King David is a musical, sometimes described as a modern oratorio, with a book and lyrics by Tim Rice and music by Alan Menken. The musical is based on Biblical tales from the Books of Samuel and 1 Chronicles, as well as the text from David's Psalms.
King David is mostly sung-through with little dialogue, and the music swings from pop to jazz to grand choral arrangements with a large orchestra and a large choir.
Cast[]
Roger Bart – Jonathan
Stephen Bogardus – Joab
Anthony Galde – Absalom
Judy Kuhn – Michal
Marcus Lovett – David
Alice Ripley – Bathsheba
Peter Samuel – Samuel
Martin Vidnovic – King Saul
Bill Nolte – Goliath
Timothy Shew – Abner
Timothy Robert Blevins – Agag
Peter C. Ermides – Uriah
Michael Goz – Jesse
Daniel James Hodd – Young Solomon
Kimberly JaJuan – Abishag
Dylan Lovett – Young Absalom
Songs[]
Act I
Prologue – David, Bathsheba, Young Solomon, Joab and Chorus
Samuel
Israel and Saul – Joab, Samuel, Saul and Chorus
Samuel Confronts Saul – Saul, Samuel, Agag and Chorus
Samuel Anoints David – Joab, Samuel, Jesse, David and Chorus
Saul
The Enemy Within – Saul and Chorus
There is a View... – Joab, Abner, Saul and Chorus
Psalm 8 – David
Genius from Bethlehem – Saul, David, Abner, Joab, Jonathan and Michal
Goliath
The Valley of Elah – Goliath, Abner, Joab, David, Saul and Soldiers
Goliath of Gath – Goliath, David, Joab, Soldiers and Chorus
Sheer Perfection – Joab, Saul, David and Michal
Jonhathan
Saul Has Slain His Thousands – Joab and Chorus
You Have It All – Saul, Jonathan and David
Psalm 23 – Saul and David
You Have It All/Sheer Perfection (Reprises) – Jonathan, Joab, Michal and David
Exile
Hunted Partridge on the Hill – Joab, Saul, Michal, David and Men
This New Jerusalem – David, Absalom, Voice of Jonathan, Joab and Chorus
David and Michal – David, Joab and Michal
The Ark Brought to Jerusalem – David and Chorus
Never Again – Michal and David
Bathsheba
How Wonderful the Peace – Absalom, Joab, David and Chorus
Off Limits - Bathsheba, David and Joab
Warm Spring Night – David
When in Love – Bathsheba
Uriah's Fate Sealed - David, Joab, Bathsheba and Chorus
Atonement – David, Ghosts of Saul & Samuel, Bathsheba and Chorus
Absalom
The Caravan Moves On – Joab, Absalom, David, Ghosts of Saul & Samuel and Men
Death of Absalom – Joab and Absalom
Absalom My Absalom – David
David's Final Days
Solomon – Solomon, Joab, David and Bathsheba
David's Final Hours – Michal, David, Joab, Bathsheba, Voices of Goliath, Saul, Jonathan & Samuel and Chorus
The Long Long Day – David
This New Jerusalem (Reprise) – Solomon and Company
Productions[]
A concert version, produced by Disney Theatrical Productions and André Djaoui and directed by Mike Ockrent, was presented as the inaugural production at Disney's newly renovated New Amsterdam Theatre (the former home of the Ziegfeld Follies), playing for a nine-performance limited run on May 15 through 23, 1997. The cast included Roger Bart, Stephen Bogardus, Judy Kuhn, Alice Ripley, Martin Vidnovic, and Michael Goz, with Marcus Lovett in the title role. The piece ran two hours and 45 minutes and was only partially staged.
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