Am I the only person here who LOVED the Godspell revival from late last year?
I saw it and loved the modern take--as well as the music compared to the original. It is a staple on my playlist. Was an intimate setting and all around amazing performance.
Anybody care to share their thoughts--either for or against mine welcome! :)
**NYC** Cabaret, Aida, Hairspray, 42nd St, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, Godspell, Billy Elliott, Wicked, Follies, Phantom of the Opera, Memphis, Tarzan, Rent (x2), The Producers, Wonderful Town, Little Shop of Horrors, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Evita, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, Warhorse, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Once, Rock of Ages
**London** Billy Elliott, Wicked (x2), Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, Lend Me A Tenor the Musical, Shrek, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde, Lion King, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act
**Singapore** Wicked, Avenue Q, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Folles, Thriller, Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Spring Awakening
**NYC** Cabaret, Aida, Hairspray, 42nd St, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, Godspell, Billy Elliott, Wicked, Follies, Phantom of the Opera, Memphis, Tarzan, Rent (x2), The Producers, Wonderful Town, Little Shop of Horrors, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Evita, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, Warhorse, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Once, Rock of Ages
**London** Billy Elliott, Wicked (x2), Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, Lend Me A Tenor the Musical, Shrek, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde, Lion King, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act
**Singapore** Wicked, Avenue Q, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Folles, Thriller, Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Spring Awakening
**NYC** Cabaret, Aida, Hairspray, 42nd St, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, Godspell, Billy Elliott, Wicked, Follies, Phantom of the Opera, Memphis, Tarzan, Rent (x2), The Producers, Wonderful Town, Little Shop of Horrors, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Evita, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, Warhorse, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Once, Rock of Ages
**London** Billy Elliott, Wicked (x2), Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, Lend Me A Tenor the Musical, Shrek, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde, Lion King, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act
**Singapore** Wicked, Avenue Q, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Folles, Thriller, Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Spring Awakening
The production ran a lot longer than it should have. The sales weren't great from the beginning and the performance on the Tonys clarified that it wasn't a show that should stay around and thus it closed.
Shows Seen: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (10/15/05), Wicked Chicago (6/3/07), Mary Poppins (8/8/07), Grease (7/13/08), The Lion King (8/9/09), The Lion King Tour (3/25/10), Phantom of the Opera (7/29/10), Jersey Boys Tour (11/16/10), Les Miserables Tour (1/14/11), Wicked (2/19/11), Next to Normal Tour (6/26/11), Wicked (7/19/11), Addams Family (7/20/11), Wicked (9/25/11), Memphis Tour (1/22/12), Wicked (2/4/12), Beauty and the Beast Tour (6/10/12), Newsies (7/18/12), Sister Act (7/18/12), Warhorse Tour (11/24/12), Jekyll and Hyde Tour (12/29/12), Catch Me If You Can Tour (1/19/13), Wicked (1/26/13), American Idiot Tour (2/16/13), Wicked 1NT (6/27/13)
based on that awful Tony performance I would kinda agree with ya...
**NYC** Cabaret, Aida, Hairspray, 42nd St, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, Godspell, Billy Elliott, Wicked, Follies, Phantom of the Opera, Memphis, Tarzan, Rent (x2), The Producers, Wonderful Town, Little Shop of Horrors, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Evita, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, Warhorse, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Once, Rock of Ages
**London** Billy Elliott, Wicked (x2), Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, Lend Me A Tenor the Musical, Shrek, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde, Lion King, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act
**Singapore** Wicked, Avenue Q, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Folles, Thriller, Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Spring Awakening
I'm sure it was a goodish show, but compared to other shows that opened this season it wasn't up to par.
Shows Seen: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (10/15/05), Wicked Chicago (6/3/07), Mary Poppins (8/8/07), Grease (7/13/08), The Lion King (8/9/09), The Lion King Tour (3/25/10), Phantom of the Opera (7/29/10), Jersey Boys Tour (11/16/10), Les Miserables Tour (1/14/11), Wicked (2/19/11), Next to Normal Tour (6/26/11), Wicked (7/19/11), Addams Family (7/20/11), Wicked (9/25/11), Memphis Tour (1/22/12), Wicked (2/4/12), Beauty and the Beast Tour (6/10/12), Newsies (7/18/12), Sister Act (7/18/12), Warhorse Tour (11/24/12), Jekyll and Hyde Tour (12/29/12), Catch Me If You Can Tour (1/19/13), Wicked (1/26/13), American Idiot Tour (2/16/13), Wicked 1NT (6/27/13)
The revival of Oh! Calcutta! opened in 1976 and ran 13 years.
Several other revivals before Chicago ran 1-4 years. Not surprisingly, the farther back you go, the fewer shows you have to revive. Chicago broke the record, but revivals running longer than 9 months happened before and since.
"What can you expect from a bunch of seitan worshippers?" - Reginald Tresilian
I was not a fan of this staging in so many ways. I went really wanting to love it; I left not even getting to "like". Godspell wasn't written as a rock opera, IMHO. Trying to transform it into one while simultaneously performing it in the round just didn't work for me. I also thought Hunter Parrish just wasn't all that charismatic...which is kinda necessary if you're gonna be Jesus
I am glad we all have our own opinions! That is one amazing thing about Broadway/theatre-- what one person loves another person loathes!
Admittedly there are some who automatically hate what a lot of people like just to be different, but in the case of Godspell I can see where some would not like the direction it went.
**NYC** Cabaret, Aida, Hairspray, 42nd St, Thoroughly Modern Millie, A Chorus Line, Les Miserables, Godspell, Billy Elliott, Wicked, Follies, Phantom of the Opera, Memphis, Tarzan, Rent (x2), The Producers, Wonderful Town, Little Shop of Horrors, Fiddler on the Roof, Jersey Boys, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Mamma Mia, Mary Poppins, Evita, The Book of Mormon, Newsies, Warhorse, Nice Work If You Can Get It, Once, Rock of Ages
**London** Billy Elliott, Wicked (x2), Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, Lend Me A Tenor the Musical, Shrek, Dirty Dancing, Legally Blonde, Lion King, The Wizard of Oz, Sister Act
**Singapore** Wicked, Avenue Q, West Side Story, A Chorus Line, La Cage aux Folles, Thriller, Phantom of the Opera, A Little Night Music, Spring Awakening
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Posted: 8/21/12 at 09:23pm