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Tonight the national tour of Jesus Christ Superstar came to this benighted corner of bumf***<\/strike> lovely little Appalachian town. <\/p>\n

Here are the good parts:<\/p>\n

-I bought tickets from some guy for $5 each, instead of $20 for ‘real’ tickets
\n-Mary M was quite good
\n-Pilate was quite good except for Pilates Dream<\/em>– he evidently interpreted it as an invitation for breathy vocal ditherings completely out of step with the rest of his excellent performance. Hint- it’s a tender, reflective, worried song, not a jingle to sell used cars
\n-The second half of The Temple<\/em> was truly unsettling, with a sea of lepers thrashing around under a big piece of fabric. They looked like a monster. It was something out of a nightmare.
\n-Judas convincingly fell apart as a person from Damned for All Time<\/em> on. He was frantic and bizarre and it was great.
\n-leather costumes on the studly Romans<\/p>\n

And the bad:<\/p>\n

\"No<\/a>-Jesus was about 90 and his voice had degenerated into a scary rasp. So instead of a young and vital falsettist, we had a crusty, stiff, croaking\/screaming freak tottering around the stage, blessing people like a demented Pope. I’m sorry to say he bombed all his songs. He was dreadful.
\n–Herod’s Song<\/em> Another mediocre performance of this one. I just don’t get it. It’s an infinitely singable song and can be easily costumed with a sequin jacket. So what gives? Why is this song always performed so heinously?
\n–The Crucifixion<\/em> went on for endless ages. This scene has enough built-in drama and really does not need to be overdone. And I see no reason why John should be crouching in the corner of the stage like the Yeti. <\/p>\n

And then leaving the theater, the people in this red Camry failed to understand the message of Jesus and wouldn’t let me merge into traffic. I forgive them. They know not what they do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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