Miller is best known for her Broadway roles in Pippin and Sister Act and will join Broadway Black star Norm Lewis (Phantom, Les Mis, Porgy and Bess), whom she played opposite in Ragtime, and other actors for the reading. The Prince of Egypt will be co-presented with DreamWorks Theatricals as part of Bay Street’s 24th annual Summer Gala and will feature dinner and an auction, in addition to the performance.

The Prince of Egypt, based on the 1998 DisneyWorks film, will be a new stage adaptation by composer and lyricist Stephen Schwartz. The musical tells the Biblical story of Moses, who begins his life as the child of Hebrew slaves. In order to protect him, Moses’ parents put him in a basket and float him down the river, where he is found and adopted by Pharoah’s queen. As an adult, Moses learns of his true identity and seeks to free his people from Pharoah’s bondage.

Tickets for the Bay Street Theater Summer Gala may be purchased here.

Listen to Patina Miller sing Aquarius/Easy To Be Hard from HAIR below

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Adapted from the successful 1998 DreamWorks film, the stage adaptation will feature lyrics by Stephen Schwartz lyrist and composer of the Broadway hit Wicked, book by Philip LaZebnik and Music direction is by Dominic Amendum.

The Prince of Egypt tells the biblical story of Moses, an Egyptian prince who learns his true identity and leads the people of Israel from Egypt to the promise land.

Broadway Black actor Norm Lewis has starred in Porgy & Bess, Les Miserables and made history , last year, as the first Black phantom (on Broadway) in Phantom of the Opera.

Broadway actor Aaron Lazar will join Lewis as the two will read the first act of the stage adaptation.

Co-presented with DreamWorks Theatricals the reading is part of the Bay Street Theater’s summer gala, which will honor arts visionaries Timothy Bishop and Joe Pintauro.

For more information or to purchase tickets call (631) 725-0818 or visit www.baystreet.org.

Listen to Norm Lewis sing another Disney song below to hear his amazing vocal skill. Go The Distance from Hercules.

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