HAPPY 35TH ANNIVERSARY 'GODSPELL!'

[Princeton78]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 3:42pm

On this day in 1971, the musical Godspell opened at off-Broadway's Cherry Lane Theatre. It would soon move to the Promenade, and later to Broadway's Broadhurst, Plymouth and Ambassador theatres and rack up 2651 performances.
Among it's international cast members over the years were Robin Lamont, Sonia Manzano, Lynne Thigpen, Jeffrey Mylett, Dean Pitchford, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Andrea Martin, Martin Short, Don Scardino, Donna Summer, Joe Mantenga, Marti Webb, David Essex, Julia Covington, Gay Soper and Jeremy Irons.

Updated On: 5/25/07 at 03:42 PM

[brdlwyr]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 3:48pm

And Schwartz was about 12 when he wrote Godspell!

[Princeton78]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 3:51pm

Haha....Don't know about that. I think he was roughly 21-23.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 3:51pm

No, he was 7.

[Emcee4ever]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 3:52pm

Congrats Godspell! ^_^

[ILoveMyDictionary]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 4:54pm

Happy Birthday Godspell!! *throws confetti*

[i love idina]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 6:57pm

i love this showww!!! i got to sing day by day in it during our schools performance! i guess that was kind of my break into theatre! Happy birthday godspell

[Chitty]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 7:31pm

Yes GODSPELL!!!

And Oklahoma City University is doing it this summer!

YEAh!

[WhenURScrap]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 7:48pm

Godspell is my most favorite show and I have never done it. I will be very dissapointed if I never get to do that show. Great score.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 5/17/06 at 11:51pm

*bump* before midnight...

Happy 35th...

[cturtle]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 5:39pm

LOVE this show ... wonderful ensemble piece!

[broadwayboy430]

Posted: 5/18/06 at 7:20pm

I'm in it now. Yay!

[CenterStage3]

Posted: 5/19/06 at 1:46am

Godspell is currently playing at The Walnut Street Theatre in Phila.
Bruce Lumpkin is directing.

http://www.wstonline.org/index.shtml

[SmeagolxIsxSexy]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 3:05pm

Any reviews on the performance in Philly? I'm seeing it tonight.

[Elphaba]

Posted: 5/26/06 at 5:44pm

saw it in London in 1975, I think....was nice, as was Pygmalion with Diana Rigg

[blueroses]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 12:58am

"...Let's have some wine!"

Love Godspell.

[TheQuibbler]

Posted: 5/27/06 at 1:09am

I saw the production at the Walnut. It was pretty good. It was very similiar to the 2000 off-Broadway production.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 5/25/07 at 8:07am

Just a bump here..
I missed the actual anniversary on the 17th. Booo.

Anyways, happy 36th!

Updated On: 5/25/07 at 08:07 AM

[raphael06]

Posted: 5/25/07 at 11:34am

I love GODSPELL! Great music!

[Chicagofan]

Posted: 5/25/07 at 3:23pm

I saw Godspell at age 15 and fell in love with it.

Today I have a 15 year old daughter. I was telling her she will be telling her kids about Wicked the way I tell her about Godspell. I still listen to the CD, there are some great songs.

Congrats Godspell.

[Princeton78]

Posted: 5/25/07 at 3:55pm

Where did you see Godspell?

The original Off-Broadway production?

Do tell!

[Fenchurch]

Posted: 5/25/07 at 4:00pm

I sat on the stage for the off broadway revival with Foa. I was enthralled by the production. It was excellent, especially the orchestrations. First class.