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NEWLY REMASTERED 2-CD SET OF THE ORIGINAL CAST RECORDING PLUS ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK AVAILABLE SEPTEMBER 6

First ever Broadway revival begins performances in October

NEW YORK, Aug. 12, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — MASTERWORKS BROADWAY proudly announces the release of Godspell – The 40th Anniversary Celebration, a two-disc set that will be available physically and digitally on September 6, 2011. The newly remastered collection includes both the original off-Broadway cast recording from 1971 and the motion picture soundtrack from 1973. Featuring new liner notes by composer Stephen Schwartz, Godspell – The 40th Anniversary Celebration comes out in advance of the first ever Broadway revival, which begins performances at New York City‘s Circle in the Square Theatre in October.

The score by Stephen Schwartz, the Grammy® and Academy Award®-winning composer of Wicked and Pippin, includes the hit “Day By Day,” which reached #13 on the Billboard Pop Singles chart in the summer of 1972.  ”The popularity of the record helped make the show a bigger hit,” recalls Schwartz in his liner notes, “and at one point there were ten companies playing simultaneously around the United States, plus other productions in London, Paris, Australia, South Africa, Germany, etc…Today it is hard to believe that forty years have gone by since the original production.” New Godspell interview and performance videos featuring Stephen Schwartz will be available for viewing exclusively on MasterworksBroadway.com.

The 2-disc set also includes the soundtrack from the 1973 movie, which was filmed

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