GODSPELL BROADWAY CAST 2008!

[Lauren_T]

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

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 1:28am

Nice misleading headline.

[theaterdude87]

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.

[Chason]

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!

[Parks]

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.

[Parks]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 2:02am

Double post. It's been a while.

Updated On: 3/10/08 at 02:02 AM

[Chason]

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!

[Parks]

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!

[alterego]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 8:00am

I'm with you Chason, this should settle Off Broadway where it was originally.

[Smaxie]

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

[amoni]

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.

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:20am

I say about this what I have about the current GYPSY revival:

"Why is this revival necessary?"

[Wanna Be A Foster]

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.

[husk_charmer]

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.

[Wanna Be A Foster]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 9:28am

Oh, OK. I didn't realize that. Thanks for the info.

[husk_charmer]

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

[lildogs]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 10:12am

Scott Schwartz directed that tour --my friend Joey played Jesus...it had a cool design concept.

[ItsCalledHistory]

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?

[acrocksyo]

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!

[husk_charmer]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:15am

Acrocksyo-
I love you for that.

[acrocksyo]

Posted: 3/10/08 at 11:28am

*wink*

Anything for you husk_charmer

[Mister Matt]

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.

[lildogs]

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.

[stagescreen]

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.

[acrocksyo]

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!