you'll escape in the final reel
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gwynnegaAs a kid, I was very fond of Jesus Christ Superstar and Godspell (the movie versions). Being Jewish, I found them weirdly fascinating. (I think I also had a comic book about Jesus at roughly the same time.)
Then a few years back I got into the original cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, partly because Murray Head (brother of Tony) sang the part of Judas--partly because I discovered it was a pretty nifty hard rock album.
Recently I learned my friend John Ramirez was putting together a one-time performance of the Jesus Christ Superstar songs at the Satellite (the nightclub formerly known as Spaceland, which is about five minutes from my apartment by car--I used to spend a lot of time there, but hadn't been there in years). Last night I went to the performance, and saw a lot of old friends, and danced. And wow, they did a great job with the music. (I wish the YouTube clips had better sound and picture quality.) Petra Haden (daughter of Charlie) = probably the best Mary Magdalene ever.
Then a few years back I got into the original cast recording of Jesus Christ Superstar, partly because Murray Head (brother of Tony) sang the part of Judas--partly because I discovered it was a pretty nifty hard rock album.
Recently I learned my friend John Ramirez was putting together a one-time performance of the Jesus Christ Superstar songs at the Satellite (the nightclub formerly known as Spaceland, which is about five minutes from my apartment by car--I used to spend a lot of time there, but hadn't been there in years). Last night I went to the performance, and saw a lot of old friends, and danced. And wow, they did a great job with the music. (I wish the YouTube clips had better sound and picture quality.) Petra Haden (daughter of Charlie) = probably the best Mary Magdalene ever.
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Date: 2013-07-22 03:09 am (UTC)I never could get into the movie - too Bible-story in its visuals, and the voices were entirely wrong to my ears. I didn't get Godspell at all, I gotta say!
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Date: 2013-07-22 04:32 am (UTC)I imprinted on the songs of Godspell at a very young age. The movie was ultra hippie-dippie, though seeing it now is odd, since some of it was filmed on top of the World Trade Center, under construction.
The show last night was pretty amazing!
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Date: 2013-07-22 03:12 am (UTC)Bad Jews are bad. *hands*
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Date: 2013-07-22 06:01 pm (UTC)::hugs::
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