Sophocles was appreciative enough of the younger poet to be influenced by him, as is evident in his later plays " Philoctetes " and " Oedipus at Colonus ".
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However, in terms of the chronology of events that the plays describe, it comes first, followed by " Oedipus at Colonus " and then " Antigone ".
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Toward the end of his life, Jones was noted for his stage portrayal of Creon in a 1988 musical version of the Oedipus legend, " The Gospel at Colonus ".
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Fortunately, Lee Breuer and Bob Telson's " Gospel at Colonus " turned out to be a triumph, and its success helped put the Next Wave Festival on the map.
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Just a few highlights : In the first year there was Lee Breuer and Bob Telson's inspiring mix of vanguard theater and fervent music, " The Gospel at Colonus ."
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The big breakthrough was Bob Telson and Lee Breuer's " The Gospel at Colonus, " the off-Broadway musical that set the story of blind Oedipus in a gospel sanctuary.
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The ruins will form the backdrop for productions of three Greek tragedies by Sophocles, " Oedipus the King, " " Antigone " and " Oedipus at Colonus ."
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On Monday night, " Gospel at Colonus " was stripped back to its basics for its 1, 000th performance in America and its first foray into yet another cultural institution, Carnegie Hall.
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"Boogsie is head and shoulders above everybody else, " said Bob Telson, the composer of Broadway's " Gospel at Colonus, " who often draws on world music.
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The story of Oedipus is the subject of Sophocles'tragedy " Oedipus the King ", which was followed by " Oedipus at Colonus " and then " three Theban plays.
