![]() The show challenges each of us to let go of doubt, free ourselves of cynicism, and to embrace the full weight and abandonment of love and joy. ![]() I think the show has remained so popular because of the pure joy surrounding it. (In the video above, compiled, edited, and produced by Godspell alum Paul Kreppel, several cast members share their congratulatory wishes.) To celebrate the 50th anniversary of this rock musical that relates the parables of Jesus, Playbill asked a host of artists involved with various productions of the Tebelak-Schwartz show-including actors from the original Off-Broadway and Broadway productions, the Toronto premiere, the 1973 film version, and the 2011 Broadway revival-to reflect on its continued success, sharing one of their favorite Godspell memories. Godspell, which received a Tony nomination for Best Original Score, would eventually play both the Plymouth and Ambassador theatres before closing September 4, 1977, after 527 regular performances. ![]() ![]() The show was an Off-Broadway smash, spawning the hit song "Day by Day" and eventually transferring to Broadway, where it opened at the Broadhurst Theatre June 22, 1976. Conceived and directed by the late John-Michael Tebelak with music and new lyrics by Oscar and Grammy winner Stephen Schwartz, Godspell-a hip musical re-telling of the New Testament's Gospel of Matthew-made its New York City premiere at the Cherry Lane Theatre, subsequently moving to the Promenade later that year. ![]()
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