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Three months into Broadway\u2019s shutdown because of the coronavirus pandemic, Michael Paulson, a theater reporter for The New York Times, got a call from a theater in western Massachusetts \u2014 they planned to put on \u201cGodspell,\u201d a well-loved and much-performed musical from 1971, in the summer.\n\nToday, we explore how, in the face of huge complications and potentially crushing risks, a regional production attempted to bring theater back to life.\n\nGuest: Michael Paulson, a theater reporter for The Times.\xa0\n\nFor more information on today\u2019s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily\xa0\n\nBackground reading:\xa0Masks, partitions and a contactless crucifixion \u2014 the Berkshire Theater Group\u2019s production of Godspell, labeled one of the \u201chuggiest musicals ever created,\u201d is also a kind of public health experiment.