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| Elphie777 |
Movie vs. StageplayI haven't seen the stage play but I love the movie with Victor Garber and David Haskell. I've read about the play and the movie replaced the stuffed animals/toys with various designs of face paintI think Stephen Schwartz is a genius, he writes good music *cough*Wicked*cough, cough* Godspell is very good too. Anywho, just wondering which you guys prefer. |
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| Robinflamingo |
The play used face paint...and truthfully, once you see a GOOD version of the stage play, the movie pales and becomes trite. The emotion and community is one dimensional in the movie. Having said that, I still love the movie, but I LOVE LOVE LOVE Godspell live~~~~ | ||
| Elphie777 |
Really? I though Jesus gave them toys from a toy chest and that is it. There are never any showings of Godspell near me, so I won't see a GOOD version for a while, I'm sure. 
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| Robinflamingo |
That's not even in the script. I've never seen a version with that particular addition - I just directed it again last year. |
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| Elphie777 |
Really???? Well, it must've been just a special church group doing it that way because I read that on a web page and thought that's how it was this whole time and I thought that was totally pointless.... 
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| what_the_heck013 |
I think that the film did an excellent job of putting such a surreal musical into the real world. | ||
| Robinflamingo |
If you want to read a webpage that will give you a sense of the show, go here: http://www.musicalschwartz.com/godspell-productions.htm 
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| Hortonhearsawho |
They may have cut the face paint becuase to some churches it's considered to be controversial because it makes Christ and his disciples appear as clowns | ||
| Robinflamingo |
...and playing with toys doesn't?
There's actually quite a theological tradition behind Christ as Clown... ...and a strong Clown Ministry out there: http://www.clowning4christ.com/ http://www.lsm-usa.org/legislation/Leg-Arc-V5-HTML/1978/1978-06%20Resolution%20on%20Clowning.htm http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,922136-2,00.html |
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| Hortonhearsawho |
lol I totally aggree with you , I'm sorry if my last post made it seem like the clown paint offends me,
I just think that was probably the directors reasoning! |
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| That High Soprano |
I actually liked the movie better.
Of course the only thing I have to compare it to is the cheap version that I call my first play, but I thought the movie was defenatly better. |
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| Glissando |
I love the show. The movie is...okay.
It's good when you don't have access to an acual production of the show. |
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| Baker |
There was a version once where they set the whole show in a nursery and they played it as children through the whole thing. That was the one where they used toys symbolically, instead of the face paint. I can't imagine how terrifying the crucifixion must have been set in a nursery...
Usually, though, face paint is used similarly to the movie. |
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| Jekkienumber24601 |
it's up to director's choice. our director chose (and I cry everytime I think about it) for Jesus to hand them costumes from broadway or hollywood stars. I guess Sonia was Mae West (too easy) Herb was (Gracho Marx, again too easy) and Judas/John was (either Conrad Birdie, Elvis, Or Roger from Rent). Jesus had the superman t-shirt, but acted like jesus. I don't think they got that it's not literally a play based of matthew. | ||
| Robinflamingo |
There are times when directors go too far and I think the intent of the show is lost. Again, I refer you to stephenschwartz.com, and the forums there, which actually contain a topic called "How far is too far?" or something like that. I actually saw a production in Detroit based on ... baseball. 
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| Russie49 |
how long is the stage show like 2 hours
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| Jayfoot |
Just finished a 4 week run and the actual running time of the show was:
55 minutes (Act 1) 45 minutes (Act 2) |