The Gospel at Colonus
1985, English. Directed by Kirk Browning & Lee Breuer.
An African-American musical version of Sophocles's tragedy, Oedipus at Colonus. In 1985 PBS televised the original Brooklyn Academy of Music production, as presented by the American Music Theater Festival at the Annenberg Center in Philadelphia, as part of the Great Performances series.
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- 1h 27m
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- English
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- 8 November 1985
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Who directed The Gospel at Colonus?
The Gospel at Colonus (1985) was directed by Kirk Browning and Lee Breuer and stars Clarence Fountain, Isabell O'Connor, Carl Lumbly.