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tubbs831
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 Posted: Sun Apr 01, 2018 4:32 pm Post subject: Jesus Christ Superstar Live |
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Anyone know who is playing trumpet?
I thought I might have seen Frank Greene in the brief shot of the trumpets bu uncertain. |
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| Couldn't tell. They were only on a camera on brief time. John Legend rocks big time in the role of Jesus! |
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FDC05
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EdMann
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| Trpts were Ravi Best and Shawn Edmonds. |
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area51recording
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| peanuts56 wrote: | | Couldn't tell. They were only on a camera on brief time. John Legend rocks big time in the role of Jesus! |
....nah. check out ANY Ted Neely performance on YT if you want to REALLY hear it done right......  |
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| area51recording wrote: | | peanuts56 wrote: | | Couldn't tell. They were only on a camera on brief time. John Legend rocks big time in the role of Jesus! |
....nah. check out ANY Ted Neely performance on YT if you want to REALLY hear it done right...... |
I liked some of what JL brought to the roll, but he's not nearly the actor the roll needed. And as good as his voice is, he's more of a baritone, and the part is written for a tenor. Of course, Ted Neely went way beyond that. I saw JCSS live with Ted around 2010 and he still had the chops.
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| cheiden wrote: | | area51recording wrote: | | peanuts56 wrote: | | Couldn't tell. They were only on a camera on brief time. John Legend rocks big time in the role of Jesus! |
....nah. check out ANY Ted Neely performance on YT if you want to REALLY hear it done right...... |
I liked some of what JL brought to the roll, but he's not nearly the actor the roll needed. And as good as his voice is, he's more of a baritone, and the part is written for a tenor. Of course, Ted Neely went way beyond that. I saw JCSS live with Ted around 2010 and he still had the chops. |
Ted Neeley considers himself to be a baritone as well according to his Wikipedia page.
I saw the movie in 73 but don't remember too much about it. Is Neeley still playing Jesus? He might be doing the role with a walker at his age!!!!!! |
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| peanuts56 wrote: | | Couldn't tell. They were only on a camera on brief time. John Legend rocks big time in the role of Jesus! |
I think Legend did a great job. I like that he didn't try to mimic either the Gillan or Neeley versions, but did his own interpretation.
I thought this was a spectacular production. The ending, with the separating wall and fade into bright light, was just amazing.
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| cheiden wrote: | | area51recording wrote: | | peanuts56 wrote: | | Couldn't tell. They were only on a camera on brief time. John Legend rocks big time in the role of Jesus! |
....nah. check out ANY Ted Neely performance on YT if you want to REALLY hear it done right...... |
I liked some of what JL brought to the roll, but he's not nearly the actor the roll needed. And as good as his voice is, he's more of a baritone, and the part is written for a tenor. Of course, Ted Neely went way beyond that. I saw JCSS live with Ted around 2010 and he still had the chops. |
I saw Ted on Broadway in.....1972! Talk about staying power....he's STILL killin' it... |
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