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**enurneAcourdy** · 03-26-2010, 11:21 PM

Okay, I'm showing my age here but here goes. The Broadway version is NOT the original. The first JCS was not performed live anywhere; it was simply on vinyl- a two record set with a book of lyrics. Ian Gilliam of Deep Purple was Jesus. I was madly in love with him. Sometime after the album came the Broadway version with Ben Vereen as Judas (the best role in the piece as far as I'm concerned), then came the movie with Ted Neely as Jesus.

My favorite version by far, though, is the first one. I still have it memorized. I still have the album but, alas, nothing to play it on.

By the way, One Night in Bangkok is from the musical "Chess." My science knowledge may be sparse but my musical theatre knowledge is excellent. I'm a nerd too and proud of it!

03-26-2010, 11:21 PM	#11
enurneAcourdy Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 727 Senior Member	Okay, I'm showing my age here but here goes. The Broadway version is NOT the original. The first JCS was not performed live anywhere; it was simply on vinyl- a two record set with a book of lyrics. Ian Gilliam of Deep Purple was Jesus. I was madly in love with him. Sometime after the album came the Broadway version with Ben Vereen as Judas (the best role in the piece as far as I'm concerned), then came the movie with Ted Neely as Jesus. My favorite version by far, though, is the first one. I still have it memorized. I still have the album but, alas, nothing to play it on. By the way, One Night in Bangkok is from the musical "Chess." My science knowledge may be sparse but my musical theatre knowledge is excellent. I'm a nerd too and proud of it!
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