So after an impromptu study session with friends tonight, I began thinking about Godspell and (instead of working) decided to scope out the original score. When I performed it in high school, we used the 2001 revival touring cast rendition which has some beautiful remastering and re-orchestrations of the original works, but now leaves me listening the original recording and thinking something is missing. Anyway, in my searching I came across a youtube video of the original 1970 cast singing By My Side (along with several others). It turns out the owner of the channel is the original Peggy! So without further ado, I present the original cast with By My Side (and a collaboration of songs as performed on the Today Show)
I have to put this out there - I don't mean to offend anyone - but I really don't like how happy the actors are. It makes them seems really creepy and evil-clown like. I wish their characters were more real and had more substance (which is what I feel modern day audiences are most used too).
EDIT: I also discovered that the original "Sonia" later grew up to become Maria on Sesame Street. What a cool career.
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