INFO
Ellen Sanborn began her singing career opening for such legends as Ella Fitzgerald, Cleo Lane and Sarah Vaughan. She turned down the offer of a major recording & touring contract, however, in order to serve as a missionary in Southeast Asia for more than 20 years with her husband, Art, and their 3 children: Sean (missionary to Thailand), Michelle (medical doctor to the U.S. Army), and David (actor, singer, and Ellen’s co-writer). Since then, her focus in music has been leading worship and discipling a new generation of worship leaders, which she has done in partnership with Jimmy and Carol Owens, Hosanna Integrity’s Paul Baloche, Hillsong’s Darlene Zschech and others.
David M. Sanborn has portrayed ancient heroes for hundreds of thousands of people throughout the USA, plus countless thousands more on 5 continents: as Jesus Christ in THE MIRACLE, and the title roles in JUDAH BEN-HUR and KING DAVID, off-Broadway. The latter 2 musicals were co-written and presented by Ellen & David, and, as of 2012, they now offer a 3rd touring production: YESHUA, the Musical. David reprises the role of Jesus and Ellen portrays the role of the Narrator, Mary Magdalene. David can also be seen in movie theaters nationwide this coming winter in “The Investigator.”
“YESHUA, the Musical” is 30 minutes long, crafted to fit perfectly into any service. That may seem short for this epic story, but, in it’s first few weeks of touring, it has already proven to be more than enough time for hundreds of people to fall in love for the first time with the Hero of the story!
Review of the Sanborns’ writing, acting and singing:“Beautiful and ingenious… It is nothing short of amazing… David Sanborn takes the lead role of Judah Ben Hur, and with his clear diction and rich baritone, you will have no problems warming to this veteran actor’s performance. Ellen Sanborn has a clear, confident voice that brims with emotion, a testament to a wealth of experience honed from a career that began on London’s West End some 30 years ago. ” – GET ASIA MAGAZINE Theatre Reviews