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Director: Nick Davis Run Time: 98 min. Format: Digital Release Year: 2026

Starring: Andrea Martin, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Jayne Eastwood, Martin Short, Victor Garber

Producers: Nick Davis, Sue Turley, Tom Powers, Bonnie Comley, Stewart F. Lane

Join us and some of the funniest people on the planet for one of the most joyous documentaries of the year – the lightning in a bottle that was the 1972 Toronto production of the musical Godspell. Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner, Victor Garber, Paul Shaffer, and other entertainment icons got their start in the musical, and began a legacy of Canadian comedy and camaraderie that would last for decades. Featuring interviews with the surviving cast members, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Mike Myers, and more, the film recounts a pivotal moment in comedy history, in hilarious, moving, and inspiring detail.

“Exuberant and essential… The niftiness of Davis’s film is that it’s about Godspell, and it’s about something bigger than Godspell — a pop movement that didn’t have a name yet, a cultural spirit that found its way into existence almost like (laughing) gas gathering in the air.”
– Variety
“A delightful romp down memory lane that takes surprising twists and turns.”
– Deadline
“The most incredible thing about You Had to Be There is that this film makes you feel like you were there, and these friends are your friends too.”
– Mashable
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