Your Arms Too Short to Box with God

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Your Arms Too Short to Box with God is a gospel-infused Broadway musical based on the Biblical Gospel of Matthew, known for its powerful spiritual themes and dynamic musical performances.

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instanceOf Broadway musical ⓘ
musical ⓘ
stage work ⓘ
artForm musical theatre ⓘ
audience religious audiences ⓘ
theatre audiences ⓘ
basedOn Gospel of Matthew ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
genre gospel musical ⓘ
hasForm two-act musical ⓘ
hasMusicalStyle gospel ⓘ
rhythm and blues ⓘ
soul ⓘ
hasReputation emotionally intense performances ⓘ
energetic staging ⓘ
hasSpiritualTheme Christianity ⓘ
faith ⓘ
redemption ⓘ
struggle between humanity and God ⓘ
hasTheme divine power ⓘ
hope ⓘ
human frailty ⓘ
salvation ⓘ
spiritual struggle ⓘ
includes dance sequences ⓘ
ensemble choral numbers ⓘ
solo gospel songs ⓘ
language English ⓘ
medium live theatre ⓘ
narrativeSource New Testament ⓘ
notableFor dynamic musical performances ⓘ
powerful spiritual themes ⓘ
use of gospel music in theatre ⓘ
originalBroadwayCity New York City ⓘ
originalBroadwayOpeningYear 1976 ⓘ
originalBroadwayTheatre Lyceum Theatre ⓘ
performanceType sung-through with dialogue ⓘ
productionContext Broadway theatre ⓘ
religiousGenre biblical musical ⓘ
religiousTradition Christian ⓘ
setting Biblical era ⓘ
subjectMatter Gospel narrative ⓘ
life of Jesus ⓘ
teachings of Jesus ⓘ
titleOrigin metaphorical expression of human limitation before God ⓘ

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Jennifer Holliday → broadwayShow → Your Arms Too Short to Box with God ⓘ