Amanda Seyfried Says Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold’s ‘Ann Lee’ Religious Musical Is ‘Crazy’

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Amanda Seyfried Says Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold’s ‘Ann Lee’ Religious Musical Is ‘Crazy’

Amanda Seyfried is singing the praises of just how “crazy” — in a good way — Mona Fastvold’s upcoming “Ann Lee” musical is. Seyfried stars in the title role of the historical film, which centers on the religious leader Ann Lee, who founded the Shaker Movement in the late 1770s. Lee’s followers deemed her the female Jesus Christ, and her worshippers prayed through song and dance, hence her story getting the musical biopic treatment. The film is c…