Jesus vs. Jesus
Jesus vs. Jesus
#0Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 5:59pm
Which Jesus musical do you think is better:
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
OR
GODSPELL?
Annnnnnnnd off you go......
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renthead2005z
Broadway Legend Joined: 1/2/05
#1re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:01pmJCS, however i don't like the obcr
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#3re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:04pm
I love both very very much but I also have to go with Jesus Christ Superstar. The music is better and pulls emotion after emotion out of you. Godspell is a fun musical with great songs but the winner is def. JCS!!
EDIT: Renthead....try to find the 1996 London Revival Cast or the Australian version. Those two are the best in my humble opinion.
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Updated On: 3/8/05 at 06:04 PM
#4re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:04pmThey are very different approaches to the same story, but Godspell is actually much more informative and more diverse in book and score. JCS is more emotional and serious. I like them both, but for very different reasons.
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matthius202
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#5re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:21pmi agree with Mister Matt's post. They're both great..for different reasons. And both evoke different things from their audiences.
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#6re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:23pmI haven't heard much from JCS, but I LOVE the 2000 Off-Broadway Recording of Godspell w/ Barrett Foa.
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matthius202
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/05
#7re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:26pmi've played both roles..and i can just tell you right now...it's two completely different shows. like TOTAL OPPOSITE of the spectrum. but i felt so fulfilled with both of them. woohoo! i get excited thinking about them! good shows.
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle. Be a hero in the strife." A Psalm of Life...Walt Whitman
#8re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:28pm
I know they are two different shows but work with me people. 
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Mr Roxy
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/17/03
#9re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:30pm
The original JCSS was quite good. The movie was the pits. The DVD of the revival is worse
Have not seen or heard Godspell since I saw it when it first opened
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matthius202
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#10re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:31pm
lol...well what do you want! :)
umm..jcs is more realistic...and dark. i think it's focuses more on a cathardic reaction from the audience. (plus the beating scene...pretty intense)
godspell brings the story to the table in a completely different approach. the music is bright and random. but in the end, it's so heartfelt and personal. (the crucifixion scene...intense as well..but in a more...shock value way)
"Be not like dumb, driven cattle. Be a hero in the strife." A Psalm of Life...Walt Whitman
#11re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:34pm
There you go. Not completely what I originally asked for but I will take that answer. **Claps** 
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matthius202
Broadway Star Joined: 2/15/05
#12re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:35pmhahah..okay okay!! i like JCS better! There. Done!! :)
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#13re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 6:39pmWOOT!!! WOOT!!!
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mizzie
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#14re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 7:44pmOh, must I really choose? Alright then! I would have to say that I prefer Jesus Christ Superstar, because I enjoy the rock style that show has. Still, Godspell is great, and I can't wait to audition for it in March!
#15re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 7:44pmHmmm....I'll give a resounding "Godspell." While I adore much of the music in JSC, I find Godspell to be more quietly moving and majestic. I swear I'll be in this show before I'm too old.
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#16re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 7:46pm
tough question.....Godspell was earlier, and is done much more in the 1960's flower child type......I really like it, and originally saw it in London.
JCS is much more emotional.......I'd have to go with Godspell
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#17re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 7:49pmYou're wrong Elphaba. Plain wrong. I'm Muslim and found Godspell highly offensive. I hope everyone else on this board isn't so culturally intolerant as you. It's people like you who are perpetuating fear and attacking freedom of expression in the world today.
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#18re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 7:51pmJohn I find your username highly offensive, why do you feel you must pollute our beloved board?
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#19re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 7:51pmJohn I find your username highly offensive, why do you feel you must pollute our beloved board?
#20re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 7:55pmJCS. My first Broadway love. Though Godspell is absolutely one of my favorite musicals, JCS will always remain my favorite Jesus musical.
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AlienOnBroadway
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#21re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 8:00pmGodspell is very good but JCS is just one of my favorite shows, so JCS!
#22re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 8:09pmElphaba...did you see the original London production of "Godspell?"
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bjivie2
Broadway Legend Joined: 10/13/04
#23re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 8:11pmDefinitely JCS. GOdspell is way too preachy for me. It's like I'm going to a Sunday school class or something. The Australian recording of JCS is pretty ridiculous. In a good way. Kinda cheesey orchestrations, but Jesus and Judas freaking rock.
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#24re: Jesus vs. Jesus
Posted: 3/8/05 at 8:12pmJCS by FAR!
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