| The Prince of Egypt | |
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| Music | Stephen Schwartz |
| Lyrics | Stephen Schwartz |
| Book | Philip LaZebnik |
| Basis | The Prince of Egypt by Philip LaZebnik |
| Premiere | October 6, 2017: TheatreWorks Silicon Valley, Mountain View, California |
| Productions | 2015 Workshop 2017 Mountain View 2018 Fredericia Teater 2018 Tuacahn The Danish Royal Theatre via Fredericia Teater (updated set design and dance choreographies) 2020 West End |
The Prince of Egypt is a musical play with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz, and a book by Philip LaZebnik. Based on the Book of Exodus with songs from the DreamWorks Animation 1998 film of the same name, the musical follows the life of Moses from being a prince of Egypt to his ultimate destiny of leading the Children of Israel out of Egypt. Starting from a workshop in 2015, the first production was mounted in 2017. A West End production debuted in 2020.