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...song and dance routines. There is a soft-shoe number (Christ and Judas singing "All for the Best"), a Simon-and-Garfunkeler ("On the Willow," a hymn to crucifixion), and a nice example of that newest of song-types, revival rock ("Day by Day.") Although most of Stephen Schwartz's songs are interchangeable, Godspell avoids the free-formlessness of Hair. From the sight gags to the pantomimes to the chorus line kicks, each bit in this musical has been carefully thought out. One admires the show's execution as much as its inspiration...
...racist, and anti-Semitic--not to mention, its occasional lapses of taste. Of course, it's all meant in a spirit of fun (right? yes, right would I put you on?) and the Yiddish words get the biggest laughs of all. (Would somebody please tell me what's a Schwartz?) Even student radicalism comes under attack in a parody of last spring's counter-tech-in that would arm the cockles of A1 Capp's withered, old heart. (There is also a parody of the resultant Crimson editorial, calling the kidnapping of President Nixon an "indefensible act" and demanding...
...Schwartz, the whole day was a mistake from the outset. The first quarter of the Crimson-News game was nothing short of embarrassing for Schwartz and his crew. "Bullet" Bob Gerlach scored the first Crime touchdown, as he recovered a blocked News punt in the endzone. Bob "Dandy Dallas" Decherd admittedly blocked the attempted kick...
...touchdowns for the Crime and a safety for the News later, the Crime held a 21-2 advantage. With the final few seconds ticking away, quarterback Schwartz retreated towards his own endzone contemplating a pass, as the 10,000 tailgaters in the adjoining parking lot screamed in anticipation...
...completely confused Schwartz stood with eyes wide open in his own endzone. Just then, a Bulldog, responding to the name of Widener, ran in between Schwartz's legs. The quarterback stumbled, losing his balance and "The Dobbs." Bewildered, Schwartz groped for the nearest semi-round object, as players piled on top of him. Sure enough, in a moment of magic not yet explainable, he ended up with "The Duke," Decherd ended up on top of Schwartz, and the Crime ended up with...