Museum of the Bible Opens 'Silent Star,' a Christmas Musical Carrying London Orphans to Bethlehem
The Logos Theatre, the troupe behind the museum's Narnia and Pilgrim's Progress stagings, runs its new Nativity show in Washington through Dec. 6.
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Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., opened an original Christmas musical, “Silent Star,” on Saturday, Nov. 7, at its World Stage Theater, 400 4th St. SW. The show runs through Sunday, Dec. 6, according to the museum's event page and a Nov. 8 report by Christian Daily International.
See where this is ›The musical is presented by The Logos Theatre, which Christian Daily International described as part of the South Carolina-based Academy of the Arts. In the story, four young orphans in a struggling orphanage in Victorian London wish upon a star on Christmas Eve and are carried back to Bethlehem to see the first Christmas. The production has an original score, period staging and large-scale choreography, the report said.
The same troupe has staged “The Pilgrim's Progress” and the C.S. Lewis Narnia stories “The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe” and “Prince Caspian” at the museum.
“All the stories we tell are inspired by and rooted in the Bible,” said Noah Stratton, president of The Logos Theatre. “What better place to bring our productions to life than at Museum of the Bible.” He said the show's message is that “the light and hope of Christmas still shines in the darkest places.”
Matthias Walther, the museum's chief marketing officer, said the show “immerses people of all ages into an Oliver Twist meets Nativity story.”
Performances are at 2 p.m. ET on Sundays, Wednesdays and Thursdays, and at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. There are no shows Nov. 25 and 26 (Thanksgiving week), and only a 7 p.m. show on Friday, Nov. 27. The museum lists tickets from $59 in the balcony to $85 for Gold Circle seats, with group rates for 10 or more.
