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‘The Prince of Egypt’ live-action musical is now streaming
By Kathryn Post — December 6, 2023
(RNS) — RNS spoke to Scott Schwartz, director of the musical adaptation of the widely acclaimed 1998 animated movie, about the West End production.
‘Jesus Christ Superstar’: Ted Neeley on playing Jesus for 50 years
By Kathryn Post — March 3, 2023
(RNS) — Fifty years after being cast in 'Jesus Christ Superstar,' his name is nearly synonymous with Jesus of Nazareth for fans of the 1973 film.
Why “Leopoldstadt” matters
By Jeffrey Salkin — October 26, 2022
"Leopoldstadt" is a tour de force of Jewish history and longing.
Bruce Springsteen’s run for home
By John Fea — January 9, 2019
(RNS) — With a surprising resort to prayer, the Boss acknowledges that his relentless quest for the American dream can't be separated from tradition, roots, place, a longing for home, and faith.
I produced an interfaith play. Then all hell broke loose
By Malik Gillani — December 14, 2018
(RNS) — The anti-Islamic reaction to a play about the birth of Jesus shows how badly we in America today need to hear each other's stories.
A new play, ‘Christmas Mubarak,’ mixes Christian and Muslim stories of Jesus’ birth
By Emily McFarlan Miller — December 5, 2018
CHICAGO (RNS) — A Chicago theater company hopes its first-of-a-kind mashup will illustrate how much Christianity and Islam actually have in common.
An actress playing Judas? Some theaters say yes
By Adelle M. Banks — April 2, 2015
OLNEY, Md. (RNS) Judas was a man, right? Historically, yes, but not always on stage in castings for "Godspell" or "Jesus Christ Superstar."
Q&A: ‘Noah’ director Darren Aronofsky on justice vs. mercy
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — March 24, 2014
(RNS) "Noah" director Darren Aronofsky describes where he got the idea for the film, how he plans to respond to critics and why he focuses the film on themes of justice vs. mercy.
Gay Mormon characters step out of the shadows
By Kellie Moore — May 22, 2013
(RNS) Twenty years ago, a gay Mormon character stepped onstage for the first time in Tony Kushner's "Angels in America.'' A lot's changed since then, fueled by the church's role in Prop 8 and its efforts to build bridges to gays and lesbians.
A controversial Broadway play on the Virgin Mary closes Why?
By David Gibson — May 7, 2013
NEW YORK (RNS) A Tony-nominated play with a controversial take on the Virgin Mary reflecting on her life closed far earlier than planned. Now the question is: Why? After all, biblically themed shows are all the rage on television and in the movies. Was “The Testament of Mary” too controversial – or not controversial enough?
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