Godspell (film)

Godspell also known as Godspell A Musical Based on the Gospel According to St. Matthew is the 1973 film adaptation of the OffBroadway musical Godspell created by JohnMichael Tebelak with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz. Directed by David Greene with stars Victor Garber as Jesus and David Haskell as JudasJohn the Baptist, the film is set in contemporary New York City. JohnMichael Tebelak is credited as cowriter of the screenplay and served as the creative consultant, although director David Greene said Tebelak did not write the screenplay.

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. 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.While the play requires very little stage dressing, the film places emphasis on dramatic location shots in Manhattan. Except for the opening scenes and the very last scene, the city streets and parks are devoid of people other than the cast. Locations include the following ........

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