In this ScreenFish 1on1 Interview, director Nick Davis and legendary musician Paul Shaffer discuss YOU HAD TO BE THERE, the documentary exploring the remarkable success of Toronto’s production of Godspell. Davis shares how he became involved with the project, while Shaffer reflects on what made Godspell the “joy that the world needed.” Together, they revisit the extraordinary cultural phenomenon surrounding the production and consider whether that kind of unexpected theatrical magic and shared cultural moment could ever happen again.

YOU HAD TO BE THERE is in theatres on Friday, October 2nd, 2026.

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