Jesus Christ Superstar

[Matty2]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 11:27pm

Wanted to know if anyone knows anything about the production of Jesus Christ Superstar playing at Thousand Oaks, CA in March 2007. Is it an "Off-Broadway" production with any original cast members, etc? I am looking for a performance that is as close to the original as possible and just wanted to make sure it was not a new, different show that would not be similar to what I had seen before.

[munkustrap178]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 11:31pm

Call the theatre.

And I feel safe in saying that none of the original cast members will be appearing in the show...

[C is for Company]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 11:31pm

Wouldn't it just be a regional production and not anywhere near off-broadway? And I'm pretty sure the show came out of the 70's so I question how new it is and there won't be any original castmembers, I think I can say that with certainty.

[folkyboy]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 11:36pm

it's pretty far OFF Broadway if it's Off-Broadway!

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 11:38pm

Is it an "Off-Broadway" production with any original cast members, etc?

LOL.

If it were off-Broadway, it'd be in New York.

[myManCape]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 11:39pm

Thousand Oaks, CA

Implies that it will not be "Off Broadway". It must be a local production. It certainly wont be your best representation of the original. But I cant imagine a director in Thousand Oaks, CA taking too many liberties in the production.

[Ourtime992]

Posted: 2/11/07 at 11:49pm

This is the "farewell tour" starring Ted Neeley, who played Jesus in the motion picture. He understudied the role of Jesus in the original Broadway production while playing a leper and a reporter. So he is in fact an original cast member, though not in the role you'll be seeing him play. He's as close as you're going to get to seeing something akin to the original production, though this production is not based on that staging either. Keep in mind too that despite his experience with the role, the man is now 64 years old, roughly double the age the real Jesus was when he died. Updated On: 2/11/07 at 11:49 PM

[Type_A_Tiff]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 12:31am

Here's another fairly recent thread if you wanna see what some of us thought about it:

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?boardname=bway&thread=923304#2792093

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 1:17am

Ted Neeley is coming to Eugene, Oregon with the show in March. The role of Jesus is a hard role to sing. At 64 I wonder how he is? Has anyone seen him?

[LizzieCurry]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 1:27am

Gee, I can't help but think that maybe someone already linked a thread that would answer your question...

[Kristie-K2]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 1:38am

I just read it. Thanks!!!

[shesamarshmallow]

Posted: 2/12/07 at 10:39am

Aw, my hometown. I saw the King & I and the Music Man at the Civic Arts Center when I was about ten, but haven't really been there since.
Aren't the tickets cheap enough for it not to matter?