Members Funkee1 Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 So I noticed that this tour is coming to SoCal in January. Last time I saw this show it had the late Carl Anderson as Judas, and Sebastian Bach as Jesus. Might have to see THIS production too! Latest Jesus Christ Superstar revival!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members y-o-y Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 So I noticed that this tour is coming to SoCal in January. Last time I saw this show it had the late Carl Anderson as Judas, and Sebastian Bach as Jesus.Might have to see THIS production too!Latest Jesus Christ Superstar revival!!! I think Rowka saw this production of JCSS? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Funkee1 Posted December 3, 2007 Author Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 I am always amazed that Webber wrote this for Ian Gillian of Deep Purple, but was a fraid he wouldn't do it. He Did, and the rest is history! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Rowka Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 I did. Unfortunately, Glover was there for the perfomance I saw (had another gig that night). Neely, well, lets just say he ain't 22 anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 nah - no bon bons or Carlton... This is actually two this week that I agree would be kinda cool ( Did ya like Tin Man?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Members dravenzouk Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 I saw this production earlier this year. It was interesting - pretty hit and miss. Some elements were weak and some were really done well. Ted Neeley - definately had my doubts that he could pull it off (61 year old Jesus?), but he did well for the most part. At the beginning his performance/voice were definately a bit thin, but he just nailed the market scene and was strong from that point on. He did, however, have one really distracting thing going on; which I believe was the fault of the stage direction. Anytime he had no lines, he was looking skyward with this beseeching look on his face, and moving his lips as if he was having a private conversation with god - it was kinda annoying. Corey Glover was fantastic. A perfect casting for Judas. Definately the high point of the production. A stellar performance - worth the price of admission in itself. Mary was ok, nothing great but not weak either - likewise for Simon. Caiaphas had a phenomenal voice but was a terrible actor. Herod was just miserably bad all around. Pilate was pretty darn good. The priests were played with a slightly comic edge - which was stupid and made them vastly less menacing than they should have been. The staging was minimalistic and was ok; the lighting was very good. The one scene that was really cool, and quite well done, was at the leper colony - very creative. The ascension into heaven (off the cross) was actually way cool too. The music was alright. I was kinda disappointed in "the band". They used a live bassist, and drummer (e-drums) but pretty much everything else was sequenced synths. Much less "rock" than there should have been in this "rock-opera". So, like I said - spotty. Some good (actually great), and some bad. All in all it was worth seeing, but wasn't a high point in my theatre going life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bassgirl9 Posted December 3, 2007 Members Share Posted December 3, 2007 and Sebastian Bach as Jesus. I can see the words, but I still cannot understand them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members DevilRaysFan Posted December 4, 2007 Members Share Posted December 4, 2007 I can see the words, but I still cannot understand them. Im sure Sebastian Bach thought it was fitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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