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+Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]]
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+Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]]
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	CV supplied by [[David Nissen]] (July 2015)		CV supplied by [[David Nissen]] (July 2015)
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		+	Copy of the text found in the [[Stellenbosch Drama Department]]'s theatre archives and now held in the [[ESAT repository]] at the [[Africa Open Institute for Music, Research and Innovation]], with offices at Pieter Okkers House, 7 Joubert Street, Stellenbosch, South Africa.

	Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]		Go to the [[ESAT Bibliography]]

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 == Sources ==
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godspell
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 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Michael_Tebelak
 [[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go|Gosher]], 1988.

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 == South African productions ==
-: First produced in [[South Africa]] by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] in Maseru in 1973, where it ran there for 5 months.
+: First produced in [[South Africa]] by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] at the Maseru Holiday Inn in Lesotho from 30 September 1973 to 17 February 1974.
 :  The production was brought to South Africa to open at the [[Wits University Great Hall]]. The original cast consisted of [[Bruce Millar]], [[Cocky Tlhotlhalemaje]],  [[Graham Clarke]], [[Caryn Solomon]], [[Ros Monat]], [[Des Lindberg]], [[Jenny Cantan|Jenny Rose Cantan]], [[Alie Lerefolo|Ali Lerefolo]], [[Trish McKenna]], [[Harriet Matiwane]].  Musical director was  [[Arthur Stead]], stage and lighting manager [[John White-Spunner]], sound manager [[Mary Field]].

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 : Performed by the [[Westville Theatre Club]] on [[The Grahamstown Fringe]], [[Grahamstown Festival|National Arts Festival]],  directed by [[Jeanne Beauchamp]], choreographed by [[Gay Rodda]].
-: Produced by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] and the  [[State Theatre]], Pretoria. Musical direction by [[Peter McClea]]. The cast included [[Sam Marais]], [[Neville Nash]], [[Jocelyn Broderick]], [[David Brown]], [[Natalia de Rocha]], [[Jenny de Lenta]], [[Mandisa Dlanga]], [[Mark Richardson]], [[Ashleigh Sendin]], [[Jonathan Taylor]], and [[Mandy Wildman]]. And again in May 1986.
+: Produced by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] and the  [[State Theatre]], Pretoria. Musical direction by [[Peter McClea]]. The cast included [[Sam Marais]], [[Neville Nash]], [[Jocelyn Broderick]], [[David Brown]], [[Natalia de Rocha]], [[Jenny de Lenta]], [[Mandisa Dlanga]], [[Mark Richardson]], [[Ashleigh Sendin]], [[Jonathan Taylor]], and [[Mandy Wildman]]. And again at the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]] in May 1986.
 : Produced once more by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]], in conjunction with the [[Johannesburg Civic Theatre]].

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 == The original text ==
-A rock musical about the life of Christ.  It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since.
+A rock musical about the life of Christ, that began as a project by drama students at Carnegie Mellon University and then moved to the Off-Off-Broadway theater La MaMa.  Rescored the play opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since.
 == South African productions ==

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−	''[[Godspell]]'' is a rock-musical by Stephen Schwartz and John-Michael Tebelak.	+	''[[Godspell]]'' is a rock-musical by Stephen Schwartz (1948-)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Schwartz_(composer)] and John-Michael Tebelak (1949–1985)[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John-Michael_Tebelak].


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	== Sources ==		== Sources ==
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	[[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go\|Gosher]], 1988.		[[ESAT Bibliography Gl-Go\|Gosher]], 1988.

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 It was a very controversial production, as it challenged the South African race laws by using a non-racial cast where previously only exclusively white or exclusively black casts were used. , then, was brought to South Africa to open at the [[Wits University Great Hall]], but was banned under the [[Publications and Entertainment Act no. 26 of 1963]], because of blasphemy, ostensibly for presenting Christ as a clown. The Lindbergs challenged the banning in the Supreme Court, and won their case. However,  a note now had to be added to the programme stating that what the audience is about to see is a play and that all the actions in it are symbolic.
--5: Having won their case, the production now toured the country for two years, performing at universities and various Christian Brothers College High Schools.(Subsequent productions would star amongst others, [[Patrick Ndlovu]], [[Barrie Shah]], [[Neville Nash]], [[Dawn Lindberg]], [[Ian Lawrence]], [[Sam Marais]] and [[David Denis]].)
+-5: Having won their case, the production now toured the country for two years, performing at universities and various Christian Brothers College High Schools.(Subsequent productions would star amongst others, [[Patrick Ndlovu]], [[Barrie Shah]], [[Neville Nash]], [[Dawn Lindberg]], [[Ian Lawrence]], [[Sam Marais]] and [[David Dennis]].)
 : Revived by [[Des Lindberg]] and [[Dawn Lindberg]] (at the [[Brooke Theatre]] from 22 October to 20 November?)