"Evangeline: the Musical," written by Louisiana natives Paul Taranto and Jamie Wax, has touched the hearts of thousands with its beautiful story of the Acadian people. It is the story of family, of faith and triumph over extreme tragedy. The beautiful melodies, highlighted by brilliant orchestrations, transform the historical facts into a stirring witness to the strength and courage of the Acadians torn from their homeland during the British expulsion of 1755. The show was originally written as a production at Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge. Its acclaim spread rapidly as it played to sold-out audiences as LSU's summer ...Read More
"Evangeline: the Musical," written by Louisiana natives Paul Taranto and Jamie Wax, has touched the hearts of thousands with its beautiful story of the Acadian people. It is the story of family, of faith and triumph over extreme tragedy. The beautiful melodies, highlighted by brilliant orchestrations, transform the historical facts into a stirring witness to the strength and courage of the Acadians torn from their homeland during the British expulsion of 1755. The show was originally written as a production at Episcopal High School of Baton Rouge. Its acclaim spread rapidly as it played to sold-out audiences as LSU's summer musical and it was produced at the Heymann Center in Lafayette, LA. In the beautiful Grand Theater in Shreveport, the production was taped for telecast on Louisiana's Publci Broadcasting and was met with such success that PBS chose to broadcast it throughout the nation. Taranto, composer and co-lyricist says, "I've always wanted to see the locally-born show done by Baton Rouge's founding community theatre. It has been so rewarding to work with this cast at BRLT and see the life that they have brought to this production. The audience will leave this production with a renewed sense of faith and commitment." Playwright and co-lyricist Jamie Wax says, "I am thrilled to be working with Paul and Paige and improving what has already been accomplished with this show." Evangeline is a true testament to how book and score interwoven together transport the audience to another place and time, emotionally binding us all with the Acadians of the past.
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