Jesus Christ Superstar DVD: 1970's version or 2001 revival stage show?- Page 2

[StageStruckLad]

Posted: 11/15/13 at 4:46pm

Mr. Nowak's link led me to "Turkey Lurkey Time" from the Tony Awards, when then led me to this fabulous clip of three men doing the same song with most of Bennett's choreography. This clip ALMOST makes me as happy as the Grand Hotel Tony Awards clip.
Act Three Theater Ensemble Turkey Lurkey Time

[EricMontreal22]

Posted: 11/15/13 at 8:03pm

That link was posted back when it was first uploaded and makes me insanely happy :P

As for JCS, that's fascinating about the insect concept. As stated, none of the reviews I've read seemed to catch on at all (they all do mention JC's massive robe when he rises.) And I never considered it, but it makes sense. I hate insects :P which is maybe why I find that whole weird organic look just kinda... gross. But I do like the choreography. I can kinda see why Stigwood and ALW/Rice took a different approach for London.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 11/15/13 at 10:44pm

Random trivia: the London production had no credited choreographer. The "movement consultant" was Rufus Collins, who had recently worked with the Living Theatre and came up with something more free-form. You may recognize Rufus as this guy in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.



To be fair, there was no credited choreographer for the OBC either. Under Frank Corsaro, it would've been Grover Dale (hence his wife Anita Morris making an early Broadway appearance in the ensemble). O'Horgan chose to do most of the musical staging, such as it was, himself, out of movements that grew organically in rehearsal, not unlike Hair (only minus someone like Julie Arenal to pull it all together).

Updated On: 11/15/13 at 10:44 PM

[Zingingtobway]

Posted: 11/16/13 at 9:38pm

Wasn't there supposed to be a Revival of JCS done with Gospel/Soul arrangements? It was done at the Alliance Theater in Atlante to Stella reviews with Darius De Hass as Jesus. What happened to that production? I am sure it would have been more interesting than the recent revival.

[g.d.e.l.g.i.]

Posted: 11/27/13 at 12:36pm

My guess is that it just didn't sell as well in NY when stacked against the possibility of a Broadway audience. Personally, I'd have taken it uptown, run it out of a thousand seat church in Harlem. Call it "the new Off-Broadway" or something. Try and sell it like they did The Wiz in the Seventies.

[RooMcGoo]

Posted: 11/27/13 at 8:50pm

Neither... :-/
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