Godspell Recordings
Godspell Broadway Revival Cast Recording
The Godspell Broadway revival opened November 7, 2011, with new orchestrations and a stellar cast. The cast recording from Ghostlight Records features all the original songs with music by Stephen Schwartz (and Peggy Gordon for “By My Side”), a reconceived ballad version of “Beautiful City,” a fresh blending of songs for the Finale, plus two BONUS tracks: “Beautiful City” sung by John Ondrasik and Five For Fighting; “Learn Your Lessons Well” – special version (After Hours) sung by Telly Leung, Lindsay Mendez, and Wallace Smith.
Find the Godspell Broadway Revival Cast Recording at:
Ghostlight Records
Apple Music
Amazon
LEARN MORE: Read all about the new Godspell Broadway Cast Album and its orchestrations by Michael Holland
Godspell 40th Anniversary: Original Cast Recording plus Movie Soundtrack
This set includes BOTH the Grammy®-winning original cast album and the movie soundtrack, and has been remastered, enhancing the sound quality. It features the familiar first Godspell score and arrangements plus the movie version with enhanced keyboard by Paul Shaffer, an early version of “Beautiful City,” and the wonderful movie cast voices: Victor Garber, Lynne Thigpen, and others.
Find the Godspell 40th Anniversary Recording Set from Sony Masterworks at:
Masterworks Broadway
Apple Music
Amazon
Godspell Tour Album
The 2000/2001 Godspell national tour cast, directed by Stephen Schwartz’s son Scott Schwartz, recorded this album that features orchestrations and arrangements you won’t hear elsewhere. They were inspired by Dave Matthews, Tori Amos, and others, and created by Alex Lacamoire who would later rise to fame for working on many other hit musicals. “Beautiful City” aficionados will not want to miss the up-tempo version on this recording.
Find the Godspell 2000/2001 national tour cast album at:
Apple Music
Amazon
LEARN MORE: “Godspell Orchestrations – 2001″ by Alex Lacamoire
Essential Reading
The Godspell Experience
The Godspell Experience is the only book-length account of Godspell’s colorful development story. It also provides details about each song, historic photos, comments from original cast members, and a Foreword by Stephen Schwartz.
And More!
Godspell cast albums have been created around the world. Collectors will enjoy finding LPs and CDs from London, Australia, other USA (such as Godspell 2000 off-Broadway revival).
LEARN MORE:
- Read interviews with collectors
- Read the song-by-song details in The Godspell Experience: Inside a Transformative Musical