‘Anaconda’ Director Debuts Unseen Footage for “Off-the-Rails” Comedy, Teases Future of Franchise

Tom Gormican told the CCXP crowd that the reimagining of the 1997 horror film centers on "a meta concept that is a ...

Victor Garber Recalls Historic 1972 Toronto ‘Godspell’ Staging as “Lightening In a Bottle”

The stage and screen vet talked to THR about 'You Had to Be There,' a documentary about the live theater production of the ...
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Spotlight: Metropolis extends ‘Grease,’ Music Theater Works revives ‘Godspell’

• Metropolis Performing Arts Centre has extended its hit revival of “Grease,” Jim Jacobs’ and Warren Casey’s tuner inspired by Chicago’s Taft High School about teenagers navigating life and love ...
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"I Was Very, Very Conscious That My Life Had Changed": These Mega Stars Take Us Back to Where It All Began in 'You Had to Be There'

To kick off our time at the Toronto International Film Festival 2025, the Collider Media Studio welcomed a few of the legends behind the doc comically titled You Had to Be There: How the Toronto ...
Variety

‘You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution…’ Review: An Exuberant and Essential Doc for Comedy Heads

The film captures how the 1972 Toronto production of "Godspell" was like "the '27 Yankees of comedy," creating a culture that influenced the world. But the “Saturday Night”/”SCTV” nexus represented ...
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‘You Had To Be There’: Cast Of 1972 Toronto ‘Godspell’ Production Recall Show That Launched Amazing Talents – Toronto Studio

It’s been a spell since Godspell hit the boards in Toronto in 1972. But that Canadian production of the breakout off-Broadway musical is remembered to this day for its cast of then-unknowns who would ...
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‘You Had To Be There’ Review: Delightful Romp Recalls 1972 Toronto ‘Godspell’ That Launched Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy & More – Toronto Film Festival

The original 1971 off-Broadway production of the musical Godspell starred Stephen Nathan as Jesus, David Haskell as John the Baptist/Judas and such fellow talents as Herb Braha and Peggy Gordon who ...
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‘You Had To Be There’ Review: Delightful Romp Recalls 1972 Toronto ‘Godspell’ That Launched Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy & More – Toronto Film Festival

Victor Garber (center) as Jesus, surrounded by Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin and more in 1972 Toronto 'Godspell' production. TIFF The original 1971 off-Broadway production of ...
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Eugene Levy and Martin Short on How a 1972 Toronto Production of ‘Godspell’ Changed the Course of Their Careers and Comedy History

“It feeds the myth,” says Davis. “If we had footage of Loch Ness Monster, it wouldn’t be the Loch Ness Monster.” Ahead of the film’s Toronto premiere, two of the figures who made “Godspell” so mythic, ...
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Eugene Levy and Martin Short on How a 1972 Toronto Production of ‘Godspell’ Changed the Course of Their Careers and Comedy History

Would comedy be the same without the 1972 Toronto production of “Godspell”? So many of the performers who turned “SCTV” and “Saturday Night Live” into cultural phenomenons in the ’70s and ’80s and ...