
John Schneider, Chonda Pierece to Star in UPtv Premiere of THE CONFESSION Musical
By Movieguide® Contributor
UP Faith & Family are set to debut THE CONFESSION MUSICAL on their streaming service.
THE CONFESSION MUSICAL is based on Beverly Lewis’ popular book series “The Heritage of Lancaster County,” and Emmy-Nominated screenwriter Martha Bolton adapted the series for the stage.
The show tells the story of a young Amish woman looking for her birth mother, even at the risk of being shunned by her community. Meanwhile, her wealthy birth mother is also looking for her, even as her greedy husband works to keep her fortune for himself.
The musical stars John Schneider, Chonda Pierce, Caroline Clay, Colin Alexander, Kristina Miranda Stone, Geoffrey Davin and Caitlin Borek.
Dan Posthuma, a Grammy-nominated and Dove-Award-winning songwriter and producer, and songwriter Wally Nason created the music for THE CONFESSION MUSICAL.
THE CONFESSION MUSICAL will be available to stream on UP Faith & Family on March 3.
Watch the trailer here.
Movieguide® previously reported on Lewis’ popular books, centered on the Amish community:
Bestselling author Beverly Lewis recently revealed how her faith has guided her impressive writing career.
Lewis has written more than 100 books, including the popular “The Cul-de-Sac Kids” series and Amish romance series “The Heritage of Lancaster County.”
“If God gives me a storyline … then I dive into it,” Lewis said of how she plots out her books. “I take it one book at a time. It will be 30 years next April that I’ve been doing this. So I trust the Lord.”
Lewis, who was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in the heart of Amish country and her grandmother was a former Mennonite.
“[The Amish] cling to the history,” the writer explained. “They cling to the way things were. And what has worked for them continues to work well. They’re about family. It’s huge. Their family love is huge. Their faith is huge.”
She continued, “They sew all their own clothes. They grow their own food. They’re survivalists. A lot of people, during hurricanes or tornadoes or whatever, [people] look at the Amish and they say, ‘Oh, they can survive without electricity. … We can learn from them.’”
“There’s just so many aspects, I think, that draw my readers to my books because they’re constantly learning some of the secret practices that go on,” Lewis said, sharing that readers often write to tell her, “I’m learning to be a better family member, or a better son, or a better friend.”