The Godspell Experience
Subtitle: Inside a Transformative Musical
Edition: First edition
Publisher: Scene 1 Publishing
Published: 2014-12-06
Place of publication: Bethel, Connecticut
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 392
ISBN-13: 9780989566001
Copyright date: 2014
First sentence: On opening night, May 17, 1971, a curtain could only metaphorically rise on the new Off-Broadway musical, Godspell, playing in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
Table of contents: title: Foreword by Stephen Schwartz
pagenum: ix; label: Part I
title: The Making of Godspell
pagenum: 1; label: 1
title: The Lights Go Up
pagenum: 3; label: 2
title: Tebelak and Schwartz: Theatrical Childhoods
pagenum: 7; label: 3
title: An Eclectic Talent Gathering at CMU in the 1960s
pagenum: 15; label: 4
title: The Turning Point: 1968
pagenum: 25; label: 5
title: The College Godspell
pagenum: 35; label: 6
title: Experiments in New York City
pagenum: 53; label: 7
title: Enter Lansbury, Beruh, and Schwartz
pagenum: 69; label: 8
title: An Off-Broadway Collaboration
pagenum: 77; label: 9
title: Mishaps, Miracles, and a Completed New Musical
pagenum: 89; label: 10
title: Long Live Godspell
pagenum: 105; label: Part II
title: Understanding Godspell: Concepts and Colorful Details
pagenum: 121; label: 11
title: Why Send in the Clown Characters?
pagenum: 125; label: 12
title: What Holds Godspell Together?
pagenum: 131; label: 13
title: The John/Judas Relationship Arc with Jesus
pagenum: 141; label: 14
title: Symbol Wars, or Is Clown Makeup a Message?
pagenum: 145; label: 15
title: Q & A: Is Godspell's Comic Tone Spiritually Appropriate? (and Other Concerns)
pagenum: 151; label: Part III
title: Godspell's Score — Song by Song
pagenum: 163; label: 16
title: Notes on the Score, Recordings, and Lyrics
pagenum: 165; label: 17
title: Godspell's "Prologue" and the War of Words
pagenum: 171; label: 18
title: Prepare Ye: Solving the Problem of a One-Line Lyric
pagenum: 179; label: 19
title: "Save the People" — Is This What Jesus Wants?
pagenum: 183; label: 20
title: The "Day by Day" Sing-Along
pagenum: 187; label: 21
title: "Learn Your Lessons Well" — a Flexible Song
pagenum: 193; label: 22
title: Bless the Lord My Burst of Energy
pagenum: 201; label: 23
title: "All for the Best" — The Friendship Duet
pagenum: 207; label: 24
title: "All Good Gifts" — Godspell's Thanksgiving
pagenum: 213; label: 25
title: "Light of the World" — Rhymes for Matthew 5.13-16
pagenum: 219; label: 26
title: "Turn Back, O Man" — an Invitation to Act II
pagenum: 225; label: 27
title: "Alas for You Song of Frustration
pagenum: 229; label: 28
title: "By My Side" — Songwriters and the Pebble "Dare'
pagenum: 233; label: 29
title: "We Beseech Thee" — Come Sing about Love
pagenum: 243; label: 30
title: "On the Willows" — The Ballad of Psalm 137
pagenum: 249; label: 31
title: "Finale" — Long Live God Counterpoint
pagenum: 253; label: 32
title: "Beautiful City" — The Lasting Tribute
pagenum: 257; label: Part IV
title: A Godspell Grab Bag
pagenum: 261; label: 33
title: Godspell Worldwide: The Stories Continue
pagenum: 263; label: 34
title: The Godspell Commune Company
pagenum: 277; label: 35
title: The Godspell Movie
pagenum: 281; label: 36
title: The 2011 Broadway Revival
pagenum: 303; title: Epilogue: Reflections on Godspell as a Transformative Musical
pagenum: 313; title: Appendices; label: Appendix A
title: Dramatics Magazine 1975 interview with Schwartz and Tebelak
pagenum: 323; label: Appendix B
title: Credits for Godspell at CMU, Cafe La MaMa, and the Cherry Lane Theatre productions
pagenum: 335; label: Appendix C
title: Where Are They Now?; label: Appendix D
title: The Godspell Costume Story; title: Notes
pagenum: 339; title: Bibliography and Resources for Further Information
pagenum: 345; title: Acknowledgments
pagenum: 348; title: Lyrics Permissions
pagenum: 350; title: Photography Credits
pagenum: 353; title: Index
pagenum: 355