Godspell (an archaic spelling of the word gospel) is a 1970 musical (musical theatre) by Stephen Schwartz (Stephen Schwartz (composer)) and John-Michael Tebelak. It opened off Broadway on May 17, 1971, and has played in various touring companies and revivals many times since. Several cast albums have been released over the years and one of its songs, Day by Day (Day by Day (Godspell song)) from the original cast album, reached #13 on the Billboard (Billboard (magazine)) pop singles chart in the summer of 1972.

The structure of the musical is that of a series of parables, based on the Gospel of Matthew (though considerable material, such as the parables of the prodigal son and of the rich man and Lazarus, comes exclusively from the Gospel of Luke). These are then interspersed with a variety of modern music set primarily to lyrics from traditional hymns, with the passion of Christ treated briefly near the end of the performance. It started as a college project performed by students at Carnegie Mellon University and moved to La MaMa Experimental Theatre Club in Greenwich Village. It was then re-scored for an off-Broadway production which became a long-running success. A junior version under the title Godspell Junior has also been made. The difference is that it is a one-act version with some songs removed.

The musical opened a year after the successful rock musical Jesus Christ Superstar, a similarly-themed account of the life and death of Jesus.