Why No Black King?
by attending on 1/13/16Lincoln Theatre - COLUMBUSThe entire performance was magnificent - the usual chills up my spine from the words, the music, the performances and the theme. One surprise - and disappointment! Why was there no black king? This required changing one line in the script, which made no sense: "And one of them has a box"! In all of Columbus could the producers not find one African American Bass/Baritone who could have taken on this wonderful role? A puzzlement for me, who has seen Amahl religiously every year it was available since I saw the first amazing live TV performance in1951 in B&W!