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Greenwich Entertainment Acquires ‘You Had To Be There,’ On Toronto ‘Godspell’ Production That Launched Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Martin Short & More
#Acquisitions #Documentary #News #Godspell #NickDavis #YouHadtoBeThere

https://deadline.com/2026/04/you-had-to-be-there-greenwich-entertainment-acquisition-1236868998/

Greenwich Entertainment Acquires ‘You Had To Be There,’ On Toronto ‘Godspell’ Production That Launched Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Martin Short & More

The 1972 'Godspell' doc 'You Had To Be There,' about the show that launched Gilda Radner, Martin Short and more has been acquired by Greenwich Ent.

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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
You can listen to the cast recording soundtrack for “Godspell” (1973) for free here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLYotDYg7Pg4Lf2n-LCC9CATgcIxcKLY-B&si=bI5C0D77KsjDC57Q)
#MusComEnt #Godspell
Dr. Dani SanchezApr 1
There was a big lost opportunity for “Alias” to make a musical episode and I’m sad it was never considered
#MusComEnt #Godspell
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
There was a weird trend in the late 1950s-1970s where they added narration to silent films to make them more palatable to audiences who had only experienced talkies 🤢
#MusComEnt #Godspell
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
@MatthewTitus88 “Godspell”’s not technically a “Sung-Through” musical but tbh it’s not far from it
#MusComEnt #Godspell
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
While “Godspell” (1973) featured members of both the 1971 Original Off-Broadway and Toronto casts only Robin Lamont reprised her role from both. She would later be a part of the 1976 Broadway cast, as well.
#MusComEnt #Godspell #RobinLamont
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
There doesn’t seem to be any other similarities other than being set in NYC and the musical contributions of Stephen Schwartz but “Godspell” (1973) and “The Wiz” (1978) always have very similar vibes to me
#MusComEnt #Godspell #TheWiz
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
1973 was a weirdly big year for movie musicals about Jesus as both “Godspell” and “Jesus Christ Superstar”were released within months of each other
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Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
And now our feature presentation: “Godspell” (1973) (https://youtu.be/9CqysW8V9qw?si=cim7DKGVe-n6o9Hd)
#MusComEnt #Godspell
Show threadDr. Dani SanchezApr 1
You can listen to the Original 1971 Cast recording of “Godspell” here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjb5kMzP2zok6JeBn4kFSQaW4RdIbOwk_&si=aKnQ8SmPClxcAq8q) and the 2011 Broadway revival cast recording here (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAAcs3JltQxjzBqKFX1pvQ9sHcxfsCjFj&si=wFpK4V4hTUmfTgMl)
#MusComEnt #Godspell