motifs and exotic folkloric touches a la Borodin. Yet while the well-sung cast, under Mike Ockrent's direction, and the orchestra (Michael Kosarin is the music director and Douglas Besterman the orchestrator) have been painstakingly polished, the show, at two hours and 45 minutes, just can't help being a Goliath of a yawn." Variety called it "Unrelentingly serious-minded and devoid of the wit that Menken brought to previous projects". The cast album, however, which cuts several musical numbers and reprises, has been praised. References External links Internet Broadway Database listing Description of another production 1997 musicals Broadway musicals Musicals by Alan Menken Musicals by Tim Rice Musicals based on religious traditions Musicals based on the Bible Sung-through musicals Cultural depictions of David Walt Disney Theatrical