‘Amazing’ musical

A large crowd was entertained, but also prodded to consider the evils of slavery and racism, during Friday night’s performance of the musical Amazing Grace the Musical at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. Here, John Newton helps his father auction off slaves before the epiphany that turns him against slavery, and also leads him to pen one of the most sung Christian anthems of all time. Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent