The Ten Commandments: The Musical (2006)

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writer:

Albert Cohen (idea)

Genre:

Musical

Tagline:

Two men raised as brothers, divided by destiny.

Plot:

The story of Moses from the bible in musical form, filmed live at the Hollywood Kodak Theater.

Plot Keywords:

Moses | Bible | Theater | Historical Fiction | Number In Title

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Moses
Kevin Earley	...	Ramses
Lauren Kennedy	...	Nefertari
Aharon Ipalé	...	Seti
Adam Lambert	...	Joshua
Luba Mason	...	Bithia
Alisan Porter	...	Miriam
Nita Whitaker	...	Zipporah
Michelle Pereira	...	Yokebed
Nicholas Rodriguez	...	Aaron
Yassmin Alers	...	Ensemble
Stuart Ambrose	...	Ensemble
Tania Ante	...	Ensemble
Steve Bermundo	...	Ensemble
Demian Boergadine	...	Ensemble

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Kodak Theatre - 6801 Hollywood Blvd., Hollywood & Highland, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

American World Pictures (AWP)

Trivia:

Based on the French musical "Les Dix Commandements" by Elie Chouraqui.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Streets of Blood (2009)

Pretty good

At first I thought this is was going to be funny. Just the idea of Val Kilmer in a musical about the Ten Commandments made me wonder. But being a longtime fan of Mr. Kilmer's I knew he could sing so when I put it on and realized it was serious I went along with it. There is a really strong supporting cast of excellent singers although Val sounded a little weak, maybe nervous, I'm not sure. The music itself was fine. It had a Prince of Egypt sense to it. The songs were good to me. And calling it a Jesus Christ Superstar wannabe, as someone did, isn't fair because I personally think that's the best musical ever. So holding this up to such a high standard is unrealistic I think. It was produced by fashion designers which also made me wonder during the opening credits but it was nicely staged and the costumes were obviously beautiful but not too designer-y. I've read the other comments and I'm not sure what they were expecting. I've been to more than one Broadway musical and I never saw anything that looked like ILM had done the background effects.

Another thing I liked was that it was shot as a live musical performance. I had seen the DVD version of CATS and I didn't like the way they did it, on a sound stage therefore no audience. It's better this way. I think you need an audience. I just wish every musical was committed to DVD. Anyone who enjoys musical theatre should check it out.