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Pope John Paul II the Musical


Pope John Paul II the Musical Two  priests  have written  a musical   based  on  the  life of Pope John Paul II. Titled  “Non Abbiate Paura,” which BBC News  translates  as “Don’t be  Scared,” I can’t  help but wonder if the proper translation isn’t the Pope’s first words as pontiff - “Be Not Afraid.”
The musical was written by Father Joseph Spedicato and will be performed in Rome. Playing the Pope is actor Simone Sibillano. The musical features 18 songs, including some rap numbers.
“I am a very spiritual person,” said actor Sibillano. “The Pope was very special to young people like myself.”
It should not be surprising that there’s a musical about the pope’s life. A poet, actor, and playwright himself, he continues to inspire films, art, comics, music, theater, and the arts.
Actor Jeremy Standbary’s Epiphany Studio has created “Lolek,” a  one-man  play  about  Karol  Wojtyla.  New York’s The Storm Theater  has  produced a Karol Wojtyla Theater Festival, putting on his plays, “Jeremiah,” “Job,” “The Jeweler’s Shop,” and “ Our God’s Brother.” The Diocese of Saint Cloud’s Office of Marriage and Family Life is pursuing the possibility of turning “The Jewe- ler’s Shop” into a musical.
As we learn more about Pope John Paul II, the impact he had on the world is becoming ever more clear.
The new video, “Nine Days that Changed the World,” by Newt and Callista Gingrich tells the story of the Pope’s  historic  trip to Poland in June, 1979 and the resulting revolution of conscience  not  only in his  home  country, but  throughout  Europe. The compelling video shows footage that I had  never seen  before  of  that  historic trip and tells how within 16 months of the trip, Solidarity became the first officially  recognized  free  trade  union  in the  Communist  bloc,  with over 10 million members. By extension, the video connects the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and  the  dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 to the Pope’s nine-day visit to Poland.
I’m certain that Pope John Paul will long continue to inspire artists and writers. Such is  the  impact of one who lived a truly he- roic and saintly life. May we soon see him canonized.
Pope John Paul II  the  Musical  Two  priests have written a  musical  based  on  the life of Pope John Paul II. Titled “Non Abbiate Paura,” which BBC News transla- tes as “Don’t be Scared,” I can’t help but wonder if the proper translation isn’t the Pope’s first words as pontiff - “Be Not Afra- id.”
The musical was written by Father Joseph Spedicato and will be performed in Rome. Playing the Pope is actor Simone Sibillano. The musical features 18 songs, including some rap numbers.
“I am a very spiritual person,” said actor Sibillano. “The Pope was very special to young people like myself.”
It should not be surprising that there’s a musical about the pope’s life. A poet, actor, and playwright himself,  he  continues to inspire films, art, comics, music, theater, and the arts.
Actor Jeremy Standbary’s Epiphany Studio has  created  “Lolek,”  a  one-man p lay  about Karol Wojtyla.  New York’s  The Storm Theater has produced a Karol Wojtyla  Theater  Festival,  putting  on  his plays, “Jeremiah,” “Job,” “The Jeweler’s Shop,” and “Our God’s Brother.” The  Diocese  of  Saint  Cloud’s  Office of  Marriage  and  Family  Life  is pursuing the possibility of turning “The Jeweler’s Shop” into a musical.
As we learn more about Pope John Paul II, the impact he had on the world is becoming ever more clear.
The new video, “Nine Days that Changed the World,” by Newt and Callista Gingrich tells the story of the Pope’s  historic  trip to Poland in June, 1979 and the resulting revolution of conscience not only  in  his  home  country, but  throughout Europe. The compelling video shows footage that I had never seen before of that  historic  trip  and tells how within 16 months of the trip, Solidarity became the first officially recognized free trade union in the Communist  bloc,  with  over  10  million members.  By extension, the video connects the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 and the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 to the Pope’s nine-day visit to Poland.
I’m certain that Pope John Paul will long continue  to  inspire a rtists  and  writers. Such is the impact of one who lived a truly heroic and saintly life. May we soon see him canonized.

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