You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) - Production & Contact Info

You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025)
98 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music

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You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (in a Canadian Kind of Way) (2025)

98 min | Documentary, Comedy, Music

A documentary about the legendary 1972 Toronto production of the musical about the life of Jesus, which launched many illustrious careers and ignited a comedy revolution.

Director

Nick Davis

Writers

Nick Davis | Jane Mendelsohn

Producers

Bonnie Comley | Nick Davis | Stewart F. Lane | Tom Powers | Sue Turley

Composers

Timo Elliston | Brian Jones

Cinematographers

Phil Cooper | Wolfgang Held

Editor

Doug Abel

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Updated Sep 6, 2025

Release date

Sep 6, 2025 (Canada)

Awards

1 nomination

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