JC Superstar

My mom took me to see Jesus Christ Superstar yesterday. It's one of my favorite musicals. I've seen both movies hundreds of times and I've seen the National Tour five times. In fact, Superstar was the first Broadway show I ever saw, when I was about 11 years old. I still remember getting choked up and wanting to cry when the Overture started, as my family sat in the third row.

Of all the times I've seen Superstar, most of them have been with Ted Neely as Jesus. Ted played Jesus in the movie-version that came out in the 70s. Then he toured with the show for about 4 years in the 90s, never missing a show. My boyfriend and I got to go backstage and meet him my senior year of high school. I'm pretty sure Ted thinks he is Jesus, he's been playing the role for so long. He spoke to us for an hour that time, speaking softly, gesturing Jesusly.


Well, 10 years later, Ted Neely is playing Jesus again. And he's 67 years old! The oldest Jesus ever. Incredible. He was still pretty good though, and it was a great show. And his hair wasn't half as thick as it was in the photo above.