"The Passover" Musical Unites Jews and Christians

"The Passover", a new musical by Dennis O'Donnell, persuasively asserts more than merely a "common bond and heritage" of Judaism and Christianity and challenges adherents of both faiths to examine the commonality of their beliefs.

Austin, TX April 5, 2004--"The Passover", a new musical which will be aired on hundreds of radio stations across the countryand in Canada and the U.K. on Easter weekend of 2004, is destined to cause it's audience both a sense of comfort and discomfort. The comfort for both Jews and Christians alike will be in having the basic tenets of their faiths validated. The discomfort will be in a bold assertion of the play: the two faiths are really one in the same.

The musical drama, written by Dennis O'Donnell, was recorded in 2003 with a diverse cast and crew comprised of Christians, Jews, and Muslims - three faiths that share the same roots but have developed sharp differences - and even the recording of the musical caused uncomfortable reactions for some of the cast and crew members. "At first, I was excited to work on the project, because it talks about Jesus" reports one Christian crew member, "but during the production I myself confronted with the idea that as a Christian, I'm really a Jew myself".

At a time when the "divided-ness" of Jews and Christians (arguably) has been elevated to new heights by the movie "The Passion of the Christ", "The Passover" makes the statement that there is in fact no division at all - only an inability to accept the "same-ness" of the two faiths - and as such, "The Passover" may prove to be controversial (oddly enough) for it's unique approach to eliminating the controversy.

Full information regarding "The Passover" can be found at the production's web site, www.ourpassover.com.

The author and composer of the musical, Mr. O'Donnell, could not be reached for comment.