Jesus Christ Superstar

Hey everyone. I am new here but already like this site when it comes to news about the theater world. I watched the Tony's myself and enjoyed it. I am posting though because I am curious to know if anyone knows of or remembers an actor named Glenn Carter from England who is best known for his appearance in the 2000 PBS production of Jesus Christ Superstar. He also did the role in New York as well as England between 2000 and 2002 approximately. I just recently returned from a trip to England where I saw him live in the Stephen Sondheim show Merrily We Roll Along and not only was the show fantastic and the rest of the cast great but Glenn was amazing. I am trying to hook up with other fans to get a discussion going about his work. He also appeared once in Boson in As You Like It perhaps in 2003.

you have a right to your opinion but this was the first show I ever saw him in. It is a difficult role to play and I thought he was Super. He brought a human quality to Jesus not shown in other productions and he has a wonderful voice besides being a great actor on stage. If you are not a fan please don't respond. I am looking for people who actually like him. I'm not trying to be rude but I am not looking for Judas betraying Jesus again.lol.

You said you were posting this message to see if anyone knows of him. I do, and he sucks. As for Ted Neeley, I've never seen the role done better. He is amazing.

songanddanceman2, who the heck are you? I have the hardest time understanding anything that you say in your posts, and it's hard to take what you say seriously.

You keep bragging about these supposed shows that you do. So, I was wondering if there is any credibility to that.

I thought he was terrible in the role, in fact I thought the entire new version made me want to crucify myself!

You might have more luck asking or searching on the West End board where there were a number of scary detailed threads recently...

To each his own Christ...I've seen a handfull of them.

Ted Neeley did a wonderful job in the film and still does the role great honor in the touring production, which I saw recently. His popularity is staggering and he is a truly nice gentleman.

Danny Zolli does an awesome rendition of Gethsamane and his Jesus AND Judas are tops. He was with the show for several years.

Sebastian Bach was pathetic. A rock version, bouncing off the walls, flinging his hair. He walked out mid-production in Philly, much to the relief of many.

Glenn Carter Christ was as boring as a milk bottle and weak as a drippy willow. FYI, Carter also answers to "another calling" in the Raeliaen Race Religion. Just google "Raeliaen UFO Religion Spokesperson".

http://www.oxfordstudent.com/ht2003wk6/Features/the_raellians_are_coming_to_town



Ahhhh....show people.

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Updated On: 6/12/07 at 02:22 PM

OOOH!!! You all got TOLD!!!

https://forum.broadwayworld.com/readmessage.cfm?thread=938203

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welcome to the board tinkerbell, you will find us here to be very welcoming, and quite opinionated

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I didn't like Glenn Carter as Jesus. His voice is VERY whiney. You want a GREAT Jesus . . . seek out the Australian version. It's the ONLY version where the Jesus and Judas match each other in their vocal power. It is AMAZING!!!

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ASS BURGERS!

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Hey, Carter's involvment with Raelians as their "spokesperson" is a fact and hardly a personal matter. He has gone extremely public with this.

And you are right, Glenn's connections with aliens has little bearing on his role in JCS. People either enjoyed his portrayal as Jesus or they didn't. There's no reason to defend or crucify him. I personally didn't care for him as Christ...but he was not as horrible as Sebastian Bach, imo...which is just that;an opinion.

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Updated On: 6/14/07 at 02:00 PM

I has the pleasure of working with Steve Balsamo on a local concert version on the show, he was fantastic. but i will always have a soft spot for Drew Sarich's version

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