Godspell — Page 3

Actually, I think both the 2000 off-Broadway and the 2001 tour are great recordings. I think with the off-Broadway you're getting probably a quintessential 'traditional' recording of the score. They used pretty close to the original instrumentation and while the arrangements have been tweaked a bit, they're still in the spirit of the folk/rock of the original production.

The Tour is a 'new' twist on the music but its done correctly. The arrangements are heavier and are more reflective of modern music but they're still true to the intent of the piece and use the musical stylings of some of the more contemporary rock songwriters (Tori Amos, Dave Matthews and the like.) The Tour 'Tower of Babbel' was a very compelling interpretation of the scene, using multi-media as a modern take on how philosophers today communicate with the world.

I'm more inclined to listen to the 2001 recording, actually. I like the heavier grooves.

yes, the orchestrations on teh tour ecording are good and I do like the new twist as well.

It's all about the off-broadway cast though! Phenominal voices in there.

I've just recently found out that this year's college production' is going to be Godspell, and since I want to auidtion for this years show, but have never seen/heard Godspell this thread helped me out a lot. lol

From what I found out about the characters personalities I'm thinking I'd quite like to play Sonia.
Does anybody have any idea's on a good/fun character to audition for?

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I like the OG Godspell Cd, but some tunes on the 2001 cd, with Shoshana ESPECIALLY really rock.

W3B awesome photo, Caroline ROCKS, have you heard her do Anita in the West Side Story cd???? God she's amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The link isn't working for me. Can you just type the link?

Actually the www. is fine, what it needs is the http://

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It's godspellontour.com

The tour Jesus is Joe Carney, who I just saw in "Escape From Pterodactyl Island" at the Fringe. Catherine Carpenter from the Off Broadway Godspell also happens to be in it.

Interesting tidbit about the origin of Godspell. The creator (John Michael Tebelak) was two weeks away from turning in his thesis for Carnegie Mellon and hadn't written a word. On his way into a church for an Easter morning service (wearing his usual clothes- tie dye and overalls) he was stopped and frisked for drugs. (Some say that the greatest miracle that morning was that he actually didn't have any on him at that moment). Determined to write a "mass" for his generation, he wrote a 2 act play based on the Gospell of Matthew (mostly).

When they decided to do it downtown, the producers suggested that they add music to the show. Stephen Schwartz was brought in and wrote the music in less than two weeks, taking much of the text from old hymns and scripture.

SHOSHANA SHOSHANA SHOSHANA
SHOSHANA SHOSHANA SHOSHANA
SHOSHANA SHOSHANA SHOSHANA

SHOSHANA = scene stealer!

uhh ok