Bringing `The Prince of Egypt´ to TheatreWorks
(WorldNews Entertainment)

It was a story told in the Book of Exodus. In the centuries since, it has been retold many times in many ways, including the 1958 film “The Ten Commandments.� In 1998, DreamWorks presented it from an entirely fresh perspective, in the animated musical drama “The Prince of Egypt.� It featured songs by legendary composer Stephen Schwartz (“Wicked,� “Godspell,� “Pippin�) and screenplay by Philip LaZebnik (“Pocahontas,� “Mulan�). “When You Believe,� from “The Prince of Egypt,� won the Academy Award for Best Original Song. Nearly 20 years later, the uplifting story is being transformed...