and enhancing there, Breuer has above all honore
This CD is for everyone from people that are curious about what Reiki is, to beginning Reiki students, to practicing Reiki teachers. I usually loose interest quick. Not so here.
My only criticism is that the story feels incomplete: I had been hoping for a further investigation of the murder case, with perhaps new information coming to light and the case itself not being quite so "cut-and-dried" as it initially appeared to be. I checked out the previous edition at the library and found it very helpful --this one is even more so. It was never used.. Well done!. Just as good as the first edition.. The huge amount of typos, incorrect word choices ("oozy" for "Uzi," "coo" for "coup," or my favorite, "pre Madonna" for "primadonna"--you get the idea), wildly changing verb tenses, and many, many missing words (and I'm not talking about Dmitry's dialogue, where I expected to see words missing) made this a tough read at times, and the mistakes kept throwing me out of the story. It is
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