Godspell - CYT Tri City 2015

[@lorellelane]

When you’re just casually watching Godspell because your university is about to do it and Joshua Bassett is just there!

[@mydogjourney5094]

I’m watching because my theatre is doing Godspell and I was wasn’t excited to do it but THIS changed my mind, I’m so excited!!!!

[@technicolordreamer]

This may very well be the best performance of this musical that I've ever seen!

[@iaingall4631]

yes i think your tight

[@iaingall4631]

right

[@OraPyralis]

I was raised Catholic but am no longer religious. But I will always love the music in this musical. It was the first live show my mum took me to at the high school she taught at, I was like 4. I very loudly announced during the last scene to my mum that “this was very sad!” And at the end when they came out to bow I was AMAZED that the kid who played Jesus was ok! My mum took me back to meet him and I was in love lmao! I’m sure this 17 year old kid was thrilled to have a 4 year old coo over him 😂. That show started a life long love of music and theatre, something my mum and I shared right until she passed away and now I carry with me. This was an amazing performance of very special childhood memory. Well done!

[@wesboyce87]

This is my childhood! just wanted to add... everyone is "religious" - Everyone puts their faith in some sort of worldview. Even atheism is based off of faith. I was raised catholic as well. Love the music, and I love Jesus. He is about relationship, not religion. Grew up listening to these jams!

[@라므로]

0:28 1.Prologue 3:45 2.Tower of Babbel 5:40 3.Prepare Ye 8:20 4.Save the People 17:50 5.Day by day 31:20 6.Learn Your Lessons Well 36:12 7.Bless the Lord 41:44 8.All for the Best 48:28 9.All Good Gifts 57:26 10.Light of the World 1:02:39 12.Turn Back, O Man 1:09:24 13.Alas for You 1:13:07 14.By My side 1:18:50 15.We Beseech Thee 1:22:20 16.Beautiful City 1:27:53 17.On the willows 1:32:57 18.Finale

[@whitneymcfadden9973]

Thank you for this!

[@mr.anything497]

I feel so happy right now. Joshua Bassett played my character when I was on Godspell. Boy how I miss that show to the ends of the Earth. No show I ever do can live up to that show. If anyone has the chance to do this show, risk your entire life just to do it. No matter how different it's performed, you make such great friendships and you feel so happy doing it

[@danae3822]

I actually was in Godspell too and I miss the show alot too, I was the day by day soloist .... Godspell was so much fun and im really Glad that you got to do Godspell

[@catherinescarvey2475]

If you get a chance to ever just see it, Go. It was a game changer for my young life way back then.

[@eloisehicks2521]

One of the best versions of "Beautiful City" I've ever heard! Well done everyone. This is brilliant.

[@peggyknecht5551]

I played the Mary Magdeline character in 1986. The woman that sings Turn Back, O Man did a great job! Everyone in this cast is so talented!

[@KurtK1970]

You did such a great job!! I don’t even know how I stumbled across this video, but I’m blown away by how amazing all of you are!!! 😮

[@peggyknecht5551]

@@KurtK1970 I wasn't in this production. I was in Godspell in 1986. I'm sorry if you thought that. But, I can see how you thought that. I agree that they are amazing, though.

[@samp7228]

@@peggyknecht5551WAIT U WERE IN THE ORIGINAL MOIVE?

[@peggyknecht5551]

@@samp7228 No, I forgot to mention that I was in a local production of Godspell. I played the Mary Magdeline (Turn Back, O Man) character in a Church production in 1986 not CYT's production or the original movie.

[@samp7228]

@@peggyknecht5551oh ok but that’s still cool!

[@catherinescarvey2475]

Just found this and reliving my childhood. I saw it live like this and it was just as amazing as these people. This makes me really happy to know "GODSPELL" lives on. These people are so talented. You have to be talented to do GODSPELL. PEACE!!!

[@lorifrederick2367]

Oh wow, this was absolutely perfect! Such talent! Ii really enjoyed this production!

[@lifeaslolo1905]

I am a part of CYT Dallas, and this is my favorite show that I’ve done, and I love the Joshua Bassett did this amazing group also

[@marcella_2022]

I LOVED THIS MUSICAL SO MUCH!!! THIS IS THE BEST WAY TO SPREAD THE WORD OF THE LORD!!!

[@alejandrocampillofeliu8796]

Hola. Hace 44 años yo actuaba también. He visto vuestra obra y estoy realmente emocionado. Me habéis hecho muy feliz. Soy unos excelentes actores y la puesta en escena es muy original, bella y divertida. Cómo me gustaría daros un gran abrazo de gratitud. Habéis revivido la Historia en GODSPELL. Ojalá todo el mundo y más en estos momentos pudieran vivir vuestro auténtico mensaje. Enhorabuena a todos. Un sincero abrazo. Muchas gracias. Alex

[@stevegreenfield758]

You have blessed this old "Jesus Freak" tremendously with this production. Thank you.

[@rutha1464]

Bravo! Saw this play 50 years ago. Love the updates.

[@sydneysimmons4788]

i love this production so much, so very talented!!

[@DailySource]

So beautiful and inspiring how this production conveys the teachings of Christianity. Uplifting and funny yet also insightful and truthful. Great job by these young men and women.

[@trafomft]

I performed in Godspell when I was younger. Such a fun show to watch and perform. Lots of good memories.

[@mattkowalewski7730]

This is one of the best versions of Godspell! Love your ending.❤

[@leewitte4580]

My favorite musical of all time! I love this updated version and the cast is great!! Thank you for putting this out there for the world to enjoy!

[@martynbrown8210]

What a great production. Well done, 1st time I've seen this show.

[@Shayesbel87]

Josh Bassett sang my absolute favorite Godspell song!!!! I was hoping he would lol Also the Hebrew at the end …. He tried that’s all that matters! He tried!!! ☺️

[@Hippiechicksinger]

Wow! Wonderful cast and musicians!! Loved it! ❤

[@moviestudioland]

I listened to the Godspell recording which a girlfriend in High School played many times when we first met at her parents house. I knew it was from Broadway NYC but never gave that much of a thought. As with the years of High School and time passing the High School romance did not survive my first year of college which was a disaster when someone you love is still in High School and you are dealing with the first experience of college far and away. And yet this Godspell lives in my heart still to this day. Thank you for the great performance setting stage to the great music. I had just LEFT San Diego in 2015 when this performance was produced. Had I known I could have seen it live it would have been wonderful. San Diego has this alternate hippy vibe and I can see the perfect casting for Godspell revived in San Diego for sure.

[@chargen7224]

That was so beautiful..... thanks for this, amazing

[@nicholassantelli3690]

Wow - saw the original road show version of Godspell at Ford's Theater in Washington, DC in 1972 (I think 72, might have been 71). It was a great performance by an very talented group of professionals. For me, the enthusiasm of these obviously non-professional kids put the enjoyment level of this performance almost on a par with that one.

[@neilburns4321]

Love the variations on the parables, especially The Prodigal Son and The Good Samaritan. Nice work, kids.

[@godbluffvdgg]

Very talented young people...Hopefully they've all become successful at their endeavors.

[@amberformholtz8449]

The lead is phenomenal!

[@kinariziegler6442]

Wow first time seeing this, my son is doing this at college in his drama class I cannot wait to watch. These actors have done incredible 👏

[@bethwebb5620]

this is the best version of Godspell - definitely!

[@bobnagel6449]

I love this. You have a young, energetic cast giving their best effort and look like they're having fun.

[@theheathersideritas587]

Are we just gonna ignore the fact that the guy in the red jacket and beanie is Joshua Bassett

[@zerox8698]

no duh

[@madelinewood3325]

RIGHT

[@3and3av90]

What a GREAT production, even watching it now from 3000 miles and 9 years away! The direction, the lighting, the choreography, and the young actors were outstanding!!! Too bad the audio tech didn't get a credit -- excellent work! I picked this version from the KZbin search to watch because it's the first (only?) one I found with the audio track being an audio board feed and not the typical awful camera mic at the back of the room. Thanks so much for knowing how to do proper audio! And with Sstereo ambience mics! 🙂 Props also to the camera op!

[@cokedudebestmate7099]

The guitarist in prepare ye the way of the lord is amazing

[@lakesummitabelo8848]

prepare ye is my favorite song in godspell

[@samp7228]

Sameee

[@JacQuie1776]

So beautiful!!! God bless you all!!!

[@joannasparkles]

Awesome!!! Beautiful!!! So good!!! Such wonderful talent and voices!!! Thank you!!! xo 😘💛🙂😇xo

[@mr.bsmusiccharlotte5621]

great production!!!

[@minioncat5222]

finale was fucking awesome. it gets me every single time.

[@joannasparkles]

Thank you!

[@samp7228]

I get to do godspell next year so this is really inspiring to watch!i hope i get John the Baptist

[@Shag471]

You know, I read all the comments on this video and cringed about the references to the song “Turn Back O’ Man”… ….then I got to that part. 😵‍💫

[@francesmagro5468]

Great Job, I So enjoyed the show. Just wish the camera work could have been better. God Bless each of you for such a TERRIFIC Job! So WELL DONE!!!

[@ayzasayany2043]

JOSHUA BASSETT🥰🥰

[@tb-yz1ti]

Thanks you all wounded full praise the LORD GOD amen

[@mckster56]

Absolutely fabulous amen

[@kimberligage1721]

Ahh Josh Bassett

[@Hope-si1kb]

Dang, I just pressed on this cuz were doing this musical at school 🤣

[@Hope-si1kb]

The sharades part was SO funny 😂

[@JoakoBaenaQ]

wow!!!

[@dvgtx44]

Was Turn back o man ( 1:05:45 ) was supposed to be bad? Yikes.

[@amberformholtz8449]

That ending!!

[@RDRussell2]

Can anyone provide a cast of characters? I'd like to know all the actors who did which parts.

[@myallucky3569]

Not a Christian at all but this is amazing still

[@Shag471]

That’s great! That was the idea the writer had when he penned it. It’s more biblical than Christian though. There’s a lot of Jewish and even a few Hare Krishna references in the original concept.

[@louisewilliams1643]

Loosing it after 15 mins and I was in godspell

[@Shag471]

That’s easy to do when seeing another production of it after you’ve been in the show yourself. People in Godspell really bond as a family. Keeping that in mind, try seeing them as their own families growing to love each other as you did with yours! I’ve done 5 different productions of Godspell and I still love seeing other productions to see what they come up with! The Rights allow directors to be creative as long as it fits aesthetically.

[@isabellad3980]

This is weird but I just realized that Josh has really long legs 😂

[@jamesteague]

believe the natural kinetic energy, of this cast at times felt chaotic and out of control I really like the directors mind their take on the parables were so good a few moments didn’t reach their intended emotional impact first all good gifts was weak had the young man in orange and the young lady who sang oh bless the lord should done it as a duet, that moment would have worked better the group version its narrative impact was lost. By my side , felt like an after thought having directed ensemble productions i know how group blocking can be muddy Jesus was almost to casual, to laidback, but his voice acting were spot on when I direct a production I am stealing the idea of pictionary but will do charades instead. If the actor whom played Jesus hasn’t played pippin he should I love shows, that break the fourth wall. this show was meant to do just that the director executed it perfectly the choreography moved the story masterfully even if at times it too was chaotic the chemistry among the actors felt like a group of friends got to get her to do a play the kid in orange made me think of jughead the entire show. I think trending was almost to casually staged

[@backroomcircus]

Not bad at all for a school production.

[@Alice-zj1ez]

what was the charachter of joshua?

[@Alice-zj1ez]

** guys it was apostle james!

[@RENTnerd87]

In the script the character who sings "All Good Gifts" is named Lamar but the script is very flexible about who can say and sing what (besides Jesus and John/Judas) and allows the characters to have the actors' real names if they so desire (again except for Jesus and John/Judas). In the script "Day By Day" is Robin, "Learn Your Lessons Well" is Gilmer, "Bless The Lord" is Joanne, "Turn Back O Man" is Sonya, "By My Side" is Peggy, "We Beseech Thee" is Jeffery

[@Shag471]

Lamar. The original concept just used “Clown 1, Clown 2,” etc. When they went to copy-write it they had to give the characters actual names so they just used the first names of the people that played each character. It kind of stuck and was printed that way. When MTI took over the rights they added in Jesus & Judas but kept the same names for the others.

[@johnbarroll1120]

whose the lead female vocalist? shes gonnna be a big star

[@mariainesdasilvacosta5875]

Em algum lugar tem esse musical com legendas para português/Brasil?

[@siewbergeron8014]

Lois Bergeron is feeling Stronger this 💪 evening ❤🛌

[@tonyyoung3985]

When was this prologue added? In any case, I only wanted to see a few numbers but after one and a half, I just had to see the whole show. Your company is amazing!

[@zigfried64]

This is a fantastic production with an incredibly talented cast, but I have to say I prefer the original ending to GODSPELL, where "Long Live God" transitions into "Prepare Ye". It was simple, powerful, and goosebump inducing. The new music at the end where "Long Live God" transitions into "Beautiful City" just doesn't work for me.

[@bobnagel6449]

I've seen Godspell performed several times and every director makes changes. Some of the changes work but others, not so much.

[@blubeaz]

@@bobnagel6449 Scwharz wrote Beautiful city for his new production of Godspell,and I for one love it,so much, that I sing it in my repertoire!

[@Shag471]

This is the newer version that was made for the 2011 Broadway Revival. Saw that production in 2012 on the front row! But yes, I like the original ending more as well.

[@Aristocles22]

The opening speech is from Socrates, isn't it?

[@medimp3064]

46:00 haha why is this so funny

[@davidthaler7018]

The. lesson was that the harm you do to others shall come back to you…and so it did. Perhaps his reaction and facial expression made the audience laugh.

[@awesomemom533]

Who is the kid playing Jesus?? Chills 🤩

[@shawnpavlik3756]

What is this opening song called?

[@ethankoehler6103]

Tower of Babel

[@julieeshenauer9752]

turn back o man was not it😣

[@allisoncorona4842]

It's just not the same without those little side comments.

[@minioncat5222]

i was so sad they didn’t do the comments :(

[@emilymorris2046]

great show also BABY JOSH BABY JOSH

[@madelinewood3325]

No way Joshua Bassett is in this!!!😍😍

[@matthewgruen7652]

I’m really confused by the ending, did everyone betray Jesus?

[@tavianhernandez7541]

W cyt

[@katmeplease5420]

Is that Joshua Bassett?

[@larsCrosby]

😊

[@asuss1040]

who plays jesus in this?

[@xx-wo8uq]

1:33:06

[@alexlella8771]

I baptize you with light?

[@samp7228]

Holy sprit and fire I’m pretty sure

[@Sage____lol]

If anyone finds this video, as a Gen Z who’s 15 and in JV tech since it’s my first year in theater this is so terrible I’m not but I am sorry

[@madelinewood3325]

If you smoke, quit LMAO🤣

[@Lucy.andress]

painful couldn't get to 30 min

[@jackieblue787]

LOL

[@ladyradiana]

I really enjoyed this production to begin with. I've seen 14 different live productions and always appreciate the magical prologue which is not always attempted by community theaters. I had to stop watching however when one of the scenes was devoted to Trump bashing. It defeats the purpose of the message of the play.

[@davidliming8422]

Relax, This was done back when he was best know as a rich businessman or as the host of The Apprentice. He probably hadn't even announced that he was running for president yet.

[@DrummerGrrrl]

Jesus is waaaaay too young in this. Also, this is...just not to my taste.

[@57andstillkicking]

This is a school production.

[@davidh8924]

How old would you like your high school jesus to be? 😂😅😊