Godspell
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
David Greene
Victor Garber
David Haskell
Lynne Thigpen
Jerry Sroka
Merrell Jackson
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Synopsis
A modern-day version of the gospels, opening with John the Baptist calling a disparate group of young New Yorkers from their workaday lives to follow and learn from Jesus. They form a roving acting troupe that enacts the parables through song and dance, comedy, & mime. Jesus' ministry ends with a last supper, his crucifixtion in a junkyard, and, the following morning, his body being carried aloft by his apostles back into the world of the living on the streets of New York.
Director
David Greene
Cast
Victor Garber
David Haskell
Lynne Thigpen
Jerry Sroka
Merrell Jackson
Jeffrey Mylett
Gilmer Mccormick
Joanne Jonas
Robin Lamont
Katie Hanley
Crew
Sam Bayes
Brian Eatwell
Paul Ganapoler
David Greene
Alan Heim
Richard G Heimann
Jim Inch
Ben Kasazkow
Edgar Lansbury
Les Lazarowitz
Stephen Schwartz
Stephen Schwartz
Sherrie Sucher
John-michael Tebelak
John-michael Tebelak
Kenneth Utt
Ron Walsh
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Quotes
Now what the Good Master is telling us all right now is that up in Heaven, there are about a hundred million little tiny angels about 'yea' by 'yea', and they all take shorthand. And every time you do something silly, they write it in a...- Judas
No, no.- Jesus
That's not what the Good Master is telling us?- Judas
C'mere Jesus, I got something ta show ya!- Joanne
Did I ever tell you I used to read feet?- Jesus
You used to... what?- Jeffrey
Some people read palms or tea leaves. I read feet. Look what it says!- Jesus
Ahh, it says "Rejoice."- Jesus
It says "Keds."- Jeffrey
Then the man they called Judas Iscariot went to the chief priests and said, "What will you give me to betray him to you?" They paid him thirty pieces of silver, and from that moment he began to look out for an opportunity to betray him.- Judas
Consider the lilies of the field. They don't work. They don't spin. Yet I tell you -- Solomon in all his splendor was not attired like one of these. Now, if that's how God clothes the grass, which is here today, and tomorrow is thrown unto the fire, will He not all the more clothe YOU?- Jesus
Trivia
The Cherry Lane Theatre, site of the Prodigal Son scene, was where the play "Godspell" opened off Broadway in 1971.
Two major songs were removed that were from the original stage musical; "We Beseech Thee" and "Learn Your Lessons Well". Both, however, have instrumental "cameos". "We Beseech Thee" appears in the Cherry Lane Theatre scene, while the "car caliope" scene does "Learn Your Lessons Well". In addition, a new song was made specifically for the movie, "Beautiful City", which has become a part of subsequent stage versions.
"All For The Best", the climactic song of the film, ends atop the World Trade Center, still under construction.
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1973
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1973
