GODSPELL Reviews

[LimelightMike]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 12:51pm

[HeyMrMusic]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 6:02pm

Won SRO for tonight. Quite excited! This is my first opening night.

[mybigsplash]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 6:06pm

I wonder how DidHeLikeIt.com will interpret the reviews, since Ken owns the site. He basically has the power to say the reviews are better or worse than they are, or leave other out completely from the score.

[jacobsnchz14]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 6:19pm

Congrats and have fun, HeyMrMusic! Let us know what you think!

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:22pm

amny gives it 1.5 stars

Sitting through the new Broadway revival of "Godspell" is like watching an old high school friend getting beat up until he or she is barely recognizable. What was supposed to be fun and folksy has turned labored and excruciatingly painful.

http://www.amny.com/urbanite-1.812039/theater-review-godspell-1-5-stars-1.3303484

[Jordan Catalano]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:24pm

...and it starts.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:26pm

Backstage is negative (positive for the cast)

Have you ever been to a party where the host grabs you the minute you walk in the door, shoves a drink in your hand, tells you five or six bad jokes, forces you to play games, and asks repeatedly if you're having a good time yet? If so, then you have a rough idea of the new Broadway revival of "Godspell," the 1971 rock musical hit.

http://www.backstage.com/bso/reviews-ny-theatre-broadway/ny-review-godspell-1005484662.story

Updated On: 11/7/11 at 07:26 PM

[bjh2114]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:33pm

I would say Backstage is more mixed to negative than flat out negative. He ends on a positive note for the ensemble. But yes, overall I expect most of the reviews to be like this. The show felt way too heavy handed to me.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:35pm

I'll make a note of it.

[ALittlePriest]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:41pm

I agree with Blaxx. The Backstage review criticizes almost everything about this production.

[ALittlePriest]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:41pm

double post Updated On: 11/7/11 at 07:41 PM

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:42pm

The Faster Times is mixed to negative

http://www.thefastertimes.com/newyorktheater/2011/11/07/godspell-review/

[ReggieonBway]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:43pm

wow, a Schwartz show is getting negative reviews?

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:44pm

At least the cast is getting an E for Effort. In case they might need a new job soon.

[WiCkEDrOcKS]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:44pm

I happen to like his score for GODSPELL. In fact, it's the best thing about the show in my opinion. This particular production is just a total, unmitigated mess.

[fingerlakessinger]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:44pm

Yea but the production itself rather then the material is getting hammered.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:50pm

Variety is negative

Yes, there is an audience for this "Godspell," and perhaps they can be reached. But the strengths of the original have been so weighted down by mirthless improvements that it makes for a very long two hours.

http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117946532?refCatId=33

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:54pm

You can follow live up to the second details here. http://twitter.com/#!/broadwayspotted
Updated On: 11/7/11 at 07:54 PM

[Kalimba]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:55pm

I wonder if this will become an opening night one performance flop.

[iluvtheatertrash]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 7:58pm

Pretty awful that Ken Davenport asked someone to tweet live through the entire performance. I can just picture them sitting there with their phone out the entire show, disturbing everyone around them who paid for a ticket, as they tweet endlessly for two hours.

This guy is a freaking joke. He shouldn't be allowed near a theater, let alone producing shows in one.

I know someone who stupidly did the $100 Broadway producer thing. Actually - she went the $500 route. And get this... for her $500 -- she didn't even get a comp. She had to pay to sit through it.

[nyla123]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 8:02pm

I agree with you guys that this Godspell is kind of a mess, but you all are failing to realize how commercial it is. It gives the one show a year tourist audience (which is significant) everything they want, a simple story, catchy pop music, audience interactivity, and just a hint of something special (the water thing and the shooting of glitter, it may seem stupid but that sells). Also, the show has a massive built-in audience of church groups all over the country. They could probably survive on those alone for at least 6 months to a year. The audience that this Godspell is pitched at could care less about reviews or actual quality, they will enjoy it regardless.

[Kalimba]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 8:05pm

OK, if I were to see one show a year, Godspell certainly wouldn't be it!

[gvendo2005]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 8:07pm

^ Problem with the massive built-in audience of church groups all over the country is that they love to put on the show themselves, and it costs much less to see it in their own backyard. They get Sunday school for free as it is, and "free" is a much cheaper date by far.

Sad to hear that Ken didn't even comp his investors' tickets. Things must really be bad. I hear the house is full most nights, but so far, people will pay no more than 50-55 bucks a seat for this show. That ain't gonna help it. I feel more sorry for him than I do willing to gloat at this point.

[blaxx]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 8:07pm

They better hurry up to buy tickets then, because so far they haven't really showed up.

Updated On: 11/7/11 at 08:07 PM

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 11/7/11 at 8:07pm

I know someone who stupidly did the $100 Broadway producer thing. Actually - she went the $500 route. And get this... for her $500 -- she didn't even get a comp. She had to pay to sit through it.

It was never stated anywhere that anyone who donated would receive complimentary tickets.