Godspell
Sign in to saveGodspell is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ appearing briefly near the end.
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- 1971 Off-Broadway 1971 London 1976 Broadway 1988 Off-Broadway 2000 Off-Broadway 2001 US Tour 2007 UK Tour 2011 Broadway 2012 US tour
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41 sectionsContents
- Characters
- Casts
- Synopsis
- Act I
- Intermission
- Act II
- Musical numbers
- Off-Broadway production
- 2011 Broadway revival
- Tower of Babble
- Beautiful City
- Production history<span class="anchor" id="Prod Hx"></span>
- 1970: Carnegie Mellon University
- 1971: La MaMa and off-Broadway
- 1971: Melbourne, Australia
- 1971: London, England
- 1972: Washington, D.C.
- 1972: Chicago
- 1972: Toronto
- 1973: Maseru (Lesotho, Southern Africa)
- 1974: Spain
- 1974: Tehran, Iran
- 1976: Broadway
- 1981: La MaMa revival
- 1988: Off-Broadway
- 2000: Off-Broadway
- 2001: North American touring revival
- 2007: UK tour
- 2011: Broadway revival
- 2016: São Paulo, Brazil
- 2020: Berkshire Theatre Group
- 2022: Spain
- Adaptations
- ''Godspell, Jr.''
- 1973 film
- Controversy
- Ending interpretation
- Awards and nominations
- Original Broadway production
- References
- External links
Godspell is a musical in two acts with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and a book by John-Michael Tebelak. The show is structured as a series of parables, primarily based on the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with music mostly set to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ appearing briefly near the end.
Godspell began as a project by drama students at Carnegie Mellon University and then moved to the off-off-Broadway theater La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in the East Village of Manhattan. The show was rescored for an off-Broadway production, which opened on May 17, 1971, and became a long-running success. Many productions have followed worldwide, including a 2011 Broadway revival. An abbreviated one-act version of the musical designed for performers aged 18 and under also exists, titled Godspell Junior.