Godspell - Wyndham's Theatre London 1972

by Stephen Schwartz

Godspell is a musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since. Several cast albums have been released over the years and one of its songs, “Day by Day” from the original cast album, reached #13 on the Billboard pop singles chart in the summer of 1972.

The structure of the musical is that of a series of parables, based on the Gospel of Matthew (though three of the parables featured are only recorded in the Gospel of Luke). These are then interspersed with a variety of modern music set primarily to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ treated briefly near the end of the performance. It started as a college project performed by students at Carnegie Mellon University and moved to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in Greenwich Village. It was then re-scored for an off-Broadway production which became a long-running success. A junior version under the title Godspell Junior has also been made. The difference is that it is a one-act version with some songs removed.

Godspell London 1972 Cast - Julie Covington, David Essex, Neil Fitzwilliam, Jeremy Irons, Verity-Anne Meldrum, Mandy More, Deryk Parkin, Tom Saffery, Gay Soper, Marti Webb

Director - John-Michael Tebelak
Designer - Ian Dow
Lighting - Joe Davis

Playbill / Program Date 1972 - Wyndham's Theatre

Size 135 x 230 mm 

Condition: Used Good 8/10  Looks Good

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