{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Between the Lines: You Had to Be There","description":"\u201cOur desire to celebrate this magical moment is a tribute to youth, to everyone\u2019s youth, when working and playing with your best friends is a dream you never want to end.\u201d That\u2019s As Told To podcast guest Nick Davis, writing in the companion volume to his critically-acclaimed documentary \u201cYou Had To Be There: How the Toronto \u2018Godspell\u2019 Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (In a Canadian Kind of Way),\u201d which opened the 2025 Toronto Film Festival and is currently playing in theaters across the country. The documentary, with a mouthful of a title, shines meaningful light on the storied 1972 production of the Stephen Schwartz musical, with a cast that included a then-unknown Martin Short, Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Victor Garber, Dave Thomas and Paul Shaffer\u2014\u201ca Rosetta Stone of funny people,\u201d according to The New York Times. The companion book, which shares the film\u2019s mouthful of a title, is now available for pre-order. It will be published in November by Broad Brook Press, and was written in collaboration with Nick\u2019s wife and producing partner Jane Mendelsohn and Tony Award-winning producer Stewart F. Lane. Part oral history, part production memoir, the book tells the remarkable story of that \u201cmagical moment\u201d a half-century ago, when the stars aligned and helped to stage a production that became a launching pad for some of North America\u2019s most influential entertainers, and the center of a community that valued creativity, generosity, and connection. Nick Davis is a writer, producer, and filmmaker. His previous films include the multi-part documentary about the 1986 New York Mets, \u201cOnce Upon a Time in Queens,\u201d which aired as part of ESPN\u2019s \u201c30 for 30\u201d series; and \u201cTed Williams: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived,\u201d which he produced and directed for PBS\u2019s \u201cAmerican Masters\u201d program. His 2025 documentary \u201cThis Ordinary Thing,\u201d recounting the stories of non-Jews who risked their lives during the Holocaust to rescue Jewish strangers, was nominated for the Cinema for Peace Dove for the Most Valuable Documentary of the Year at the 2026 Cinema for Peace Awards in Berlin. Learn more about our guest: Nick Davis Instagram Nick Davis Facebook Nick Davis Threads \u201cYou Had To Be There\u201d Instagram Please support the sponsors who support our show: Ritani Jewelers Daniel Paisner's Balloon Dog Daniel Paisner's SHOW: The Making and Unmaking of a Network Television Pilot Heaven Help Us by John Kasich Unforgiving: Lessons from the Fall by Lindsey Jacobellis Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Libro.fm (ASTOLDTO) | 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 when you start your membership The Darling Killers Podcast Film Freaks Forever! podcast, hosted by Mark Jordan Legan and Phoef Sutton Everyday Shakespeare podcast A Mighty Blaze podcast The Writer's Bone Podcast Network Misfits Market (WRITERSBONE) | $15 off your first order  Film Movement Plus (PODCAST) | 30% discount Wizard Pins (WRITERSBONE) | 20% discount ","author_name":"As Told To","author_url":"http:\/\/astoldtopodcast.com\/","html":"