In 1973 I was an 8-year-old altar boy having my catholicism shoved down my throat when my cousin took me to see Godspell. The experience allowed me to understand that the message is infinitely more important than ANY hierarchal organizational structure that seeks to dictate how its members should practice their faith in that message.
Robin Lamont has continuously inspired me on so many levels, both in good and bad times. Never got the opportunity to meet, but that's good; I'm simply grateful that our paths crossed.
This film was awesome. The 7th and 8th graders at St.Pius X in Greensboro went to see it at the Janus theatre and it really caught the kids on fire on thinking about the life of Jesus in a modern context and to see their own lives as a continuing telling of the Gospel.
Watching this film brought me to Christ and the Lord about 10 years ago. It was the beginning of long journey , which I am still on. From where I was when i saw this i can say it saved my life ..
I am 14 and this film has shaped many accepts of my life, it influenced many part of my life where now I have joined a theater. I am watching this again and realizing that this was made in 1973 and it was way ahead of its time. They used so many different people of different backgrounds and it amazing on how different it is from other movies from that time. This is such an amazing musical.
This was such a fun show. Senior year of high school 1974, our choir and band put on a mini Godspell. We had the best time, it was a wonderful bonding experience, plus such great music and beautiful message! A lovely memory forever.
Loved this musical from the first time I saw it. Blows Jesus Christ Superstar out of the water. Filming in a deserted New York was a masterstroke. Such a dedicated and talented cast of players.
It's 2024. I hadn't seen Godspell since a teenager. I wanted to share my experience of something different today with my adult child . They watched the trailer & said that they wouldn't watch the movie & neither would their friends. Despite telling me expecting me to watch a modern asian off the wall movie. Many young adults today are so close minded.Its their way or the highway. They are essentially shooting themselves in the foot & don't even know it.
One of the underrated movie musicals of the 70s the numbers were fantastic. And they used New York as their canvas to paint this picture, including access to the roof of the Twin Towers which were still under construction at the time. Never forget.
As I recall, this show got it's start at Berea Summer Theatre at BW! At my age, I'm not sure of the facts, but I loved this show from the first time I saw it! It was a big hit with me and my seminarian friends, and, as a seminarian, I got to include some of the songs in a liturgy. Did not go over well with the "hierarchy"! Also tried at times to include songs from "Superstar" and "Joseph & The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat", also not appreciated! It was a relief for all of us when I decided to part ways from the hierarchy! But really, "Godspell" has so much from "scriptures"!