King David at the Promise Theater

After 12 years of performances in theatrical venues on five continents, actor/writer/composer David Sanborn will bring his stage musical, King David, to New York, playing a limited engageent at Off-Broadway's Promise Theater from 9 Apr - 27 Jun 2009.

King David is a family-oriented musical that has been seen by more than 50,000 people on five cont.[inents since its premiere performance on 12 Jun 1997 at the University of Nations in Hawaii.

The epic Biblical story of King David comes alive with a 'cast' of Hollywood�s biggest stars as Sanborn impersonates the voices of Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sean Connery, Jimmy Stewart, Billy Crystal, Robin Williams, Robert DeNiro, Antonio Banderas, Gene Kelly, Tom Hanks, Jim Carrey and others to depict key characters in this epic Biblical tale.

The production, taken word-for-word from a translation of the Hebrew Scriptures, is set to music by Ellen and David Sanborn.

�We decided to write this script because King David is our favorite warrior-poet,� says David Sanborn who collaborated with Ellen Sanborn. �In many ways, his Psalms are his intimate diary. We loved the idea of writing a musical that adapted the very lyrics that David recorded when he faced his various trials. As we researched the story, we realized no one could really compete with the vibrancy and poignancy of the dialogue recorded in the most popular book in history.�

The creatve team features Elizabeth �Lisa� Richards (sets &costumes), Matthew Miller (lighting) and Bernard Fox (sound).

The show is being produced Off-Broadway by Felicia M. Lopes, Eastern Gate Entertainment; Ellen Sanborn, Sanborn Productions; and Joseph Callari.

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