Day by day…
Tomorrow, Monday, November 29 at Noon and 8 pm ET The Broadway Maven will explore Stephen Schwartz’s improvisational Bible musical, Godspell. Among the great songs from this show are “Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord”; “Bless the Lord My Soul”; and of course “Day by Day.”
Register at bitly.com/MavenGodspell.
Schwartz is a Jew who wrote the Christian musical we’re examining this week. Your homework is to watch the video below and comment about why you think Jews have contributed so much to Christmas music.
One more thing: next week (December 6 at Noon ET) we’ll be discussing Parade, a musical about Southern anti-Semitism, and the book writer Alfred Uhry will be joining us. (Register here.) Because the show is not frequently produced, I’ve created a 10-minute version below so students can get up to speed on what the show is about - the best songs and key plot points. Here it is: