They broke up in late 1969 when most of its members joined the musical Hair, Nancy Blossom becoming the lead in the San Francisco production and later singing in Godspell.
Adrian Stanley negotiated many of these contracts, and managed to obtain rights to several new productions - such as Godspell and Jesus Christ Superstar.
Meanwhile, a performance of the musical Godspell was in town, which happened to be Olivia's favorite show.
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She began her career on stage, appearing in the Mexican productions of Godspell, Peter Pan, Jesus Christ Superstar, and Mame, among other plays.
Later, they moved to Puerto Rico where she participated in different musicals including Godspell, Jubilee and Show Boat in addition to singing with the chorus of Jubilee, which was invited by Pope Paul VI to sing at St. Peter’s Basilica as part of the celebration of the 1975 Holy Year.
The walls of the theatre host the names of notable productions, including "Godspell", "Hello, Dolly!", "Carousel", "You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown", and a myriad of other popular shows.
He has appeared in a variety of shows, some of which include Kismet, The New Moon, Whorehouse Goes Public, How to Succeed, and Godspell.
Among the productions she has taken part in are Godspell, A Chorus Line, Cats and Oklahoma, as well as Ionesco's La Leçon at Riksteatret.
His directing students at CMU included William Ball, founder of American Conservatory Theatre; Steven Bochco, creator of the hit TV series Hill Street Blues, LA Law, and NYPD Blue; Mel Shapiro, who co-wrote and directed the musical adaptation of Two Gentlemen of Verona on Broadway; and John-Michael Tebelak, creator of the popular musical Godspell.
Recently, Manchester has worked on Jackie Evancho's "Heavenly Christmas" and Michel Legrand's "Noel! Noel!! Noel!!!" as well as the cast album to the Broadway revival of "Godspell", which he also co-produced.
He has also appeared in musical comedies such as Little Mary Sunshine, Mame, Once Upon a Mattress, Plaza Suite, 1776, Godspell, Man of La Mancha, Dames at Sea, The Fantasticks, and others.
He spent the first few years of his career in theatre as a musical director, including working for Cameron Mackintosh as music supervisor on many shows including Godspell, The Rocky Horror Show and Oliver!.