#1
Posted: 3/10/08 at 1:26am
I heard casting is complete. Anyone know of any casting? Rumors? It has kinda been quiet lately.
Updated On: 3/10/08 at 01:26 AM
GODSPELL BROADWAY CAST 2008!
#2
Posted: 3/10/08 at 1:28am
Nice misleading headline.
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#3
Posted: 3/10/08 at 1:31am
yeah for real.
lame.
i think hav may have auditioned. i would be stoked if she was in it.
lame.
i think hav may have auditioned. i would be stoked if she was in it.
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#4
Posted: 3/10/08 at 1:55am
So they're really going to put GODSPELL back on Broadway, huh? Well, why should I be surprised? They put GREASE back on. I can see a local production (a GOOD one, mind you) of GODSPELL approximately 3 times a year in DFW. Don't get me wrong.. I love Godspell. I love the music and.... eh....I love the music. AND I'm Christian - so the music means something to me. That's the point, though - it's ALL about the music. And to be honest, I find it hard to believe that people would pony up 125 bucks to see a musical as simple to produce as GODSPELL. Some producer is hoping to lick his chops! On the OTHER hand - I think that a good production of Godspell could settle in at some off-broadway house and enchant audiences for as many years as The Fantasticks did. It's that kind of play!
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#5
Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:02am
Who wants to be Jesus is stunt cast at some point?
I saw a pretty bad production of the show at a church in Dallas on Friday night... I think having it on Broadway will be great. I'd definitely pay...50 dollars for a ticket to the show. Depending on what the reviews are like for the show--I might pay full price.
I saw a pretty bad production of the show at a church in Dallas on Friday night... I think having it on Broadway will be great. I'd definitely pay...50 dollars for a ticket to the show. Depending on what the reviews are like for the show--I might pay full price.
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#6
Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:02am
Double post. It's been a while.
"If it walks like a Parks, if it wobbles like a Parks, then it's definitely fat and nobody loves it." --MA
Updated On: 3/10/08 at 02:02 AM
#7
Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:08am
Parks: Well, naturally, if you see GODSPELL at a CHURCH (and haven't we all) you're looking at a cast of 20 that was pooled from an audition of 30! And only 4 or 5 of them are even in the CHOIR. That's not what I was talking about, and you know it. Get REAL!
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#8
Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:46am
I'm pretty sure anyone who WANTED to do this production got in.
I was in a church though... so I couldn't be too mean. I had to keep my laughter to a minimum.
When there's a production going on somewhere, let me know!
I was in a church though... so I couldn't be too mean. I had to keep my laughter to a minimum.
When there's a production going on somewhere, let me know!
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#9
Posted: 3/10/08 at 8:00am
I'm with you Chason, this should settle Off Broadway where it was originally.
#10
Posted: 3/10/08 at 8:43am
Godspell
Broadhurst Theatre, (6/22/1976 - 9/13/1976)
Plymouth Theatre, (9/15/1976 - 1/9/1977)
Ambassador Theatre, (1/12/1977 - 9/4/1977)
Preview: Jun 17, 1976
Opening: Jun 22, 1976
Closing: Sep 4, 1977
Total Previews: 5
Total Performances: 527
Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Godspell - IBDB
Broadhurst Theatre, (6/22/1976 - 9/13/1976)
Plymouth Theatre, (9/15/1976 - 1/9/1977)
Ambassador Theatre, (1/12/1977 - 9/4/1977)
Preview: Jun 17, 1976
Opening: Jun 22, 1976
Closing: Sep 4, 1977
Total Previews: 5
Total Performances: 527
Category: Musical, Original, Broadway
Godspell - IBDB
Begin at the beginning and go on till you come to the end: then stop.
#11
Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:12am
"That's the point, though - it's ALL about the music. And to be honest, I find it hard to believe that people would pony up 125 bucks to see a musical as simple to produce as GODSPELL."
You mean that a producer could just hire a bunch of kids, skip the set, throw up a bunch of neon lights and hope people come? Simple to produce that way? I might go out on a limb here and guess but there might be more people interested in the story more than the music. I don't know, just a hunch.
You mean that a producer could just hire a bunch of kids, skip the set, throw up a bunch of neon lights and hope people come? Simple to produce that way? I might go out on a limb here and guess but there might be more people interested in the story more than the music. I don't know, just a hunch.
#12
Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:20am
I say about this what I have about the current GYPSY revival:
"Why is this revival necessary?"
"Why is this revival necessary?"
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#13
Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:22am
There has never been a revival of GODSPELL. The original production closed in 1977. I would say it's due for a revival. I don't get the comparison to the current GYPSY revival.
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"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
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#14
Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:26am
WBAF-
It had an Off-Broadway revival in 2000, and a national tour in 2001. Both spawned cast recordings. It feels a bit soon for me.
It had an Off-Broadway revival in 2000, and a national tour in 2001. Both spawned cast recordings. It feels a bit soon for me.
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#15
Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:28am
Oh, OK. I didn't realize that. Thanks for the info.
"Winning a Tony this year is like winning Best Attendance in third grade: no one will care but the winner and their mom."
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
-Kad
"I have also met him in person, and I find him to be quite funny actually. Arrogant and often misinformed, but still funny."
-bjh2114 (on Michael Riedel)
#16
Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:33am
The Off-Broadway revival had some people that we now call "names", like:
Barrett Foa (Jesus)
Shoshana Bean
Capathia Jenkins
Chad Kimball
Leslie Kritzer
Barrett Foa (Jesus)
Shoshana Bean
Capathia Jenkins
Chad Kimball
Leslie Kritzer
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#17
Posted: 3/10/08 at 10:12am
Scott Schwartz directed that tour --my friend Joey played Jesus...it had a cool design concept.
#18
Posted: 3/10/08 at 10:53am
While I'd love to hear who has been cast, I'd love to hear what theatre it's going into... I keep reading on here that it's happening (on Broadway) but where?
#19
Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:05am
Here's hoping it goes into Circle in the Square, that way the sad kids who didn't win the Wicked lotto, can pop over next door and see a scaled down production of a sub-par musical by their most favoritest composer evar!
Bleh, we don't need this, bring Pippin back if you're going to bring back another Schwartz show!
Bleh, we don't need this, bring Pippin back if you're going to bring back another Schwartz show!
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#20
Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:15am
Acrocksyo-
I love you for that.
I love you for that.
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#21
Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:28am
*wink*
Anything for you husk_charmer
Anything for you husk_charmer
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#22
Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:17pm
And to be honest, I find it hard to believe that people would pony up 125 bucks to see a musical as simple to produce as GODSPELL
With the right staging and the right cast, the show could easily be a smash hit. While it is simple to produce, it is not so simple to direct a good production.
With the right staging and the right cast, the show could easily be a smash hit. While it is simple to produce, it is not so simple to direct a good production.
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#23
Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:19pm
And the average theatre-goer really likes this show--I've seen it twice and stage managed it once and there wasn't a dry eye in the house--standing ovations too--and the shows weren't all that good.
#24
Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:26pm
acrocksyo: Bleh, we don't need this, bring Pippin back if you're going to bring back another Schwartz show!
Let's bring back THE BAKER'S WIFE.
Let's bring back THE BAKER'S WIFE.
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#25
Posted: 3/10/08 at 12:30pm
LOL The Baker's Wife, so riddled with problems! Let's do it! It can just be a person standing onstage and singing "Meadowlark" then it ends!
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