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 (producer) | Nick Davis (producer) | Stewart F. Lane (producer) | Tom Powers (producer) | Sue Turley (producer)

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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Cast	+ Add Cast
23 cast members

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Martin Short Self Self See fewer	Innerspace (1987)
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Catherine O'Hara Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	A Mighty Wind (2003)
Mike Myers Self Self See fewer	Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Lin-Manuel Miranda Self Self See fewer	Hamilton (2020)
Dan Aykroyd Self Self See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Victor Garber Self Self See fewer	Argo (2012)
Andrea Martin Self Self See fewer	My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002)
Heidi Gardner Self Self See fewer	Hustle (2022)
Jayne Eastwood Self Self See fewer	Dawn of the Dead (2004)
Dave Thomas Self Self See fewer	The Blacklist (2013)
Gilda Radner Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
James Austin Johnson Self Self See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Paul Shaffer Self Self See fewer	Hercules (1997)
Stephen Schwartz Self Self See fewer	Wicked (2024)
Don Scardino Self Self See fewer	The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013)
Gary Gulman Self Self See fewer	Joker (I) (2019)
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