Godspell [Cast Recording]

New Broadway Cast (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (January 31, 2012)
• Original Release Date: 2012
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Cast Recording
• Label: Ghostlight
• ASIN: B006GVNHYI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Music
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #41,247 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Tower Of Babble

2. Prepare Ye

3. Save The People

4. Day By Day

5. Learn Your Lessons Well

6. Bless The Lord

7. All For The Best

8. All Good Gifts

9. Light Of The World

10. Turn Back, O Man

11. Alas For You

12. By My Side

13. We Beseech Thee

14. Beautiful City

15. On The Willows

16. Finale

17. Beautiful City (Bonus)

18. Learn Your Lessons Well (After Hours)

Editorial Reviews

Prepare ye for GODSPELL, the beloved classic from Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®-winning composer of WICKED and PIPPIN. Enjoy all the good gifts of one of the most enduring shows of all time as it comes to Broadway in a brand new, intimately staged, one-of-a-kind production. Raise your spirit with the Tony®-nominated score filled with the popular hits Day By Day, Learn Your Lessons Well and Turn Back, O Man
This timeless tale of friendship, loyalty and love has touched the hearts of countless theatergoers all over the world--and now you can join the celebration as a spectacular ensemble of Broadway's best, including Hunter Parrish (Spring Awakening, Showtime's "Weeds"), Telly Leung ("Glee", Wicked), Anna Maria Perez de Tagle ("Hannah Montana", Camp Rock), performs the greatest story ever told. So come sing about love at GODSPELL! Featuring exclusive bonus track of "Beautiful City" sung by John Ondrasik from Five For Fighting.

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Godspell for the New Millennium February 14, 2012

By M. Schleck

Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase

I am bias in my review, as I am a huge Godspell fan having seen it over 50 times in every venue you can imagine. I saw the New Broadway cast last week and they are the best of the best. They are all charming, fresh, charismatic, young actors with amazing voices. The new cast album captures the life and energy of the live experience. Of the eight Godspell cast albums that I own this is one of favorites in that the new cast and arrangements has made this album as relevant today as the original was to the protest filled early 70's. Now instead of Hippy Clowns we have I-phone addicted yuppies transformed into vibrant urban street performers. If you are in New York see this show before it is gone, as in an age of heartless high tech shows I am not sure if the modern theatergoer is too jaded to sit back take in the joy and energy of the show which is so much more than a sum of its parts. If your not in New York get this CD. Its a great way to take a little piece of this timeless theatrical miracle home.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful

5.0 out of 5 stars Divinely Inspired February 24, 2012

By Evelyn Storch

Format:Audio CD

While no CD can encapsulate the spectacle and phenomenon that is a Broadway show, the Godspell CD surely captures the spirit, joy, reverance, and excitement of this musical. The orchestrations are wondrous. The cast is amazing--they truly make you feel the emotion of Godspell, and their voices are second to none. To top it all off, you can hear and understand every word, so the story comes through almost as if the actors were transporting you to the Circle in the Square Theater. In fact, upon listening to this fabulous music (over and over, I'm sure)--that's just where you'll want to be!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful

2.0 out of 5 stars It's Okay June 5, 2012

By Tom George

Format:Audio CD

I normally love revival recordings because they are usually so technically superior to the originals, not to mention more complete. But this is a case where the simplicity of the original outshines this revival recording. This is too slick, too orchestrated, too much!!! Has the same appeal as say..., High School Musical. Yes, it's all here, plus the added and unnecessary Beautiful City, which doesn't belong and it sounds like it. The cast is young and energetic, sure, but the earthy, realness of the original cast cannot be forgotten. To all the 14 year olds who flocked to this revival, I am sure this CD is gold, to those of us who saw, listened to, and have a fondness for the original, this can't hold a candle.