The central fountain at Lincoln Center, where Jesus and Judas dance on the fountain's stone lip as they sing "All for the Best".Times Square, where Jesus and John are silhouetted by a screen of lights as they dance to "All For the Best".The Andrew Carnegie Mansion, in which they sing "Turn Back, O Man".Bethesda Fountain in Central Park, in which the new disciples are baptized by John while singing "Prepare Ye".The Brooklyn Bridge, where John the Baptist walks down the pedestrian walkway while humming "Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" in the opening sequence.(Except for the opening scenes and the final scene, the city streets and parks are devoid of people other than the cast.) Locations include the following: While the play requires very little stage dressing, the film places emphasis on dramatic location shots in Manhattan. The melody for "Learn Your Lessons Well" is used briefly in an early scene of the film and again as incidental music, and snippets of both "Learn Your Lessons Well" and "We Beseech Thee" are heard in the scene inside Cherry Lane Theatre when Jesus plays their melodies on the piano during the story of The Prodigal Son.
The song "Beautiful City" was written for and first included in the film, while the songs "Learn Your Lessons Well" and "We Beseech Thee" were omitted. "Beautiful City" (Instrumental Reprise)."Alas for You" - Jesus ( Tebelak voices the Pharisee Monster).
"Light of the World" - Jerry, Gilmer, Jeffrey, Robin."Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord" - John the Baptist.Garber, Haskell, Jonas, Lamont, McCormick and Mylett had performed in one, or more, of the original 1970 Carnegie Mellon creation or the earliest commercial productions: 1971 Off-Broadway, 1971 Melbourne, and 1972 Toronto. Lynne Thigpen as Lynne, a college student.Jerry Sroka as Jerry, a parking attendant.
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The structure of the musical is, in large part, retained: a series of parables from the Gospel of Matthew, interspersed with musical numbers. Tebelak is credited as co-writer of the screenplay and served as the creative consultant, although director David Greene said Tebelak did not write the screenplay. Directed by David Greene with stars Victor Garber (in his film debut) as Jesus and David Haskell as Judas/ John the Baptist, the film is set in contemporary New York City.
It is a film adaptation of the 1971 Off-Broadway musical Godspell (in turn based on the Gospel of Matthew), created by John-Michael Tebelak with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Godspell (full title is Godspell: A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St.
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