The Gospel at Colonus

(en)

1985

Overview: 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.

Status: Released

Release date: November 8, 1985

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Clarence Fountain

as Oedipus

Isabell O'Connor

as Antigone

Carl Lumbly

as Theseus

Jevetta Steele

as Ismene

Morgan Freeman

as Messenger

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