You Had To Be There Review
Nick Davis' You Had To Be There is a warm, funny, and poignant look back at Toronto's 1972 Godspell production, the unlikely launchpad for a generation of comedy legends.
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Interview: You Had to Be There’s Nick Davis, Jane Mendelsohn, and Paul Shaffer
That Shelf interviews Nick Davis, Jane Mendelsohn, and Paul Shaffer about You Had To Be There , the documentary about the legendary Toronto Godspell.
