The headliner is Larry Gatlin. Michael Lanning, as a Union officer, can act as well as sing. He effectively conveys complex emotions despite elementary musical material. Like a man in an ambitious musical revue, he delivers an intriguing mix of fear, anger, longing and hope. Though the gospel songs and spirituals are generic knock-offs, the eight African American cast members somehow manage to enliven these undistinguished tunes with a soaring vitality.
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