Child of the Promise is a new Broadway-style musical that brings to life the complete story of the birth of Christ like never before. Told through a rich tapestry of songs from the unique perspective of each of the major characters in the story, it speaks in a personal and penetrating way to everyone who hears it. The album cast includes the inspiring likes of Steven Curtis Chapman, Michael W. Smith, Wayne Watson, Russ Taff, Crystal Lewis and Amy Grant; Broadway great Michael Crawford; and the pop and country sounds of Vince Gill, Donna Summer and Richard Marx. The cast is completed Jody McBrayer and Michael Passons of Avalon, Steve Crawford of Anointed, Danny Gans, Bob Carlisle, Gary Chapman, Howard Hewett and David Pack. Great voices come together for this musical celebration of Christ’s birth.

Written by Grammy-winning producer/songwriter Michael Omartian and his talented wife Stormie (the best-selling author of Power of a Praying Wife), the chance to write this musical was too good to miss. “Stormie and I knew that this was a wonderful opportunity to work together and be able to honor the Lord in more than just a song,” says Michael. “We envisioned this as a large historical body of work that could hopefully be performed anywhere—from the smallest churches to the largest arenas.”

Stormie took on the task of writing the lyrics for the musical’s 30 songs: “As I researched Christ’s birth for this project, I found that this was a dark and hopeless time,” she says. “People desperately needed a miracle. So while I wove the entire bible story of Christ’s birth solidly into the musical, I also took the liberty of exploring the possible reactions, perceptions and feelings of each of the characters involved and related them to right here each of us lives our lives today. In doing that, I hoped to bring this story alive to people. I wanted to show that God uses ordinary people to do extraordinary things, and that God always keeps his promise to us no matter how hopeless our situation seems at the time.”