Carol de Giere
Day by day for more than 40 years, the musical Godspell has delighted countless performers and audience members around the world. Here, for the first time, is a comprehensive account of the show's creative journey and how it became a theatrical classic. "Fans of the musical will find a treasure trove of information that is nothing short of inspirational." (Peggy Gordon, composer of "By My Side" and original Godspell cast member)
I have been both an audience member and performer of Godspell (First Presbyterian Theater's 1978 production (Fort Wayne, IN) is where Beloved and I met) and this book both informed me and transported me. The inside stories of its creation and creators really are wonderful. If you have any connection to the musical at all, I invite you to pick up a copy, read it, and then write Carol de Giere a thank you note. Fun fact: I found and purchased this book while doing a little research in preparation for an episode of the podcast, Dewey's Jukebox, that featured the song that I sang when in the show: "We Beseech Thee." You can listen to that podcast episode by CLICKING HERE.
First line: 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.
Page 56, Line 5: After a couple of years at Carnegie, she dropped out to work at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, which she found more fruitful than finishing her B.F.A. degree.
Last line: It will go on transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary, the mundane into the meaningful, for generations to come.
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