The stage version has been opened up into a movie by taking the whole of New York as a set. Except for the scenes at the beginning and end–which show the city as a temple of mammon and a rat nest–the movie is populated only by its cast; we don’t see anybody else, and the 1...
Author Carol de Giere has gathered fresh comments from original cast members, Stephen Schwartz, friends of the late John-Michael Tebelak (who conceived the musical and directed the first productions), Godspellmovie cast members, and others. Fans, performers, and directors will find essential materia...
ABOUT THE MOVIE: Delight inGodspell’slively songs performed around New York City. Watch cast members splash their version of a baptism in the Bethesda Fountain in Central Park while singing “Prepare Ye.” They sing “All for the Best” on top of one of the not-yet-finished World Trade...
” the song is introduced by “Herb” in the original script from 1971 and “George” in the 2012 script. Stephen Schwartz originally set up the song in this way for cast member Herb Braha, who was a talented
In productions ofGodspell, Jesus and Judas often use the magic trick of the appearing cane during “All for the Best.” You can see an example of this on a Youtube version of the song sung by original cast members Stephen Nathan and David Haskell about 20 or 30 years after their first...
“George” in the 2012 script. Stephen Schwartz originally set up the song in this way for cast member Herb Braha, who was a talented comic actor but not a singer. As can be heard on the original cast album, Herb would speak-sing the first lines of the song (on the order of Rex ...
“George” in the 2012 script. Stephen Schwartz originally set up the song in this way for cast member Herb Braha, who was a talented comic actor but not a singer. As can be heard on the original cast album, Herb would speak-sing the first lines of the song (on the order o...