GRACEFULLY AMAZING John Newton (1725-1807) was many things: a slave trader, a sailor and a clergyman. Yet today he is chiefly remembered as the author of "Amazing Grace," perhaps the most well-known and beloved of English hymns. In the new musical Amazing Grace, Christopher Smith (book, music, and lyrics) and co-librettist Arthur Giron tell the story […]
SOURCE: Stage and Cinema at 02:25AM on October 21, 2014